APP vs DV vs RCI Stock Comparison

AppLovin, DoubleVerify Holdings and Rogers Communications Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APP AppLovin Corp
$259.97 -15.7% 1M -58.5% 1Y
Market cap
$86.36B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.83B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
8 wins
RCI Rogers Communications Inc
$31.31 -0.4% 1M -21.7% 1Y
Market cap
$16.80B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AppLovin leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (AppLovin 8, Rogers Communications 2, DoubleVerify Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPPDVRCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $86.36B $2.09B $16.80B APP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x 35.5x 25.0x APP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.4x 30.8x 9.0x RCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +60.6% +7.6% +8.8% APP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 64.6% 7.7% 4.1% APP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 71.3% — 9.6% APP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — 2.7x APP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.5% +14.5% -21.7% DV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.5%/yr -19.3%/yr -7.6%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.7% 44.1% 29.1% RCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 68/100 59/100 APP

Percentile Scorecard

APPDVRCI

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

AxisAPPDVRCI
Valuation 41 #98 of 166 56 #74 of 166 85 #8 of 49
Growth 99 #2 of 152 48 #80 of 152 46 #25 of 45
Profitability 99 #2 of 152 77 #36 of 152 71 #14 of 45
Financial Health 69 #57 of 179 90 #18 of 179 35 #32 of 49
Shareholder Returns 50 #48 of 94 68 #31 of 94 58 #16 of 37
Overall 72 68 59
  • APP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • RCI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPPDVRCISPY
1 month -15.7%+1.2%-0.4% +0.9%
3 months -34.9%+17.6%-10.1% +5.9%
6 months -41.4%+23.7%-13.7% +8.5%
Year to date -61.4%+18.5%-17.0% +13.3%
1 year -58.5%+14.5%-21.7% +12.4%
3 years +617.8%-49.1%-14.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +93.0%-20.2%-5.2% +23.5%
5 years +164.6%-65.7%-32.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +21.5%-19.3%-7.6% +11.0%
10 years ——-21.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——-2.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAPPDVRCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.7%44.1%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.6%47.3%27.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.250.550.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.790.33-0.75 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.9%-79.7%-61.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.6%0.0%-23.6% -0.9%
52-week high $733.60$13.56$40.97 $779.14
52-week low $259.97$8.61$29.79 $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.

MultipleAPPDVRCI
P/E now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 16.8x 35.5xmedian 16.8x 25.2xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 13.9x 11.9xmedian 13.9x 4.3xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 11.4x 13.1xmedian 11.4x 2.5xmedian 6.3x
P/B now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.36 5.56median 0.36 -4.11median 0.24

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 monthsAPPDVRCI
Revenue $6.83B $768.82M $16.37B
Gross profit $6.04B $633.77M $7.23B
Operating income $5.29B $97.55M $6.95B
Net income $4.41B $58.86M $733.46M
Free cash flow $4.53B $160.55M $6.69B
R&D $320.08M $178.30M –
EPS (diluted) $13.08 $0.37 $1.24
Cash & equivalents $3.05B $210.17M $2.22B
Total debt $14.05B – $120.01B
Shares (diluted) 337.03M 157.89M 541.00M
Enterprise value $76.40B $1.24B $11.39B

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
MetricAPPDVRCI
P/E 19.8x 35.5x 25.2x
P/FCF 19.3x 13.1x 2.5x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x 10.3x 3.7x
P/S 12.8x 2.7x 1.0x
P/B 27.6x 1.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 31.0x 2.1x -1.8x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x 11.9x 4.3x
EV/EBIT 16.6x 19.4x 6.5x
EV/Revenue 12.8x 2.5x 2.8x
EV/FCF 19.4x 11.8x 6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x 9.3x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 5.56 -4.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPDVRCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 60.6% 7.6% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 15.3% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 64.6% 8.1% 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.9% 15.6% 7.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 78.6% 15.1% 5.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 188.9% 10.2% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.5% 11.6% -85.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 503.2% 3.3% -1.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 84.4% 17.9% -86.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 524.6% 6.4% -6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% 14.0% 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.2% 26.7% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% 7.1% 0.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.5% 34.2% 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPDVRCI
Gross margin 88.5% 82.4% 44.2%
EBITDA margin 79.4% 20.7% 63.8%
Operating margin 77.4% 12.7% 42.4%
Pretax margin 76.3% 12.2% 7.8%
Net margin 64.6% 7.7% 4.1%
FCF margin 66.3% 20.9% 40.9%
Operating cash flow margin 66.3% 26.6% 27.8%
Return on equity 159.6% 5.4% 6.3%
Return on assets 55.2% 4.6% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 71.3% – 9.6%
Return on capital employed 78.5% 8.2% 13.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 3.5x 6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% 13.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPDVRCI
Debt / assets 42.5% – 46.7%
Debt / equity 1.1x – 2.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – 2.7x
Debt / FCF 0.8x – 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 61.7% 16.5% 82.1%
Equity / assets 38.3% 83.5% 17.9%
Interest coverage 25.8x 55.5x 4.4x
Current ratio 4.3x 4.5x 0.7x
Quick ratio 4.2x 4.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 2.4x 2.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 14.23 7.36 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPDVRCI
Dividend yield – – 6.4%
Net buyback yield 2.8% 7.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.8% 7.0% 6.4%
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.

ConsensusAPPDVRCI
Forward P/E 15.4xFY2026 30.8xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.83FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $3.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +72.6%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026 -5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.8% +36.4% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.60BFY2026 $841.13MFY2026 $15.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.9%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% +0.8% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPDVRCI
Held by institutions 74.3% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 1,457 315 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% +1.2% –
Institutions buying 835 167 –
Institutions selling 478 114 –
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.46 –

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.

APPDVRCI
APP 1.00 0.27 0.05
DV 0.27 1.00 0.10
RCI 0.05 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APP, DV and RCI?

AppLovin (APP) is the largest by market capitalisation: AppLovin (APP) $86.36B, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.09B, Rogers Communications (RCI) $16.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, APP, DV and RCI?

AppLovin (APP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AppLovin (APP) 19.6x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.5x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rogers Communications (RCI) is cheapest (AppLovin (APP) 15.4x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.0x). 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%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%, Rogers Communications (RCI) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

AppLovin (APP) has the highest net margin (AppLovin (APP) 64.6%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, AppLovin (APP) leads (AppLovin (APP) 71.3%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) returned the most: AppLovin (APP) -58.5%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +14.5%, Rogers Communications (RCI) -21.7%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (AppLovin (APP) +21.5%/yr, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -19.3%/yr, Rogers Communications (RCI) -7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rogers Communications (RCI) has been the steadiest (AppLovin (APP) 73.7%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.1%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APP, DV and RCI?

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 8. 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.