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Meta Platforms vs Spotify Technology: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Meta Platforms (META) and Spotify Technology (SPOT) compare, as of Sep 25, 2026.

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Spotify Technology as the more attractively valued of the two: Meta Platforms trades at $778 versus a fair value of $819 (+5%), while Spotify Technology trades at $511 versus $561 (+10%).
Meta Platforms
META · USD · Communication Services
+5%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$778
Fair Value$819
Quality66/100
Spotify Technology
SPOT · USD · Communication Services
+10%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$511
Fair Value$561
Quality69/100
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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 PlatformsSpotify Technology
Valuation
27.8×P/E (TTM)34.9×
8.74×P/S (TTM)6.14×
9.18×P/B12.93×
18.4×EV/EBITDA41.9×
0.97×PEG1.66×
+5.3%Fair value upside+9.8%
0.3%Dividend yieldn/a
$2.10Dividend per sharen/a
Profitability
35%Operating margin16%
1.09×EBIT margin trend (5Y)n/a
30%Return on equity38%
15%Return on assets12%
Growth
28%Revenue growth (YoY)8%
19.9%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)13.6%
18.5%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)16.9%
+20.4%Value creation/yrn/a
Balance & size
71.5×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)70.9×
0.27×Debt / equityn/a
$2.0TMarket cap$108B
expensiveGrowth qualityhealthy

Meta Platforms leads: 9 to 3 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 56 Spotify Technologyof which business quality 71 · market factors 31
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
81
77
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
43
62
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
74
73
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
82
95
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
0
33
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
42
26
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
59
42
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
69
16
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
87
61

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 $778Spotify TechnologyPrice $511
DCF Models-12%close to the price$680-32%below the price$348
Earnings-Based+11%close to the price$865-60%below the price$203
Dividend Discount-94%below the price$46.12n/a
Multiples-43%below the price$444-66%below the price$174
Asset-Based-92%below the price$66.01-95%below the price$27.13
Growth DCF-21%below the price$613-31%below the price$355
Economic Profit-39%below the price$471-74%below the price$131
Growth Earnings+51%above the price$1,172-43%below the price$289
Minimum-94%below the price$46.12-95%below the price$27.13
Maximum+51%above the price$1,172-31%below the price$355
Median-30%below the price$542-60%below the price$203
Geometric mean-54%below the price$358-66%below the price$172

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: 19 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Spotify Technology: 24 of 24 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 $778
Fair Value $819
Bear $415Bull $1,823
Spotify Technology
Price $511
Fair Value $561
Bear $342Bull $762

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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+5% · above median

Spotify Technology · Communication Services

Quality score69 · Top 25%
Fair value upside+10% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Spotify Technology as the more attractively valued of the two: Meta Platforms trades at $778 versus a fair value of $819 (+5%), while Spotify Technology trades at $511 versus $561 (+10%).

Spotify Technology has the higher quality score (69/100).

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