META vs VZ
META: Meta owns the world's largest social networks (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) and is aggressively investing in AI and augmented/virtual reality to build the next computing platform. VZ: A leading integrated communications provider delivering wireless, wireline broadband, video, and enterprise services across a nationwide network to 116 million consumer and 31 million business users.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | META | VZ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-09 close | $631.48 | $42.45 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-10 | $1.53T | $187.7B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-10 | 21.69 | 10.82 | VZ lower |
| PEG as of 2026-07-10 | 0.93 | 1.94 | META lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-10 | +32.8% | +12.5% | META higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-10 | +81.9% | +58.9% | META higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-10 | +41.2% | +21.1% | META higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-10 | +33.2% | +16.7% | META higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-10 | +20.8% | +4.3% | META higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-10 | 0.24 | 1.67 | META lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-10 | +26.2% | +2.9% | META higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +19.9% | +0.3% | META higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-10 | +0.3% | +5.9% | VZ higher |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 2 | 5 | VZ higher |
| Beta as of 2026-07-10 | 1.24 | 0.25 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-09 close | -13.8% | -1.4% | VZ higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.