Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Meta Platforms Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Meta Platforms Inc. current ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Meta Platforms Inc. quick ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Meta Platforms Inc. cash ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Current Ratio
Meta Platforms Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 85,365) | 78,378) | 69,560) | 52,483) | 59,549) | 58,315) | 55,987) | 59,265) | 66,666) | 75,421) | 80,697) | 77,322) | 75,670) | 65,799) | 68,130) | 69,349) | 66,225) | 62,079) | 57,961) | 53,300) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 31,960) | 30,531) | 29,921) | 25,381) | 27,026) | 22,687) | 22,217) | 21,086) | 21,135) | 17,812) | 14,874) | 12,717) | 14,981) | 11,944) | 11,308) | 15,069) | 15,053) | 13,328) | 12,979) | 9,908) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 2.67 | 2.57 | 2.32 | 2.07 | 2.20 | 2.57 | 2.52 | 2.81 | 3.15 | 4.23 | 5.43 | 6.08 | 5.05 | 5.51 | 6.02 | 4.60 | 4.40 | 4.66 | 4.47 | 5.38 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 2.10 | 2.04 | 2.17 | 2.35 | 2.38 | 2.52 | 2.81 | 2.87 | 2.93 | 2.98 | 3.15 | 3.10 | 3.07 | 3.41 | 3.41 | 3.66 | 3.37 | 3.78 | 3.98 | 3.96 | ||||||
| Comcast Corp. | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.69 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.69 | 0.73 | ||||||
| Netflix Inc. | 1.12 | 1.29 | 1.33 | 1.26 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.95 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.27 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.12 | 0.82 | 0.90 | 0.73 | 0.85 | 0.61 | ||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | 1.05 | 1.07 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.08 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 0.94 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 0.70 | 0.77 | 1.00 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 85,365 ÷ 31,960 = 2.67
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Meta Platforms Inc. current ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Quick Ratio
Meta Platforms Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 41,862) | 36,890) | 28,785) | 11,551) | 14,681) | 14,308) | 12,681) | 14,886) | 16,601) | 14,496) | 16,186) | 19,513) | 17,576) | 11,617) | 21,045) | 23,618) | 19,079) | 15,979) | 13,877) | 11,076) | ||||||
| Marketable securities | 23,541) | 24,233) | 24,661) | 25,888) | 26,057) | 27,468) | 27,808) | 29,004) | 31,397) | 43,579) | 47,894) | 44,706) | 44,378) | 44,003) | 37,195) | 36,671) | 35,776) | 36,290) | 34,719) | 34,167) | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 16,169) | 12,944) | 12,511) | 11,044) | 13,466) | 11,227) | 11,525) | 11,390) | 14,039) | 12,088) | 11,698) | 10,276) | 11,335) | 8,024) | 7,483) | 7,289) | 9,518) | 7,673) | 7,513) | 6,475) | ||||||
| Total quick assets | 81,572) | 74,067) | 65,957) | 48,483) | 54,204) | 53,003) | 52,014) | 55,280) | 62,037) | 70,163) | 75,778) | 74,495) | 73,289) | 63,644) | 65,723) | 67,578) | 64,373) | 59,942) | 56,109) | 51,718) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 31,960) | 30,531) | 29,921) | 25,381) | 27,026) | 22,687) | 22,217) | 21,086) | 21,135) | 17,812) | 14,874) | 12,717) | 14,981) | 11,944) | 11,308) | 15,069) | 15,053) | 13,328) | 12,979) | 9,908) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 2.55 | 2.43 | 2.20 | 1.91 | 2.01 | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2.62 | 2.94 | 3.94 | 5.09 | 5.86 | 4.89 | 5.33 | 5.81 | 4.48 | 4.28 | 4.50 | 4.32 | 5.22 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 1.94 | 1.87 | 2.02 | 2.20 | 2.22 | 2.29 | 2.62 | 2.72 | 2.79 | 2.85 | 3.01 | 2.94 | 2.95 | 3.27 | 3.26 | 3.46 | 3.21 | 3.62 | 3.84 | 3.80 | ||||||
| Comcast Corp. | 0.50 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0.80 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.70 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.48 | 0.51 | ||||||
| Netflix Inc. | 0.81 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.94 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.61 | 0.72 | 0.49 | ||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 0.81 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.50 | 0.56 | 0.83 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 81,572 ÷ 31,960 = 2.55
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Meta Platforms Inc. quick ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Cash Ratio
Meta Platforms Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 41,862) | 36,890) | 28,785) | 11,551) | 14,681) | 14,308) | 12,681) | 14,886) | 16,601) | 14,496) | 16,186) | 19,513) | 17,576) | 11,617) | 21,045) | 23,618) | 19,079) | 15,979) | 13,877) | 11,076) | ||||||
| Marketable securities | 23,541) | 24,233) | 24,661) | 25,888) | 26,057) | 27,468) | 27,808) | 29,004) | 31,397) | 43,579) | 47,894) | 44,706) | 44,378) | 44,003) | 37,195) | 36,671) | 35,776) | 36,290) | 34,719) | 34,167) | ||||||
| Total cash assets | 65,403) | 61,123) | 53,446) | 37,439) | 40,738) | 41,776) | 40,489) | 43,890) | 47,998) | 58,075) | 64,080) | 64,219) | 61,954) | 55,620) | 58,240) | 60,289) | 54,855) | 52,269) | 48,596) | 45,243) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 31,960) | 30,531) | 29,921) | 25,381) | 27,026) | 22,687) | 22,217) | 21,086) | 21,135) | 17,812) | 14,874) | 12,717) | 14,981) | 11,944) | 11,308) | 15,069) | 15,053) | 13,328) | 12,979) | 9,908) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 2.05 | 2.00 | 1.79 | 1.48 | 1.51 | 1.84 | 1.82 | 2.08 | 2.27 | 3.26 | 4.31 | 5.05 | 4.14 | 4.66 | 5.15 | 4.00 | 3.64 | 3.92 | 3.74 | 4.57 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 1.36 | 1.39 | 1.52 | 1.67 | 1.64 | 1.76 | 2.04 | 2.16 | 2.17 | 2.30 | 2.44 | 2.44 | 2.41 | 2.75 | 2.77 | 2.92 | 2.65 | 3.09 | 3.27 | 3.25 | ||||||
| Comcast Corp. | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.31 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | ||||||
| Netflix Inc. | 0.81 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.94 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.61 | 0.72 | 0.49 | ||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.25 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 65,403 ÷ 31,960 = 2.05
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Meta Platforms Inc. cash ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |