Analysis of Long-term (Investment) Activity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
Long-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Meta Platforms Inc., long-term (investment) activity ratios (quarterly data)
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).
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Meta Platforms Inc. net fixed asset turnover ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets (including operating lease, right-of-use asset). | Meta Platforms Inc. net fixed asset turnover ratio (with operating lease, right-of-use asset) improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Meta Platforms Inc. total asset turnover ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Meta Platforms Inc. equity turnover ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover
Meta Platforms Inc., net fixed asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 40,589) | 39,071) | 36,455) | 40,112) | 34,146) | 31,999) | 28,645) | 32,165) | 27,714) | 28,822) | 27,908) | 33,671) | 29,010) | 29,077) | 26,171) | 28,071) | 21,470) | 18,687) | 17,737) | 21,082) | 17,652) | 16,886) | 15,077) | |||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 112,162) | 102,959) | 98,908) | 96,587) | 91,772) | 87,949) | 84,156) | 79,518) | 73,738) | 67,588) | 61,582) | 57,809) | 53,726) | 50,909) | 47,720) | 45,633) | 42,291) | 39,006) | 37,127) | 35,323) | 32,284) | 29,999) | 27,345) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover1 | 1.39 | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.40 | 1.38 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.47 | 1.60 | 1.77 | 1.94 | 2.04 | 2.09 | 2.06 | 1.98 | 1.88 | 1.87 | 1.93 | 1.98 | 2.00 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 2.11 | 2.17 | 2.22 | 2.29 | 2.36 | 2.39 | 2.42 | 2.51 | 2.60 | 2.62 | 2.59 | 2.64 | 2.53 | 2.40 | 2.25 | 2.15 | 2.10 | 2.11 | 2.17 | 2.20 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Comcast Corp. | 1.99 | 2.00 | 2.04 | 2.04 | 2.08 | 2.12 | 2.13 | 2.19 | 2.26 | 2.27 | 2.23 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.07 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 2.07 | 2.15 | 2.24 | 2.25 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Netflix Inc. | 23.97 | 24.03 | 23.27 | 22.61 | 21.85 | 21.83 | 22.58 | 22.61 | 22.93 | 22.78 | 21.97 | 22.44 | 23.47 | 24.91 | 25.99 | 26.03 | 28.76 | 30.09 | 32.90 | 35.66 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | 2.50 | 2.51 | 2.52 | 2.54 | 2.54 | 2.52 | 2.47 | 2.46 | 2.42 | 2.33 | 2.23 | 2.07 | 1.96 | 1.82 | 1.88 | 2.04 | 2.19 | 2.43 | 2.36 | 2.20 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Net fixed asset turnover
= (RevenueQ3 2024
+ RevenueQ2 2024
+ RevenueQ1 2024
+ RevenueQ4 2023)
÷ Property and equipment, net
= (40,589 + 39,071 + 36,455 + 40,112)
÷ 112,162 = 1.39
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Meta Platforms Inc. net fixed asset turnover ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover (including Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset)
Meta Platforms Inc., net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) calculation (quarterly data)
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 40,589) | 39,071) | 36,455) | 40,112) | 34,146) | 31,999) | 28,645) | 32,165) | 27,714) | 28,822) | 27,908) | 33,671) | 29,010) | 29,077) | 26,171) | 28,071) | 21,470) | 18,687) | 17,737) | 21,082) | 17,652) | 16,886) | 15,077) | |||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 112,162) | 102,959) | 98,908) | 96,587) | 91,772) | 87,949) | 84,156) | 79,518) | 73,738) | 67,588) | 61,582) | 57,809) | 53,726) | 50,909) | 47,720) | 45,633) | 42,291) | 39,006) | 37,127) | 35,323) | 32,284) | 29,999) | 27,345) | |||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 14,812) | 14,058) | 13,555) | 13,294) | 13,033) | 12,955) | 12,899) | 12,673) | 13,641) | 14,130) | 12,241) | 12,155) | 11,063) | 10,525) | 10,202) | 9,348) | 9,439) | 9,429) | 9,359) | 9,460) | 8,403) | 7,272) | 6,747) | |||||||
| Property and equipment, net (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) | 126,974) | 117,017) | 112,463) | 109,881) | 104,805) | 100,904) | 97,055) | 92,191) | 87,379) | 81,718) | 73,823) | 69,964) | 64,789) | 61,434) | 57,922) | 54,981) | 51,730) | 48,435) | 46,486) | 44,783) | 40,687) | 37,271) | 34,092) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset)1 | 1.23 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.26 | 1.35 | 1.46 | 1.62 | 1.69 | 1.73 | 1.71 | 1.63 | 1.56 | 1.53 | 1.55 | 1.58 | 1.58 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover (including Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset), Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 1.94 | 1.99 | 2.03 | 2.07 | 2.12 | 2.13 | 2.16 | 2.23 | 2.31 | 2.33 | 2.31 | 2.33 | 2.22 | 2.10 | 1.96 | 1.88 | 1.83 | 1.84 | 1.89 | 1.91 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset)
= (RevenueQ3 2024
+ RevenueQ2 2024
+ RevenueQ1 2024
+ RevenueQ4 2023)
÷ Property and equipment, net (including operating lease, right-of-use asset)
= (40,589 + 39,071 + 36,455 + 40,112)
÷ 126,974 = 1.23
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets (including operating lease, right-of-use asset). | Meta Platforms Inc. net fixed asset turnover ratio (with operating lease, right-of-use asset) improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Total Asset Turnover
Meta Platforms Inc., total asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 40,589) | 39,071) | 36,455) | 40,112) | 34,146) | 31,999) | 28,645) | 32,165) | 27,714) | 28,822) | 27,908) | 33,671) | 29,010) | 29,077) | 26,171) | 28,071) | 21,470) | 18,687) | 17,737) | 21,082) | 17,652) | 16,886) | 15,077) | |||||||
| Total assets | 256,408) | 230,238) | 222,844) | 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) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total asset turnover1 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.66 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.53 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.69 | 0.66 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.59 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Comcast Corp. | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.41 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Netflix Inc. | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.69 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.59 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.36 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Total asset turnover
= (RevenueQ3 2024
+ RevenueQ2 2024
+ RevenueQ1 2024
+ RevenueQ4 2023)
÷ Total assets
= (40,589 + 39,071 + 36,455 + 40,112)
÷ 256,408 = 0.61
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Meta Platforms Inc. total asset turnover ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Equity Turnover
Meta Platforms Inc., equity turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 40,589) | 39,071) | 36,455) | 40,112) | 34,146) | 31,999) | 28,645) | 32,165) | 27,714) | 28,822) | 27,908) | 33,671) | 29,010) | 29,077) | 26,171) | 28,071) | 21,470) | 18,687) | 17,737) | 21,082) | 17,652) | 16,886) | 15,077) | |||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 164,529) | 156,763) | 149,529) | 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) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity turnover1 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.84 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.70 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.06 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 0.86 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.80 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Comcast Corp. | 1.43 | 1.46 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.46 | 1.50 | 1.51 | 1.33 | 1.27 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.21 | 1.26 | 1.33 | 1.32 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Netflix Inc. | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.63 | 1.64 | 1.48 | 1.41 | 1.46 | 1.52 | 1.53 | 1.63 | 1.73 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.99 | 2.05 | 2.26 | 2.31 | 2.42 | 2.55 | 2.66 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.78 | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Equity turnover
= (RevenueQ3 2024
+ RevenueQ2 2024
+ RevenueQ1 2024
+ RevenueQ4 2023)
÷ Stockholders’ equity
= (40,589 + 39,071 + 36,455 + 40,112)
÷ 164,529 = 0.95
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Meta Platforms Inc. equity turnover ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |