APP vs KDOZF vs IBTA Stock Comparison

AppLovin, Kidoz and Ibotta Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APP AppLovin Corp
$260.74 -16.1% 1M -57.9% 1Y
Market cap
$87.96B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.83B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
6 wins
KDOZF Kidoz Inc.
$0.11 +10.0% 1M -50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$14.44M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$19.55M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
IBTA Ibotta, Inc.
$48.75 +18.7% 1M +42.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.13B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$343.17M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

AppLovin leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AppLovin 6, Ibotta 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPPKDOZFIBTALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $87.96B $14.44M $1.13B APP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.9x -17.9x -102.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +60.6% +31.2% -6.6% APP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 64.6% -4.1% -3.2% 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% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.9% -50.0% +42.3% IBTA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.4%/yr -27.3%/yr — APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.9% 95.1% 76.9% APP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 31/100 47/100 APP

Percentile Scorecard

APPKDOZFIBTA

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

AxisAPPKDOZFIBTA
Valuation 42 #98 of 167 32 #114 of 167 40 #100 of 167
Growth 99 #2 of 153 22 #120 of 153 4 #147 of 153
Profitability 100 #1 of 153 40 #92 of 153 49 #78 of 153
Financial Health 70 #55 of 179 – 58 #76 of 179
Shareholder Returns 51 #47 of 94 – 84 #16 of 94
Overall 72 31 47
  • APP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • KDOZF ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • IBTA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPPKDOZFIBTASPY
1 month -16.1%+10.0%+18.7% -0.8%
3 months -36.8%+10.0%+77.8% +3.5%
6 months -43.4%-52.2%+36.9% +7.0%
Year to date -61.3%-63.3%+114.5% +12.2%
1 year -57.9%-50.0%+42.3% +13.0%
3 years +619.9%-21.4%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +93.2%-7.7%— +23.1%
5 years +174.7%-79.6%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +22.4%-27.3%— +11.0%
10 years —-75.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —-13.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPPKDOZFIBTASPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.9%95.1%76.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.7%169.5%68.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.250.851.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.78-0.530.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.9%-97.6%-82.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.5%-64.5%-0.5% -1.8%
52-week high $733.60$0.31$49.01 $779.14
52-week low $260.25$0.09$19.25 $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.

MultipleAPPKDOZFIBTA
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 17.5x -17.9xmedian 17.5x -103.0xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.4x 3.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 14.5x -24.9xmedian 14.5x -539.5xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 12.1x -13.2xmedian 12.1x 15.2xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 1.7x 2.3xmedian 1.7x 4.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.41 -0.99median 0.41 —median 0.41

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 monthsAPPKDOZFIBTA
Revenue $6.83B $19.55M $343.17M
Gross profit $6.04B $8.95M $268.50M
Operating income $5.29B -$711.49K -$11.99M
Net income $4.41B -$804.75K -$11.02M
Free cash flow $4.53B -$1.09M $74.46M
R&D $320.08M $4.44M $57.84M
EPS (diluted) $13.08 $-0.01 $-0.47
Cash & equivalents $3.05B $1.34M $148.17M
Total debt $14.05B – –
Shares (diluted) 337.03M 131.30M 23.28M
Enterprise value $78.00B $3.56M $405.04M

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
MetricAPPKDOZFIBTA
P/E 19.9x -17.9x -103.0x
P/FCF 19.3x -13.2x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x -13.5x 12.2x
P/S 12.8x 0.7x 3.3x
P/B 27.6x 2.3x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 31.1x 2.3x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x -24.9x -539.5x
EV/EBIT 16.6x -18.4x -82.3x
EV/Revenue 12.9x 0.7x 2.9x
EV/FCF 19.4x -12.0x 13.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x -12.2x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -0.99 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPKDOZFIBTA
Revenue growth (1Y) 60.6% 31.2% -6.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 9.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 64.6% 11.3% -12.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.9% 19.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 78.6% -249.8% -137.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 188.9% 23.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 81.5% -331.9% -111.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 503.2% 18.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 84.4% -331.9% -114.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 524.6% 18.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% -162.9% -13.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.2% -73.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% -164.6% -26.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.5% -69.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPKDOZFIBTA
Gross margin 88.5% 45.8% 78.2%
EBITDA margin 79.4% -2.7% -0.5%
Operating margin 77.4% -3.6% -3.5%
Pretax margin 76.3% -3.9% -1.3%
Net margin 64.6% -4.1% -3.2%
FCF margin 66.3% -5.6% 21.7%
Operating cash flow margin 66.3% -5.5% 27.2%
Return on equity 159.6% -10.0% -4.5%
Return on assets 55.2% -7.2% -2.3%
Return on invested capital 71.3% – –
Return on capital employed 78.5% – -4.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 2.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.3x -8.5x
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% 1.3% 14.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPKDOZFIBTA
Debt / assets 42.5% – –
Debt / equity 1.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – –
Debt / FCF 0.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 61.7% 28.8% 50.2%
Equity / assets 38.3% 71.2% 49.8%
Interest coverage 25.8x – –
Current ratio 4.3x – 1.7x
Quick ratio 4.2x – 1.6x
Cash ratio 2.4x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 14.26 – 3.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPKDOZFIBTA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.8% – 13.8%
Shareholder yield 2.8% – 13.8%
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.

ConsensusAPPKDOZFIBTA
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $16.84FY2026 $-0.01FY2026 $-0.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +72.7%FY2026 – -633.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.60BFY2026 $22.20MFY2026 $334.20MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.9%FY2026 +21.3%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +9.4% +22.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPKDOZFIBTA
Held by institutions 67.5% – 69.4%
Institutions holding 1,457 – 149
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% – -1.6%
Institutions buying 835 – 68
Institutions selling 478 – 48
Buyers to sellers 1.75 – 1.42

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.

APPKDOZFIBTA
APP 1.00 0.05 0.22
KDOZF 0.05 1.00 0.11
IBTA 0.22 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APP, KDOZF and IBTA?

AppLovin (APP) is the largest by market capitalisation: AppLovin (APP) $87.96B, Kidoz (KDOZF) $14.44M, Ibotta (IBTA) $1.13B.

Which company is growing faster?

AppLovin (APP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AppLovin (APP) +60.6%, Kidoz (KDOZF) +31.2%, Ibotta (IBTA) -6.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

AppLovin (APP) has the highest net margin (AppLovin (APP) 64.6%, Kidoz (KDOZF) -4.1%, Ibotta (IBTA) -3.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ibotta (IBTA) returned the most: AppLovin (APP) -57.9%, Kidoz (KDOZF) -50.0%, Ibotta (IBTA) +42.3%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (AppLovin (APP) +22.4%/yr, Kidoz (KDOZF) -27.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AppLovin (APP) has been the steadiest (AppLovin (APP) 73.9%, Kidoz (KDOZF) 95.1%, Ibotta (IBTA) 76.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APP, KDOZF and IBTA?

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 6. 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.