DV vs SPOT vs EBAY Stock Comparison

DoubleVerify Holdings, Spotify Technology and Ebay Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EBAY Ebay Inc
$118.62 +9.9% 1M +22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$52.18B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.01B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Ebay leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ebay 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.

QuestionDVSPOTEBAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.09B $114.68B $52.18B SPOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.4x 33.3x 23.5x EBAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x 44.0x 20.7x EBAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.6% +17.0% +14.7% SPOT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% 15.7% 18.5% EBAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 19.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.6% -11.4% +22.0% EBAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.3%/yr +15.9%/yr +8.8%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.2% 46.4% 36.8% EBAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 62/100 50/100 DV

Percentile Scorecard

DVSPOTEBAY

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

AxisDVSPOTEBAY
Valuation 59 #69 of 167 30 #117 of 167 37 #105 of 167
Growth 49 #79 of 153 96 #7 of 153 50 #77 of 153
Profitability 75 #39 of 153 83 #27 of 153 87 #21 of 153
Financial Health 90 #18 of 179 84 #30 of 179 38 #111 of 179
Shareholder Returns 68 #31 of 94 16 #79 of 94 40 #57 of 94
Overall 68 62 50
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • EBAY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDVSPOTEBAYSPY
1 month +1.1%+12.3%+9.9% -0.8%
3 months +23.7%+15.7%+4.8% +3.5%
6 months +24.1%+15.4%+18.3% +7.0%
Year to date +18.4%-1.5%+36.2% +12.2%
1 year +11.6%-11.4%+22.0% +13.0%
3 years -49.2%+259.0%+212.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -20.2%+53.2%+46.2% +23.1%
5 years -63.6%+109.5%+52.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -18.3%+15.9%+8.8% +11.0%
10 years ——+311.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+15.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDVSPOTEBAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.2%46.4%36.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.3%44.4%43.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.300.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.26-0.250.60 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.7%-76.4%-52.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-14.1%-3.5% -1.8%
52-week high $13.56$665.67$122.91 $779.14
52-week low $8.61$412.75$79.41 $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.

MultipleDVSPOTEBAY
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 17.5x 34.2xmedian 17.5x 23.8xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.4x 5.4xmedian 1.4x 4.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 14.5x 32.1xmedian 14.5x 19.2xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 12.1x 31.9xmedian 12.1x 21.1xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.7x 11.9xmedian 1.7x 11.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 5.55median 0.41 0.41median 0.41 0.95median 0.41

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 monthsDVSPOTEBAY
Revenue $768.82M $21.85B $12.01B
Gross profit $633.77M $7.24B $8.70B
Operating income $97.55M $3.19B $2.46B
Net income $58.86M $3.44B $2.22B
Free cash flow $160.55M $3.69B $2.51B
R&D $178.30M $1.67B $1.79B
EPS (diluted) $0.37 $16.34 $4.88
Cash & equivalents $210.17M $6.84B $2.31B
Total debt – – $6.74B
Shares (diluted) 157.89M 210.51M 455.00M
Enterprise value $1.24B $71.60B $38.72B

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
MetricDVSPOTEBAY
P/E 35.4x 34.2x 23.8x
P/FCF 13.1x 31.9x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x 31.2x 17.0x
P/S 2.7x 5.4x 4.4x
P/B 1.9x 11.9x 11.3x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 11.9x 11.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x 32.1x 19.2x
EV/EBIT 19.4x 33.4x 22.8x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 4.9x 4.7x
EV/FCF 11.8x 28.8x 22.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 28.2x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.55 0.41 0.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVSPOTEBAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.6% 17.0% 14.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 17.1% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% 22.0% 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.6% 28.2% 6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.1% 45.9% 10.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 91.3% 3.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.6% 117.4% 2.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 86.0% 18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% 113.8% 5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 82.8% 25.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% 15.0% 68.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 152.0% 2.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% 12.1% 77.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 166.5% 1.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVSPOTEBAY
Gross margin 82.4% 33.1% 72.5%
EBITDA margin 20.7% 15.2% 24.4%
Operating margin 12.7% 14.6% 20.5%
Pretax margin 12.2% 18.0% 20.6%
Net margin 7.7% 15.7% 18.5%
FCF margin 20.9% 16.9% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 26.6% 17.3% 25.9%
Return on equity 5.4% 35.3% 49.0%
Return on assets 4.6% 21.5% 12.4%
Return on invested capital – – 19.3%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 20.0% 20.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.5x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 13.4% 1.5% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVSPOTEBAY
Debt / assets – – 37.6%
Debt / equity – – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.2x
Debt / FCF – – 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 16.5% 38.9% 74.0%
Equity / assets 83.5% 61.1% 26.0%
Interest coverage 55.5x 3.0x 9.9x
Current ratio 4.5x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 4.7x 223.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 2.0x 206.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 7.35 – 6.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVSPOTEBAY
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 7.0% -0.6% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 7.0% -0.6% 4.7%
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.

ConsensusDVSPOTEBAY
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 44.0xFY2026 20.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.44FY2026 $12.99FY2026 $5.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.7%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.4% +37.3% +14.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $841.13MFY2026 $21.04BFY2026 $11.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +27.4% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVSPOTEBAY
Held by institutions 100.0% 65.9% 92.4%
Institutions holding 315 1,235 1,293
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +1.1% +0.3%
Institutions buying 167 615 616
Institutions selling 114 480 485
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.28 1.27

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.

DVSPOTEBAY
DV 1.00 0.28 0.13
SPOT 0.28 1.00 0.24
EBAY 0.13 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DV, SPOT and EBAY?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.09B, Spotify Technology (SPOT) $114.68B, Ebay (EBAY) $52.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, DV, SPOT and EBAY?

Ebay (EBAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.4x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 33.3x, Ebay (EBAY) 23.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ebay (EBAY) is cheapest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 44.0x, Ebay (EBAY) 20.7x). 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%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%, Ebay (EBAY) +14.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ebay (EBAY) has the highest net margin (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%, Ebay (EBAY) 18.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ebay (EBAY) returned the most: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +11.6%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) -11.4%, Ebay (EBAY) +22.0%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -18.3%/yr, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +15.9%/yr, Ebay (EBAY) +8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ebay (EBAY) has been the steadiest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.2%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.4%, Ebay (EBAY) 36.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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