DV vs GOOGL vs QCOM Stock Comparison

DoubleVerify Holdings, Alphabet and Qualcomm Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$320.58 -6.8% 1M +19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.90T
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$445.87B
Div. yield
0.27%
Digital Advertising Technology
9 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$184.17 -8.8% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$194.67B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
1.97%
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Alphabet leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Alphabet 9, Qualcomm 2, DoubleVerify Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDVGOOGLQCOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.10B $3.90T $194.67B GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.4x 16.0x 21.0x GOOGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x 15.2x 17.1x GOOGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.6% +20.1% +1.9% GOOGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% 54.8% 21.0% GOOGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.6% 20.5% QCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.8x 0.4x GOOGL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.27% 1.97% QCOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.4% +19.1% -1.9% GOOGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.1%/yr +17.1%/yr +6.6%/yr GOOGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 31.3% 53.0% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 61/100 61/100 DV

Percentile Scorecard

DVGOOGLQCOM

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

AxisDVGOOGLQCOM
Valuation 57 #72 of 167 38 #104 of 167 80 #20 of 94
Growth 49 #79 of 153 72 #43 of 153 33 #62 of 92
Profitability 75 #39 of 153 88 #20 of 153 85 #14 of 90
Financial Health 90 #18 of 179 79 #38 of 179 28 #72 of 99
Shareholder Returns 67 #32 of 94 28 #68 of 94 79 #16 of 73
Overall 68 61 61
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDVGOOGLQCOMSPY
1 month +1.2%-6.8%-8.8% -0.2%
3 months +20.4%-3.9%+13.1% +3.9%
6 months +24.2%-8.3%+22.8% +8.2%
Year to date +18.4%+2.4%+7.7% +12.9%
1 year +14.4%+19.1%-1.9% +12.3%
3 years -49.2%+162.4%+73.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.2%+38.0%+20.1% +23.3%
5 years -65.4%+119.8%+37.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -19.1%+17.1%+6.6% +10.9%
10 years —+684.4%+162.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+22.9%+10.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDVGOOGLQCOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%31.3%53.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.3%28.8%52.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.551.352.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.330.61-0.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.7%-44.3%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-20.4%-26.6% -1.2%
52-week high $13.56$402.62$251.02 $779.14
52-week low $8.61$267.47$124.07 $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.

MultipleDVGOOGLQCOM
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 17.3x 16.0xmedian 17.3x 21.0xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.4x 8.7xmedian 1.4x 4.4xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 14.2x 21.7xmedian 14.2x 16.9xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 11.5x 73.1xmedian 11.5x 18.7xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.8x 6.1xmedian 1.8x 7.0xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 5.56median 0.40 0.25median 0.40 5.05median 2.28

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 monthsDVGOOGLQCOM
Revenue $768.82M $445.87B $44.07B
Gross profit $633.77M $271.52B $23.90B
Operating income $97.55M $147.63B $10.22B
Net income $58.86M $244.21B $9.26B
Free cash flow $160.55M $53.27B $10.42B
R&D $178.30M $68.97B $9.89B
EPS (diluted) $0.37 $19.83 $8.66
Cash & equivalents $210.17M $55.91B $4.53B
Total debt – $98.17B $12.78B
Shares (diluted) 157.89M 12.31B 1.07B
Enterprise value $1.26B $3.65T $154.59B

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
MetricDVGOOGLQCOM
P/E 35.4x 16.0x 21.0x
P/FCF 13.1x 73.1x 18.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x 21.0x 15.7x
P/S 2.7x 8.7x 4.4x
P/B 1.9x 6.1x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 6.2x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x 21.7x 16.9x
EV/EBIT 19.4x 25.4x 19.5x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 8.4x 4.5x
EV/FCF 11.8x 70.4x 19.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 20.2x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.56 0.25 5.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVGOOGLQCOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.6% 20.1% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 15.5% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% 24.0% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.6% 19.2% 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.1% 21.6% -15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 25.6% 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.6% 111.3% -20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 58.8% 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% 109.3% -17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 64.3% 4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% 38.9% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 23.3% 12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% -20.2% -10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% -9.2% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVGOOGLQCOM
Gross margin 82.4% 60.9% 54.2%
EBITDA margin 20.7% 38.8% 26.8%
Operating margin 12.7% 33.1% 23.2%
Pretax margin 12.2% 67.1% 25.4%
Net margin 7.7% 54.8% 21.0%
FCF margin 20.9% 11.9% 23.6%
Operating cash flow margin 26.6% 41.6% 28.1%
Return on equity 5.4% 43.6% 33.7%
Return on assets 4.6% 30.0% 16.2%
Return on invested capital – 18.6% 20.5%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 21.5% 22.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.5x 0.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 13.4% 6.3% 7.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVGOOGLQCOM
Debt / assets – 10.6% 22.3%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.8x 0.4x
Debt / FCF – 1.8x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 16.5% 30.5% 51.8%
Equity / assets 83.5% 69.5% 48.2%
Interest coverage 55.5x – 14.8x
Current ratio 4.5x 2.7x 2.0x
Quick ratio 4.7x 2.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 2.0x 1.9x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 7.36 10.35 6.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVGOOGLQCOM
Dividend yield – 0.3% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 7.0% 0.4% 4.5%
Shareholder yield 7.0% 0.7% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 41.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 36.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%

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.

ConsensusDVGOOGLQCOM
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.44FY2026 $21.10FY2026 $10.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.7%FY2026 +95.2%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.4% -31.6% -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $841.13MFY2026 $528.22BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +21.6% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVGOOGLQCOM
Held by institutions 100.0% 80.1% 79.7%
Institutions holding 315 5,740 3,030
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +4.6% +2.8%
Institutions buying 167 2,656 1,416
Institutions selling 114 2,573 1,333
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.03 1.06

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.

DVGOOGLQCOM
DV 1.00 0.17 0.07
GOOGL 0.17 1.00 0.22
QCOM 0.07 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DV, GOOGL and QCOM?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.10B, Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.90T, Qualcomm (QCOM) $194.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, DV, GOOGL and QCOM?

Alphabet (GOOGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.4x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 16.0x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alphabet (GOOGL) is cheapest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 15.2x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alphabet (GOOGL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +20.1%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alphabet (GOOGL) has the highest net margin (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 54.8%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (Alphabet (GOOGL) 18.6%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alphabet (GOOGL) returned the most: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +14.4%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +19.1%, Qualcomm (QCOM) -1.9%. Over five years, Alphabet (GOOGL) compounded fastest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -19.1%/yr, Alphabet (GOOGL) +17.1%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest dividend yield: Alphabet (GOOGL) 0.27%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 1.97%. DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.1%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 31.3%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DV, GOOGL and QCOM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alphabet (GOOGL) leads on 9. 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.