Meta Platforms, Inc.
METACommunication Services · Stock · quarterly payer
Forward Yield
0.33%
Annual Dividend
$2.10
Payout Ratio
8%
5-Yr Growth
—
Ex-Date
Jun 15, 2026
Frequency
Quarterly
Summary
As of July 2026, Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) yields 0.33% ($2.10 per share annually), with a blended fair-value estimate of $643.09 — -0% downside, so it screens as fairly valued. 1 years of dividend growth.
Is META a good dividend stock?
MixedMeta Platforms, Inc. (META) pays a quarterly dividend yielding 0.33% ($2.10/yr), with 1 year of growth. The picture is mixed — the dividend pays, but safety or growth signals are weaker than ideal.
Advantages
- Never cut its dividend on record
- Comfortable payout ratio (8%)
- 70% total price return over 5 years
Risks
- Single-stock concentration risk — diversify
Key Data
- Dividend Yield
- 0.33%
- Payout Ratio
- 8%
- Annual Dividend
- $2.10
- 5-Yr Avg Growth
- —
- Ex-Dividend Date
- Jun 15, 2026
- Years of Growth
- 1
- Frequency
- quarterly
- Beta
- 1.25
- Market Cap
- $1.6T
- P/E Ratio
- 23.5
- 5-Yr Total Return
- 70%
- 52-Week Range
- $520.26 – $796.25
- Dividend Safety
- —
- Ever Cut?
- No
Frequently Asked Questions
META Price — Last 12 Months
Daily close
Price Return
1 Year
-13%
3 Years
+118%
5 Years
+70%
52-Week Range
$520.26 – $796.25
Price change over each period (excludes dividends). Past performance doesn't guarantee future results.
What is META worth?
Fairly valuedmedium confidenceOur blended fair-value estimate for Meta Platforms, Inc. is $643.09 per share, versus a market price of $646.01. That implies the stock is roughly fairly priced.
Fair Value
$643.09
Current Price
$646.01
Gap
-0%
Margin of Safety
-0%
How we get there
Discounted cash flow
Discounts projected free cash flow back to today.
Earnings multiple (Graham)
Graham's earnings-multiple formula, anchored to bond yields.
At today's price, the market is pricing in about 40.0% annual free-cash-flow growth. We model 15.0% — so the price already assumes faster growth than we think is likely.
Assumptions: 10.5% discount rate (CAPM), 15.0% stage-1 growth, 2.5% terminal growth, $27.52 EPS, $2.10 annual dividend. Updated weekly.
Fair-value estimates are model output for educational purposes only — not investment advice or a price target.
Dividend Growth
Total dividends per share by year
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | — | $0.5250 | regular |
| Mar 16, 2026 | — | $0.5250 | regular |
| Dec 15, 2025 | — | $0.5250 | regular |
| Sep 22, 2025 | — | $0.5250 | regular |
| Jun 16, 2025 | — | $0.5250 | regular |
| Mar 14, 2025 | — | $0.5250 | regular |
| Dec 16, 2024 | — | $0.5000 | regular |
| Sep 16, 2024 | — | $0.5000 | regular |
| Jun 14, 2024 | — | $0.5000 | regular |
| Feb 21, 2024 | — | $0.5000 | regular |
Income Calculator
At $2.10 / yr per share
