CRTO vs SPOT vs APPS Stock Comparison

Criteo, Spotify Technology and Digital Turbine Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRTO Criteo S.A.
$14.47 -11.1% 1M -29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$705.98M
P/E
9.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
3 wins
APPS Digital Turbine, Inc.
$9.62 -13.4% 1M +44.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionCRTOSPOTAPPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $705.98M $114.67B $1.17B SPOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.0x 33.3x — CRTO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.0x 45.5x 13.0x CRTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.2% +17.0% — SPOT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.4% 15.7% — SPOT
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 -29.5% -11.4% +44.4% APPS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.9%/yr +15.9%/yr -35.1%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.1% 46.4% 93.6% SPOT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 62/100 — CRTO

Percentile Scorecard

CRTOSPOTAPPS

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

AxisCRTOSPOTAPPS
Valuation 87 #23 of 167 30 #117 of 167 –
Growth 30 #107 of 153 96 #7 of 153 –
Profitability 55 #70 of 153 83 #27 of 153 –
Financial Health 65 #64 of 179 84 #30 of 179 21 #141 of 179
Shareholder Returns 97 #4 of 94 16 #79 of 94 –
Overall 67 62 –
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  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • APPS ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRTOSPOTAPPSSPY
1 month -11.1%+12.3%-13.4% -0.8%
3 months -30.6%+15.7%+12.0% +3.5%
6 months -25.1%+15.4%+169.5% +7.0%
Year to date -29.8%-1.5%+92.4% +12.2%
1 year -29.5%-11.4%+44.4% +13.0%
3 years -47.7%+259.0%+102.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -19.5%+53.2%+26.5% +23.1%
5 years -55.4%+109.5%-88.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.9%+15.9%-35.1% +11.0%
10 years -61.0%—+1,182.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year -9.0%—+29.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCRTOSPOTAPPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.1%46.4%93.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.8%44.4%76.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.420.302.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.51-0.250.47 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.9%-76.4%-98.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.8%-14.1%-33.1% -1.8%
52-week high $23.28$665.67$14.39 $779.14
52-week low $14.47$412.75$2.82 $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.

MultipleCRTOSPOTAPPS
P/E now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 17.5x 34.2xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.4x 5.4xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 32.1xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -50.3xmedian 12.1x 31.9xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.7x 11.9xmedian 1.7x 5.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.41 0.41median 0.41 —median 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 monthsCRTOSPOTAPPS
Revenue $1.79B $21.85B –
Gross profit $940.45M $7.24B –
Operating income $104.03M $3.19B –
Net income $83.26M $3.44B –
Free cash flow -$13.98M $3.69B –
R&D $281.99M $1.67B –
EPS (diluted) $1.55 $16.34 –
Cash & equivalents $252.24M $6.84B $37.96M
Total debt $45.06M – $360.96M
Shares (diluted) 50.55M 210.51M 120.47M
Enterprise value -$511.50M $71.58B $1.02B

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
MetricCRTOSPOTAPPS
P/E 9.2x 34.2x –
P/FCF -50.3x 31.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 31.2x –
P/S 0.4x 5.4x –
P/B 0.6x 11.9x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 11.9x -67.2x
EV/EBITDA – 32.1x –
EV/EBIT 4.2x 33.4x –
EV/Revenue 0.2x 4.9x –
EV/FCF -30.9x 28.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 3.3x 28.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 0.41 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRTOSPOTAPPS
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.2% 17.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 17.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.6% 22.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 28.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.1% 45.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 50.4% 91.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -41.0% 117.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 103.6% 86.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -37.5% 113.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 128.0% 82.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.0% 15.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.9% 152.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -107.3% 12.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.4% 166.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRTOSPOTAPPS
Gross margin 52.6% 33.1% –
EBITDA margin – 15.2% –
Operating margin 5.8% 14.6% –
Pretax margin 6.0% 18.0% –
Net margin 4.4% 15.7% –
FCF margin -0.8% 16.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.2% 17.3% –
Return on equity 7.1% 35.3% –
Return on assets 4.1% 21.5% –
Return on invested capital 6.9% – –
Return on capital employed 7.6% 20.0% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRTOSPOTAPPS
Debt / assets 0.5% – 42.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF -0.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 38.9% 76.2%
Equity / assets 57.9% 61.1% 23.8%
Interest coverage – 3.0x –
Current ratio 1.3x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 223.0x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 206.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.10 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRTOSPOTAPPS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 23.3% -0.6% –
Shareholder yield 23.3% -0.6% –
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.

ConsensusCRTOSPOTAPPS
Forward P/E 4.0xFY2026 45.5xFY2026 13.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.62FY2026 $12.58FY2026 $0.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.6%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 +32.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +39.4% +32.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $986.69MFY2026 $20.91BFY2026 $690.88MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -15.7%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +27.7% +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRTOSPOTAPPS
Held by institutions 82.8% 65.9% 64.5%
Institutions holding 123 1,235 211
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +1.1% +7.1%
Institutions buying 59 615 128
Institutions selling 39 480 62
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.28 2.06

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.

CRTOSPOTAPPS
CRTO 1.00 0.14 -0.05
SPOT 0.14 1.00 0.11
APPS -0.05 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRTO, SPOT and APPS?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Criteo (CRTO) $705.98M, Spotify Technology (SPOT) $114.67B, Digital Turbine (APPS) $1.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRTO, SPOT and APPS?

Criteo (CRTO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Criteo (CRTO) 9.0x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 33.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Criteo (CRTO) is cheapest (Criteo (CRTO) 4.0x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 45.5x, Digital Turbine (APPS) 13.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Criteo (CRTO) -8.2%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) has the highest net margin (Criteo (CRTO) 4.4%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digital Turbine (APPS) returned the most: Criteo (CRTO) -29.5%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) -11.4%, Digital Turbine (APPS) +44.4%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (Criteo (CRTO) -14.9%/yr, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +15.9%/yr, Digital Turbine (APPS) -35.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Spotify Technology (SPOT) has been the steadiest (Criteo (CRTO) 58.1%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.4%, Digital Turbine (APPS) 93.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRTO, SPOT and APPS?

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