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Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META)

Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
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Liquidity Ratios (Summary)

Meta Platforms Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 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
Current ratio 2.73 2.83 2.68 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
Quick ratio 2.57 2.69 2.55 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
Cash ratio 2.13 2.15 2.07 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

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 not reaching Q1 2024 level.
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 Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 not reaching Q1 2024 level.
Cash ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. Meta Platforms Inc. cash ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Current Ratio

Meta Platforms Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 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)
Current assets 91,067 76,431 75,330 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 33,330 27,004 28,101 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 2.73 2.83 2.68 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. 1.95 2.08 2.15 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. 0.72 0.66 0.59 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. 1.13 0.95 1.07 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. 0.72 0.75 0.84 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-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q3 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 91,067 ÷ 33,330 = 2.73

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 Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 not reaching Q1 2024 level.

Quick Ratio

Meta Platforms Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 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)
Cash and cash equivalents 43,852 32,045 32,307 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 27,048 26,035 25,813 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 14,700 14,505 13,430 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 85,600 72,585 71,550 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 33,330 27,004 28,101 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 2.57 2.69 2.55 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. 1.76 1.90 1.98 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. 0.60 0.54 0.49 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. 0.86 0.66 0.76 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. 0.53 0.57 0.69 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-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q3 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 85,600 ÷ 33,330 = 2.57

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 Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 not reaching Q1 2024 level.

Cash Ratio

Meta Platforms Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 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)
Cash and cash equivalents 43,852 32,045 32,307 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 27,048 26,035 25,813 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 70,900 58,080 58,120 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 33,330 27,004 28,101 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 2.13 2.15 2.07 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. 1.15 1.29 1.40 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. 0.23 0.17 0.16 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. 0.86 0.66 0.76 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. 0.17 0.20 0.23 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-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q3 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 70,900 ÷ 33,330 = 2.13

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 Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.