APP vs PERI vs DV Stock Comparison

AppLovin, Perion Network and DoubleVerify Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APP AppLovin Corp
$260.74 -16.1% 1M -57.9% 1Y
Market cap
$88.34B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.83B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
6 wins
PERI Perion Network Ltd.
$8.60 +0.1% 1M -11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$365.41M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$415.10M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

AppLovin leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AppLovin 6, Perion Network 2, DoubleVerify Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPPPERIDVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.34B $365.41M $2.09B APP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.0x -21.3x 35.4x APP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 7.1x 30.8x PERI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +60.6% — +7.6% APP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 64.6% -4.1% 7.7% 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% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.9% -11.4% +11.6% DV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.4%/yr -20.6%/yr -18.3%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.9% 37.1% 44.2% PERI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 42/100 68/100 APP

Percentile Scorecard

APPPERIDV

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

AxisAPPPERIDV
Valuation 42 #98 of 167 75 #43 of 167 59 #69 of 167
Growth 99 #2 of 153 3 #149 of 153 49 #79 of 153
Profitability 100 #1 of 153 38 #95 of 153 75 #39 of 153
Financial Health 70 #55 of 179 78 #40 of 179 90 #18 of 179
Shareholder Returns 51 #47 of 94 14 #81 of 94 68 #31 of 94
Overall 72 42 68
  • APP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PERI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPPPERIDVSPY
1 month -16.1%+0.1%+1.1% -0.8%
3 months -36.8%-8.8%+23.7% +3.5%
6 months -43.4%-17.6%+24.1% +7.0%
Year to date -61.3%-10.2%+18.4% +12.2%
1 year -57.9%-11.4%+11.6% +13.0%
3 years +619.9%-64.7%-49.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +93.2%-29.3%-20.2% +23.1%
5 years +174.7%-68.5%-63.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +22.4%-20.6%-18.3% +11.0%
10 years —+163.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+10.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPPPERIDVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.9%37.1%44.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.7%39.9%47.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.250.690.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.78-0.310.26 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.9%-83.1%-79.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.5%-22.2%-0.1% -1.8%
52-week high $733.60$11.06$13.56 $779.14
52-week low $260.25$7.71$8.61 $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.

MultipleAPPPERIDV
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 17.5x -21.1xmedian 17.5x 35.4xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 14.5x -14.7xmedian 14.5x 11.8xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 12.1x 12.8xmedian 12.1x 13.1xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 1.7x 0.5xmedian 1.7x 1.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.41 0.71median 0.41 5.55median 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 monthsAPPPERIDV
Revenue $6.83B $415.10M $768.82M
Gross profit $6.04B $366.69M $633.77M
Operating income $5.29B -$26.14M $97.55M
Net income $4.41B -$17.14M $58.86M
Free cash flow $4.53B $26.31M $160.55M
R&D $320.08M $30.48M $178.30M
EPS (diluted) $13.08 $-0.41 $0.37
Cash & equivalents $3.05B $63.27M $210.17M
Total debt $14.05B – –
Shares (diluted) 337.03M 42.10M 157.89M
Enterprise value $78.37B -$614.68M $1.24B

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
MetricAPPPERIDV
P/E 19.9x -21.1x 35.4x
P/FCF 19.3x 12.8x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x 14.0x 10.3x
P/S 12.8x 0.8x 2.7x
P/B 27.6x 0.5x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 31.1x 0.5x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x -14.7x 11.8x
EV/EBIT 16.6x -4.4x 19.4x
EV/Revenue 12.9x 0.3x 2.5x
EV/FCF 19.4x 4.3x 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x 4.8x 9.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 0.71 5.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPPERIDV
Revenue growth (1Y) 60.6% – 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.3% -15.7% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 64.6% – 8.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.9% -17.8% 15.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 78.6% – 15.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 188.9% -30.7% 10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.5% – 11.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 503.2% -29.4% 3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 84.4% – 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 524.6% -29.8% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% – 14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.2% -45.3% 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% – 7.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.5% -43.6% 34.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPPERIDV
Gross margin 88.5% 88.3% 82.4%
EBITDA margin 79.4% -1.9% 20.7%
Operating margin 77.4% -6.3% 12.7%
Pretax margin 76.3% -4.7% 12.2%
Net margin 64.6% -4.1% 7.7%
FCF margin 66.3% 6.3% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 66.3% 5.8% 26.6%
Return on equity 159.6% -4.0% 5.4%
Return on assets 55.2% -2.9% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 71.3% – –
Return on capital employed 78.5% -3.9% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -1.4x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% 6.3% 13.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPPERIDV
Debt / assets 42.5% – –
Debt / equity 1.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – –
Debt / FCF 0.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 61.7% 26.9% 16.5%
Equity / assets 38.3% 73.1% 83.5%
Interest coverage 25.8x – 55.5x
Current ratio 4.3x 2.5x 4.5x
Quick ratio 4.2x 2.1x 4.7x
Cash ratio 2.4x 1.2x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 14.26 1.94 7.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPPERIDV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.8% -2.1% 7.0%
Shareholder yield 2.8% -2.1% 7.0%
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.

ConsensusAPPPERIDV
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 7.1xFY2026 30.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.83FY2026 $1.21FY2026 $0.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +72.6%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.8% +20.7% +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.60BFY2026 $484.41MFY2026 $841.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.9%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% +10.4% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPPERIDV
Held by institutions 67.5% 53.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,457 94 315
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% -2.5% +1.2%
Institutions buying 835 40 167
Institutions selling 478 27 114
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.48 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.

APPPERIDV
APP 1.00 0.22 0.26
PERI 0.22 1.00 0.30
DV 0.26 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APP, PERI and DV?

AppLovin (APP) is the largest by market capitalisation: AppLovin (APP) $88.34B, Perion Network (PERI) $365.41M, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, APP, PERI and DV?

AppLovin (APP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AppLovin (APP) 20.0x, Perion Network (PERI) -21.3x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Perion Network (PERI) is cheapest (AppLovin (APP) 15.5x, Perion Network (PERI) 7.1x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

AppLovin (APP) has the highest net margin (AppLovin (APP) 64.6%, Perion Network (PERI) -4.1%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) returned the most: AppLovin (APP) -57.9%, Perion Network (PERI) -11.4%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +11.6%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (AppLovin (APP) +22.4%/yr, Perion Network (PERI) -20.6%/yr, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -18.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Perion Network (PERI) has been the steadiest (AppLovin (APP) 73.9%, Perion Network (PERI) 37.1%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.