EVC vs DV vs APP Stock Comparison

Entravision Communications, DoubleVerify Holdings and AppLovin Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APP AppLovin Corp
$260.25 -17.4% 1M -55.9% 1Y
Market cap
$87.54B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.83B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AppLovin leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (AppLovin 7, Entravision Communications 3, DoubleVerify Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEVCDVAPPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $563.74M $2.08B $87.54B APP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 134.8x 35.4x 19.9x APP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.1x 30.8x 15.5x EVC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +71.4% +7.6% +60.6% EVC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 7.7% 64.6% APP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.9% — 71.3% APP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x — 0.1x APP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +205.9% +13.7% -55.9% EVC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr -17.8%/yr +22.5%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 99.6% 44.2% 74.1% DV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 69/100 72/100 APP

Percentile Scorecard

EVCDVAPP

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

AxisEVCDVAPP
Valuation 72 #47 of 167 60 #68 of 167 42 #97 of 167
Growth 80 #31 of 153 49 #79 of 153 99 #2 of 153
Profitability 65 #55 of 153 75 #39 of 153 100 #1 of 153
Financial Health 31 #124 of 179 90 #18 of 179 70 #55 of 179
Shareholder Returns 52 #46 of 94 70 #29 of 94 50 #48 of 94
Overall 60 69 72
  • EVC ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • APP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEVCDVAPPSPY
1 month -21.1%+1.2%-17.4% -1.0%
3 months -41.9%+28.3%-33.6% +2.9%
6 months +65.6%+24.4%-41.9% +6.4%
Year to date +111.9%+18.4%-61.4% +11.4%
1 year +205.9%+13.7%-55.9% +13.1%
3 years +76.9%-53.0%+576.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +21.0%-22.2%+89.2% +21.5%
5 years -19.4%-62.5%+176.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -4.2%-17.8%+22.5% +10.9%
10 years -9.9%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year -1.0%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureEVCDVAPPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 99.6%44.2%74.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.2%47.5%81.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.520.542.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.070.31-0.75 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.0%-79.7%-91.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.9%-0.1%-64.5% -2.5%
52-week high $13.48$13.56$733.60 $779.14
52-week low $1.98$8.61$260.25 $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.

MultipleEVCDVAPP
P/E now vs peer median 136.8xmedian 17.5x 35.4xmedian 17.5x 19.8xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x 12.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 14.9x 11.8xmedian 14.9x 16.2xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 11.2x 13.1xmedian 11.2x 19.3xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 1.7x 1.9xmedian 1.7x 27.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -5.95median 0.42 5.56median 0.42 0.04median 0.42

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 monthsEVCDVAPP
Revenue $679.88M $768.82M $6.83B
Gross profit $347.36M $633.77M $6.04B
Operating income $20.91M $97.55M $5.29B
Net income $4.18M $58.86M $4.41B
Free cash flow $54.33M $160.55M $4.53B
R&D – $178.30M $320.08M
EPS (diluted) $0.04 $0.37 $13.08
Cash & equivalents $80.79M $210.17M $3.05B
Total debt $658.62M – $14.05B
Shares (diluted) 102.86M 157.89M 337.03M
Enterprise value $279.57M $1.24B $77.57B

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
MetricEVCDVAPP
P/E 136.8x 35.4x 19.8x
P/FCF 9.5x 13.1x 19.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 10.3x 19.3x
P/S 0.8x 2.7x 12.8x
P/B 6.2x 1.9x 27.6x
P/Tangible book -13.0x 2.1x 31.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.7x 11.8x 16.2x
EV/EBIT 28.2x 19.4x 16.6x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.5x 12.8x
EV/FCF 10.8x 11.8x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x 9.2x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.95 5.56 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVCDVAPP
Revenue growth (1Y) 71.4% 7.6% 60.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 46.1% 15.3% 33.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.2% 8.1% 64.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 15.6% 52.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 122.1% 15.1% 78.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 10.2% 188.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 103.5% 11.6% 81.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.6% 3.3% 503.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 103.1% 17.9% 84.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.0% 6.4% 524.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 292.3% 14.0% 58.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 26.7% 74.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 606.7% 7.1% 58.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 34.2% 74.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVCDVAPP
Gross margin 51.1% 82.4% 88.5%
EBITDA margin 4.9% 20.7% 79.4%
Operating margin 3.1% 12.7% 77.4%
Pretax margin 1.3% 12.2% 76.3%
Net margin 0.6% 7.7% 64.6%
FCF margin 8.0% 20.9% 66.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.4% 26.6% 66.3%
Return on equity 5.6% 5.4% 159.6%
Return on assets 0.9% 4.6% 55.2%
Return on invested capital 4.9% – 71.3%
Return on capital employed 7.5% 8.2% 78.5%
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 15.2x 3.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% 13.4% 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVCDVAPP
Debt / assets 34.9% – 42.5%
Debt / equity 1.9x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x – 0.1x
Debt / FCF 2.9x – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 81.5% 16.5% 61.7%
Equity / assets 18.5% 83.5% 38.3%
Interest coverage 1.5x 55.5x 25.8x
Current ratio 1.5x 4.5x 4.3x
Quick ratio 1.4x 4.7x 4.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.0x 2.4x
Altman Z-score 0.49 7.36 14.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVCDVAPP
Dividend yield 3.2% – –
Net buyback yield – 7.0% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 7.0% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusEVCDVAPP
Forward P/E 8.1xFY2027 30.8xFY2026 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.77FY2027 $0.44FY2026 $16.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +46.7%FY2026 +72.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +36.4% +26.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.07BFY2027 $841.13MFY2026 $8.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +139.4%FY2027 +12.4%FY2026 +56.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +0.8% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEVCDVAPP
Held by institutions 68.8% 100.0% 67.5%
Institutions holding 147 315 1,457
Change in shares held, QoQ +21.1% +1.2% +6.5%
Institutions buying 108 167 835
Institutions selling 27 114 478
Buyers to sellers 4.00 1.46 1.75

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.

EVCDVAPP
EVC 1.00 -0.01 0.10
DV -0.01 1.00 0.26
APP 0.10 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVC, DV and APP?

AppLovin (APP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Entravision Communications (EVC) $563.74M, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.08B, AppLovin (APP) $87.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, EVC, DV and APP?

AppLovin (APP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Entravision Communications (EVC) 134.8x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.4x, AppLovin (APP) 19.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Entravision Communications (EVC) is cheapest (Entravision Communications (EVC) 8.1x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x, AppLovin (APP) 15.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Entravision Communications (EVC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Entravision Communications (EVC) +71.4%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%, AppLovin (APP) +60.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

AppLovin (APP) has the highest net margin (Entravision Communications (EVC) 0.6%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%, AppLovin (APP) 64.6%). On return on invested capital, AppLovin (APP) leads (Entravision Communications (EVC) 4.9%, AppLovin (APP) 71.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Entravision Communications (EVC) returned the most: Entravision Communications (EVC) +205.9%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +13.7%, AppLovin (APP) -55.9%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (Entravision Communications (EVC) -4.2%/yr, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -17.8%/yr, AppLovin (APP) +22.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) has been the steadiest (Entravision Communications (EVC) 99.6%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.2%, AppLovin (APP) 74.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVC, DV and APP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AppLovin (APP) leads on 7. 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.