If You Invested $10K In Meta Platforms Stock 10 Years Ago, How Much Would You Have Now?
Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) owns and operates several prominent social media platforms and communication services, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
It is set to report its Q3 2025 earnings on Oct. 29. Wall Street analysts expect the company to post EPS of $5.95, down from $6.03 in the prior-year period. According to Benzinga Pro, quarterly revenue is expected to reach $45.87 billion, up from $40.59 billion a year earlier.
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If You Bought Meta Platforms Stock 10 Years Ago
The company's stock traded at approximately $94.06 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 106 shares. Currently, shares trade at $761.15, meaning your investment's value could have grown to $80,922 from stock price appreciation alone. However, Meta Platforms also paid dividends during these 10 years.
Meta Platforms' dividend yield is currently 0.28%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $3.05 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $324 from dividends alone.
Summing up $80,922 and $324, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $81,246. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in Meta Platforms stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 712.46%. In comparison, the S&P 500 total return for the same period is 262.27%.
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What Could The Next 10 Years Bring?
Meta Platforms has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a price target of $819.38 based on the ratings of 41 analysts. The price target implies more than 7% potential upside from the current stock price.
The company on July 30 announced its Q2 2025 earnings, posting revenues of $47.52 billion, beating the consensus estimate of $44.58 billion. The company reported EPS of $7.14, above the consensus of $5.79 per share.
Total revenue was up 22% on a year-over-year basis. Family daily active people climbed 6% year-over-year to 3.48 billion. Ad impressions jumped 11% year-over-year and average price per ad increased by 9% year-over-year.Meta expects Q3 revenue to be in the range of $47.50 billion to $50.50 billion, better than the consensus estimate of $45.87 billion.
Given the historical stock price appreciation and expected upside potential, growth-focused investors may find Meta Platforms stock attractive. Furthermore, they can benefit from the company's modest dividend yield of 0.28%.
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This article If You Invested $10K In Meta Platforms Stock 10 Years Ago, How Much Would You Have Now? originally appeared on Benzinga.com
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