MGNI vs APP vs PUBM Stock Comparison

Magnite, AppLovin and PubMatic Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MGNI Magnite, Inc.
$21.77 -7.0% 1M +9.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.12B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$742.04M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
2 wins
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
8 wins
PUBM PubMatic, Inc.
$16.98 -7.8% 1M +92.1% 1Y
Market cap
$771.01M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$289.17M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AppLovin leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (AppLovin 8, Magnite 2, PubMatic 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMGNIAPPPUBMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.12B $87.17B $771.01M APP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 19.8x -58.1x MGNI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 15.4x — APP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% +60.6% -1.0% APP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.5% 64.6% -4.7% APP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% 71.3% — APP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.1x — APP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.5% -58.5% +92.1% PUBM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr +21.5%/yr -9.9%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.2% 73.7% 66.1% MGNI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 72/100 42/100 APP

Percentile Scorecard

MGNIAPPPUBM

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

AxisMGNIAPPPUBM
Valuation 51 #82 of 166 41 #98 of 166 53 #79 of 166
Growth 72 #43 of 152 99 #2 of 152 16 #128 of 152
Profitability 79 #33 of 152 99 #2 of 152 44 #85 of 152
Financial Health 46 #97 of 179 69 #57 of 179 39 #109 of 179
Shareholder Returns 44 #53 of 94 50 #48 of 94 59 #39 of 94
Overall 58 72 42
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  • PUBM ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMGNIAPPPUBMSPY
1 month -7.0%-15.7%-7.8% +0.9%
3 months +10.3%-34.9%+29.6% +5.9%
6 months +68.5%-41.4%+74.7% +8.5%
Year to date +34.1%-61.4%+91.4% +13.3%
1 year +9.5%-58.5%+92.1% +12.4%
3 years +229.8%+617.8%+50.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +48.9%+93.0%+14.7% +23.5%
5 years -19.5%+164.6%-40.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.2%+21.5%-9.9% +11.0%
10 years +187.2%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.1%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMGNIAPPPUBMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.2%73.7%66.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%81.6%49.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.072.251.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.16-0.791.39 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.2%-91.9%-84.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-64.6%-11.5% -0.9%
52-week high $25.67$733.60$19.18 $779.14
52-week low $11.20$259.97$6.28 $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.

MultipleMGNIAPPPUBM
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 16.8x 19.8xmedian 16.8x -58.1xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.4x 12.8xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 13.9x 16.2xmedian 13.9x 24.7xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 11.4x 19.3xmedian 11.4x 10.5xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.8x 27.6xmedian 1.8x 3.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 0.36 0.04median 0.36 0.77median 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 monthsMGNIAPPPUBM
Revenue $742.04M $6.83B $289.17M
Gross profit $480.73M $6.04B $186.31M
Operating income $115.95M $5.29B -$14.59M
Net income $166.89M $4.41B -$13.48M
Free cash flow $215.76M $4.53B $73.51M
R&D $90.15M $320.08M $33.07M
EPS (diluted) $1.13 $13.08 $-0.29
Cash & equivalents $332.62M $3.05B $119.97M
Total debt $350.40M $14.05B –
Shares (diluted) 147.17M 337.03M 46.11M
Enterprise value $1.57B $77.20B $206.56M

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
MetricMGNIAPPPUBM
P/E 18.7x 19.8x -58.1x
P/FCF 14.5x 19.3x 10.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 19.3x 8.8x
P/S 4.2x 12.8x 2.7x
P/B 3.3x 27.6x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 31.0x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 18.0x 16.2x 24.7x
EV/EBIT 27.1x 16.6x -43.4x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 12.8x 2.2x
EV/FCF 14.5x 19.4x 8.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 19.4x 7.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 0.04 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMGNIAPPPUBM
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% 60.6% -1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 33.3% 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.6% 64.6% -1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.5% 52.9% 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.7% 78.6% -271.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 36.1% 188.9% -55.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 287.0% 81.5% -689.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.5% 503.2% -70.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 289.8% 84.4% -708.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.6% 524.6% -75.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.7% 58.5% 30.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 74.2% 5.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.2% 58.5% 50.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 74.5% 13.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMGNIAPPPUBM
Gross margin 64.8% 88.5% 64.4%
EBITDA margin 23.4% 79.4% 8.9%
Operating margin 15.6% 77.4% -5.0%
Pretax margin 13.2% 76.3% -4.1%
Net margin 22.5% 64.6% -4.7%
FCF margin 29.1% 66.3% 25.4%
Operating cash flow margin 37.9% 66.3% 30.4%
Return on equity 18.0% 159.6% -5.5%
Return on assets 5.6% 55.2% -2.0%
Return on invested capital 9.1% 71.3% –
Return on capital employed 9.0% 78.5% -5.7%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.0x -6.5x
Stock comp / revenue 10.1% 4.1% 12.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMGNIAPPPUBM
Debt / assets 11.6% 42.5% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 1.6x 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 69.1% 61.7% 65.9%
Equity / assets 30.9% 38.3% 34.1%
Interest coverage 5.9x 25.8x –
Current ratio 1.0x 4.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 4.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.05 14.23 1.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMGNIAPPPUBM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% 2.8% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 2.8% 3.9%
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.

ConsensusMGNIAPPPUBM
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 15.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.11FY2026 $16.83FY2026 $-0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.6%FY2026 +72.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +20.7% +25.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $743.97MFY2026 $8.60BFY2026 $289.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 +56.9%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% +13.9% +22.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMGNIAPPPUBM
Held by institutions 98.6% 74.3% 81.2%
Institutions holding 308 1,457 152
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +6.5% +5.6%
Institutions buying 170 835 76
Institutions selling 90 478 46
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.75 1.65

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.

MGNIAPPPUBM
MGNI 1.00 0.24 0.51
APP 0.24 1.00 0.23
PUBM 0.51 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MGNI, APP and PUBM?

AppLovin (APP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Magnite (MGNI) $3.12B, AppLovin (APP) $87.17B, PubMatic (PUBM) $771.01M.

Which stock is cheaper, MGNI, APP and PUBM?

Magnite (MGNI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Magnite (MGNI) 18.7x, AppLovin (APP) 19.8x, PubMatic (PUBM) -58.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, AppLovin (APP) is cheapest (Magnite (MGNI) 19.6x, 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: Magnite (MGNI) +8.3%, AppLovin (APP) +60.6%, PubMatic (PUBM) -1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

AppLovin (APP) has the highest net margin (Magnite (MGNI) 22.5%, AppLovin (APP) 64.6%, PubMatic (PUBM) -4.7%). On return on invested capital, AppLovin (APP) leads (Magnite (MGNI) 9.1%, AppLovin (APP) 71.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PubMatic (PUBM) returned the most: Magnite (MGNI) +9.5%, AppLovin (APP) -58.5%, PubMatic (PUBM) +92.1%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (Magnite (MGNI) -4.2%/yr, AppLovin (APP) +21.5%/yr, PubMatic (PUBM) -9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Magnite (MGNI) has been the steadiest (Magnite (MGNI) 58.2%, AppLovin (APP) 73.7%, PubMatic (PUBM) 66.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MGNI, APP and PUBM?

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 8. 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.