KDOZF vs APP vs CRTO Stock Comparison

Kidoz, AppLovin and Criteo Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KDOZF Kidoz Inc.
$0.11 +10.0% 1M -50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$14.44M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$19.55M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
APP AppLovin Corp
$260.74 -16.1% 1M -57.9% 1Y
Market cap
$87.42B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.83B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
6 wins
CRTO Criteo S.A.
$14.47 -11.1% 1M -29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$702.53M
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

AppLovin leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AppLovin 6, Criteo 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKDOZFAPPCRTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.44M $87.42B $702.53M APP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.9x 19.9x 9.2x CRTO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.5x 4.0x CRTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.2% +60.6% -8.2% APP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.1% 64.6% 4.4% APP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 71.3% 6.9% APP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.0% -57.9% -29.5% CRTO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.3%/yr +22.4%/yr -14.9%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.1% 73.9% 58.1% CRTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 74/100 66/100 APP

Percentile Scorecard

KDOZFAPPCRTO

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

AxisKDOZFAPPCRTO
Valuation 35 #59 of 90 52 #44 of 90 85 #14 of 90
Growth 18 #62 of 75 99 #2 of 75 26 #56 of 75
Profitability 46 #41 of 75 100 #1 of 75 61 #30 of 75
Financial Health – 57 #43 of 99 61 #39 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 63 #14 of 36 97 #2 of 36
Overall 33 74 66
  • KDOZF ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • APP ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • CRTO ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKDOZFAPPCRTOSPY
1 month +10.0%-16.1%-11.1% -0.8%
3 months +10.0%-36.8%-30.6% +3.5%
6 months -52.2%-43.4%-25.1% +7.0%
Year to date -63.3%-61.3%-29.8% +12.2%
1 year -50.0%-57.9%-29.5% +13.0%
3 years -21.4%+619.9%-47.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -7.7%+93.2%-19.5% +23.1%
5 years -79.6%+174.7%-55.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -27.3%+22.4%-14.9% +11.0%
10 years -75.6%—-61.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year -13.1%—-9.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKDOZFAPPCRTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.1%73.9%58.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 169.5%81.7%65.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.852.250.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53-0.78-0.51 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.6%-91.9%-70.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.5%-64.5%-37.8% -1.8%
52-week high $0.31$733.60$23.28 $779.14
52-week low $0.09$260.25$14.47 $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.

MultipleKDOZFAPPCRTO
P/E now vs peer median -17.9xmedian 17.9x 19.9xmedian 17.9x 9.2xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.7x 12.8xmedian 1.7x 0.4xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -24.9xmedian 11.8x 16.2xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.2xmedian 10.1x 19.3xmedian 10.1x -50.3xmedian 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.2x 27.6xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.99median 0.38 0.04median 0.38 0.07median 0.38

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 monthsKDOZFAPPCRTO
Revenue $19.55M $6.83B $1.79B
Gross profit $8.95M $6.04B $940.45M
Operating income -$711.49K $5.29B $104.03M
Net income -$804.75K $4.41B $83.26M
Free cash flow -$1.09M $4.53B -$13.98M
R&D $4.44M $320.08M $281.99M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $13.08 $1.55
Cash & equivalents $1.34M $3.05B $252.24M
Total debt – $14.05B $45.06M
Shares (diluted) 131.30M 337.03M 50.55M
Enterprise value $3.56M $77.46B -$478.34M

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
MetricKDOZFAPPCRTO
P/E -17.9x 19.9x 9.2x
P/FCF -13.2x 19.3x -50.3x
P/Operating cash flow -13.5x 19.3x 5.4x
P/S 0.7x 12.8x 0.4x
P/B 2.3x 27.6x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 31.1x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA -24.9x 16.2x –
EV/EBIT -18.4x 16.6x 4.2x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 12.9x 0.2x
EV/FCF -12.0x 19.4x -30.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -12.2x 19.4x 3.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.99 0.04 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKDOZFAPPCRTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.2% 60.6% -8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 33.3% -2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.3% 64.6% -8.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 52.9% 5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -249.8% 78.6% -43.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.8% 188.9% 50.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -331.9% 81.5% -41.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 503.2% 103.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -331.9% 84.4% -37.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 524.6% 128.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -162.9% 58.5% -55.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -73.7% 74.2% -14.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -164.6% 58.5% -107.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -69.0% 74.5% -28.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKDOZFAPPCRTO
Gross margin 45.8% 88.5% 52.6%
EBITDA margin -2.7% 79.4% –
Operating margin -3.6% 77.4% 5.8%
Pretax margin -3.9% 76.3% 6.0%
Net margin -4.1% 64.6% 4.4%
FCF margin -5.6% 66.3% -0.8%
Operating cash flow margin -5.5% 66.3% 7.2%
Return on equity -10.0% 159.6% 7.1%
Return on assets -7.2% 55.2% 4.1%
Return on invested capital – 71.3% 6.9%
Return on capital employed – 78.5% 7.6%
Asset turnover 2.0x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.0x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 4.1% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKDOZFAPPCRTO
Debt / assets – 42.5% 0.5%
Debt / equity – 1.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x –
Debt / FCF – 0.8x -0.7x
Liabilities / assets 28.8% 61.7% 42.1%
Equity / assets 71.2% 38.3% 57.9%
Interest coverage – 25.8x –
Current ratio – 4.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio – 4.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 2.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 14.26 2.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKDOZFAPPCRTO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 2.8% 23.3%
Shareholder yield – 2.8% 23.3%
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.

ConsensusKDOZFAPPCRTO
Forward P/E – 15.5xFY2026 4.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $16.84FY2026 $3.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +72.7%FY2026 -21.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +26.3% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.20MFY2026 $8.60BFY2026 $986.69MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.3%FY2026 +56.9%FY2026 -15.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.4% +14.2% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKDOZFAPPCRTO
Held by institutions – 67.5% 82.8%
Institutions holding – 1,457 123
Change in shares held, QoQ – +6.5% +1.6%
Institutions buying – 835 59
Institutions selling – 478 39
Buyers to sellers – 1.75 1.51

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.

KDOZFAPPCRTO
KDOZF 1.00 0.05 -0.08
APP 0.05 1.00 0.19
CRTO -0.08 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KDOZF, APP and CRTO?

AppLovin (APP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kidoz (KDOZF) $14.44M, AppLovin (APP) $87.42B, Criteo (CRTO) $702.53M.

Which stock is cheaper, KDOZF, APP and CRTO?

Criteo (CRTO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kidoz (KDOZF) -17.9x, AppLovin (APP) 19.9x, Criteo (CRTO) 9.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Criteo (CRTO) is cheapest (AppLovin (APP) 15.5x, Criteo (CRTO) 4.0x). 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: Kidoz (KDOZF) +31.2%, AppLovin (APP) +60.6%, Criteo (CRTO) -8.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

AppLovin (APP) has the highest net margin (Kidoz (KDOZF) -4.1%, AppLovin (APP) 64.6%, Criteo (CRTO) 4.4%). On return on invested capital, AppLovin (APP) leads (AppLovin (APP) 71.3%, Criteo (CRTO) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Criteo (CRTO) returned the most: Kidoz (KDOZF) -50.0%, AppLovin (APP) -57.9%, Criteo (CRTO) -29.5%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (Kidoz (KDOZF) -27.3%/yr, AppLovin (APP) +22.4%/yr, Criteo (CRTO) -14.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Criteo (CRTO) has been the steadiest (Kidoz (KDOZF) 95.1%, AppLovin (APP) 73.9%, Criteo (CRTO) 58.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KDOZF, APP and CRTO?

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 6. 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.