CRTO vs SPOT Stock Comparison

Criteo and Spotify Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRTO Criteo S.A.
$14.47 -11.1% 1M -29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$696.79M
P/E
8.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
–
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3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Spotify Technology leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Spotify Technology 6, Criteo 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRTOSPOTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $696.79M $113.97B SPOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.9x 33.1x CRTO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.0x 45.5x 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% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.5% -11.4% SPOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.9%/yr +15.9%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.1% 46.4% SPOT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 62/100 CRTO

Percentile Scorecard

CRTOSPOT

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

AxisCRTOSPOT
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
Shareholder Returns 97 #4 of 94 16 #79 of 94
Overall 67 62
  • CRTO ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRTOSPOTSPY
1 month -11.1%+12.3% -0.8%
3 months -30.6%+15.7% +3.5%
6 months -25.1%+15.4% +7.0%
Year to date -29.8%-1.5% +12.2%
1 year -29.5%-11.4% +13.0%
3 years -47.7%+259.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -19.5%+53.2% +23.1%
5 years -55.4%+109.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.9%+15.9% +11.0%
10 years -61.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -9.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCRTOSPOTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.1%46.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.8%44.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.420.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.51-0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.9%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.8%-14.1% -1.8%
52-week high $23.28$665.67 $779.14
52-week low $14.47$412.75 $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.

MultipleCRTOSPOT
P/E now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 17.5x 34.2xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.4x 5.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 32.1xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -50.3xmedian 12.1x 31.9xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.7x 11.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.41 0.41median 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 monthsCRTOSPOT
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
Total debt $45.06M –
Shares (diluted) 50.55M 210.51M
Enterprise value -$520.69M $70.89B

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
MetricCRTOSPOT
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
P/Tangible book 0.7x 11.9x
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
MetricCRTOSPOT
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
MetricCRTOSPOT
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
MetricCRTOSPOT
Debt / assets 0.5% –
Debt / equity 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – –
Debt / FCF -0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 38.9%
Equity / assets 57.9% 61.1%
Interest coverage – 3.0x
Current ratio 1.3x –
Quick ratio 1.1x 223.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 206.0x
Altman Z-score 2.10 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRTOSPOT
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

CRTOSPOT
CRTO 1.00 0.14
SPOT 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRTO and SPOT?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Criteo (CRTO) $696.79M, Spotify Technology (SPOT) $113.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRTO and SPOT?

Criteo (CRTO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Criteo (CRTO) 8.9x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 33.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Criteo (CRTO) is cheapest (Criteo (CRTO) 4.0x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 45.5x). 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 Spotify Technology (SPOT) returned the most: Criteo (CRTO) -29.5%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) -11.4%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (Criteo (CRTO) -14.9%/yr, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +15.9%/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%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do CRTO and SPOT move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.14, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, CRTO and SPOT?

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.