IBTA vs NEXN vs APP Stock Comparison

Ibotta, Nexxen International and AppLovin Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IBTA Ibotta, Inc.
$48.41 +21.3% 1M +38.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.13B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$343.17M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
1 win
APP AppLovin Corp
$259.97 -15.7% 1M -58.5% 1Y
Market cap
$87.17B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.83B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nexxen International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nexxen International 5, AppLovin 3, Ibotta 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIBTANEXNAPPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.13B $481.23M $87.17B APP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -102.3x 0.1x 19.8x NEXN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.6x 15.4x NEXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.6% +3.0% +60.6% APP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.2% 950.3% 64.6% NEXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 71.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.0% +1.8% -58.5% IBTA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -14.7%/yr +21.5%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.7% 44.9% 73.7% NEXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 73/100 72/100 NEXN

Percentile Scorecard

IBTANEXNAPP

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

AxisIBTANEXNAPP
Valuation 40 #100 of 166 92 #15 of 166 41 #98 of 166
Growth 4 #146 of 152 36 #98 of 152 99 #2 of 152
Profitability 50 #77 of 152 82 #29 of 152 99 #2 of 152
Financial Health 58 #76 of 179 58 #75 of 179 69 #57 of 179
Shareholder Returns 86 #14 of 94 100 #1 of 94 50 #48 of 94
Overall 48 73 72
  • IBTA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NEXN 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

PeriodIBTANEXNAPPSPY
1 month +21.3%-2.6%-15.7% +0.9%
3 months +82.3%-19.0%-34.9% +5.9%
6 months +35.9%+15.9%-41.4% +8.5%
Year to date +113.0%+30.7%-61.4% +13.3%
1 year +38.0%+1.8%-58.5% +12.4%
3 years —+165.5%+617.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+38.5%+93.0% +23.5%
5 years —-54.9%+164.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-14.7%+21.5% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureIBTANEXNAPPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.7%44.9%73.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.6%51.7%81.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.210.742.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.04-0.79 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.5%-84.5%-91.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-21.9%-64.6% -0.9%
52-week high $49.01$10.95$733.60 $779.14
52-week low $19.25$5.70$259.97 $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.

MultipleIBTANEXNAPP
P/E now vs peer median -102.3xmedian 16.8x 0.1xmedian 16.8x 19.8xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.4x 1.3xmedian 1.4x 12.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -535.2xmedian 13.9x 3.5xmedian 13.9x 16.2xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 11.4x 4.2xmedian 11.4x 19.3xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x 27.6xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.36 0.00median 0.36 0.04median 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 monthsIBTANEXNAPP
Revenue $343.17M $382.86M $6.83B
Gross profit $268.50M $315.91M $6.04B
Operating income -$11.99M $19.59M $5.29B
Net income -$11.02M $13.07M $4.41B
Free cash flow $74.46M $115.13M $4.53B
R&D $57.84M $60.09M $320.08M
EPS (diluted) $-0.47 $59.59 $13.08
Cash & equivalents $148.17M $132.04M $3.05B
Total debt – – $14.05B
Shares (diluted) 23.28M 61.06M 337.03M
Enterprise value $404.34M -$175.42M $77.20B

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
MetricIBTANEXNAPP
P/E -102.3x 0.1x 19.8x
P/FCF 15.1x 4.2x 19.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 4.2x 19.3x
P/S 3.3x 1.3x 12.8x
P/B 4.7x 1.0x 27.6x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 2.9x 31.0x
EV/EBITDA -535.2x 3.5x 16.2x
EV/EBIT -81.7x 15.5x 16.6x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 0.8x 12.8x
EV/FCF 13.1x 2.6x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 2.7x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.00 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIBTANEXNAPP
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.6% 3.0% 60.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 33.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.0% -0.5% 64.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% 52.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -137.3% -63.2% 78.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -4.1% 188.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -111.4% -73.7% 81.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 38.8% 503.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -114.9% -51.9% 84.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 38.6% 524.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.1% -11.7% 58.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.0% 74.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.4% -6.2% 58.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 48.1% 74.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIBTANEXNAPP
Gross margin 78.2% 82.5% 88.5%
EBITDA margin -0.5% 22.5% 79.4%
Operating margin -3.5% 5.1% 77.4%
Pretax margin -1.3% 2.2% 76.3%
Net margin -3.2% 950.3% 64.6%
FCF margin 21.7% 30.1% 66.3%
Operating cash flow margin 27.2% 29.7% 66.3%
Return on equity -4.5% 2.8% 159.6%
Return on assets -2.3% 1.7% 55.2%
Return on invested capital – – 71.3%
Return on capital employed -4.5% 4.1% 78.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -8.5x 8.7x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 14.1% 4.9% 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIBTANEXNAPP
Debt / assets – – 42.5%
Debt / equity – – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.1x
Debt / FCF – – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 50.2% 39.5% 61.7%
Equity / assets 49.8% 60.5% 38.3%
Interest coverage – 8.5x 25.8x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.3x 4.3x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.4x 4.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.6x 2.4x
Altman Z-score 3.35 1.95 14.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIBTANEXNAPP
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 13.9% 34.7% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 13.9% 34.7% 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.

ConsensusIBTANEXNAPP
Forward P/E – 8.6xFY2026 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.64FY2026 $1.00FY2026 $16.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -633.3%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +72.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +27.0% +25.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $334.20MFY2026 $373.87MFY2026 $8.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.4%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +56.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.9% +8.1% +13.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIBTANEXNAPP
Held by institutions 69.4% 62.6% 74.3%
Institutions holding 149 126 1,457
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +7.7% +6.5%
Institutions buying 68 79 835
Institutions selling 48 30 478
Buyers to sellers 1.42 2.63 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.

IBTANEXNAPP
IBTA 1.00 0.35 0.22
NEXN 0.35 1.00 0.15
APP 0.22 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IBTA, NEXN and APP?

AppLovin (APP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ibotta (IBTA) $1.13B, Nexxen International (NEXN) $481.23M, AppLovin (APP) $87.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, IBTA, NEXN and APP?

Nexxen International (NEXN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ibotta (IBTA) -102.3x, Nexxen International (NEXN) 0.1x, AppLovin (APP) 19.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexxen International (NEXN) is cheapest (Nexxen International (NEXN) 8.6x, AppLovin (APP) 15.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AppLovin (APP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ibotta (IBTA) -6.6%, Nexxen International (NEXN) +3.0%, AppLovin (APP) +60.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nexxen International (NEXN) has the highest net margin (Ibotta (IBTA) -3.2%, Nexxen International (NEXN) 950.3%, AppLovin (APP) 64.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ibotta (IBTA) returned the most: Ibotta (IBTA) +38.0%, Nexxen International (NEXN) +1.8%, AppLovin (APP) -58.5%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (Nexxen International (NEXN) -14.7%/yr, AppLovin (APP) +21.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nexxen International (NEXN) has been the steadiest (Ibotta (IBTA) 76.7%, Nexxen International (NEXN) 44.9%, AppLovin (APP) 73.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IBTA, NEXN 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, Nexxen International (NEXN) 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.