DV vs PERI Stock Comparison

DoubleVerify Holdings and Perion Network Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PERI Perion Network Ltd.
$8.60 +0.1% 1M -11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$335.61M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$415.10M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionDVPERILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.10B $335.61M DV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.4x -21.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x 7.1x PERI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.6% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% -4.1% DV
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% -11.4% DV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.3%/yr -20.6%/yr DV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.2% 37.1% PERI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 43/100 DV

Percentile Scorecard

DVPERI

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

AxisDVPERI
Valuation 58 #38 of 90 76 #22 of 90
Growth 49 #39 of 75 1 #74 of 75
Profitability 73 #21 of 75 41 #45 of 75
Financial Health 87 #14 of 99 74 #27 of 99
Shareholder Returns 80 #8 of 36 23 #28 of 36
Overall 69 43
  • DV ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PERI ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDVPERISPY
1 month +1.1%+0.1% -0.8%
3 months +23.7%-8.8% +3.5%
6 months +24.1%-17.6% +7.0%
Year to date +18.4%-10.2% +12.2%
1 year +11.6%-11.4% +13.0%
3 years -49.2%-64.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -20.2%-29.3% +23.1%
5 years -63.6%-68.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -18.3%-20.6% +11.0%
10 years —+163.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+10.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDVPERISPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.2%37.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.3%39.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.26-0.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.7%-83.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-22.2% -1.8%
52-week high $13.56$11.06 $779.14
52-week low $8.61$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.

MultipleDVPERI
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 17.9x -21.1xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.7x 0.8xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 11.8x -14.7xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 10.1x 12.8xmedian 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.55median 0.38 0.71median 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 monthsDVPERI
Revenue $768.82M $415.10M
Gross profit $633.77M $366.69M
Operating income $97.55M -$26.14M
Net income $58.86M -$17.14M
Free cash flow $160.55M $26.31M
R&D $178.30M $30.48M
EPS (diluted) $0.37 $-0.41
Cash & equivalents $210.17M $63.27M
Shares (diluted) 157.89M 42.10M
Enterprise value $1.25B -$644.48M

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
MetricDVPERI
P/E 35.4x -21.1x
P/FCF 13.1x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x 14.0x
P/S 2.7x 0.8x
P/B 1.9x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x -14.7x
EV/EBIT 19.4x -4.4x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 0.3x
EV/FCF 11.8x 4.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 4.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.55 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVPERI
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% -15.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.6% -17.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.2% -30.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -29.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -29.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% -45.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% -43.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVPERI
Gross margin 82.4% 88.3%
EBITDA margin 20.7% -1.9%
Operating margin 12.7% -6.3%
Pretax margin 12.2% -4.7%
Net margin 7.7% -4.1%
FCF margin 20.9% 6.3%
Operating cash flow margin 26.6% 5.8%
Return on equity 5.4% -4.0%
Return on assets 4.6% -2.9%
Return on invested capital – –
Return on capital employed 8.2% -3.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.5x -1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 13.4% 6.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVPERI
Debt / assets – –
Debt / equity – –
Net debt / EBITDA – –
Debt / FCF – –
Liabilities / assets 16.5% 26.9%
Equity / assets 83.5% 73.1%
Interest coverage 55.5x –
Current ratio 4.5x 2.5x
Quick ratio 4.7x 2.1x
Cash ratio 2.0x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 7.35 1.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVPERI
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield 7.0% -2.1%
Shareholder yield 7.0% -2.1%
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.

ConsensusDVPERI
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.44FY2026 $1.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.7%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.4% +20.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $841.13MFY2026 $484.41MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVPERI
Held by institutions 100.0% 53.5%
Institutions holding 315 94
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% -2.5%
Institutions buying 167 40
Institutions selling 114 27
Buyers to sellers 1.46 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.

DVPERI
DV 1.00 0.30
PERI 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DV and PERI?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) is the largest by market capitalisation: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.10B, Perion Network (PERI) $335.61M.

Which company is more profitable?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) has the highest net margin (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%, Perion Network (PERI) -4.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) returned the most: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +11.6%, Perion Network (PERI) -11.4%. Over five years, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) compounded fastest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -18.3%/yr, Perion Network (PERI) -20.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Perion Network (PERI) has been the steadiest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.2%, Perion Network (PERI) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do DV and PERI move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.30, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, DV 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.