Meta went public at US$38 per share, raising over US$16 billion. However, the social media giant’s honeymoon period didn’t last long, and the stock struggled almost immediately.By early September 2012, less than three months after listing, the stock price had declined to less than half its IPO price, at a low of US$17.55.

If you bought US$10,000 worth of Meta stocks at the IPO price of US$38 per share, you would’ve secured around 263 shares. With the stock now trading at US$614.23 per share, that initial US$10,000 would be worth approximately US$161,500 today, just based on capital appreciation.

Moreover, the tech giant declared its first dividend on 1 February 2024.With a current dividend yield of 0.34%, your cumulative dividend would amount to roughly US$1,216, bringing the total investment value to about US$162,760.

Owning Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, Meta has a massive ecosystem that provides consumer insights.The company reported a 4% year-on-year (YoY) growth in Family Daily Active People (DAP), to 3.56 billion on average for March 2026.

Having this data advantage creates an economic moat for Meta, making it almost impossible for new competitors to take over its market share.