Alphabet Inc vs Meta Platforms Inc

Alphabet Inc (GOOG) is slightly undervalued and Meta Platforms Inc (META) is undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, META trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +34%, against +9% for GOOG.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Alphabet Inc (GOOG)

A 10.6x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $381.63; the price of $347.41 is 9% below that value.

Leak Score 58/100 on 10 of 12 signals

Meta Platforms Inc (META)

A 12.5x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $1109.18; the price of $736.59 is 34% below that value.

Leak Score 81/100 on 8 of 12 signals

MetricGOOGMETA
VerdictSlightly undervaluedUndervalued
Price$347.41$736.59
Intrinsic value$381.63$1109.18
Margin of safety+9%+34%
Leak Score58/100 (10/12)81/100 (8/12)
Market cap$4.28T$1.88T
Revenue growth, 5 years17.2%18.5%
Operating margin34.0%38.1%
Net margin54.7%29.8%
Return on equity48.7%29.8%
Debt to equity0.180.43
P/E17.4x27.8x
Forward P/E23.0x21.8x
P/B6.8x7.2x
Dividend yield0.2%0.3%

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