DV vs CRTO vs PERI Stock Comparison

DoubleVerify Holdings, Criteo and Perion Network Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRTO Criteo S.A.
$15.17 +3.0% 1M -32.1% 1Y
Market cap
$776.75M
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
2 wins
PERI Perion Network Ltd.
$11.42 +34.4% 1M +23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$480.76M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$436.22M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

DoubleVerify Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (DoubleVerify Holdings 5, Criteo 2, Perion Network 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDVCRTOPERILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.09B $776.75M $480.76M DV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.3x 9.9x -37.3x CRTO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x 4.2x 9.4x CRTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.2% -8.2% +2.9% DV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 4.4% -3.0% 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 +20.9% -32.1% +23.5% PERI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.8%/yr -18.1%/yr -16.9%/yr PERI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.9% 57.6% 46.0% DV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 67/100 45/100 DV

Percentile Scorecard

DVCRTOPERI

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

AxisDVCRTOPERI
Valuation 60 #67 of 166 87 #22 of 166 77 #39 of 166
Growth 53 #73 of 154 30 #108 of 154 10 #139 of 154
Profitability 75 #39 of 154 58 #66 of 154 44 #86 of 154
Financial Health 90 #18 of 179 62 #69 of 179 79 #38 of 179
Shareholder Returns 63 #37 of 97 96 #5 of 97 15 #83 of 97
Overall 68 67 45
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  • CRTO 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

PeriodDVCRTOPERISPY
1 month +0.6%+3.0%+34.4% -2.0%
3 months +13.7%-32.3%+16.4% -2.2%
6 months +18.3%-24.6%+5.6% +4.2%
Year to date +18.5%-26.4%+19.2% +10.6%
1 year +20.9%-32.1%+23.5% +10.4%
3 years -53.8%-36.6%-60.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year -22.7%-14.1%-26.4% +20.2%
5 years -62.4%-63.2%-60.3% +61.6%
5 years, per year -17.8%-18.1%-16.9% +10.1%
10 years —-62.6%+305.0% +261.3%
10 years, per year —-9.4%+15.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDVCRTOPERISPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.9%57.6%46.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.5%66.1%40.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.540.400.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.48-0.560.51 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.7%-71.5%-83.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-34.8%0.0% -3.2%
52-week high $13.56$23.28$11.42 $779.14
52-week low $8.61$14.17$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.

MultipleDVCRTOPERI
P/E now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 17.5x 9.6xmedian 17.5x -37.3xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 15.3x —median 15.3x 19.2xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 12.1x -52.7xmedian 12.1x 11.7xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.7x 0.6xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 4.02median 0.37 0.08median 0.37 1.30median 0.37

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 monthsDVCRTOPERI
Revenue $785.84M $1.79B $436.22M
Gross profit $645.71M $940.45M $386.34M
Operating income $104.79M $104.03M -$8.18M
Net income $64.59M $83.26M -$12.87M
Free cash flow $167.18M -$13.98M $38.20M
R&D $177.88M $281.99M $30.61M
EPS (diluted) $0.41 $1.55 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $250.85M $252.24M $63.27M
Total debt – $9.65M –
Shares (diluted) 157.89M 50.55M 42.10M
Enterprise value $1.19B -$440.73M -$463.42M

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
MetricDVCRTOPERI
P/E 32.3x 9.6x -37.3x
P/FCF 12.7x -52.7x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 5.7x 12.1x
P/S 2.7x 0.4x 1.0x
P/B 1.9x 0.6x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 0.7x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x – 19.2x
EV/EBIT 17.8x 4.5x -27.4x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 0.3x 0.5x
EV/FCF 11.2x -33.3x 5.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 3.6x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.02 0.08 1.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVCRTOPERI
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.2% -8.2% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.7% -2.5% -14.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% -8.6% 3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 5.2% -16.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.7% -43.1% 39.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 50.4% -27.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 44.4% -41.0% -170.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 103.6% -28.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.3% -37.5% -218.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 128.0% -28.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.9% -55.0% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.1% -14.9% -35.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.0% -107.3% -11.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.1% -28.4% -35.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVCRTOPERI
Gross margin 82.2% 52.6% 88.6%
EBITDA margin 21.6% – 2.7%
Operating margin 13.3% 5.8% -1.9%
Pretax margin 12.9% 6.0% -2.9%
Net margin 8.2% 4.4% -3.0%
FCF margin 21.3% -0.8% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 26.6% 7.2% 8.4%
Return on equity 5.8% 7.1% -3.4%
Return on assets 4.9% 4.1% -2.5%
Return on invested capital – 6.9% –
Return on capital employed 8.6% 7.6% -1.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 1.6x -2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 12.8% 3.7% 6.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVCRTOPERI
Debt / assets – 0.5% –
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – -0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 16.0% 42.1% 26.9%
Equity / assets 84.0% 57.9% 73.1%
Interest coverage 53.9x – –
Current ratio 4.7x 1.3x 2.5x
Quick ratio 4.9x 1.1x 2.1x
Cash ratio 2.3x 0.4x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 7.42 2.12 2.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVCRTOPERI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 4.5% 22.3% -1.8%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 22.3% -1.8%
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.

ConsensusDVCRTOPERI
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 4.2xFY2026 9.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.44FY2026 $3.62FY2026 $1.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.7%FY2026 -21.6%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.4% +7.2% +20.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $841.13MFY2026 $986.69MFY2026 $484.41MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 -15.7%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +3.7% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVCRTOPERI
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.4% 53.5%
Institutions holding 317 128 94
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +2.2% -2.5%
Institutions buying 167 64 40
Institutions selling 114 39 27
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.64 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.

DVCRTOPERI
DV 1.00 0.32 0.24
CRTO 0.32 1.00 0.20
PERI 0.24 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DV, CRTO and PERI?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) is the largest by market capitalisation: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.09B, Criteo (CRTO) $776.75M, Perion Network (PERI) $480.76M.

Which stock is cheaper, DV, CRTO and PERI?

Criteo (CRTO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 32.3x, Criteo (CRTO) 9.9x, Perion Network (PERI) -37.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Criteo (CRTO) is cheapest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x, Criteo (CRTO) 4.2x, Perion Network (PERI) 9.4x). 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: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.2%, Criteo (CRTO) -8.2%, Perion Network (PERI) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) has the highest net margin (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 8.2%, Criteo (CRTO) 4.4%, Perion Network (PERI) -3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Perion Network (PERI) returned the most: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +20.9%, Criteo (CRTO) -32.1%, Perion Network (PERI) +23.5%. Over five years, Perion Network (PERI) compounded fastest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -17.8%/yr, Criteo (CRTO) -18.1%/yr, Perion Network (PERI) -16.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) has been the steadiest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 43.9%, Criteo (CRTO) 57.6%, Perion Network (PERI) 46.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DV, CRTO 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.