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Meta Platforms vs Warner Bros Discovery: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Meta Platforms (META) and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) compare, as of Sep 26, 2026.

As of Sep 26, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Meta Platforms as the more attractively valued of the two: Meta Platforms trades at $752 versus a fair value of $819 (+9%), while Warner Bros Discovery trades at $30.86 versus $13.47 (-56%).
Meta Platforms
META · USD · Communication Services
+9%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$752
Fair Value$819
Quality66/100
Warner Bros Discovery
WBD · USD · Communication Services
-56%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$30.86
Fair Value$13.47
Quality46/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Meta PlatformsWarner Bros Discovery
Valuation
27.8×P/E (TTM)n/a
24.1×Forward P/E (FY2026)n/a
n/aMedian P/E at FY-end (6 FY, ex one-offs where documented)16.2×
8.74×P/S (TTM)2.20×
9.18×P/B2.21× · book value is mostly goodwill
18.4×EV/EBITDA13.8×
0.97×PEG55.18×
+8.9%Fair value upside−56.4%
0.3%Dividend yieldn/a
$2.10Dividend per sharen/a
Profitability
35%Operating margin5%
1.09×EBIT margin trend (5Y)0.15×
30%Return on equity-9%
15%Return on assets2%
Growth
28%Revenue growth (YoY)-11%
19.9%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)3.3%
18.5%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)28.4%
+20.4%Value creation/yr−30.7%
Balance & size
71.5×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)0.6×
0.27×Debt / equity0.90×
$2.0TMarket cap$79B
expensiveGrowth qualitymixed
Warner Bros Discovery, median P/E at fiscal year-end, 6 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, FY2025 ex one-offs: 16.2.

Meta Platforms leads: 9 to 4 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Meta Platformsof which business quality 66 · market factors 55 Warner Bros Discoveryof which business quality 46 · market factors 70
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
81
20
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
43
31
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
74
63
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
82
24
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
0
98
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
42
45
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
60
71
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
61
98
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
87
63

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyMeta PlatformsPrice $752Warner Bros DiscoveryPrice $30.86
DCF Models-9%close to the price$680-19%below the price$24.89
Earnings-Based+15%above the price$865-67%below the price$10.15
Dividend Discount-94%below the price$46.12n/a
Multiples-41%below the price$444-82%below the price$5.66
Asset-Based-91%below the price$66.01-69%below the price$9.60
Growth DCF-18%below the price$613-21%below the price$24.39
Economic Profit-37%below the price$471-69%below the price$9.57
Growth Earnings+56%above the price$1,172-56%below the price$13.47
Minimum-94%below the price$46.12-82%below the price$5.66
Maximum+56%above the price$1,172-19%below the price$24.89
Median-28%below the price$542-67%below the price$10.15
Geometric mean-52%below the price$358-60%below the price$12.32

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Meta Platforms: 18 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Warner Bros Discovery: 15 of 20 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Meta Platforms
Price $752
Fair Value $819
Bear $415Bull $1,823
Warner Bros Discovery
Price $30.86
Fair Value $13.47
Bear $9.60Bull $17.51

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Meta Platforms · Communication Services

Quality score66 · Top 25%
Fair value upside+9% · above median

Warner Bros Discovery · Communication Services

Quality score46 · below median
Fair value upside-56% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 26, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Meta Platforms as the more attractively valued of the two: Meta Platforms trades at $752 versus a fair value of $819 (+9%), while Warner Bros Discovery trades at $30.86 versus $13.47 (-56%).

Meta Platforms has the higher quality score (66/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.