DSP vs TTD vs APPS Stock Comparison

Viant Technology, Trade Desk and Digital Turbine Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DSP Viant Technology Inc.
$13.34 +9.6% 1M +55.8% 1Y
Market cap
$886.51M
P/E
30.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$388.50M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
2 wins
TTD Trade Desk, Inc.
$13.06 +8.4% 1M -73.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.13B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
5 wins
APPS Digital Turbine, Inc.
$10.57 -9.3% 1M +68.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.26B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Trade Desk leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Trade Desk 5, Digital Turbine 2, Viant Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDSPTTDAPPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $886.51M $6.13B $1.26B TTD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.2x 15.0x — TTD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 78.5x 35.3x 14.3x APPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.0% +11.6% — DSP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% 13.6% — TTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.8% -73.9% +68.8% APPS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr -29.5%/yr -34.3%/yr DSP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.9% 57.8% 93.6% TTD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 75/100 — TTD

Percentile Scorecard

DSPTTDAPPS

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

AxisDSPTTDAPPS
Valuation 52 #80 of 166 80 #34 of 166 –
Growth 86 #23 of 153 64 #56 of 153 –
Profitability 57 #66 of 153 86 #23 of 153 –
Financial Health 75 #46 of 179 56 #80 of 179 21 #141 of 179
Shareholder Returns 19 #74 of 91 89 #11 of 91 –
Overall 58 75 –
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  • TTD 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

PeriodDSPTTDAPPSSPY
1 month +9.6%+8.4%-9.3% +0.7%
3 months +16.8%-28.6%+29.1% +3.7%
6 months +22.8%-44.6%+199.4% +7.1%
Year to date +10.8%-65.6%+111.4% +12.8%
1 year +55.8%-73.9%+68.8% +11.9%
3 years +152.7%-80.8%+126.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +36.2%-42.3%+31.3% +22.8%
5 years +13.5%-82.6%-87.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.6%-29.5%-34.3% +10.9%
10 years —+410.2%+1,368.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+17.7%+30.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDSPTTDAPPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.9%57.8%93.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.2%61.0%76.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.270.822.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.81-1.280.74 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.0%-91.5%-98.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.7%-74.0%-26.5% -1.2%
52-week high $14.30$50.28$14.39 $779.14
52-week low $8.50$11.92$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.

MultipleDSPTTDAPPS
P/E now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 16.7x 15.0xmedian 16.7x —median 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 12.7x 6.5xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 10.5x 7.1xmedian 10.5x —median 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x 6.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.99median 0.39 0.30median 0.39 —median 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 monthsDSPTTDAPPS
Revenue $388.50M $2.99B –
Gross profit $173.06M $2.30B –
Operating income $9.12M $586.32M –
Net income $21.59M $406.89M –
Free cash flow $66.03M $863.05M –
R&D – $541.95M –
EPS (diluted) $0.13 $0.87 –
Cash & equivalents $193.05M $1.12B $37.96M
Total debt – – $360.96M
Shares (diluted) 65.19M 469.95M 120.47M
Enterprise value $360.71M $493.76M $1.11B

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
MetricDSPTTDAPPS
P/E 30.2x 15.0x –
P/FCF 13.4x 7.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 13.2x 5.7x –
P/S 2.3x 2.1x –
P/B 2.8x 2.4x 6.3x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 2.4x -73.9x
EV/EBITDA 23.1x 6.5x –
EV/EBIT 76.1x 7.9x –
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.6x –
EV/FCF 10.5x 5.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x 4.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.99 0.30 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDSPTTDAPPS
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.0% 11.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 20.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.0% 8.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 17.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 78.9% 23.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.8% 58.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 70.6% -2.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.5% 46.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 2.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 49.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.7% 16.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.0% 20.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.4% 14.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.4% 17.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDSPTTDAPPS
Gross margin 44.5% 76.9% –
EBITDA margin 7.7% 23.8% –
Operating margin 2.3% 19.6% –
Pretax margin 1.8% 21.5% –
Net margin 2.2% 13.6% –
FCF margin 17.0% 28.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% 36.2% –
Return on equity 7.1% 16.2% –
Return on assets 4.6% 7.1% –
Return on invested capital 3.0% – –
Return on capital employed 2.9% 19.8% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 2.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 7.6% 15.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDSPTTDAPPS
Debt / assets – – 42.9%
Debt / equity – – 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 36.0% 55.3% 76.2%
Equity / assets 64.0% 44.7% 23.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.3x 1.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.7x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.99 2.25 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDSPTTDAPPS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.3% 15.3% –
Shareholder yield -0.3% 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.

ConsensusDSPTTDAPPS
Forward P/E 78.5xFY2026 35.3xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.17FY2026 $0.37FY2026 $0.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -52.8%FY2026 -58.9%FY2026 +32.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +76.5% -29.7% +32.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $248.57MFY2026 $2.86BFY2026 $690.88MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.1%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.2% -12.9% +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDSPTTDAPPS
Held by institutions 18.4% 88.4% 64.5%
Institutions holding 121 684 211
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.8% +1.9% +7.1%
Institutions buying 77 338 128
Institutions selling 28 254 62
Buyers to sellers 2.75 1.33 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.

DSPTTDAPPS
DSP 1.00 0.33 0.32
TTD 0.33 1.00 0.18
APPS 0.32 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DSP, TTD and APPS?

Trade Desk (TTD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Viant Technology (DSP) $886.51M, Trade Desk (TTD) $6.13B, Digital Turbine (APPS) $1.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, DSP, TTD and APPS?

Trade Desk (TTD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Viant Technology (DSP) 30.2x, Trade Desk (TTD) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Digital Turbine (APPS) is cheapest (Viant Technology (DSP) 78.5x, Trade Desk (TTD) 35.3x, Digital Turbine (APPS) 14.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Viant Technology (DSP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Viant Technology (DSP) +22.0%, Trade Desk (TTD) +11.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trade Desk (TTD) has the highest net margin (Viant Technology (DSP) 2.2%, Trade Desk (TTD) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digital Turbine (APPS) returned the most: Viant Technology (DSP) +55.8%, Trade Desk (TTD) -73.9%, Digital Turbine (APPS) +68.8%. Over five years, Viant Technology (DSP) compounded fastest (Viant Technology (DSP) +2.6%/yr, Trade Desk (TTD) -29.5%/yr, Digital Turbine (APPS) -34.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trade Desk (TTD) has been the steadiest (Viant Technology (DSP) 68.9%, Trade Desk (TTD) 57.8%, Digital Turbine (APPS) 93.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DSP, TTD 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, Trade Desk (TTD) 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.