CRTO vs DV vs PERI Stock Comparison

Criteo, DoubleVerify Holdings and Perion Network Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRTO Criteo S.A.
$14.17 -13.0% 1M -32.2% 1Y
Market cap
$710.70M
P/E
9.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
3 wins
PERI Perion Network Ltd.
$8.67 +0.9% 1M -10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$365.41M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$415.10M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

DoubleVerify Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (DoubleVerify Holdings 5, Criteo 3, Perion Network 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRTODVPERILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $710.70M $2.09B $365.41M DV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.1x 35.5x -21.3x CRTO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.9x 30.8x 7.2x CRTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.2% +7.6% — DV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.4% 7.7% -4.1% DV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.2% +14.4% -10.4% DV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.8%/yr -19.1%/yr -20.7%/yr CRTO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.0% 44.1% 37.1% PERI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 68/100 42/100 DV

Percentile Scorecard

CRTODVPERI

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

AxisCRTODVPERI
Valuation 89 #20 of 167 57 #72 of 167 75 #43 of 167
Growth 30 #107 of 153 49 #79 of 153 3 #149 of 153
Profitability 55 #70 of 153 75 #39 of 153 38 #95 of 153
Financial Health 65 #64 of 179 90 #18 of 179 78 #40 of 179
Shareholder Returns 97 #4 of 94 67 #32 of 94 14 #81 of 94
Overall 67 68 42
  • CRTO ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PERI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRTODVPERISPY
1 month -13.0%+1.2%+0.9% -0.2%
3 months -33.0%+20.4%-9.8% +3.9%
6 months -26.8%+24.2%-16.5% +8.2%
Year to date -31.2%+18.4%-9.5% +12.9%
1 year -32.2%+14.4%-10.4% +12.3%
3 years -48.8%-49.2%-64.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.0%-20.2%-29.1% +23.3%
5 years -57.6%-65.4%-68.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.8%-19.1%-20.7% +10.9%
10 years -61.1%—+170.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.0%—+10.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRTODVPERISPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.0%44.1%37.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.6%47.3%39.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.420.550.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.550.33-0.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.5%-79.7%-83.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.1%-0.1%-21.6% -1.2%
52-week high $23.28$13.56$11.06 $779.14
52-week low $14.17$8.61$7.71 $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.

MultipleCRTODVPERI
P/E now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 17.3x 35.4xmedian 17.3x -21.3xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 11.8xmedian 14.2x -15.1xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -49.2xmedian 11.5x 13.1xmedian 11.5x 12.9xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 1.8x 0.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.40 5.56median 0.40 0.71median 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 monthsCRTODVPERI
Revenue $1.79B $768.82M $415.10M
Gross profit $940.45M $633.77M $366.69M
Operating income $104.03M $97.55M -$26.14M
Net income $83.26M $58.86M -$17.14M
Free cash flow -$13.98M $160.55M $26.31M
R&D $281.99M $178.30M $30.48M
EPS (diluted) $1.55 $0.37 $-0.41
Cash & equivalents $252.24M $210.17M $63.27M
Total debt $45.06M – –
Shares (diluted) 50.55M 157.89M 42.10M
Enterprise value -$506.79M $1.24B -$614.68M

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
MetricCRTODVPERI
P/E 9.0x 35.4x -21.3x
P/FCF -49.2x 13.1x 12.9x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 10.3x 14.2x
P/S 0.4x 2.7x 0.8x
P/B 0.6x 1.9x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 2.1x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA – 11.8x -15.1x
EV/EBIT 4.0x 19.4x -4.5x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 2.5x 0.3x
EV/FCF -29.9x 11.8x 4.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.2x 9.2x 4.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 5.56 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRTODVPERI
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.2% 7.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 15.3% -15.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.6% 8.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 15.6% -17.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.1% 15.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 50.4% 10.2% -30.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -41.0% 11.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 103.6% 3.3% -29.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -37.5% 17.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 128.0% 6.4% -29.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.0% 14.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.9% 26.7% -45.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -107.3% 7.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.4% 34.2% -43.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRTODVPERI
Gross margin 52.6% 82.4% 88.3%
EBITDA margin – 20.7% -1.9%
Operating margin 5.8% 12.7% -6.3%
Pretax margin 6.0% 12.2% -4.7%
Net margin 4.4% 7.7% -4.1%
FCF margin -0.8% 20.9% 6.3%
Operating cash flow margin 7.2% 26.6% 5.8%
Return on equity 7.1% 5.4% -4.0%
Return on assets 4.1% 4.6% -2.9%
Return on invested capital 6.9% – –
Return on capital employed 7.6% 8.2% -3.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 3.5x -1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 13.4% 6.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRTODVPERI
Debt / assets 0.5% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF -0.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 16.5% 26.9%
Equity / assets 57.9% 83.5% 73.1%
Interest coverage – 55.5x –
Current ratio 1.3x 4.5x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x 4.7x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 2.0x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 2.09 7.36 1.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRTODVPERI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 23.8% 7.0% -2.1%
Shareholder yield 23.8% 7.0% -2.1%
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.

ConsensusCRTODVPERI
Forward P/E 3.9xFY2026 30.8xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.62FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $1.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.6%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +36.4% +20.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $986.69MFY2026 $841.13MFY2026 $484.41MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -15.7%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +0.8% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRTODVPERI
Held by institutions 83.4% 100.0% 53.5%
Institutions holding 126 315 94
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +1.2% -2.5%
Institutions buying 62 167 40
Institutions selling 39 114 27
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.46 1.48

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.

CRTODVPERI
CRTO 1.00 0.32 0.22
DV 0.32 1.00 0.30
PERI 0.22 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRTO, DV and PERI?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Criteo (CRTO) $710.70M, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.09B, Perion Network (PERI) $365.41M.

Which stock is cheaper, CRTO, DV and PERI?

Criteo (CRTO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Criteo (CRTO) 9.1x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.5x, Perion Network (PERI) -21.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Criteo (CRTO) is cheapest (Criteo (CRTO) 3.9x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x, Perion Network (PERI) 7.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Criteo (CRTO) -8.2%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) has the highest net margin (Criteo (CRTO) 4.4%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%, Perion Network (PERI) -4.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) returned the most: Criteo (CRTO) -32.2%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +14.4%, Perion Network (PERI) -10.4%. Over five years, Criteo (CRTO) compounded fastest (Criteo (CRTO) -15.8%/yr, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -19.1%/yr, Perion Network (PERI) -20.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Perion Network (PERI) has been the steadiest (Criteo (CRTO) 58.0%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.1%, Perion Network (PERI) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 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.