SWOTPal Stability Score

Meta Stability Score: 75/100

75/ 100

Q1 2026 (March 2026) · Last updated 2026-05-10

Meta scores 75/100 on the SWOTPal Stability Score for Q1 2026 (March 2026), ranking 3 of 10 — between Microsoft (78) and Apple (72) in our coverage. The strongest dimension is Profitability at 25/25; the weakest is Volatility at 12/25.

Profitability

25/25

Gross margin 82.0%, operating margin 41.3%, ROIC 33.0%. 3-year net margin trend: rising.

  • Gross margin82.0% · 8/8

    > 50% → 8 pts

  • Operating margin41.3% · 8/8

    > 25% → 8 pts

  • ROIC33.0% · 5/5

    > 20% → 5 pts

  • 3-year net margin trendrising · 4/4

    rising → 4 pts

Solvency

25/25

Debt / equity 0.10, interest coverage 70.00×, current ratio 3.00, FCF / total debt 330.0%.

  • Debt / Equity10.0% · 8/8

    ≤ 0.5 → 8 pts

  • Interest coverage70.00 · 8/8

    > 15× → 8 pts

  • Current ratio3.00 · 5/5

    > 2.0 → 5 pts

  • FCF / Total Debt3.30 · 4/4

    > 30% → 4 pts

Volatility

12/25

5-year beta 1.28, max drawdown 77.0%, 8-quarter EPS CV 0.35.

  • 5-year beta1.28 · 6/8

    0.6–0.8 or 1.2–1.5 → 6 pts

  • 8-quarter EPS CV35.0% · 4/8

    0.20–0.40 → 4 pts

  • 5-year max drawdown77.0% · 0/5

    > 70% → 0 pts

  • Revenue growth std dev14.0% · 2/4

    10–20% → 2 pts

Valuation

13/25

P/E in the 65th percentile of the S&P 500; P/S in the 90th percentile. Lower percentiles score more points (cheaper relative to broad market).

  • P/E percentile vs S&P 50065.0% · 4/8

    50–75th → 4 pts

  • P/S percentile vs S&P 50090.0% · 2/8

    75–90th → 2 pts

  • EV/EBITDA percentile vs S&P 50074.0% · 3/5

    50–75th → 3 pts

  • Forward P/E discount15.0% · 4/4

    > 10% → 4 pts

Where this score sits in our coverage

All 10 companies SWOTPal currently scores, ranked by total. Highlighted row is the company on this page.

What this score means

What this number means

A SWOTPal Stability Score of 75/100 places Meta in the moderate (60–79 band). The score measures financial stability — the company's capacity to absorb shocks across credit and macro cycles — not stock-price upside or competitive moat. Higher = more stable.

Where the score concentrates

Meta's profile is uneven: Profitability scores 25/25 while Volatility scores only 12/25. Read the dimension cards above for the underlying ratios driving each score.

What the score doesn't capture

The Stability Score is purely quantitative — it doesn't include regulatory action, governance changes, product-execution risk, or geopolitical exposure. For Meta, those qualitative dimensions are covered in the full SWOT analysis. The numeric score and the SWOT are designed to read together.

Methodology summary

Each dimension contributes 0–25 points. Metric scores are assigned by threshold-based cutpoints applied to public financial data. The score does not capture regulatory, governance, product, or geopolitical risk — only quantifiable financial signal.

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Sources

See Meta SWOT Analysis →Read full Meta blog →