APP vs RCI vs T Stock Comparison

AppLovin, Rogers Communications and At&T Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APP AppLovin Corp
$271.75 -3.6% 1M -55.4% 1Y
Market cap
$90.04B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.61B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
6 wins
RCI Rogers Communications Inc
$34.59 +13.9% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.68B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
5.78%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
3 wins
T At&T Inc.
$21.84 -9.9% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$147.12B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$128.85B
Div. yield
5.12%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

AppLovin leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AppLovin 6, At&T 3, Rogers Communications 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPPRCITLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.04B $18.68B $147.12B T
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.1x 27.8x 11.5x T
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 10.0x 8.6x T
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.8% +8.8% +3.5% APP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 65.9% 4.1% 10.1% APP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 74.1% 9.6% 6.9% APP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 2.3x 3.4x APP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 5.78% 5.12% RCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.4% -9.1% -10.6% RCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.5%/yr -6.1%/yr +2.9%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 75.5% 29.6% 29.7% RCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 59/100 56/100 APP

Percentile Scorecard

APPRCIT

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

AxisAPPRCIT
Valuation 44 #94 of 166 79 #11 of 49 71 #15 of 49
Growth 99 #3 of 154 44 #27 of 47 41 #28 of 47
Profitability 100 #1 of 154 69 #15 of 46 71 #14 of 46
Financial Health 67 #59 of 179 42 #29 of 49 44 #28 of 49
Shareholder Returns 54 #45 of 97 60 #15 of 36 54 #17 of 36
Overall 73 59 56
  • APP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • RCI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • T ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPPRCITSPY
1 month -3.6%+13.9%-9.9% -1.0%
3 months -35.0%+2.0%-5.4% -0.4%
6 months -42.0%-5.1%-14.6% +4.5%
Year to date -59.7%-8.3%-12.1% +12.4%
1 year -55.4%-9.1%-10.6% +13.6%
3 years +592.0%-15.2%+37.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year +90.6%-5.3%+11.2% +20.8%
5 years +176.0%-27.0%+15.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +22.5%-6.1%+2.9% +10.4%
10 years —-12.1%-20.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year —-1.3%-2.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAPPRCITSPY
Volatility, 1Y 75.5%29.6%29.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.1%28.1%34.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.400.11-0.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.73-0.31-0.36 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.9%-61.3%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.0%-15.6%-24.9% -1.6%
52-week high $733.60$40.97$29.10 $779.14
52-week low $228.50$29.79$20.49 $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.

MultipleAPPRCIT
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 18.2x 27.8xmedian 11.7x 11.5xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 15.3x 3.9xmedian 7.0x 6.8xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 12.2x 2.8xmedian 5.3x 8.3xmedian 5.3x
P/B now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 1.8x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.38 -4.54median 0.24 0.24median 0.24

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 monthsAPPRCIT
Revenue $7.61B $16.37B $128.85B
Gross profit $6.76B $7.23B $102.21B
Operating income $5.92B $6.95B $23.58B
Net income $5.01B $733.46M $13.14B
Free cash flow $4.90B $6.69B $17.82B
R&D $378.04M – –
EPS (diluted) $14.98 $1.24 $1.90
Cash & equivalents $3.17B $2.22B $10.77B
Total debt $3.52B $30.41B $159.63B
Shares (diluted) 334.77M 541.00M 6.84B
Enterprise value $78.56B $17.62B $104.57B

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
MetricAPPRCIT
P/E 18.1x 27.8x 11.5x
P/FCF 18.4x 2.8x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 18.4x 4.1x 3.7x
P/S 11.8x 1.1x 1.1x
P/B 27.3x 1.6x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 30.4x -2.0x -5.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x 3.9x 6.8x
EV/EBIT 15.3x 6.7x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 11.9x 2.9x 2.3x
EV/FCF 18.4x 7.0x 16.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.4x 10.3x 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 -4.54 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPRCIT
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.8% 8.8% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 35.9% 6.7% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 61.3% 4.5% 2.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 53.2% 7.1% -0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.9% 5.9% -0.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 155.2% 7.2% 116.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 77.1% -85.0% -38.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 262.8% -1.2% 48.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 80.4% -86.3% -38.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 271.9% -6.1% 47.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.0% 14.8% -1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.2% 7.1% 2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 46.0% 0.3% -10.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.5% 1.0% -3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPRCIT
Gross margin 88.8% 44.2% 79.3%
EBITDA margin 79.5% 73.5% 33.9%
Operating margin 77.8% 42.4% 18.3%
Pretax margin 78.0% 7.8% 14.1%
Net margin 65.9% 4.1% 10.1%
FCF margin 64.4% 40.9% 13.8%
Operating cash flow margin 64.4% 27.8% 31.2%
Return on equity 155.2% 6.3% 11.7%
Return on assets 59.5% 1.1% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 74.1% 9.6% 6.9%
Return on capital employed 85.4% 13.3% 6.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 6.2x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPRCIT
Debt / assets 41.0% 46.7% 35.8%
Debt / equity 1.1x 2.6x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 2.3x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 4.5x 9.0x
Liabilities / assets 61.6% 82.1% 72.5%
Equity / assets 38.4% 17.9% 27.5%
Interest coverage 28.9x 4.4x 3.2x
Current ratio 3.8x 0.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 3.7x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash ratio 2.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 14.42 – 0.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPRCIT
Dividend yield – 5.8% 5.1%
Net buyback yield 3.6% – 6.3%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 5.8% 11.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 60.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 44.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -0.8%

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.

ConsensusAPPRCIT
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.83FY2026 $3.46FY2026 $2.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +72.6%FY2026 -5.5%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.8% 0.0% +4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.60BFY2026 $15.02BFY2026 $126.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.9%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% +1.2% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPRCIT
Held by institutions 67.5% – 66.0%
Institutions holding 1,460 – 2,680
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% – -0.3%
Institutions buying 836 – 1,266
Institutions selling 480 – 1,155
Buyers to sellers 1.74 – 1.10

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.

APPRCIT
APP 1.00 0.04 -0.15
RCI 0.04 1.00 0.36
T -0.15 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APP, RCI and T?

At&T (T) is the largest by market capitalisation: AppLovin (APP) $90.04B, Rogers Communications (RCI) $18.68B, At&T (T) $147.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, APP, RCI and T?

At&T (T) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AppLovin (APP) 18.1x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 27.8x, At&T (T) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, At&T (T) is cheapest (AppLovin (APP) 16.1x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 10.0x, At&T (T) 8.6x). 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) +57.8%, Rogers Communications (RCI) +8.8%, At&T (T) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

AppLovin (APP) has the highest net margin (AppLovin (APP) 65.9%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 4.1%, At&T (T) 10.1%). On return on invested capital, AppLovin (APP) leads (AppLovin (APP) 74.1%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.6%, At&T (T) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rogers Communications (RCI) returned the most: AppLovin (APP) -55.4%, Rogers Communications (RCI) -9.1%, At&T (T) -10.6%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (AppLovin (APP) +22.5%/yr, Rogers Communications (RCI) -6.1%/yr, At&T (T) +2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rogers Communications (RCI) has the highest dividend yield: Rogers Communications (RCI) 5.78%, At&T (T) 5.12%. AppLovin (APP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rogers Communications (RCI) has been the steadiest (AppLovin (APP) 75.5%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 29.6%, At&T (T) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.