APP vs PDD vs TBLA Stock Comparison

AppLovin, PDD Holdings and Taboola.com Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APP AppLovin Corp
$260.74 -16.1% 1M -57.9% 1Y
Market cap
$88.29B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.83B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
4 wins
PDD PDD Holdings Inc.
$78.13 +0.7% 1M -41.7% 1Y
Market cap
$109.54B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins
TBLA Taboola.com Ltd.
$3.38 -2.9% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$941.57M
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.96B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Taboola.com leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Taboola.com 4, AppLovin 4, PDD Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPPPDDTBLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.29B $109.54B $941.57M PDD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.0x 8.1x 7.9x TBLA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 7.2x 8.5x PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +60.6% +13.8% +8.0% APP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 64.6% 20.7% 6.1% APP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 71.3% — 12.1% APP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — -0.3x TBLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.9% -41.7% -6.1% TBLA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.4%/yr -3.3%/yr -18.0%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.9% 33.6% 57.8% PDD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 78/100 82/100 TBLA

Percentile Scorecard

APPPDDTBLA

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

AxisAPPPDDTBLA
Valuation 42 #98 of 167 89 #20 of 167 95 #9 of 167
Growth 99 #2 of 153 59 #63 of 153 93 #12 of 153
Profitability 100 #1 of 153 85 #24 of 153 67 #51 of 153
Financial Health 70 #55 of 179 80 #37 of 179 60 #72 of 179
Shareholder Returns 51 #47 of 94 – 93 #8 of 94
Overall 72 78 82
  • APP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PDD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TBLA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPPPDDTBLASPY
1 month -16.1%+0.7%-2.9% -0.8%
3 months -36.8%-7.9%-31.7% +3.5%
6 months -43.4%-20.7%-12.2% +7.0%
Year to date -61.3%-31.1%-26.7% +12.2%
1 year -57.9%-41.7%-6.1% +13.0%
3 years +619.9%-27.8%-2.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +93.2%-10.3%-1.0% +23.1%
5 years +174.7%-15.3%-62.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +22.4%-3.3%-18.0% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureAPPPDDTBLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.9%33.6%57.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.7%35.6%63.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.250.861.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.78-1.24-0.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.9%-73.1%-83.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.5%-43.4%-39.4% -1.8%
52-week high $733.60$138.13$5.58 $779.14
52-week low $260.25$73.30$2.95 $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.

MultipleAPPPDDTBLA
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 17.5x 8.1xmedian 17.5x 7.9xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x 3.8xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 12.1x 6.9xmedian 12.1x 4.2xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 0.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.41 0.26median 0.41 0.14median 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 monthsAPPPDDTBLA
Revenue $6.83B $64.89B $1.96B
Gross profit $6.04B $36.55B $583.65M
Operating income $5.29B $14.41B $126.92M
Net income $4.41B $13.45B $118.76M
Free cash flow $4.53B $16.02B $200.81M
R&D $320.08M $2.64B $152.62M
EPS (diluted) $13.08 $9.08 $0.41
Cash & equivalents $3.05B $19.00B $133.05M
Total debt $14.05B – $72.00M
Shares (diluted) 337.03M 1.48B 288.76M
Enterprise value $78.33B -$134.51B $421.90M

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
MetricAPPPDDTBLA
P/E 19.9x 8.1x 7.9x
P/FCF 19.3x 6.9x 4.2x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x 6.9x 3.4x
P/S 12.8x 1.7x 0.4x
P/B 27.6x 1.7x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 31.1x 1.7x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x – 3.8x
EV/EBIT 16.6x 3.0x 6.2x
EV/Revenue 12.9x 0.7x 0.4x
EV/FCF 19.4x 2.7x 3.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x 2.7x 3.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 0.26 0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPPDDTBLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 60.6% 13.8% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 40.4% 83.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 64.6% 11.6% 3.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.9% 29.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 78.6% 12.7% 178.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 188.9% 37.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 81.5% -1.4% 773.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 503.2% 32.0% 53.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 84.4% -1.6% 1,241%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 524.6% 30.8% 57.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% 22.0% 22.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.2% 21.6% 51.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% 22.0% 21.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.5% 21.6% 66.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPPDDTBLA
Gross margin 88.5% 56.3% 29.7%
EBITDA margin 79.4% – 10.7%
Operating margin 77.4% 22.2% 6.5%
Pretax margin 76.3% 28.4% 6.2%
Net margin 64.6% 20.7% 6.1%
FCF margin 66.3% 24.7% 10.2%
Operating cash flow margin 66.3% 24.7% 12.9%
Return on equity 159.6% 21.1% 12.5%
Return on assets 55.2% 14.1% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 71.3% – 12.1%
Return on capital employed 78.5% 22.6% 11.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% – 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPPDDTBLA
Debt / assets 42.5% – 4.7%
Debt / equity 1.1x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.8x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 61.7% 32.5% 39.4%
Equity / assets 38.3% 67.5% 60.6%
Interest coverage 25.8x – –
Current ratio 4.3x 2.6x 1.1x
Quick ratio 4.2x 2.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 2.4x 2.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 14.26 4.56 2.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPPDDTBLA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.8% – 18.2%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 0.0% 18.2%
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.

ConsensusAPPPDDTBLA
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.83FY2026 $10.78FY2026 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +72.6%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 +207.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.8% +19.6% -20.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.60BFY2026 $72.21BFY2026 $2.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.9%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +7.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% +9.4% -7.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPPDDTBLA
Held by institutions 67.5% 30.3% 35.4%
Institutions holding 1,457 507 206
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% +4.8% +27.8%
Institutions buying 835 213 141
Institutions selling 478 234 48
Buyers to sellers 1.75 0.91 2.94

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.

APPPDDTBLA
APP 1.00 0.19 0.17
PDD 0.19 1.00 0.22
TBLA 0.17 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APP, PDD and TBLA?

PDD Holdings (PDD) is the largest by market capitalisation: AppLovin (APP) $88.29B, PDD Holdings (PDD) $109.54B, Taboola.com (TBLA) $941.57M.

Which stock is cheaper, APP, PDD and TBLA?

Taboola.com (TBLA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AppLovin (APP) 20.0x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.1x, Taboola.com (TBLA) 7.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (AppLovin (APP) 15.5x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.2x, Taboola.com (TBLA) 8.5x). 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) +60.6%, PDD Holdings (PDD) +13.8%, Taboola.com (TBLA) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

AppLovin (APP) has the highest net margin (AppLovin (APP) 64.6%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%, Taboola.com (TBLA) 6.1%). On return on invested capital, AppLovin (APP) leads (AppLovin (APP) 71.3%, Taboola.com (TBLA) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Taboola.com (TBLA) returned the most: AppLovin (APP) -57.9%, PDD Holdings (PDD) -41.7%, Taboola.com (TBLA) -6.1%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (AppLovin (APP) +22.4%/yr, PDD Holdings (PDD) -3.3%/yr, Taboola.com (TBLA) -18.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PDD Holdings (PDD) has been the steadiest (AppLovin (APP) 73.9%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.6%, Taboola.com (TBLA) 57.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APP, PDD and TBLA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Taboola.com (TBLA) leads on 4. 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.