META
Meta Platforms, Inc.Sector: Industrials · Industry: Business Services · Data as of 2026-01-29
Meta Platforms, Inc. is questionable — not because of its finances, but because of what it sells.
It clears the financial screens: debt vs. market cap is 3.60% against a 33% limit, and interest income vs. revenue is 1.06% against a 5% limit. Nothing in the arithmetic is close to a threshold.
Flagged questionable by first-party editorial review: Curated gray-area review: advertising platform whose inventory includes impermissible promotion (e.g. alcohol, gambling); ad revenue not separable from filings. Passes our quantitative screen but downgraded to 'questionable'. Reasonable people may disagree, which is why it is labelled rather than folded silently into the score.
Screening standard
The evidence
| Test | Figure | Limit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passed: Business activityBusiness activity is compliant. | compliant | ||
| Passed: Debt vs. market capinterest-bearing debt / market cap = 3.60% (< 33% limit). | 3.60% | < 33.00% | |
| Passed: Interest income vs. revenueinterest income / total revenue = 1.06% (< 5% limit). | 1.06% | < 5.00% | |
| Passed: Cash & interest-bearing assets vs. market cap(cash + interest-bearing securities) / market cap = 5.01% (< 33% limit). | 5.01% | < 33.00% |
Every number, sourced
Figures read directly from SEC EDGAR XBRL facts. Don't trust us — verify.
| Figure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total revenueRevenue from contract with customer excluding assessed tax | $201.0B | |
| Interest-bearing debtLong term debt | $58.7B | |
| Cash & interest-bearing securities2 components | $81.6B | |
| Interest incomeInvestment income interest | $2.1B | |
| Total assetsAssets | $366.0B | |
| ReceivablesAccounts receivable net current | $19.8B | |
| Shares outstandingWeighted average number of diluted shares outstanding | 2.6B shares | |
| Priceyahoo:24mo-trailing-avg | $633.069 |
Price
Values & Controversies
Separate from the shariah verdict above — always.
No flags. This company isn't on the BNC (Boycott National Committee) priority or divestment lists, or any grassroots BDS-supported campaign we line.