Stock Analysis on Net

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META)

Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data

Microsoft Excel

Solvency Ratios (Summary)

Meta Platforms Inc., solvency ratios (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
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
Debt Ratios
Debt to equity 0.12 0.13 0.14 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) 0.24 0.25 0.27 0.22 0.21 0.21 0.13 0.11 0.11 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.08
Debt to capital 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) 0.20 0.20 0.21 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.11 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.08
Debt to assets 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) 0.16 0.17 0.18 0.15 0.14 0.14 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.07
Financial leverage 1.50 1.51 1.54 1.48 1.48 1.44 1.35 1.33 1.33 1.27 1.23 1.22 1.24 1.24 1.26 1.31 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.27

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).

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Meta Platforms Inc. debt to equity ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. Meta Platforms Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Meta Platforms Inc. debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. Meta Platforms Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Meta Platforms Inc. debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. Meta Platforms Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Meta Platforms Inc. financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Debt to Equity

Meta Platforms Inc., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Long-term debt 18,385 18,383 18,382 9,925 9,923 9,922
Total debt 18,385 18,383 18,382 9,925 9,923 9,922
 
Stockholders’ equity 153,168 142,873 134,033 124,795 125,713 124,094 125,767 123,228 124,879 133,360 138,227 133,657 128,290 117,731 110,447 105,304 101,054 93,999 88,762 86,516
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity1 0.12 0.13 0.14 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity, Competitors2
Alphabet Inc. 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
Comcast Corp. 1.17 1.18 1.16 1.16 1.17 1.15 1.02 1.00 0.99 1.01 1.04 1.12 1.15 1.21 1.25 1.27 1.24 1.29 1.40 1.46
Netflix Inc. 0.71 0.65 0.63 0.66 0.69 0.68 0.75 0.83 0.97 1.01 1.13 1.21 1.47 1.55 1.69 1.74 1.95 1.81 2.06 1.81
Walt Disney Co. 0.47 0.48 0.50 0.50 0.51 0.56 0.57 0.60 0.61 0.64 0.66 0.69 0.70 0.75 0.61 0.54 0.53 0.64 0.63 0.41

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
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 18,385 ÷ 153,168 = 0.12

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Meta Platforms Inc. debt to equity ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)

Meta Platforms Inc., debt to equity (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Long-term debt 18,385 18,383 18,382 9,925 9,923 9,922
Total debt 18,385 18,383 18,382 9,925 9,923 9,922
Operating lease liabilities, current 1,623 1,460 1,396 1,479 1,367 1,291 1,275 1,159 1,127 1,086 1,051 1,040 1,023 975 899 835 800 776 688 645
Operating lease liabilities, non-current 17,226 16,374 16,440 16,171 15,301 14,687 14,792 12,894 12,746 11,554 10,956 10,574 9,631 9,641 9,633 9,509 9,524 8,356 7,122 6,565
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 37,234 36,217 36,218 27,575 26,591 25,900 16,067 14,053 13,873 12,640 12,007 11,614 10,654 10,616 10,532 10,344 10,324 9,132 7,810 7,210
 
Stockholders’ equity 153,168 142,873 134,033 124,795 125,713 124,094 125,767 123,228 124,879 133,360 138,227 133,657 128,290 117,731 110,447 105,304 101,054 93,999 88,762 86,516
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)1 0.24 0.25 0.27 0.22 0.21 0.21 0.13 0.11 0.11 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.08
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Alphabet Inc. 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.11 0.11 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07

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
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 37,234 ÷ 153,168 = 0.24

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. Meta Platforms Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Debt to Capital

Meta Platforms Inc., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Long-term debt 18,385 18,383 18,382 9,925 9,923 9,922
Total debt 18,385 18,383 18,382 9,925 9,923 9,922
Stockholders’ equity 153,168 142,873 134,033 124,795 125,713 124,094 125,767 123,228 124,879 133,360 138,227 133,657 128,290 117,731 110,447 105,304 101,054 93,999 88,762 86,516
Total capital 171,553 161,256 152,415 134,720 135,636 134,016 125,767 123,228 124,879 133,360 138,227 133,657 128,290 117,731 110,447 105,304 101,054 93,999 88,762 86,516
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital1 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital, Competitors2
Alphabet Inc. 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
Comcast Corp. 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.51 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.51 0.53 0.53 0.55 0.56 0.56 0.55 0.56 0.58 0.59
Netflix Inc. 0.41 0.39 0.39 0.40 0.41 0.40 0.43 0.45 0.49 0.50 0.53 0.55 0.60 0.61 0.63 0.64 0.66 0.64 0.67 0.64
Walt Disney Co. 0.32 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.34 0.36 0.36 0.38 0.38 0.39 0.40 0.41 0.41 0.43 0.38 0.35 0.35 0.39 0.39 0.29

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
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 18,385 ÷ 171,553 = 0.11

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Meta Platforms Inc. debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)

Meta Platforms Inc., debt to capital (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Long-term debt 18,385 18,383 18,382 9,925 9,923 9,922
Total debt 18,385 18,383 18,382 9,925 9,923 9,922
Operating lease liabilities, current 1,623 1,460 1,396 1,479 1,367 1,291 1,275 1,159 1,127 1,086 1,051 1,040 1,023 975 899 835 800 776 688 645
Operating lease liabilities, non-current 17,226 16,374 16,440 16,171 15,301 14,687 14,792 12,894 12,746 11,554 10,956 10,574 9,631 9,641 9,633 9,509 9,524 8,356 7,122 6,565
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 37,234 36,217 36,218 27,575 26,591 25,900 16,067 14,053 13,873 12,640 12,007 11,614 10,654 10,616 10,532 10,344 10,324 9,132 7,810 7,210
Stockholders’ equity 153,168 142,873 134,033 124,795 125,713 124,094 125,767 123,228 124,879 133,360 138,227 133,657 128,290 117,731 110,447 105,304 101,054 93,999 88,762 86,516
Total capital (including operating lease liability) 190,402 179,090 170,251 152,370 152,304 149,994 141,834 137,281 138,752 146,000 150,234 145,271 138,944 128,347 120,979 115,648 111,378 103,131 96,572 93,726
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)1 0.20 0.20 0.21 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.11 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.08
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Alphabet Inc. 0.08 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.06

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
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
= 37,234 ÷ 190,402 = 0.20

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. Meta Platforms Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Debt to Assets

Meta Platforms Inc., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Long-term debt 18,385 18,383 18,382 9,925 9,923 9,922
Total debt 18,385 18,383 18,382 9,925 9,923 9,922
 
Total assets 229,623 216,274 206,688 184,491 185,727 178,894 169,779 164,218 165,987 169,585 170,609 163,523 159,316 146,437 139,691 138,371 133,376 124,418 117,006 109,477
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets1 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets, Competitors2
Alphabet Inc. 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
Comcast Corp. 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.36 0.35 0.35 0.34 0.35 0.36 0.37 0.38 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.42 0.43
Netflix Inc. 0.30 0.29 0.28 0.29 0.30 0.29 0.31 0.32 0.35 0.36 0.38 0.39 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.43 0.40 0.42 0.38
Walt Disney Co. 0.23 0.23 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.25 0.26 0.27 0.27 0.28 0.28 0.29 0.29 0.31 0.27 0.24 0.24 0.28 0.27 0.21

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
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 18,385 ÷ 229,623 = 0.08

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Meta Platforms Inc. debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)

Meta Platforms Inc., debt to assets (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Long-term debt 18,385 18,383 18,382 9,925 9,923 9,922
Total debt 18,385 18,383 18,382 9,925 9,923 9,922
Operating lease liabilities, current 1,623 1,460 1,396 1,479 1,367 1,291 1,275 1,159 1,127 1,086 1,051 1,040 1,023 975 899 835 800 776 688 645
Operating lease liabilities, non-current 17,226 16,374 16,440 16,171 15,301 14,687 14,792 12,894 12,746 11,554 10,956 10,574 9,631 9,641 9,633 9,509 9,524 8,356 7,122 6,565
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 37,234 36,217 36,218 27,575 26,591 25,900 16,067 14,053 13,873 12,640 12,007 11,614 10,654 10,616 10,532 10,344 10,324 9,132 7,810 7,210
 
Total assets 229,623 216,274 206,688 184,491 185,727 178,894 169,779 164,218 165,987 169,585 170,609 163,523 159,316 146,437 139,691 138,371 133,376 124,418 117,006 109,477
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)1 0.16 0.17 0.18 0.15 0.14 0.14 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.07
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Alphabet Inc. 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.05 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05

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
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
= 37,234 ÷ 229,623 = 0.16

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. Meta Platforms Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Financial Leverage

Meta Platforms Inc., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Total assets 229,623 216,274 206,688 184,491 185,727 178,894 169,779 164,218 165,987 169,585 170,609 163,523 159,316 146,437 139,691 138,371 133,376 124,418 117,006 109,477
Stockholders’ equity 153,168 142,873 134,033 124,795 125,713 124,094 125,767 123,228 124,879 133,360 138,227 133,657 128,290 117,731 110,447 105,304 101,054 93,999 88,762 86,516
Solvency Ratio
Financial leverage1 1.50 1.51 1.54 1.48 1.48 1.44 1.35 1.33 1.33 1.27 1.23 1.22 1.24 1.24 1.26 1.31 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.27
Benchmarks
Financial Leverage, Competitors2
Alphabet Inc. 1.42 1.45 1.43 1.42 1.43 1.41 1.39 1.41 1.43 1.42 1.41 1.42 1.44 1.41 1.34 1.34 1.37 1.35 1.34 1.34
Comcast Corp. 3.20 3.16 3.12 3.15 3.18 3.17 2.92 2.89 2.87 2.89 2.92 3.01 3.03 3.12 3.18 3.22 3.18 3.28 3.34 3.42
Netflix Inc. 2.37 2.24 2.23 2.27 2.34 2.32 2.43 2.58 2.81 2.79 2.96 3.11 3.55 3.74 3.98 4.17 4.48 4.51 4.94 4.77
Walt Disney Co. 2.07 2.09 2.09 2.10 2.14 2.21 2.23 2.26 2.30 2.33 2.34 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.28 2.24 2.18 2.32 2.38 1.99

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
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 229,623 ÷ 153,168 = 1.50

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Solvency ratio Description The company
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Meta Platforms Inc. financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.