Meta settlement payout could approach $18 billion amid weak free cash flow
Meta Platforms’ youth-safety settlement is described as approaching a maximum payout near $18 billion. The company’s latest quarterly free cash flow is cited at $784 million, alongside the shares at $593.745.
Meta Platforms NASDAQ:META, the Facebook and Instagram owner, drew fresh investor attention Wednesday as its shares stood at $593.745 and its youth-safety settlement approached $18 billion.
Put that number beside Meta's latest quarterly free cash flow, and the scale hits hard: the maximum payout eq…