DV vs SPOT vs QXL Stock Comparison

DoubleVerify Holdings, Spotify Technology and Quantum X Labs Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
QXL Quantum X Labs Inc.
$3.70 -20.1% 1M +5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$55.67M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$2.78M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Spotify Technology leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Spotify Technology 4, DoubleVerify Holdings 4, Quantum X Labs 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDVSPOTQXLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.09B $114.23B $55.67M SPOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.5x 33.2x -4.2x SPOT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x 42.8x — DV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.6% +17.0% +70.0% QXL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% 15.7% — SPOT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 7.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.5% -17.6% +5.7% DV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.3%/yr +13.2%/yr -1.2%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 46.5% 108.8% DV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 63/100 30/100 DV

Percentile Scorecard

DVSPOTQXL

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

AxisDVSPOTQXL
Valuation 56 #74 of 166 35 #109 of 166 26 #124 of 166
Growth 48 #80 of 152 96 #7 of 152 13 #132 of 152
Profitability 77 #36 of 152 84 #25 of 152 34 #101 of 152
Financial Health 90 #18 of 179 84 #30 of 179 71 #52 of 179
Shareholder Returns 68 #31 of 94 16 #79 of 94 9 #86 of 94
Overall 68 63 30
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • QXL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDVSPOTQXLSPY
1 month +1.2%+8.3%-20.1% +0.9%
3 months +17.6%+2.8%-12.1% +5.9%
6 months +23.7%+21.4%+1.6% +8.5%
Year to date +18.5%-7.3%+141.8% +13.3%
1 year +14.5%-17.6%+5.7% +12.4%
3 years -49.1%+237.8%+54.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -20.2%+50.1%+15.5% +23.5%
5 years -65.7%+86.0%-5.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -19.3%+13.2%-1.2% +11.0%
10 years ——-99.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——-37.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDVSPOTQXLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%46.5%108.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.3%44.7%112.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.290.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.33-0.380.05 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.7%-76.4%-99.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-19.1%-46.0% -0.9%
52-week high $13.56$665.67$6.85 $779.14
52-week low $8.61$412.75$1.04 $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.

MultipleDVSPOTQXL
P/E now vs peer median 35.5xmedian 16.8x 32.1xmedian 16.8x -4.0xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.4x 5.1xmedian 1.4x -19.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 13.9x 30.0xmedian 13.9x 31.0xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 11.4x 30.0xmedian 11.4x -14.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.8x 11.2xmedian 1.8x 2.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 5.56median 0.36 0.39median 0.36 0.01median 0.36

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 monthsDVSPOTQXL
Revenue $768.82M $21.85B -$2.78M
Gross profit $633.77M $7.24B –
Operating income $97.55M $3.19B $1.29M
Net income $58.86M $3.44B -$14.55M
Free cash flow $160.55M $3.69B -$3.66M
R&D $178.30M $1.67B $2.00K
EPS (diluted) $0.37 $16.34 $-0.65
Cash & equivalents $210.17M $6.84B $2.44M
Total debt – – $11.14M
Shares (diluted) 157.89M 210.51M 20.07M
Enterprise value $1.24B $71.15B $48.06M

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
MetricDVSPOTQXL
P/E 35.5x 32.1x -4.0x
P/FCF 13.1x 30.0x -14.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x 29.4x -15.2x
P/S 2.7x 5.1x -19.0x
P/B 1.9x 11.2x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 11.2x -133.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 30.0x 31.0x
EV/EBIT 19.4x 31.2x 40.1x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 4.6x -18.6x
EV/FCF 11.8x 27.0x -14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x 26.4x -14.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.56 0.39 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVSPOTQXL
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.6% 17.0% 70.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 17.1% -26.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% 22.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.6% 28.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.1% 45.9% -64.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 91.3% -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.6% 117.4% 30.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 86.0% -173.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% 113.8% 75.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 82.8% -539.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% 15.0% -267.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 152.0% -43.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% 12.1% -287.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 166.5% -44.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVSPOTQXL
Gross margin 82.4% 33.1% –
EBITDA margin 20.7% 15.2% –
Operating margin 12.7% 14.6% –
Pretax margin 12.2% 18.0% –
Net margin 7.7% 15.7% –
FCF margin 20.9% 16.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.6% 17.3% 124.9%
Return on equity 5.4% 35.3% -94.6%
Return on assets 4.6% 21.5% -69.4%
Return on invested capital – – 7.6%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 20.0% 7.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.4x -0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.5x 1.1x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 13.4% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVSPOTQXL
Debt / assets – – 4.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.7x
Debt / FCF – – -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 16.5% 38.9% 17.3%
Equity / assets 83.5% 61.1% 82.7%
Interest coverage 55.5x 3.0x –
Current ratio 4.5x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 4.7x 223.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 2.0x 206.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 7.36 – 3.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVSPOTQXL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 7.0% -0.6% -8.8%
Shareholder yield 7.0% -0.6% -8.8%
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.

ConsensusDVSPOTQXL
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 42.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.44FY2026 $12.58FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +46.7%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +36.4% +39.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $841.13MFY2026 $20.91BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +27.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVSPOTQXL
Held by institutions 100.0% 65.9% –
Institutions holding 315 1,236 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +1.1% –
Institutions buying 167 615 –
Institutions selling 114 481 –
Buyers to sellers 1.46 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.

DVSPOTQXL
DV 1.00 0.28 -0.06
SPOT 0.28 1.00 -0.02
QXL -0.06 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DV, SPOT and QXL?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.09B, Spotify Technology (SPOT) $114.23B, Quantum X Labs (QXL) $55.67M.

Which stock is cheaper, DV, SPOT and QXL?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.5x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 33.2x, Quantum X Labs (QXL) -4.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) is cheapest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 42.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Quantum X Labs (QXL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%, Quantum X Labs (QXL) +70.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) returned the most: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +14.5%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) -17.6%, Quantum X Labs (QXL) +5.7%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -19.3%/yr, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +13.2%/yr, Quantum X Labs (QXL) -1.2%/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%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.5%, Quantum X Labs (QXL) 108.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Spotify Technology (SPOT) leads on 4. 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.