DV vs PDD vs SPOT Stock Comparison

DoubleVerify Holdings, PDD Holdings and Spotify Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PDD PDD Holdings Inc.
$78.13 +0.7% 1M -41.7% 1Y
Market cap
$111.21B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

PDD Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (PDD Holdings 5, Spotify Technology 3, DoubleVerify Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDVPDDSPOTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.10B $111.21B $117.75B SPOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.4x 8.1x 34.2x PDD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x 7.3x 44.0x PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.6% +13.8% +17.0% SPOT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% 20.7% 15.7% PDD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.6% -41.7% -11.4% DV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.3%/yr -3.3%/yr +15.9%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.2% 33.6% 46.4% PDD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 78/100 66/100 PDD

Percentile Scorecard

DVPDDSPOT

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

AxisDVPDDSPOT
Valuation 58 #38 of 90 83 #16 of 90 42 #53 of 90
Growth 49 #39 of 75 62 #29 of 75 97 #3 of 75
Profitability 73 #21 of 75 88 #10 of 75 82 #14 of 75
Financial Health 87 #14 of 99 78 #23 of 99 80 #21 of 99
Shareholder Returns 80 #8 of 36 – 29 #26 of 36
Overall 69 78 66
  • DV ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PDD ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SPOT ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDVPDDSPOTSPY
1 month +1.1%+0.7%+12.3% -0.8%
3 months +23.7%-7.9%+15.7% +3.5%
6 months +24.1%-20.7%+15.4% +7.0%
Year to date +18.4%-31.1%-1.5% +12.2%
1 year +11.6%-41.7%-11.4% +13.0%
3 years -49.2%-27.8%+259.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -20.2%-10.3%+53.2% +23.1%
5 years -63.6%-15.3%+109.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -18.3%-3.3%+15.9% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureDVPDDSPOTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.2%33.6%46.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.3%35.6%44.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.860.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.26-1.24-0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.7%-73.1%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-43.4%-14.1% -1.8%
52-week high $13.56$138.13$665.67 $779.14
52-week low $8.61$73.30$412.75 $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.

MultipleDVPDDSPOT
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 17.9x 8.1xmedian 17.9x 34.2xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 5.4xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x 32.1xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 10.1x 6.9xmedian 10.1x 31.9xmedian 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x 11.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.55median 0.38 0.26median 0.38 0.41median 0.38

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 monthsDVPDDSPOT
Revenue $768.82M $64.89B $21.85B
Gross profit $633.77M $36.55B $7.24B
Operating income $97.55M $14.41B $3.19B
Net income $58.86M $13.45B $3.44B
Free cash flow $160.55M $16.02B $3.69B
R&D $178.30M $2.64B $1.67B
EPS (diluted) $0.37 $9.08 $16.34
Cash & equivalents $210.17M $19.00B $6.84B
Shares (diluted) 157.89M 1.48B 210.51M
Enterprise value $1.25B -$132.84B $74.67B

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
MetricDVPDDSPOT
P/E 35.4x 8.1x 34.2x
P/FCF 13.1x 6.9x 31.9x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x 6.9x 31.2x
P/S 2.7x 1.7x 5.4x
P/B 1.9x 1.7x 11.9x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.7x 11.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x – 32.1x
EV/EBIT 19.4x 3.0x 33.4x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 0.7x 4.9x
EV/FCF 11.8x 2.7x 28.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 2.7x 28.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.55 0.26 0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVPDDSPOT
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.6% 13.8% 17.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 40.4% 17.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% 11.6% 22.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.6% 29.3% 28.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.1% 12.7% 45.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 37.4% 91.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.6% -1.4% 117.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 32.0% 86.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% -1.6% 113.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 30.8% 82.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% 22.0% 15.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 21.6% 152.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% 22.0% 12.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 21.6% 166.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVPDDSPOT
Gross margin 82.4% 56.3% 33.1%
EBITDA margin 20.7% – 15.2%
Operating margin 12.7% 22.2% 14.6%
Pretax margin 12.2% 28.4% 18.0%
Net margin 7.7% 20.7% 15.7%
FCF margin 20.9% 24.7% 16.9%
Operating cash flow margin 26.6% 24.7% 17.3%
Return on equity 5.4% 21.1% 35.3%
Return on assets 4.6% 14.1% 21.5%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 8.2% 22.6% 20.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.5x 1.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 13.4% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVPDDSPOT
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 16.5% 32.5% 38.9%
Equity / assets 83.5% 67.5% 61.1%
Interest coverage 55.5x – 3.0x
Current ratio 4.5x 2.6x –
Quick ratio 4.7x 2.1x 223.0x
Cash ratio 2.0x 2.1x 206.0x
Altman Z-score 7.35 4.56 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVPDDSPOT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 7.0% – -0.6%
Shareholder yield 7.0% 0.0% -0.6%
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.

ConsensusDVPDDSPOT
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 7.3xFY2026 44.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.44FY2026 $10.76FY2026 $12.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.7%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.4% +19.5% +37.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $841.13MFY2026 $72.15BFY2026 $21.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +9.4% +27.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVPDDSPOT
Held by institutions 100.0% 30.3% 65.9%
Institutions holding 315 507 1,235
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +4.8% +1.1%
Institutions buying 167 213 615
Institutions selling 114 234 480
Buyers to sellers 1.46 0.91 1.28

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.

DVPDDSPOT
DV 1.00 0.14 0.28
PDD 0.14 1.00 0.21
SPOT 0.28 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DV, PDD and SPOT?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.10B, PDD Holdings (PDD) $111.21B, Spotify Technology (SPOT) $117.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, DV, PDD and SPOT?

PDD Holdings (PDD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.4x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.1x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 34.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.3x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 44.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%, PDD Holdings (PDD) +13.8%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

PDD Holdings (PDD) has the highest net margin (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) returned the most: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +11.6%, PDD Holdings (PDD) -41.7%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) -11.4%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -18.3%/yr, PDD Holdings (PDD) -3.3%/yr, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +15.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PDD Holdings (PDD) has been the steadiest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.2%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.6%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DV, PDD and SPOT?

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