APP vs RCI vs VIV Stock Comparison

AppLovin, Rogers Communications and Telefonica Brasil Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APP AppLovin Corp
$262.82 -15.4% 1M -59.1% 1Y
Market cap
$87.20B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.83B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
5 wins
RCI Rogers Communications Inc
$31.78 -0.5% 1M -20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.91B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
2 wins
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$11.60 0.0% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.46B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPPRCIVIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $87.20B $16.91B $18.46B APP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 25.2x 14.8x VIV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 9.2x 12.5x RCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +60.6% +8.8% +15.9% APP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 64.6% 4.1% 10.7% APP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 71.3% 9.6% — APP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 2.7x -0.3x VIV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.1% -20.0% -9.9% VIV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.9%/yr -7.5%/yr +7.8%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.8% 29.1% 35.0% RCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 60/100 88/100 VIV

Percentile Scorecard

APPRCIVIV

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

AxisAPPRCIVIV
Valuation 42 #98 of 167 85 #8 of 49 88 #7 of 49
Growth 99 #2 of 153 46 #25 of 45 82 #9 of 45
Profitability 100 #1 of 153 71 #14 of 45 84 #8 of 45
Financial Health 69 #56 of 179 38 #31 of 49 96 #3 of 49
Shareholder Returns 51 #47 of 94 61 #15 of 37 89 #5 of 37
Overall 72 60 88
  • APP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • RCI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPPRCIVIVSPY
1 month -15.4%-0.5%0.0% -0.2%
3 months -37.2%-8.5%-11.9% +3.9%
6 months -41.5%-11.9%-26.0% +8.2%
Year to date -61.0%-15.8%-2.2% +12.9%
1 year -59.1%-20.0%-9.9% +12.3%
3 years +625.6%-13.5%+30.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +93.7%-4.7%+9.3% +23.3%
5 years +168.5%-32.4%+45.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +21.9%-7.5%+7.8% +10.9%
10 years —-20.5%-18.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-2.3%-2.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPPRCIVIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.8%29.1%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.7%27.9%39.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.250.150.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.69-0.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.9%-61.3%-44.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.2%-22.4%-32.3% -1.2%
52-week high $733.60$40.97$17.14 $779.14
52-week low $260.25$29.79$11.23 $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.

MultipleAPPRCIVIV
P/E now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 17.3x 25.6xmedian 11.8x 15.0xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 14.2x 4.3xmedian 6.8x 3.4xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 11.5x 2.6xmedian 5.9x 4.8xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.40 -4.17median 0.24 -31.46median 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 monthsAPPRCIVIV
Revenue $6.83B $16.37B $11.69B
Gross profit $6.04B $7.23B $5.26B
Operating income $5.29B $6.95B $1.99B
Net income $4.41B $733.46M $1.29B
Free cash flow $4.53B $6.69B $3.83B
R&D $320.08M – –
EPS (diluted) $13.08 $1.24 $0.77
Cash & equivalents $3.05B $2.22B $1.64B
Total debt $14.05B $120.01B $29.48M
Shares (diluted) 337.03M 541.00M 1.61B
Enterprise value $77.23B $11.50B $12.48B

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
MetricAPPRCIVIV
P/E 20.0x 25.6x 15.0x
P/FCF 19.5x 2.6x 4.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.5x 3.8x 4.8x
P/S 12.9x 1.0x 1.6x
P/B 27.9x 1.5x –
P/Tangible book 31.4x -1.9x –
EV/EBITDA 16.3x 4.3x 3.4x
EV/EBIT 16.8x 6.5x 8.5x
EV/Revenue 13.0x 2.8x 1.4x
EV/FCF 19.6x 6.8x 4.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.6x 10.0x 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -4.17 -31.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPRCIVIV
Revenue growth (1Y) 60.6% 8.8% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 6.7% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 64.6% 4.5% 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.9% 7.1% 7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 78.6% 5.9% 27.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 188.9% 7.2% 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.5% -85.0% 35.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 503.2% -1.2% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 84.4% -86.3% -15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 524.6% -6.1% -0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% 14.8% 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.2% 7.1% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% 0.3% 384.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.5% 1.0% -0.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPRCIVIV
Gross margin 88.5% 44.2% 45.0%
EBITDA margin 79.4% 63.8% 42.0%
Operating margin 77.4% 42.4% 17.1%
Pretax margin 76.3% 7.8% 12.6%
Net margin 64.6% 4.1% 10.7%
FCF margin 66.3% 40.9% 32.7%
Operating cash flow margin 66.3% 27.8% 32.7%
Return on equity 159.6% 6.3% –
Return on assets 55.2% 1.1% 5.2%
Return on invested capital 71.3% 9.6% –
Return on capital employed 78.5% 13.3% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 6.2x 3.0x
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPRCIVIV
Debt / assets 42.5% 46.7% 0.1%
Debt / equity 1.1x 2.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 2.7x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 4.5x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 61.7% 82.1% –
Equity / assets 38.3% 17.9% –
Interest coverage 25.8x 4.4x 2.5x
Current ratio 4.3x 0.7x –
Quick ratio 4.2x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 14.34 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPRCIVIV
Dividend yield – 6.3% 8.0%
Net buyback yield 2.8% – –
Shareholder yield 2.8% 6.3% 8.0%
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.

ConsensusAPPRCIVIV
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 9.2xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.83FY2026 $3.46FY2026 $0.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +72.6%FY2026 -5.5%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.8% 0.0% +38.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.60BFY2026 $15.02BFY2026 $13.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.9%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% +1.2% -3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPRCIVIV
Held by institutions 74.3% – 3.9%
Institutions holding 1,457 – 224
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% – -4.8%
Institutions buying 835 – 123
Institutions selling 478 – 74
Buyers to sellers 1.75 – 1.66

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.

APPRCIVIV
APP 1.00 0.05 0.02
RCI 0.05 1.00 0.01
VIV 0.02 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APP, RCI and VIV?

AppLovin (APP) is the largest by market capitalisation: AppLovin (APP) $87.20B, Rogers Communications (RCI) $16.91B, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, APP, RCI and VIV?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AppLovin (APP) 19.8x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 25.2x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rogers Communications (RCI) is cheapest (AppLovin (APP) 15.6x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.2x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 12.5x). 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%, Rogers Communications (RCI) +8.8%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

AppLovin (APP) has the highest net margin (AppLovin (APP) 64.6%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 4.1%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 10.7%). On return on invested capital, AppLovin (APP) leads (AppLovin (APP) 71.3%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Telefonica Brasil (VIV) returned the most: AppLovin (APP) -59.1%, Rogers Communications (RCI) -20.0%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) -9.9%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (AppLovin (APP) +21.9%/yr, Rogers Communications (RCI) -7.5%/yr, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +7.8%/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) 73.8%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 29.1%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.