APP vs IQ vs MGNI Stock Comparison

AppLovin, iQIYI and Magnite Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APP AppLovin Corp
$271.75 -3.6% 1M -55.4% 1Y
Market cap
$90.04B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.61B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
8 wins
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.92 -10.7% 1M -58.2% 1Y
Market cap
$887.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
1 win
MGNI Magnite, Inc.
$22.79 -8.7% 1M +36.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.27B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$766.75M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPPIQMGNILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.04B $887.72M $3.27B APP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.1x -3.3x 18.1x APP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x — 20.5x APP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.8% -3.2% +9.1% APP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 65.9% -3.2% 23.6% APP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 74.1% -0.8% 10.9% APP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — -0.2x MGNI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.4% -58.2% +36.2% MGNI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.5%/yr -35.3%/yr +0.1%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 75.5% 50.8% 57.3% IQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 30/100 61/100 APP

Percentile Scorecard

APPIQMGNI

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

AxisAPPIQMGNI
Valuation 44 #94 of 166 68 #54 of 166 53 #78 of 166
Growth 99 #3 of 154 1 #152 of 154 80 #31 of 154
Profitability 100 #1 of 154 30 #108 of 154 78 #35 of 154
Financial Health 67 #59 of 179 20 #144 of 179 48 #93 of 179
Shareholder Returns 54 #45 of 97 – 46 #53 of 97
Overall 73 30 61
  • APP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • IQ ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MGNI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPPIQMGNISPY
1 month -3.6%-10.7%-8.7% -1.0%
3 months -35.0%-28.7%+10.3% -0.4%
6 months -42.0%-25.2%+70.2% +4.5%
Year to date -59.7%-52.1%+40.4% +12.4%
1 year -55.4%-58.2%+36.2% +13.6%
3 years +592.0%-81.6%+208.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +90.6%-43.1%+45.5% +20.8%
5 years +176.0%-88.7%+0.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year +22.5%-35.3%+0.1% +10.4%
10 years ——+257.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year ——+13.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAPPIQMGNISPY
Volatility, 1Y 75.5%50.8%57.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.1%53.1%58.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.401.211.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.73-1.140.63 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.9%-90.9%-76.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.0%-58.9%-11.2% -1.6%
52-week high $733.60$2.24$25.67 $779.14
52-week low $228.50$0.83$11.20 $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.

MultipleAPPIQMGNI
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 18.2x -3.3xmedian 18.2x 18.1xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 1.5x 0.2xmedian 1.5x 4.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 15.3x —median 15.3x 16.1xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 12.2x 13.4xmedian 12.2x 13.6xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 1.8x 0.5xmedian 1.8x 3.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.38 0.09median 0.38 0.46median 0.38

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 monthsAPPIQMGNI
Revenue $7.61B $3.71B $766.75M
Gross profit $6.76B $665.38M $510.77M
Operating income $5.92B -$57.57M $141.45M
Net income $5.01B -$89.99M $180.84M
Free cash flow $4.90B $66.12M $240.36M
R&D $378.04M $233.12M $91.31M
EPS (diluted) $14.98 $-0.05 $1.20
Cash & equivalents $3.17B $471.90M $392.86M
Total debt $3.52B $1.04B $349.95M
Shares (diluted) 334.77M 2.36B 150.81M
Enterprise value $78.56B -$1.49B $1.81B

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
MetricAPPIQMGNI
P/E 18.1x -3.3x 18.1x
P/FCF 18.4x 13.4x 13.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.4x 19.3x 11.0x
P/S 11.8x 0.2x 4.3x
P/B 27.3x 0.5x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 30.4x 0.5x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x – 16.1x
EV/EBIT 15.3x -23.0x 22.8x
EV/Revenue 11.9x 0.4x 4.2x
EV/FCF 18.4x 20.0x 13.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.4x 28.8x 10.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 0.09 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPIQMGNI
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.8% -3.2% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 35.9% -6.2% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 61.3% -24.2% 16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 53.2% -18.0% 48.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.9% -150.6% 64.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 155.2% -29.2% 38.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 77.1% -239.9% 211.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 262.8% -39.2% 40.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 80.4% -1,091% 216.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 271.9% -39.0% 39.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.0% -69.5% 33.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.2% -52.2% 11.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 46.0% -57.7% 38.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.5% -46.4% 9.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPIQMGNI
Gross margin 88.8% 17.9% 66.6%
EBITDA margin 79.5% – 26.2%
Operating margin 77.8% -1.6% 18.4%
Pretax margin 78.0% -2.1% 16.0%
Net margin 65.9% -3.2% 23.6%
FCF margin 64.4% 1.8% 31.3%
Operating cash flow margin 64.4% 1.2% 38.8%
Return on equity 155.2% -4.8% 19.1%
Return on assets 59.5% -1.3% 5.9%
Return on invested capital 74.1% -0.8% 10.9%
Return on capital employed 85.4% -1.6% 10.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -0.5x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 4.4% – 9.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPIQMGNI
Debt / assets 41.0% 15.6% 11.2%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – -0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 15.8x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 61.6% 72.3% 69.3%
Equity / assets 38.4% 27.7% 30.7%
Interest coverage 28.9x -0.5x 7.2x
Current ratio 3.8x 0.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 3.7x 0.3x 1.0x
Cash ratio 2.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 14.42 -1.05 1.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPIQMGNI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.6% – 2.1%
Shareholder yield 3.6% – 2.1%
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.

ConsensusAPPIQMGNI
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 – 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.83FY2026 $-0.07FY2026 $1.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +72.6%FY2026 -275.0%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.8% – +20.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.60BFY2026 $3.56BFY2026 $743.97MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.9%FY2026 -8.8%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% +3.7% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPIQMGNI
Held by institutions 67.5% 26.0% 98.6%
Institutions holding 1,460 128 311
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% -5.6% +8.0%
Institutions buying 836 57 170
Institutions selling 480 40 91
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.43 1.87

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.

APPIQMGNI
APP 1.00 0.16 0.25
IQ 0.16 1.00 0.20
MGNI 0.25 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APP, IQ and MGNI?

AppLovin (APP) is the largest by market capitalisation: AppLovin (APP) $90.04B, iQIYI (IQ) $887.72M, Magnite (MGNI) $3.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, APP, IQ and MGNI?

AppLovin (APP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AppLovin (APP) 18.1x, iQIYI (IQ) -3.3x, Magnite (MGNI) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, AppLovin (APP) is cheapest (AppLovin (APP) 16.1x, Magnite (MGNI) 20.5x). 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) +57.8%, iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Magnite (MGNI) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

AppLovin (APP) has the highest net margin (AppLovin (APP) 65.9%, iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Magnite (MGNI) 23.6%). On return on invested capital, AppLovin (APP) leads (AppLovin (APP) 74.1%, iQIYI (IQ) -0.8%, Magnite (MGNI) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Magnite (MGNI) returned the most: AppLovin (APP) -55.4%, iQIYI (IQ) -58.2%, Magnite (MGNI) +36.2%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (AppLovin (APP) +22.5%/yr, iQIYI (IQ) -35.3%/yr, Magnite (MGNI) +0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, iQIYI (IQ) has been the steadiest (AppLovin (APP) 75.5%, iQIYI (IQ) 50.8%, Magnite (MGNI) 57.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APP, IQ and MGNI?

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.