KDOZF vs APP vs DV Stock Comparison

Kidoz, AppLovin and DoubleVerify Holdings Prices as of Oct 22, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KDOZF Kidoz Inc.
$0.10 +11.1% 1M -47.4% 1Y
Market cap
$14.44M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$19.55M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
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

9 decided of 12

AppLovin leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (AppLovin 7, DoubleVerify Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKDOZFAPPDVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.44M $87.54B $2.08B APP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.9x 19.9x 35.4x APP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.5x 30.8x APP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.2% +60.6% +7.6% APP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.1% 64.6% 7.7% APP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 71.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.4% -55.9% +13.7% DV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -29.2%/yr +22.5%/yr -17.8%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.1% 74.1% 44.2% DV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 72/100 69/100 APP

Percentile Scorecard

KDOZFAPPDV

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

AxisKDOZFAPPDV
Valuation 33 #112 of 167 42 #97 of 167 60 #68 of 167
Growth 22 #120 of 153 99 #2 of 153 49 #79 of 153
Profitability 40 #92 of 153 100 #1 of 153 75 #39 of 153
Financial Health – 70 #55 of 179 90 #18 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 50 #48 of 94 70 #29 of 94
Overall 32 72 69
  • KDOZF ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • APP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKDOZFAPPDVSPY
1 month +11.1%-17.4%+1.2% -1.0%
3 months 0.0%-33.6%+28.3% +2.9%
6 months -54.5%-41.9%+24.4% +6.4%
Year to date -66.7%-61.4%+18.4% +11.4%
1 year -47.4%-55.9%+13.7% +13.1%
3 years -28.6%+576.5%-53.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year -10.6%+89.2%-22.2% +21.5%
5 years -82.1%+176.1%-62.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -29.2%+22.5%-17.8% +10.9%
10 years -77.8%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year -14.0%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureKDOZFAPPDVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.1%74.1%44.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 169.5%81.7%47.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.872.280.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.50-0.750.31 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.6%-91.9%-79.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.7%-64.5%-0.1% -2.5%
52-week high $0.31$733.60$13.56 $779.14
52-week low $0.09$260.25$8.61 $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.

MultipleKDOZFAPPDV
P/E now vs peer median -16.3xmedian 17.5x 19.8xmedian 17.5x 35.4xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.4x 12.8xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -22.4xmedian 14.9x 16.2xmedian 14.9x 11.8xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.0xmedian 11.2x 19.3xmedian 11.2x 13.1xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.7x 27.6xmedian 1.7x 1.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.90median 0.42 0.04median 0.42 5.56median 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 monthsKDOZFAPPDV
Revenue $19.55M $6.83B $768.82M
Gross profit $8.95M $6.04B $633.77M
Operating income -$711.49K $5.29B $97.55M
Net income -$804.75K $4.41B $58.86M
Free cash flow -$1.09M $4.53B $160.55M
R&D $4.44M $320.08M $178.30M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $13.08 $0.37
Cash & equivalents $1.34M $3.05B $210.17M
Total debt – $14.05B –
Shares (diluted) 131.30M 337.03M 157.89M
Enterprise value $3.56M $77.57B $1.24B

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
MetricKDOZFAPPDV
P/E -16.3x 19.8x 35.4x
P/FCF -12.0x 19.3x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow -12.3x 19.3x 10.3x
P/S 0.7x 12.8x 2.7x
P/B 2.1x 27.6x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 31.1x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA -22.4x 16.2x 11.8x
EV/EBIT -16.6x 16.6x 19.4x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 12.8x 2.5x
EV/FCF -10.8x 19.4x 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -11.0x 19.4x 9.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.90 0.04 5.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKDOZFAPPDV
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.2% 60.6% 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 33.3% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.3% 64.6% 8.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 52.9% 15.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -249.8% 78.6% 15.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.8% 188.9% 10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -331.9% 81.5% 11.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 503.2% 3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -331.9% 84.4% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 524.6% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -162.9% 58.5% 14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -73.7% 74.2% 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -164.6% 58.5% 7.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -69.0% 74.5% 34.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKDOZFAPPDV
Gross margin 45.8% 88.5% 82.4%
EBITDA margin -2.7% 79.4% 20.7%
Operating margin -3.6% 77.4% 12.7%
Pretax margin -3.9% 76.3% 12.2%
Net margin -4.1% 64.6% 7.7%
FCF margin -5.6% 66.3% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin -5.5% 66.3% 26.6%
Return on equity -10.0% 159.6% 5.4%
Return on assets -7.2% 55.2% 4.6%
Return on invested capital – 71.3% –
Return on capital employed – 78.5% 8.2%
Asset turnover 2.0x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.0x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 4.1% 13.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKDOZFAPPDV
Debt / assets – 42.5% –
Debt / equity – 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x –
Debt / FCF – 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 28.8% 61.7% 16.5%
Equity / assets 71.2% 38.3% 83.5%
Interest coverage – 25.8x 55.5x
Current ratio – 4.3x 4.5x
Quick ratio – 4.2x 4.7x
Cash ratio – 2.4x 2.0x
Altman Z-score – 14.24 7.36

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusKDOZFAPPDV
Forward P/E – 15.5xFY2026 30.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $16.84FY2026 $0.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +72.7%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +26.3% +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.01MFY2026 $8.60BFY2026 $841.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +56.9%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.4% +14.2% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

KDOZFAPPDV
KDOZF 1.00 0.05 0.05
APP 0.05 1.00 0.26
DV 0.05 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KDOZF, APP and DV?

AppLovin (APP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kidoz (KDOZF) $14.44M, AppLovin (APP) $87.54B, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, KDOZF, APP and DV?

AppLovin (APP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kidoz (KDOZF) -17.9x, AppLovin (APP) 19.9x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, AppLovin (APP) is cheapest (AppLovin (APP) 15.5x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x). 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%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

AppLovin (APP) has the highest net margin (Kidoz (KDOZF) -4.1%, AppLovin (APP) 64.6%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) returned the most: Kidoz (KDOZF) -47.4%, AppLovin (APP) -55.9%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +13.7%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (Kidoz (KDOZF) -29.2%/yr, AppLovin (APP) +22.5%/yr, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -17.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) has been the steadiest (Kidoz (KDOZF) 95.1%, AppLovin (APP) 74.1%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.