DV vs HUCK vs NIQ Stock Comparison

DoubleVerify Holdings, Huckleberry.ai and NIQ Global Intelligence Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUCK Huckleberry.ai, Inc.
$3.11 -7.7% 1M -77.7% 1Y
Market cap
$136.13M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$315.21M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

DoubleVerify Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (DoubleVerify Holdings 5, NIQ Global Intelligence 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDVHUCKNIQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.10B $136.13M $5.84B NIQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.4x -3.4x -22.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x 44.4x 17.8x NIQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.6% -1.0% +7.5% DV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% -13.4% -6.1% DV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 2.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 67.5x 4.0x NIQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.4% -77.7% +43.2% NIQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.1%/yr -48.7%/yr — DV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 100.9% 67.3% DV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 26/100 54/100 DV

Percentile Scorecard

DVHUCKNIQ

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

AxisDVHUCKNIQ
Valuation 57 #72 of 167 35 #66 of 101 73 #28 of 101
Growth 49 #79 of 153 35 #63 of 97 72 #28 of 97
Profitability 75 #39 of 153 37 #60 of 94 46 #51 of 94
Financial Health 90 #18 of 179 5 #103 of 108 23 #83 of 108
Shareholder Returns 67 #32 of 94 18 #53 of 64 –
Overall 68 26 54
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • HUCK ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NIQ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDVHUCKNIQSPY
1 month +1.2%-7.7%+11.0% -0.2%
3 months +20.4%-17.3%+69.3% +3.9%
6 months +24.2%-17.1%+79.4% +8.2%
Year to date +18.4%-63.1%+20.1% +12.9%
1 year +14.4%-77.7%+43.2% +12.3%
3 years -49.2%-61.2%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.2%-27.1%— +23.3%
5 years -65.4%-96.5%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -19.1%-48.7%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureDVHUCKNIQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%100.9%67.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.3%107.6%62.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.552.180.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.33-0.770.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.7%-97.8%-59.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-77.8%-1.1% -1.2%
52-week high $13.56$14.01$20.04 $779.14
52-week low $8.61$2.00$7.97 $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.

MultipleDVHUCKNIQ
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 17.3x -3.4xmedian 28.3x -22.1xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 14.2x 149.4xmedian 17.3x 11.3xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 11.5x -15.5xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.8x -0.7xmedian 3.2x 5.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.56median 0.40 -0.13median 0.85 —median 0.85

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 monthsDVHUCKNIQ
Revenue $768.82M $315.21M $4.36B
Gross profit $633.77M $237.80M $2.43B
Operating income $97.55M -$30.85M $135.00M
Net income $58.86M -$42.15M -$264.00M
Free cash flow $160.55M -$8.79M –
R&D $178.30M $74.68M –
EPS (diluted) $0.37 $-0.92 $-0.89
Cash & equivalents $210.17M $25.10M $416.60M
Total debt – – $3.55B
Shares (diluted) 157.89M 46.00M 295.06M
Enterprise value $1.26B -$18.89M $4.44B

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
MetricDVHUCKNIQ
P/E 35.4x -3.4x -22.1x
P/FCF 13.1x -15.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x -228.0x –
P/S 2.7x 0.4x 1.3x
P/B 1.9x -0.7x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 2.1x -0.7x -6.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x 149.4x 11.3x
EV/EBIT 19.4x -8.0x 66.5x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 0.8x 2.1x
EV/FCF 11.8x -28.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x -415.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.56 -0.13 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVHUCKNIQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.6% -1.0% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% -0.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% 0.1% 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.6% -0.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.1% 31.3% 577.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 22.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 11.6% 45.6% 55.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 20.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% 51.9% 62.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 26.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% -123.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 57.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% -17.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 22.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVHUCKNIQ
Gross margin 82.4% 75.4% 55.7%
EBITDA margin 20.7% 0.5% 18.2%
Operating margin 12.7% -9.8% 3.1%
Pretax margin 12.2% -12.8% -2.4%
Net margin 7.7% -13.4% -6.1%
FCF margin 20.9% -2.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.6% -0.2% –
Return on equity 5.4% – -21.5%
Return on assets 4.6% -22.7% -3.8%
Return on invested capital – – 2.8%
Return on capital employed 8.2% – 2.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.5x 0.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 13.4% 16.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVHUCKNIQ
Debt / assets – 78.4% 52.5%
Debt / equity – -0.7x 3.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 67.5x 4.0x
Debt / FCF – -15.6x –
Liabilities / assets 16.5% 207.1% 83.0%
Equity / assets 83.5% -107.1% 17.0%
Interest coverage 55.5x – –
Current ratio 4.5x 0.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 4.7x 0.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 7.36 -12.86 0.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVHUCKNIQ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 7.0% -0.7% –
Shareholder yield 7.0% -0.7% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusDVHUCKNIQ
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 44.4xFY2026 17.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.44FY2026 $0.07FY2026 $1.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.7%FY2026 – +382.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.4% -28.6% +19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $841.13MFY2026 $301.44MFY2026 $4.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 -5.5%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% -1.9% +18.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVHUCKNIQ
Held by institutions 100.0% – 84.4%
Institutions holding 315 – 162
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% – +4.0%
Institutions buying 167 – 101
Institutions selling 114 – 51
Buyers to sellers 1.46 – 1.98

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.

DVHUCKNIQ
DV 1.00 0.17 0.34
HUCK 0.17 1.00 0.20
NIQ 0.34 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DV, HUCK and NIQ?

NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.10B, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) $136.13M, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) $5.84B.

Which company is growing faster?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -1.0%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) has the highest net margin (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -13.4%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) returned the most: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +14.4%, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -77.7%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +43.2%. Over five years, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) compounded fastest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -19.1%/yr, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -48.7%/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) 44.1%, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) 100.9%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 67.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DV, HUCK and NIQ?

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.