9 Red Days In A Row: Meta Platforms Stock Is Down 13%
A persistent losing streak in a profitable, growing company prompts a closer look at the numbers behind the price.
Meta Platforms (META) stock has now moved lower for 9 consecutive trading days, a cumulative loss of 13%. The streak has erased about $223 billion from the company’s market value, which now stands at about $1.5 trillion.
Meta Platforms, Inc. develops products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, wearables, and in-home devices.
How The Streak Stacks Up Against The S&P 500
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Here is how META stock stacks up against the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it:
| Return Period | META | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | -0.1% | 0.2% |
| 9D (Current Streak) | -12.9% | -1.9% |
| 1M (21D) | 7.8% | 1.0% |
| 3M (63D) | -12.5% | 3.6% |
| YTD 2026 | -9.9% | 8.5% |
| 2025 | 13.1% | 16.4% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | 23.3% |
| 2023 | 194.1% | 24.2% |
Does the Business Performance Justify This Price Action?
The data suggests a disconnect between the stock’s recent performance and the company’s fundamentals. Over the last twelve months, the company’s revenue grew 26.2%, far outpacing the S&P 500 median revenue growth of 7.8%. Its operating margin of 41.2% is also significantly higher than the S&P 500 median of 18.4%.
Despite this performance, META trades at a price-to-earnings multiple of 21.3, which is below the S&P 500 median of 24.4. The selling is also specific to the stock; over the same 9 trading days the S&P 500 returned -1.9%. While 62 S&P 500 stocks are on losing streaks, the magnitude here stands out against the company’s financial metrics.
So How Should an Investor Interpret This Streak?
A streak is a data point about momentum and market attention, not a direct instruction to buy or sell. Its primary value is as a prompt to re-examine the relationship between a company’s price and its underlying business.
The disciplined response is to check the fundamentals against the current valuation. The numbers here provide a starting point for that analysis, showing a profitable, growing business trading at a multiple below the market median.
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META Has Fallen 77% From A Peak
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