META vs PINS
Meta Platforms, Inc. and Pinterest, Inc., side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | META | PINS |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $201.0B | $4.2B |
| Net income | $60.5B | $416.9M |
| Gross margin | 82.0% | 80.1% |
| Net margin | 30.1% | 9.9% |
| Return on equity | 30.2% | 8.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $23.49 | $0.61 |
| Dividend / share | $2.10 | · |
| Payout ratio | 8.8% | · |
| Free cash flow | $46.1B | $1.3B |
| Equity | $217.2B | $4.7B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.11× | · |
| Current ratio | 2.60× | 7.64× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 18.5% | 20.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 15.7% | · |
META bills 47.6× the revenue of PINS, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (30.1% against 9.9%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
9 years side by side
| Fiscal year | META | PINS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $201.0B | $4.2B |
| FY2024 | $164.5B | $3.6B |
| FY2023 | $134.9B | $3.1B |
| FY2022 | $116.6B | $2.8B |
| FY2021 | $117.9B | $2.6B |
| FY2020 | $86.0B | $1.7B |
| FY2019 | $70.7B | $1.1B |
| FY2018 | $55.8B | $755.9M |
| FY2017 | $40.7B | $472.9M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | META | PINS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $60.5B | $416.9M |
| FY2024 | $62.4B | $1.9B |
| FY2023 | $39.1B | $-35.6M |
| FY2022 | $23.2B | $-96.0M |
| FY2021 | $39.4B | $316.4M |
| FY2020 | $29.1B | $-128.3M |
| FY2019 | $18.5B | $-1.4B |
| FY2018 | $22.1B | $-63.0M |
| FY2017 | $15.9B | $-130.0M |
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$196,744,233,000 | META |
| FY2024 | +$160,854,834,000 | META |
| FY2023 | +$131,846,929,000 | META |
| FY2022 | +$113,806,426,000 | META |
| FY2021 | +$115,350,973,000 | META |
| FY2020 | +$84,272,342,000 | META |
| FY2019 | +$69,554,239,000 | META |
| FY2018 | +$55,082,068,000 | META |
| FY2017 | +$40,180,148,000 | META |
META has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 9 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
9 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +20.2 pp | META |
| FY2024 | −13.2 pp | PINS |
| FY2023 | +30.1 pp | META |
| FY2022 | +23.3 pp | META |
| FY2021 | +21.1 pp | META |
| FY2020 | +41.5 pp | META |
| FY2019 | +145.3 pp | META |
| FY2018 | +47.9 pp | META |
| FY2017 | +66.7 pp | META |
The higher net margin has changed hands between META and PINS over this period.
9 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
PINS's net margin has been more volatile than META's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 43.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.2.
9 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between META and PINS over these 9 fiscal years — META led in 8 and PINS in 1.
9 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
PINS's return on equity has been more volatile than META's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 18.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.7.
6 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between META and PINS over these 6 fiscal years — META led in 5 and PINS in 1.
6 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.