APP vs APPS vs SPOT Stock Comparison

AppLovin, Digital Turbine and Spotify Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APP AppLovin Corp
$262.82 -15.4% 1M -59.1% 1Y
Market cap
$86.83B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.83B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
5 wins
APPS Digital Turbine, Inc.
$10.17 -8.5% 1M +51.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.14B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

AppLovin leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (AppLovin 5, Spotify Technology 2, Digital Turbine 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPPAPPSSPOTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $86.83B $1.14B $112.28B SPOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x — 32.6x APP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 13.7x 44.1x APPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +60.6% — +17.0% APP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 64.6% — 15.7% APP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 71.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.1% +51.1% -15.6% APPS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.9%/yr -35.0%/yr +14.0%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.8% 93.6% 46.4% SPOT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 — 62/100 APP

Percentile Scorecard

APPAPPSSPOT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAPPAPPSSPOT
Valuation 42 #98 of 167 – 33 #113 of 167
Growth 99 #2 of 153 – 96 #7 of 153
Profitability 100 #1 of 153 – 83 #27 of 153
Financial Health 69 #56 of 179 21 #141 of 179 84 #30 of 179
Shareholder Returns 51 #47 of 94 – 16 #79 of 94
Overall 72 – 62
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  • APPS ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAPPAPPSSPOTSPY
1 month -15.4%-8.5%+9.0% -0.2%
3 months -37.2%+20.2%+8.6% +3.9%
6 months -41.5%+193.9%+27.9% +8.2%
Year to date -61.0%+103.4%-4.4% +12.9%
1 year -59.1%+51.1%-15.6% +12.3%
3 years +625.6%+114.1%+248.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +93.7%+28.9%+51.6% +23.3%
5 years +168.5%-88.4%+92.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +21.9%-35.0%+14.0% +10.9%
10 years —+1,274.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+30.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPPAPPSSPOTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.8%93.6%46.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.7%76.2%44.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.252.070.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.800.55-0.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.9%-98.7%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.2%-29.3%-16.6% -1.2%
52-week high $733.60$14.39$665.67 $779.14
52-week low $260.25$2.82$412.75 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAPPAPPSSPOT
P/E now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 17.3x —median 17.3x 33.2xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 5.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x 31.1xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x 30.9xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 1.8x 6.1xmedian 1.8x 11.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.40 —median 0.40 0.40median 0.40

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAPPAPPSSPOT
Revenue $6.83B – $21.85B
Gross profit $6.04B – $7.24B
Operating income $5.29B – $3.19B
Net income $4.41B – $3.44B
Free cash flow $4.53B – $3.69B
R&D $320.08M – $1.67B
EPS (diluted) $13.08 – $16.34
Cash & equivalents $3.05B $37.96M $6.84B
Total debt $14.05B $360.96M –
Shares (diluted) 337.03M 120.47M 210.51M
Enterprise value $76.87B $985.39M $69.20B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAPPAPPSSPOT
P/E 20.0x – 33.2x
P/FCF 19.5x – 30.9x
P/Operating cash flow 19.5x – 30.3x
P/S 12.9x – 5.2x
P/B 27.9x 6.1x 11.5x
P/Tangible book 31.4x -71.1x 11.6x
EV/EBITDA 16.3x – 31.1x
EV/EBIT 16.8x – 32.3x
EV/Revenue 13.0x – 4.7x
EV/FCF 19.6x – 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.6x – 27.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 – 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPAPPSSPOT
Revenue growth (1Y) 60.6% – 17.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.3% – 17.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 64.6% – 22.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.9% – 28.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 78.6% – 45.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 188.9% – 91.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.5% – 117.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 503.2% – 86.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 84.4% – 113.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 524.6% – 82.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% – 15.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.2% – 152.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% – 12.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.5% – 166.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPAPPSSPOT
Gross margin 88.5% – 33.1%
EBITDA margin 79.4% – 15.2%
Operating margin 77.4% – 14.6%
Pretax margin 76.3% – 18.0%
Net margin 64.6% – 15.7%
FCF margin 66.3% – 16.9%
Operating cash flow margin 66.3% – 17.3%
Return on equity 159.6% – 35.3%
Return on assets 55.2% – 21.5%
Return on invested capital 71.3% – –
Return on capital employed 78.5% – 20.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x – 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPAPPSSPOT
Debt / assets 42.5% 42.9% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – –
Debt / FCF 0.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 61.7% 76.2% 38.9%
Equity / assets 38.3% 23.8% 61.1%
Interest coverage 25.8x – 3.0x
Current ratio 4.3x 1.2x –
Quick ratio 4.2x 1.5x 223.0x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.1x 206.0x
Altman Z-score 14.34 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPAPPSSPOT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.8% – -0.6%
Shareholder yield 2.8% – -0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAPPAPPSSPOT
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 44.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.83FY2026 $0.74FY2026 $12.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +72.6%FY2026 +32.1%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.8% +32.4% +39.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.60BFY2026 $690.88MFY2026 $20.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.9%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% +3.6% +27.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPAPPSSPOT
Held by institutions 74.3% 64.5% 65.9%
Institutions holding 1,457 211 1,236
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% +7.1% +1.1%
Institutions buying 835 128 615
Institutions selling 478 62 481
Buyers to sellers 1.75 2.06 1.28

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

APPAPPSSPOT
APP 1.00 0.32 0.32
APPS 0.32 1.00 0.11
SPOT 0.32 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APP, APPS and SPOT?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: AppLovin (APP) $86.83B, Digital Turbine (APPS) $1.14B, Spotify Technology (SPOT) $112.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, APP, APPS and SPOT?

AppLovin (APP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AppLovin (APP) 19.7x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 32.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Digital Turbine (APPS) is cheapest (AppLovin (APP) 15.6x, Digital Turbine (APPS) 13.7x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 44.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AppLovin (APP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AppLovin (APP) +60.6%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

AppLovin (APP) has the highest net margin (AppLovin (APP) 64.6%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digital Turbine (APPS) returned the most: AppLovin (APP) -59.1%, Digital Turbine (APPS) +51.1%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) -15.6%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (AppLovin (APP) +21.9%/yr, Digital Turbine (APPS) -35.0%/yr, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +14.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Spotify Technology (SPOT) has been the steadiest (AppLovin (APP) 73.8%, Digital Turbine (APPS) 93.6%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APP, APPS and SPOT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AppLovin (APP) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.