APP vs RCI vs GOOGL Stock Comparison

AppLovin, Rogers Communications and Alphabet Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APP AppLovin Corp
$228.85 -14.7% 1M -64.1% 1Y
Market cap
$90.70B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.83B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
5 wins
RCI Rogers Communications Inc
$33.52 +8.7% 1M -14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$18.83B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
2 wins
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$278.99 -18.8% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.52T
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$471.10B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AppLovin leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (AppLovin 5, Alphabet 4, Rogers Communications 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPPRCIGOOGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.70B $18.83B $3.52T GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 28.0x 15.0x GOOGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 9.7x 13.3x RCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +60.6% +8.8% +22.2% APP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 64.6% 4.1% 49.9% APP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 71.3% 9.6% 16.7% APP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 2.3x -0.8x GOOGL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -64.1% -14.4% -0.8% GOOGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.4%/yr -6.9%/yr +13.7%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.6% 29.5% 34.1% RCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 59/100 57/100 APP

Percentile Scorecard

APPRCIGOOGL

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

AxisAPPRCIGOOGL
Valuation 46 #89 of 165 79 #11 of 49 38 #102 of 165
Growth 99 #2 of 153 46 #26 of 47 67 #51 of 153
Profitability 100 #1 of 153 69 #15 of 46 83 #27 of 153
Financial Health 69 #56 of 179 40 #30 of 49 74 #47 of 179
Shareholder Returns 52 #46 of 94 64 #14 of 37 20 #75 of 94
Overall 73 59 57
  • APP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • RCI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPPRCIGOOGLSPY
1 month -14.7%+8.7%-18.8% -2.3%
3 months -43.7%-1.5%-25.3% -0.7%
6 months -51.8%-6.6%-27.2% +4.8%
Year to date -66.0%-11.2%-10.9% +10.3%
1 year -64.1%-14.4%-0.8% +10.3%
3 years +482.8%-17.8%+116.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +80.0%-6.3%+29.3% +20.1%
5 years +132.7%-30.0%+90.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year +18.4%-6.9%+13.7% +10.1%
10 years —-15.5%+607.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year —-1.7%+21.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPPRCIGOOGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.6%29.5%34.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.0%28.2%34.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.330.091.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.86-0.49-0.02 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.9%-61.3%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.8%-18.2%-30.7% -3.5%
52-week high $733.60$40.97$402.62 $779.14
52-week low $228.50$29.79$273.50 $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.

MultipleAPPRCIGOOGL
P/E now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 17.3x 26.9xmedian 11.7x 14.4xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 7.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 14.5x 3.8xmedian 6.7x 17.6xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 10.8x 2.7xmedian 5.9x 171.7xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 1.7x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 5.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.40 -4.40median 0.24 0.25median 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 monthsAPPRCIGOOGL
Revenue $6.83B $16.37B $471.10B
Gross profit $6.04B $7.23B $286.70B
Operating income $5.29B $6.95B $156.98B
Net income $4.41B $733.46M $235.69B
Free cash flow $4.53B $6.69B $19.75B
R&D $320.08M – $74.46B
EPS (diluted) $13.08 $1.24 $19.12
Cash & equivalents $3.05B $2.22B $56.33B
Total debt $3.52B $30.41B $125.10B
Shares (diluted) 337.03M 541.00M 12.31B
Enterprise value $80.73B $13.42B $3.26T

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
MetricAPPRCIGOOGL
P/E 17.4x 26.9x 14.4x
P/FCF 16.9x 2.7x 171.7x
P/Operating cash flow 16.9x 4.0x 18.9x
P/S 11.2x 1.1x 7.2x
P/B 24.3x 1.6x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 27.3x -2.0x 5.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x 3.8x 17.6x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 6.7x 20.7x
EV/Revenue 11.3x 2.8x 6.9x
EV/FCF 17.0x 6.9x 164.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.0x 10.2x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 -4.40 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPRCIGOOGL
Revenue growth (1Y) 60.6% 8.8% 22.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 6.7% 16.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 64.6% 4.5% 25.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.9% 7.1% 20.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 78.6% 5.9% 26.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 188.9% 7.2% 25.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.5% -85.0% 89.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 503.2% -1.2% 52.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 84.4% -86.3% 87.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 524.6% -6.1% 57.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% 14.8% 18.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.2% 7.1% 19.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% 0.3% -73.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.5% 1.0% -36.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPRCIGOOGL
Gross margin 88.5% 44.2% 60.9%
EBITDA margin 79.4% 73.5% 39.3%
Operating margin 77.4% 42.4% 33.3%
Pretax margin 76.3% 7.8% 61.1%
Net margin 64.6% 4.1% 49.9%
FCF margin 66.3% 40.9% 4.2%
Operating cash flow margin 66.3% 27.8% 38.1%
Return on equity 159.6% 6.3% 35.8%
Return on assets 55.2% 1.1% 24.5%
Return on invested capital 71.3% 9.6% 16.7%
Return on capital employed 78.5% 13.3% 19.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 6.2x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% – 6.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPRCIGOOGL
Debt / assets 42.5% 46.7% 12.5%
Debt / equity 1.1x 2.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 2.3x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 4.5x 6.3x
Liabilities / assets 61.7% 82.1% 32.5%
Equity / assets 38.3% 17.9% 67.5%
Interest coverage 25.8x 4.4x –
Current ratio 4.3x 0.7x 2.8x
Quick ratio 4.2x 0.5x 2.5x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.2x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 13.00 – 8.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPRCIGOOGL
Dividend yield – 6.0% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 3.2% – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 6.0% 0.1%
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.

ConsensusAPPRCIGOOGL
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 13.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.83FY2026 $3.46FY2026 $21.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +72.6%FY2026 -5.5%FY2026 +95.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.8% 0.0% -31.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.60BFY2026 $15.02BFY2026 $528.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.9%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% +1.2% +21.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPRCIGOOGL
Held by institutions 67.5% – 70.1%
Institutions holding 1,459 – 5,743
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% – +4.6%
Institutions buying 835 – 2,657
Institutions selling 480 – 2,575
Buyers to sellers 1.74 – 1.03

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.

APPRCIGOOGL
APP 1.00 0.03 0.24
RCI 0.03 1.00 0.06
GOOGL 0.24 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APP, RCI and GOOGL?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: AppLovin (APP) $90.70B, Rogers Communications (RCI) $18.83B, Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.52T.

Which stock is cheaper, APP, RCI and GOOGL?

Alphabet (GOOGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AppLovin (APP) 20.6x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 28.0x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rogers Communications (RCI) is cheapest (AppLovin (APP) 14.6x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.7x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 13.3x). 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%, Rogers Communications (RCI) +8.8%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +22.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

AppLovin (APP) has the highest net margin (AppLovin (APP) 64.6%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 4.1%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 49.9%). On return on invested capital, AppLovin (APP) leads (AppLovin (APP) 71.3%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.6%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alphabet (GOOGL) returned the most: AppLovin (APP) -64.1%, Rogers Communications (RCI) -14.4%, Alphabet (GOOGL) -0.8%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (AppLovin (APP) +18.4%/yr, Rogers Communications (RCI) -6.9%/yr, Alphabet (GOOGL) +13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rogers Communications (RCI) has been the steadiest (AppLovin (APP) 74.6%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 29.5%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 34.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APP, RCI and GOOGL?

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 5. 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.