DV vs FICO vs SMWB Stock Comparison

DoubleVerify Holdings, Fair Isaac and Similarweb Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$709.00 +14.9% 1M -54.8% 1Y
Market cap
$16.30B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
7 wins
SMWB Similarweb Ltd.
$8.98 +16.6% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$737.91M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$295.61M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Fair Isaac leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Fair Isaac 7, DoubleVerify Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDVFICOSMWBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.09B $16.30B $737.91M FICO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.5x 20.0x -33.9x FICO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x 16.2x 40.8x FICO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.6% +24.1% +10.2% FICO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% 34.1% -7.4% FICO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 62.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.6% -54.8% +6.4% DV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.3%/yr +12.2%/yr -14.1%/yr FICO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.9% 66.9% 80.9% DV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 75/100 36/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

DVFICOSMWB

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

AxisDVFICOSMWB
Valuation 56 #73 of 166 64 #37 of 101 28 #73 of 101
Growth 49 #79 of 153 82 #18 of 97 64 #36 of 97
Profitability 76 #37 of 153 100 #1 of 93 41 #55 of 93
Financial Health 90 #18 of 179 33 #73 of 108 24 #82 of 108
Shareholder Returns 68 #30 of 91 98 #2 of 63 21 #50 of 63
Overall 68 75 36
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • FICO ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SMWB ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDVFICOSMWBSPY
1 month +1.3%+14.9%+16.6% +0.7%
3 months +22.7%-37.8%+23.7% +3.7%
6 months +23.0%-30.8%+219.6% +7.1%
Year to date +18.5%-58.1%+19.9% +12.8%
1 year +19.6%-54.8%+6.4% +11.9%
3 years -49.5%-16.7%+76.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -20.4%-5.9%+20.9% +22.8%
5 years -65.7%+78.1%-53.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -19.3%+12.2%-14.1% +10.9%
10 years —+494.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+19.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDVFICOSMWBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.9%66.9%80.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%81.7%89.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.361.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.45-0.820.08 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.7%-75.1%-88.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-61.6%-3.1% -1.2%
52-week high $13.56$1,844.98$9.27 $779.14
52-week low $8.61$592.49$2.33 $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.

MultipleDVFICOSMWB
P/E now vs peer median 35.5xmedian 16.7x 19.7xmedian 28.0x -35.0xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.4x 6.4xmedian 2.8x 2.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 12.7x 16.5xmedian 16.9x -307.5xmedian 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 10.5x 15.4xmedian 15.9x 50.6xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.7x -3.7xmedian 3.2x 34.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.56median 0.39 0.67median 0.89 -1.16median 0.89

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 monthsDVFICOSMWB
Revenue $768.82M $2.39B $295.61M
Gross profit $633.77M $2.04B $235.99M
Operating income $97.55M $1.24B -$11.06M
Net income $58.86M $815.02M -$21.78M
Free cash flow $160.55M $996.02M $15.44M
R&D $178.30M $208.49M $73.83M
EPS (diluted) $0.37 $35.90 $-0.26
Cash & equivalents $210.17M $248.44M $73.90M
Total debt – $5.58B –
Shares (diluted) 157.89M 22.70M 84.82M
Enterprise value $1.24B $15.54B $460.86M

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
MetricDVFICOSMWB
P/E 35.5x 19.7x -35.0x
P/FCF 13.1x 15.4x 50.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x 15.3x 55.1x
P/S 2.7x 6.4x 2.6x
P/B 1.9x -3.7x 34.3x
P/Tangible book 2.1x -3.7x 34.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 16.5x -307.5x
EV/EBIT 19.4x 16.7x -63.9x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 8.6x 2.4x
EV/FCF 11.8x 20.7x 45.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x 20.6x 49.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.56 0.67 -1.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVFICOSMWB
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.6% 24.1% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 17.6% 12.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% 29.2% 12.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.6% 20.6% 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.1% 39.7% 50.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 26.5% 42.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.6% 28.8% 25.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 24.9% 27.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% 39.5% 28.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 29.5% 30.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% 28.1% -30.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 30.6% 33.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% 28.5% -29.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 30.7% 33.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVFICOSMWB
Gross margin 82.4% 85.1% 79.8%
EBITDA margin 20.7% 52.3% -0.8%
Operating margin 12.7% 51.7% -3.7%
Pretax margin 12.2% 44.5% -5.9%
Net margin 7.7% 34.1% -7.4%
FCF margin 20.9% 41.6% 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 26.6% 41.8% 4.8%
Return on equity 5.4% – -108.3%
Return on assets 4.6% 39.9% -8.8%
Return on invested capital – 62.6% –
Return on capital employed 8.2% 95.3% -19.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.5x 1.2x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 13.4% 7.3% 6.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVFICOSMWB
Debt / assets – 274.0% –
Debt / equity – -1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.3x –
Debt / FCF – 5.6x –
Liabilities / assets 16.5% 301.1% 91.9%
Equity / assets 83.5% -201.1% 8.1%
Interest coverage 55.5x 6.6x –
Current ratio 4.5x 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 4.7x 1.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 7.36 8.34 0.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVFICOSMWB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 7.0% 23.3% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 7.0% 23.3% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusDVFICOSMWB
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 16.2xFY2026 40.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.44FY2026 $43.69FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.7%FY2026 +46.2%FY2026 +266.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.4% +11.1% +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $841.13MFY2026 $2.41BFY2026 $332.14MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +18.5% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVFICOSMWB
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.7% 45.9%
Institutions holding 316 843 68
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +1.9% -7.8%
Institutions buying 167 382 36
Institutions selling 114 343 18
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.11 2.00

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.

DVFICOSMWB
DV 1.00 0.23 0.27
FICO 0.23 1.00 0.16
SMWB 0.27 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DV, FICO and SMWB?

Fair Isaac (FICO) is the largest by market capitalisation: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.09B, Fair Isaac (FICO) $16.30B, Similarweb (SMWB) $737.91M.

Which stock is cheaper, DV, FICO and SMWB?

Fair Isaac (FICO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.5x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 20.0x, Similarweb (SMWB) -33.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fair Isaac (FICO) is cheapest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 16.2x, Similarweb (SMWB) 40.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fair Isaac (FICO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%, Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%, Similarweb (SMWB) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fair Isaac (FICO) has the highest net margin (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 34.1%, Similarweb (SMWB) -7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) returned the most: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +19.6%, Fair Isaac (FICO) -54.8%, Similarweb (SMWB) +6.4%. Over five years, Fair Isaac (FICO) compounded fastest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -19.3%/yr, Fair Isaac (FICO) +12.2%/yr, Similarweb (SMWB) -14.1%/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%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 66.9%, Similarweb (SMWB) 80.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DV, FICO and SMWB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fair Isaac (FICO) leads on 7. 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.