# Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock (META)

> Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock (META) trades at $606.73 (-1.34%) as of 7:59:54 PM EST on Nov 2, 2026, -16.67% over the past month. Market cap is $1.6T, with 1.8 days to cover in short interest.

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Data as of: 2026-11-03T00:59:54.797Z (15-minute delayed)
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## Price

**$606.73** -8.26 (-1.34%)
At close · 15-minute delayed
Nasdaq · usd

After hours: **$609.00** +2.27 (+0.37%)
As of 7:59:54 PM EST on Nov 2, 2026 · After hours

## Stock performance

How Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock (META) stock has performed from one day to one year, with its 52-week range.

| Period | Return |
| --- | --- |
| 1D | -1.34% |
| 1W | -3.78% |
| 1M | -16.67% |
| YTD | -8.08% |
| 1Y | -4.86% |
| 52-wk range | $520.26 – $779.82 |

From daily closes through Nov 2, 2026.

## Key statistics

Today's trading snapshot for META: day range, open, previous close, volume and market cap.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Day range | $606.41 – $621.69 |
| Open | $614.44 |
| Prev close | $614.99 |
| Volume | 19.52M |
| Market cap | $1.6T |
| Shares out | 2.21B |

## Valuation and profitability ratios

Valuation and profitability ratios for Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock: P/E, P/S, P/B, ROE and more.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| P/E | 21.27 |
| P/S | 6.63 |
| P/B | 5.88 |
| P/FCF | 55.87 |
| ROE | 27.6% |
| ROA | 15.7% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.30 |
| Div yield | 0.34% |

As of Oct 30, 2026

## Insider trading

[Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock (META) insider trading](https://massive.com/quote/meta/insider-trading.md): open-market Form 4 buys and sells by Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock insiders over the last 12 months.

## 8-K filings

Material corporate events Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock has disclosed to the SEC on Form 8-K.

- Oct 29, 2026 · Public offering
  “In connection with the Forward Sale Agreements, the Forward Sellers sold to the Common Stock Underwriters an aggregate of 40,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, and the Common Stock Underwriters were granted a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 6,000,000 shares.”
- Oct 21, 2026 · Charter amendment
  “The Board ... recommended to the Company's shareholders, the amendment and restatement of the Company's certificate of incorporation ... to, among other things, adjust the Company's capital structure by establishing a new class of non-voting Class C common stock ... which was subsequently approved by the requisite shareholders by written consent on October 20, 2026.”
- May 29, 2026 · Annual meeting results
  “On May 27, 2026, Meta Platforms, Inc. held its annual meeting of shareholders via live audio webcast. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders voted on twelve proposals... Each of the twelve nominees for director was elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified.”
- May 4, 2026 · Debt issuance
  “On May 4, 2026, Meta Platforms, Inc. (the "Company") completed an offering of $3,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.550% Senior Notes due 2031, $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.875% Senior Notes due 2033, $6,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.250% Senior Notes due 2036, $4,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.200% Senior Notes due 2046, $6,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.300% Senior Notes due 2056, and $4,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.450% Senior Notes due 2066.”
- Apr 14, 2026 · Director departure
  “On April 8, 2026, Hock E. Tan and Tracey T. Travis notified Meta Platforms, Inc. (the "Company") of their decision not to stand for re-election to the Company's Board of Directors at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). Mr. Tan and Ms. Travis will continue to serve as directors until the date of the Annual Meeting.”

## Dividend history and stock splits

Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock's recent dividend payments and stock splits.

### Dividends

- $0.53 · ex-div Sep 21, 2026
- $0.53 · ex-div Jun 15, 2026
- $0.53 · ex-div Mar 16, 2026
- $0.53 · ex-div Dec 15, 2025

### Splits

No recent splits.

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Daily change in the latest session, 15-minute delayed.

## META short interest

How heavily META is shorted: shares short, days to cover and average daily volume.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Days to cover | 1.8 |
| Short interest | 28.42M |
| Avg volume | 15.79M |

As of Oct 15, 2026 · reported to FINRA twice monthly.

## META news

The latest news and headlines about Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock (META).

- [Why RH Stock Jumped 20% in October](https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/11/02/why-rh-stock-jumped-20-in-october/?source=iedfolrf0000001) · The Motley Fool · Nov 2, 2026 · positive sentiment
- [When AI Runs Out of Earth, Where Does It Go? A New Free Presentation Has the Answer.](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/11/03/3393858/0/en/when-ai-runs-out-of-earth-where-does-it-go-a-new-free-presentation-has-the-answer.html) · GlobeNewswire Inc. · Nov 2, 2026 · neutral sentiment
- [Alphabet Lost $500 Billion in Market Value. Should You Really Buy AI Stocks Now?](https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/11/02/alphabet-lost-usd500-billion-in-market-value-should-you-really-buy-ai-stocks-now/?source=iedfolrf0000001) · The Motley Fool · Nov 2, 2026 · negative sentiment
- [AMD Reports Tuesday. Here's the Number That Will Show Whether It's Gaining on Nvidia](https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/11/02/amd-reports-tuesday-here-s-the-number-that-will-show-whether-it-s-gaining-on-nvidia/?source=iedfolrf0000001) · The Motley Fool · Nov 2, 2026 · positive sentiment
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## About Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock

Meta is the largest social media company in the world, boasting more than 3.5 billion monthly active users worldwide. The firm's "Family of Apps," its core business, consists of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. End users can leverage these applications for a variety of different purposes, from keeping in touch with friends to following celebrities and running digital businesses for free. Meta packages customer data, gleaned from its application ecosystem and sells ads to digital advertisers. While the firm has been investing heavily in its Reality Labs business as well as its AI model development, both of these remain very small parts of Meta's overall sales.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exchange | Nasdaq |
| Market | stocks |
| Type | CS |
| Currency | USD |
| Industry | SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC. |
| Employees | 78.87K |
| Listed | May 18, 2012 |

[Company website](https://about.meta.com)

## FAQ

### What is the Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock (META) stock price today?

Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock (META) is trading at $606.73 (-1.34% on the day) as of 7:59:54 PM EST on Nov 2, 2026. Prices are delayed at least 15 minutes; real-time quotes are available from the Massive API.

### What is Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock?

Meta is the largest social media company in the world, boasting more than 3.5 billion monthly active users worldwide. The firm's "Family of Apps," its core business, consists of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp.

### What is the short interest in META?

As of Oct 15, 2026, META has 28.42M shares short and 1.8 days to cover.

### Does Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock (META) pay a dividend?

Yes. Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock (META)'s most recent dividend was $0.53 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 21, 2026. Full META dividend history is available from the Massive API.

### What exchange is META listed on?

Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock (META) trades on Nasdaq in USD, in the SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC. industry.

## Live data

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## Related

- [Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock (META) insider trading](https://massive.com/quote/meta/insider-trading.md)
- [SEC 8-K events](https://massive.com/quote/sec-filings/8-k.md)
- [Markets overview](https://massive.com/quote/index.md)

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