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META

Meta Platforms Inc.

NASDAQ: META · COMMUNICATION SERVICES · INTERNET CONTENT & INFORMATION

$611.91
-8.55% today

Updated 2026-04-30

Market cap
$1.55T
P/E ratio
22.28
P/S ratio
7.73x
EPS (TTM)
$27.47
Dividend yield
—
52W range
$520 – $794
Volume
15.4M
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Meta Platforms Inc. (META) Financial Forecast & Price Target 2030

Research-backed projections from analyst consensus, management guidance, and sector analysis.

Price target summary

Current
$611.91
Consensus
$838.00
+36.95%
2030 Target
$1,338.24
+118.70%
DCF
$875.05
+30.07% MoS
40 analysts:
17 Buy4 Hold0 Sell

Management guidance

Meta has not publicly disclosed specific revenue targets through 2030. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has committed to 'aggressive AI investment' with capex raised to $145B for 2026, signaling confidence in monetization of AI infrastructure. Management indicated continued investment in AI agents and computing infrastructure as primary growth drivers, but did not issue specific revenue guidance beyond 2026.

Sources: Management guidance, analyst consensus, sector analysishigh confidence

Revenue & price projection

Actual revenue Projected revenue Base case Bull to bear range
Bull case (2030)
$2,141.18
$562.8B Rev × 9.6x P/S
Base case (2030)
$1,338.24
$562.8B Rev × 6x P/S
Bear case (2030)
$802.94
$562.8B Rev × 3.6x P/S

Financial forecast — research-backed

Metric2023202420252026 (E)2027 (E)2028 (E)2029 (E)2030 (E)
Revenue$134.9B$164.5B$201.0B$255.2B$301.7B$370.5B$461.2B$562.8B
Revenue growth—21.9%22.2%27.0%18.2%22.8%24.4%22.0%
EPS$14.90$23.92$29.70$30.39$35.09$42.50$52.00$61.50
P/S ratio———6.0x6.0x6.0x6.0x6.0x
Implied price———$602.21$736.03$869.86$1,070.59$1,338.24

Catalysts & risks

Growth catalysts
+ AI agent monetization and enterprise adoption driving incremental ad revenue
+ Reels and short-form video growth in Instagram/Facebook with improved ad load monetization
+ Reality Labs AR/VR infrastructure reaching profitability inflection as consumer adoption accelerates
+ AI-powered recommendation engine driving user engagement and ad impressions growth
+ Expansion of business messaging (WhatsApp) into paid services and enterprise solutions
+ Meta's classification ads and marketplace services generating new revenue streams
Key risks
- Massive capex commitment ($145B+ annually) may pressure near-term profitability without proportional revenue offset
- Regulatory headwinds including antitrust litigation threatening platform monetization and data access
- User engagement volatility (Iran/Russia disruptions noted in Q1 2026) impacting ad impressions
- AI competition from Google, Microsoft, and Amazon potentially reducing Meta's differentiation
- Apple privacy changes and iOS limitations continuing to constrain targeted advertising effectiveness
- Shift in user demographics toward lower ARPU geographies reducing average revenue per user

Methodology

Meta Platforms Inc.'s forward estimates are derived from AI-powered research synthesis combining analyst consensus from 40 Wall Street analysts, management guidance from the latest earnings call, and sector growth forecasts from industry research. Revenue and EPS projections use analyst consensus where available and conservative extrapolation with growth deceleration for outer years. Price targets are calculated using a tiered Price-to-Sales (P/S) methodology, where the P/S multiple is determined by the projected revenue growth rate.

WallStSmart proprietary research model · Not financial advice · Past performance is not indicative of future results · Last researched: April 30, 2026.