Meta Platforms Inc. (META) — Quality & forensics
As of 2026-10-12 — refreshed nightly. Closelooknet readings from an investment research diary, not ratings or advice.
The Closelooknet module scores
- Valuation 34
- Quality 83
- Growth 49
- Balance sheet 80
- Cash quality 56
- Capital allocation 48
- Momentum 69
Scores are computed nightly across the coverage universe and read relative to it — the methodology lives in the company-scoring explainer.
Financial forensics — the academic screens
Sits in the safe zone (above 2.99). The Z-Score estimates financial-distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
Nine binary fundamental-strength checks across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
Screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold. A screen, not an accusation.
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-12
Quick answers
What is Meta Platforms Inc.'s Closelooknet quality reading?
The composite reads 58/100 across 7 modules, as of 2026-10-12: valuation 34, quality 83, growth 49, balance sheet 80, cash quality 56, capital allocation 48, momentum 69. Closelooknet scores are research diary readings, not ratings or investment advice.
What is Meta Platforms Inc.'s Altman Z-Score?
9.60, which sits in the safe zone (above 2.99) as of 2026-10-12. The Altman Z-Score estimates financial distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
What is Meta Platforms Inc.'s Piotroski F-Score?
5 of 9, as of 2026-10-12. The F-Score counts nine binary fundamental-strength signals across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
What does Meta Platforms Inc.'s Beneish M-Score indicate?
-3.11 — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold, as of 2026-10-12. The M-Score screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns; it is a screen, not an accusation.
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- Jobs-day rally fades — weak payrolls lift stocks at the open, then yields turn up and the Dow goes flat
- AI comeback — Accenture +18%, Synopsys +8%, optics +9% while all three US indices slip
- Markets — Nasdaq +1.5% before the open even as TLT breaks 78; Tokyo +3.3% on Micron's record quarter
- Bonds — TLT breaks 78 even after soft inflation; 30-year at 5.64%, software jumps, Jabil −7.7% on a beat
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