CRTO vs SPOT vs TTD Stock Comparison

Criteo, Spotify Technology and Trade Desk Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRTO Criteo S.A.
$14.89 -3.6% 1M -32.8% 1Y
Market cap
$728.58M
P/E
9.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
2 wins
TTD Trade Desk, Inc.
$13.06 +8.4% 1M -73.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.75B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Spotify Technology leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Spotify Technology 6, Criteo 2, Trade Desk 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRTOSPOTTTDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $728.58M $121.64B $5.75B SPOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.3x 35.4x 14.1x CRTO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.1x 44.3x 35.3x CRTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.2% +17.0% +11.6% SPOT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.4% 15.7% 13.6% 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 -32.8% -16.3% -73.9% SPOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.7%/yr +14.0%/yr -29.5%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.8% 46.6% 57.8% SPOT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 62/100 75/100 TTD

Percentile Scorecard

CRTOSPOTTTD

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

AxisCRTOSPOTTTD
Valuation 87 #23 of 166 31 #115 of 166 80 #34 of 166
Growth 30 #107 of 153 96 #7 of 153 64 #56 of 153
Profitability 55 #69 of 153 84 #25 of 153 86 #23 of 153
Financial Health 65 #64 of 179 83 #32 of 179 56 #80 of 179
Shareholder Returns 96 #5 of 91 17 #76 of 91 89 #11 of 91
Overall 67 62 75
  • CRTO ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TTD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRTOSPOTTTDSPY
1 month -3.6%+13.0%+8.4% +0.7%
3 months -32.1%+6.6%-28.6% +3.7%
6 months -21.4%+24.8%-44.6% +7.1%
Year to date -27.8%-4.0%-65.6% +12.8%
1 year -32.8%-16.3%-73.9% +11.9%
3 years -46.6%+242.6%-80.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -18.9%+50.8%-42.3% +22.8%
5 years -54.9%+92.6%-82.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -14.7%+14.0%-29.5% +10.9%
10 years -59.5%—+410.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year -8.7%—+17.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRTOSPOTTTDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.8%46.6%57.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.9%44.7%61.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.280.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.57-0.35-1.28 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.5%-76.4%-91.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.0%-16.3%-74.0% -1.2%
52-week high $23.28$665.67$50.28 $779.14
52-week low $14.17$412.75$11.92 $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.

MultipleCRTOSPOTTTD
P/E now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 16.7x 33.3xmedian 16.7x 15.0xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.4x 5.2xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.7x 31.2xmedian 12.7x 6.5xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -51.7xmedian 10.5x 31.0xmedian 10.5x 7.1xmedian 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.7x 11.6xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.39 0.40median 0.39 0.30median 0.39

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 monthsCRTOSPOTTTD
Revenue $1.79B $21.85B $2.99B
Gross profit $940.45M $7.24B $2.30B
Operating income $104.03M $3.19B $586.32M
Net income $83.26M $3.44B $406.89M
Free cash flow -$13.98M $3.69B $863.05M
R&D $281.99M $1.67B $541.95M
EPS (diluted) $1.55 $16.34 $0.87
Cash & equivalents $252.24M $6.84B $1.12B
Total debt $45.06M – –
Shares (diluted) 50.55M 210.51M 469.95M
Enterprise value -$488.91M $78.55B $114.04M

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
MetricCRTOSPOTTTD
P/E 9.5x 33.3x 15.0x
P/FCF -51.7x 31.0x 7.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.6x 30.4x 5.7x
P/S 0.4x 5.2x 2.1x
P/B 0.6x 11.6x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 11.6x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 31.2x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 4.3x 32.5x 7.9x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 4.7x 1.6x
EV/FCF -32.4x 28.0x 5.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.5x 27.4x 4.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 0.40 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRTOSPOTTTD
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.2% 17.0% 11.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 17.1% 20.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.6% 22.0% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 28.2% 17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.1% 45.9% 23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 50.4% 91.3% 58.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -41.0% 117.4% -2.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 103.6% 86.0% 46.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -37.5% 113.8% 2.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 128.0% 82.8% 49.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.0% 15.0% 16.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.9% 152.0% 20.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -107.3% 12.1% 14.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.4% 166.5% 17.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRTOSPOTTTD
Gross margin 52.6% 33.1% 76.9%
EBITDA margin – 15.2% 23.8%
Operating margin 5.8% 14.6% 19.6%
Pretax margin 6.0% 18.0% 21.5%
Net margin 4.4% 15.7% 13.6%
FCF margin -0.8% 16.9% 28.9%
Operating cash flow margin 7.2% 17.3% 36.2%
Return on equity 7.1% 35.3% 16.2%
Return on assets 4.1% 21.5% 7.1%
Return on invested capital 6.9% – –
Return on capital employed 7.6% 20.0% 19.8%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 1.5% 15.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRTOSPOTTTD
Debt / assets 0.5% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF -0.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 38.9% 55.3%
Equity / assets 57.9% 61.1% 44.7%
Interest coverage – 3.0x –
Current ratio 1.3x – 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 223.0x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 206.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.11 – 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRTOSPOTTTD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 22.7% -0.6% 15.3%
Shareholder yield 22.7% -0.6% 15.3%
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.

ConsensusCRTOSPOTTTD
Forward P/E 4.1xFY2026 44.3xFY2026 35.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.62FY2026 $12.58FY2026 $0.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.6%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 -58.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +39.4% -29.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $986.69MFY2026 $20.91BFY2026 $2.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -15.7%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +27.7% -12.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRTOSPOTTTD
Held by institutions 83.4% 65.9% 88.4%
Institutions holding 127 1,237 684
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +1.1% +1.9%
Institutions buying 63 615 338
Institutions selling 39 482 254
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.28 1.33

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.

CRTOSPOTTTD
CRTO 1.00 0.14 0.24
SPOT 0.14 1.00 0.30
TTD 0.24 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRTO, SPOT and TTD?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Criteo (CRTO) $728.58M, Spotify Technology (SPOT) $121.64B, Trade Desk (TTD) $5.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRTO, SPOT and TTD?

Criteo (CRTO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Criteo (CRTO) 9.3x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 35.4x, Trade Desk (TTD) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Criteo (CRTO) is cheapest (Criteo (CRTO) 4.1x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 44.3x, Trade Desk (TTD) 35.3x). 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%, Trade Desk (TTD) +11.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) has the highest net margin (Criteo (CRTO) 4.4%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%, Trade Desk (TTD) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Spotify Technology (SPOT) returned the most: Criteo (CRTO) -32.8%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) -16.3%, Trade Desk (TTD) -73.9%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (Criteo (CRTO) -14.7%/yr, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +14.0%/yr, Trade Desk (TTD) -29.5%/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) 57.8%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.6%, Trade Desk (TTD) 57.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.