APP vs MGNI vs SPOT Stock Comparison

AppLovin, Magnite and Spotify Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APP AppLovin Corp
$262.82 -15.4% 1M -59.1% 1Y
Market cap
$88.12B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.83B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
7 wins
MGNI Magnite, Inc.
$21.82 -9.0% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.13B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$742.04M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AppLovin leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (AppLovin 7, Spotify Technology 2, Magnite 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPPMGNISPOTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.12B $3.13B $114.28B SPOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.0x 18.7x 33.2x MGNI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 19.7x 44.1x APP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +60.6% +8.3% +17.0% APP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 64.6% 22.5% 15.7% APP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 71.3% 9.1% — APP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.1x — APP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.1% +8.6% -15.6% MGNI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.9%/yr -4.4%/yr +14.0%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.8% 58.3% 46.4% SPOT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 59/100 62/100 APP

Percentile Scorecard

APPMGNISPOT

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

AxisAPPMGNISPOT
Valuation 42 #98 of 167 51 #83 of 167 33 #113 of 167
Growth 99 #2 of 153 74 #40 of 153 96 #7 of 153
Profitability 100 #1 of 153 77 #36 of 153 83 #27 of 153
Financial Health 69 #56 of 179 46 #97 of 179 84 #30 of 179
Shareholder Returns 51 #47 of 94 45 #52 of 94 16 #79 of 94
Overall 72 59 62
  • APP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MGNI 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

PeriodAPPMGNISPOTSPY
1 month -15.4%-9.0%+9.0% -0.2%
3 months -37.2%+10.8%+8.6% +3.9%
6 months -41.5%+68.2%+27.9% +8.2%
Year to date -61.0%+34.4%-4.4% +12.9%
1 year -59.1%+8.6%-15.6% +12.3%
3 years +625.6%+230.6%+248.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +93.7%+49.0%+51.6% +23.3%
5 years +168.5%-20.0%+92.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +21.9%-4.4%+14.0% +10.9%
10 years —+185.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+11.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPPMGNISPOTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.8%58.3%46.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.7%59.8%44.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.251.070.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.800.15-0.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.9%-79.2%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.2%-15.0%-16.6% -1.2%
52-week high $733.60$25.67$665.67 $779.14
52-week low $260.25$11.20$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.

MultipleAPPMGNISPOT
P/E now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 17.3x 18.7xmedian 17.3x 33.2xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 1.4x 4.2xmedian 1.4x 5.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 14.2x 18.1xmedian 14.2x 31.1xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 11.5x 14.5xmedian 11.5x 30.9xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 1.8x 3.3xmedian 1.8x 11.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.40 0.48median 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 monthsAPPMGNISPOT
Revenue $6.83B $742.04M $21.85B
Gross profit $6.04B $480.73M $7.24B
Operating income $5.29B $115.95M $3.19B
Net income $4.41B $166.89M $3.44B
Free cash flow $4.53B $215.76M $3.69B
R&D $320.08M $90.15M $1.67B
EPS (diluted) $13.08 $1.13 $16.34
Cash & equivalents $3.05B $332.62M $6.84B
Total debt $14.05B $350.40M –
Shares (diluted) 337.03M 147.17M 210.51M
Enterprise value $78.16B $1.58B $71.20B

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
MetricAPPMGNISPOT
P/E 20.0x 18.7x 33.2x
P/FCF 19.5x 14.5x 30.9x
P/Operating cash flow 19.5x 11.1x 30.3x
P/S 12.9x 4.2x 5.2x
P/B 27.9x 3.3x 11.5x
P/Tangible book 31.4x 3.4x 11.6x
EV/EBITDA 16.3x 18.1x 31.1x
EV/EBIT 16.8x 27.1x 32.3x
EV/Revenue 13.0x 4.2x 4.7x
EV/FCF 19.6x 14.6x 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.6x 11.2x 27.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 0.48 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPMGNISPOT
Revenue growth (1Y) 60.6% 8.3% 17.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 7.1% 17.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 64.6% 12.6% 22.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.9% 42.5% 28.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 78.6% 52.7% 45.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 188.9% 36.1% 91.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.5% 287.0% 117.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 503.2% 39.5% 86.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 84.4% 289.8% 113.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 524.6% 38.6% 82.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% 23.7% 15.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.2% 17.8% 152.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% 18.2% 12.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.5% 16.4% 166.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPMGNISPOT
Gross margin 88.5% 64.8% 33.1%
EBITDA margin 79.4% 23.4% 15.2%
Operating margin 77.4% 15.6% 14.6%
Pretax margin 76.3% 13.2% 18.0%
Net margin 64.6% 22.5% 15.7%
FCF margin 66.3% 29.1% 16.9%
Operating cash flow margin 66.3% 37.9% 17.3%
Return on equity 159.6% 18.0% 35.3%
Return on assets 55.2% 5.6% 21.5%
Return on invested capital 71.3% 9.1% –
Return on capital employed 78.5% 9.0% 20.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.2x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% 10.1% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPMGNISPOT
Debt / assets 42.5% 11.6% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.8x 1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 61.7% 69.1% 38.9%
Equity / assets 38.3% 30.9% 61.1%
Interest coverage 25.8x 5.9x 3.0x
Current ratio 4.3x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 4.2x 1.0x 223.0x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.2x 206.0x
Altman Z-score 14.34 1.06 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPMGNISPOT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.8% 1.6% -0.6%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 1.6% -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.

ConsensusAPPMGNISPOT
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 19.7xFY2026 44.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.83FY2026 $1.11FY2026 $12.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +72.6%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.8% +20.7% +39.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.60BFY2026 $743.97MFY2026 $20.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.9%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% +10.5% +27.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPMGNISPOT
Held by institutions 74.3% 98.6% 65.9%
Institutions holding 1,457 308 1,236
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% +8.0% +1.1%
Institutions buying 835 170 615
Institutions selling 478 90 481
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.89 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.

APPMGNISPOT
APP 1.00 0.24 0.32
MGNI 0.24 1.00 0.27
SPOT 0.32 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APP, MGNI and SPOT?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: AppLovin (APP) $88.12B, Magnite (MGNI) $3.13B, Spotify Technology (SPOT) $114.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, APP, MGNI and SPOT?

Magnite (MGNI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AppLovin (APP) 20.0x, Magnite (MGNI) 18.7x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, AppLovin (APP) is cheapest (AppLovin (APP) 15.6x, Magnite (MGNI) 19.7x, 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%, Magnite (MGNI) +8.3%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

AppLovin (APP) has the highest net margin (AppLovin (APP) 64.6%, Magnite (MGNI) 22.5%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%). On return on invested capital, AppLovin (APP) leads (AppLovin (APP) 71.3%, Magnite (MGNI) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Magnite (MGNI) returned the most: AppLovin (APP) -59.1%, Magnite (MGNI) +8.6%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) -15.6%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (AppLovin (APP) +21.9%/yr, Magnite (MGNI) -4.4%/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%, Magnite (MGNI) 58.3%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APP, MGNI 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 7. 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.