META vs ZM
Meta Platforms, Inc. and Zoom Communications, Inc., side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | META | ZM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $201.0B | $4.9B |
| Net income | $60.5B | $1.9B |
| Gross margin | 82.0% | 77.0% |
| Net margin | 30.1% | 39.0% |
| Return on equity | 30.2% | 20.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $23.49 | $6.18 |
| Dividend / share | $2.10 | · |
| Payout ratio | 8.8% | · |
| Free cash flow | $46.1B | $1.9B |
| Equity | $217.2B | $9.8B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.11× | · |
| Current ratio | 2.60× | 4.33× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 18.5% | 12.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 15.7% | 23.1% |
META bills 41.3× the revenue of ZM, and ZM keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (39.0% against 30.1%).
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 | ZM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $201.0B | $4.9B |
| FY2024 | $164.5B | $4.7B |
| FY2023 | $134.9B | $4.5B |
| FY2022 | $116.6B | $4.4B |
| FY2021 | $117.9B | $4.1B |
| FY2020 | $86.0B | $2.7B |
| FY2019 | $70.7B | $622.7M |
| FY2018 | $55.8B | $330.5M |
| FY2017 | $40.7B | $151.5M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | META | ZM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $60.5B | $1.9B |
| FY2024 | $62.4B | $1.0B |
| FY2023 | $39.1B | $637.5M |
| FY2022 | $23.2B | $103.7M |
| FY2021 | $39.4B | $1.4B |
| FY2020 | $29.1B | $672.3M |
| FY2019 | $18.5B | $25.3M |
| FY2018 | $22.1B | $7.6M |
| FY2017 | $15.9B | $-3.8M |
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$196,097,231,000 | META |
| FY2024 | +$159,835,567,000 | META |
| FY2023 | +$130,374,776,000 | META |
| FY2022 | +$112,216,040,000 | META |
| FY2021 | +$113,829,136,000 | META |
| FY2020 | +$83,313,632,000 | META |
| FY2019 | +$70,074,342,000 | META |
| FY2018 | +$55,507,483,000 | META |
| FY2017 | +$40,501,522,000 | 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 | −8.9 pp | ZM |
| FY2024 | +16.3 pp | META |
| FY2023 | +14.9 pp | META |
| FY2022 | +17.5 pp | META |
| FY2021 | −0.2 pp | ZM |
| FY2020 | +8.5 pp | META |
| FY2019 | +22.1 pp | META |
| FY2018 | +37.3 pp | META |
| FY2017 | +41.7 pp | META |
The higher net margin has changed hands between META and ZM over this period.
9 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ZM's net margin has been more volatile than META's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 14.2 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 ZM over these 9 fiscal years — META led in 7 and ZM in 2.
9 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ZM's return on equity has been more volatile than META's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 10.0 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 ZM over these 6 fiscal years — META led in 5 and ZM in 1.
6 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.