GOOGL vs DV vs MGNI Stock Comparison

Alphabet, DoubleVerify Holdings and Magnite Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$320.21 -5.2% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.85T
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$445.87B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
10 wins
MGNI Magnite, Inc.
$22.89 -4.9% 1M +19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.09B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$742.04M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Alphabet leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Alphabet 10, DoubleVerify Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGOOGLDVMGNILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.85T $2.08B $3.09B GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x 35.4x 18.5x GOOGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 30.8x 20.6x GOOGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.1% +7.6% +8.3% GOOGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.8% 7.7% 22.5% GOOGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.6% — 9.1% GOOGL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x — 0.1x GOOGL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.5% +13.7% +19.6% GOOGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.4%/yr -17.8%/yr -2.5%/yr GOOGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.6% 44.2% 58.1% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 69/100 59/100 DV

Percentile Scorecard

GOOGLDVMGNI

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

AxisGOOGLDVMGNI
Valuation 37 #105 of 167 60 #68 of 167 51 #83 of 167
Growth 73 #42 of 153 49 #79 of 153 74 #41 of 153
Profitability 87 #21 of 153 75 #39 of 153 77 #36 of 153
Financial Health 79 #38 of 179 90 #18 of 179 46 #97 of 179
Shareholder Returns 28 #68 of 94 70 #29 of 94 45 #52 of 94
Overall 61 69 59
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MGNI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGOOGLDVMGNISPY
1 month -5.2%+1.2%-4.9% -1.0%
3 months +0.1%+28.3%+23.7% +2.9%
6 months -7.0%+24.4%+76.3% +6.4%
Year to date +2.3%+18.4%+41.0% +11.4%
1 year +26.5%+13.7%+19.6% +13.1%
3 years +130.7%-53.0%+221.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +32.2%-22.2%+47.6% +21.5%
5 years +132.8%-62.5%-11.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +18.4%-17.8%-2.5% +10.9%
10 years +677.2%—+182.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +22.8%—+11.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGOOGLDVMGNISPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.6%44.2%58.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.9%47.5%59.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.380.541.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.840.310.34 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-79.7%-79.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-0.1%-10.8% -2.5%
52-week high $402.62$13.56$25.67 $779.14
52-week low $253.08$8.61$11.20 $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.

MultipleGOOGLDVMGNI
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 17.5x 35.4xmedian 17.5x 19.6xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x 4.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 14.9x 11.8xmedian 14.9x 19.0xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 73.0xmedian 11.2x 13.1xmedian 11.2x 15.2xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 1.7x 1.9xmedian 1.7x 3.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.42 5.56median 0.42 0.51median 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 monthsGOOGLDVMGNI
Revenue $445.87B $768.82M $742.04M
Gross profit $271.52B $633.77M $480.73M
Operating income $147.63B $97.55M $115.95M
Net income $244.21B $58.86M $166.89M
Free cash flow $53.27B $160.55M $215.76M
R&D $68.97B $178.30M $90.15M
EPS (diluted) $19.83 $0.37 $1.13
Cash & equivalents $55.91B $210.17M $332.62M
Total debt $220.88B – $350.40M
Shares (diluted) 12.31B 157.89M 147.17M
Enterprise value $3.61T $1.24B $1.53B

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
MetricGOOGLDVMGNI
P/E 15.9x 35.4x 19.6x
P/FCF 73.0x 13.1x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 21.0x 10.3x 11.7x
P/S 8.7x 2.7x 4.4x
P/B 6.1x 1.9x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 2.1x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 21.7x 11.8x 19.0x
EV/EBIT 25.4x 19.4x 28.5x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 2.5x 4.4x
EV/FCF 70.3x 11.8x 15.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.2x 9.2x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 5.56 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLDVMGNI
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.1% 7.6% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 15.3% 7.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.0% 8.1% 12.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 15.6% 42.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.6% 15.1% 52.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.6% 10.2% 36.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.3% 11.6% 287.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.8% 3.3% 39.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 109.3% 17.9% 289.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 64.3% 6.4% 38.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.9% 14.0% 23.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.3% 26.7% 17.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.2% 7.1% 18.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 34.2% 16.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLDVMGNI
Gross margin 60.9% 82.4% 64.8%
EBITDA margin 38.8% 20.7% 23.4%
Operating margin 33.1% 12.7% 15.6%
Pretax margin 67.1% 12.2% 13.2%
Net margin 54.8% 7.7% 22.5%
FCF margin 11.9% 20.9% 29.1%
Operating cash flow margin 41.6% 26.6% 37.9%
Return on equity 43.6% 5.4% 18.0%
Return on assets 30.0% 4.6% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 18.6% – 9.1%
Return on capital employed 21.5% 8.2% 9.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 3.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 6.3% 13.4% 10.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGOOGLDVMGNI
Debt / assets 10.6% – 11.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x – 0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.8x – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 30.5% 16.5% 69.1%
Equity / assets 69.5% 83.5% 30.9%
Interest coverage – 55.5x 5.9x
Current ratio 2.7x 4.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 2.5x 4.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.9x 2.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 10.34 7.36 1.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGOOGLDVMGNI
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 7.0% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 7.0% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusGOOGLDVMGNI
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 30.8xFY2026 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.09FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $1.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +95.1%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -31.7% +36.4% +20.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $527.69BFY2026 $841.13MFY2026 $743.97MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.0%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.2% +0.8% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGOOGLDVMGNI
Held by institutions 80.1% 100.0% 98.6%
Institutions holding 5,738 315 308
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +1.2% +8.0%
Institutions buying 2,654 167 170
Institutions selling 2,573 114 90
Buyers to sellers 1.03 1.46 1.89

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.

GOOGLDVMGNI
GOOGL 1.00 0.18 0.13
DV 0.18 1.00 0.44
MGNI 0.13 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GOOGL, DV and MGNI?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.85T, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.08B, Magnite (MGNI) $3.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, GOOGL, DV and MGNI?

Alphabet (GOOGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alphabet (GOOGL) 15.8x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.4x, Magnite (MGNI) 18.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alphabet (GOOGL) is cheapest (Alphabet (GOOGL) 15.2x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x, Magnite (MGNI) 20.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alphabet (GOOGL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alphabet (GOOGL) +20.1%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%, Magnite (MGNI) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alphabet (GOOGL) has the highest net margin (Alphabet (GOOGL) 54.8%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%, Magnite (MGNI) 22.5%). On return on invested capital, Alphabet (GOOGL) leads (Alphabet (GOOGL) 18.6%, Magnite (MGNI) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alphabet (GOOGL) returned the most: Alphabet (GOOGL) +26.5%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +13.7%, Magnite (MGNI) +19.6%. Over five years, Alphabet (GOOGL) compounded fastest (Alphabet (GOOGL) +18.4%/yr, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -17.8%/yr, Magnite (MGNI) -2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (Alphabet (GOOGL) 31.6%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.2%, Magnite (MGNI) 58.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GOOGL, DV and MGNI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alphabet (GOOGL) leads on 10. 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.