META Stock — Meta Platforms, Inc.

Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)

META is a low-cost Stock. As of August 21, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.38%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.38%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 72/100 (Generally safe). Fund total return is 1351.0% over the past 14.3 years, 694.6 points ahead of SPY at 656.4%.

At the current 0.38% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $38 per year, or $3.17 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Meta Platforms operates social networking platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, along with a Reality Labs division focused on virtual and augmented reality products and devices. The company distributes a modest quarterly dividend with a low current distribution rate. Meta appeals primarily to growth-oriented investors, though the modest dividend may also interest those seeking some income alongside equity exposure.

META performance versus SPY

Data as of August 21, 2026.

Fund total return is 1351.0% over the past 14.3 years, 694.6 points ahead of SPY at 656.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 32.5%.

META key facts

Data as of August 21, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

72 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.27%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/18/2012

Distribution rate

0.38%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.38%

Last close

$549.90

Market cap

$1,400,873,680,896

Average volume

13663800.0

Last dividend

$0.5250

Ex-dividend date

06/15/2026

Payment date

06/25/2026

Beta

1.243

Payout ratio

0.0709

P/E ratio

20.5724

Forward P/E

18.2482

EPS

$26.73

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.38%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.38%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 21, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 21, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

META risks and drawbacks

META's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 32.5%.

Who may consider META — and who may not

META may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (META pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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