MGNI vs DV vs IBTA Stock Comparison

Magnite, DoubleVerify Holdings and Ibotta Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MGNI Magnite, Inc.
$21.82 -9.0% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.11B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$742.04M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
6 wins
IBTA Ibotta, Inc.
$48.79 +18.8% 1M +41.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.12B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$343.17M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Magnite leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Magnite 6, DoubleVerify Holdings 2, Ibotta 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMGNIDVIBTALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.11B $2.09B $1.12B MGNI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.6x 35.5x -101.9x MGNI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 30.8x — MGNI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% +7.6% -6.6% MGNI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.5% 7.7% -3.2% MGNI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% — — –
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 +8.6% +14.4% +41.5% IBTA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.4%/yr -19.1%/yr — MGNI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.3% 44.1% 76.7% DV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 68/100 48/100 DV

Percentile Scorecard

MGNIDVIBTA

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

AxisMGNIDVIBTA
Valuation 51 #83 of 167 57 #72 of 167 40 #100 of 167
Growth 74 #40 of 153 49 #79 of 153 4 #147 of 153
Profitability 77 #36 of 153 75 #39 of 153 49 #78 of 153
Financial Health 46 #97 of 179 90 #18 of 179 58 #76 of 179
Shareholder Returns 45 #52 of 94 67 #32 of 94 86 #14 of 94
Overall 59 68 48
  • MGNI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • IBTA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMGNIDVIBTASPY
1 month -9.0%+1.2%+18.8% -0.2%
3 months +10.8%+20.4%+78.8% +3.9%
6 months +68.2%+24.2%+37.1% +8.2%
Year to date +34.4%+18.4%+114.7% +12.9%
1 year +8.6%+14.4%+41.5% +12.3%
3 years +230.6%-49.2%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +49.0%-20.2%— +23.3%
5 years -20.0%-65.4%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.4%-19.1%— +10.9%
10 years +185.6%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.1%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMGNIDVIBTASPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.3%44.1%76.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%47.3%68.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.070.551.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.150.330.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.2%-79.7%-82.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.0%-0.1%-0.4% -1.2%
52-week high $25.67$13.56$49.01 $779.14
52-week low $11.20$8.61$19.25 $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.

MultipleMGNIDVIBTA
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 17.3x 35.4xmedian 17.3x -103.1xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x 3.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 14.2x 11.8xmedian 14.2x -540.0xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 11.5x 13.1xmedian 11.5x 15.3xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 1.8x 4.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 0.40 5.56median 0.40 —median 0.40

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 monthsMGNIDVIBTA
Revenue $742.04M $768.82M $343.17M
Gross profit $480.73M $633.77M $268.50M
Operating income $115.95M $97.55M -$11.99M
Net income $166.89M $58.86M -$11.02M
Free cash flow $215.76M $160.55M $74.46M
R&D $90.15M $178.30M $57.84M
EPS (diluted) $1.13 $0.37 $-0.47
Cash & equivalents $332.62M $210.17M $148.17M
Total debt $350.40M – –
Shares (diluted) 147.17M 157.89M 23.28M
Enterprise value $1.55B $1.24B $400.03M

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
MetricMGNIDVIBTA
P/E 18.7x 35.4x -103.1x
P/FCF 14.5x 13.1x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 10.3x 12.2x
P/S 4.2x 2.7x 3.3x
P/B 3.3x 1.9x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 2.1x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 18.1x 11.8x -540.0x
EV/EBIT 27.1x 19.4x -82.4x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 2.5x 2.9x
EV/FCF 14.6x 11.8x 13.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 9.2x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 5.56 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMGNIDVIBTA
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% 7.6% -6.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 15.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.6% 8.1% -12.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.5% 15.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.7% 15.1% -137.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 36.1% 10.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 287.0% 11.6% -111.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.5% 3.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 289.8% 17.9% -114.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.6% 6.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.7% 14.0% -13.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 26.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.2% 7.1% -26.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 34.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMGNIDVIBTA
Gross margin 64.8% 82.4% 78.2%
EBITDA margin 23.4% 20.7% -0.5%
Operating margin 15.6% 12.7% -3.5%
Pretax margin 13.2% 12.2% -1.3%
Net margin 22.5% 7.7% -3.2%
FCF margin 29.1% 20.9% 21.7%
Operating cash flow margin 37.9% 26.6% 27.2%
Return on equity 18.0% 5.4% -4.5%
Return on assets 5.6% 4.6% -2.3%
Return on invested capital 9.1% – –
Return on capital employed 9.0% 8.2% -4.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 3.5x -8.5x
Stock comp / revenue 10.1% 13.4% 14.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMGNIDVIBTA
Debt / assets 11.6% – –
Debt / equity 0.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – –
Debt / FCF 1.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 69.1% 16.5% 50.2%
Equity / assets 30.9% 83.5% 49.8%
Interest coverage 5.9x 55.5x –
Current ratio 1.0x 4.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 4.7x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.06 7.36 3.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMGNIDVIBTA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% 7.0% 13.8%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 7.0% 13.8%
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.

ConsensusMGNIDVIBTA
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 30.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.11FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $-0.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.6%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026 -633.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.7% +36.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $743.97MFY2026 $841.13MFY2026 $334.20MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% +0.8% +22.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMGNIDVIBTA
Held by institutions 98.6% 100.0% 69.4%
Institutions holding 308 315 149
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +1.2% -1.6%
Institutions buying 170 167 68
Institutions selling 90 114 48
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.46 1.42

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.

MGNIDVIBTA
MGNI 1.00 0.44 0.31
DV 0.44 1.00 0.20
IBTA 0.31 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MGNI, DV and IBTA?

Magnite (MGNI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Magnite (MGNI) $3.11B, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.09B, Ibotta (IBTA) $1.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, MGNI, DV and IBTA?

Magnite (MGNI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Magnite (MGNI) 18.6x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.5x, Ibotta (IBTA) -101.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Magnite (MGNI) is cheapest (Magnite (MGNI) 19.7x, 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?

Magnite (MGNI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Magnite (MGNI) +8.3%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%, Ibotta (IBTA) -6.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Magnite (MGNI) has the highest net margin (Magnite (MGNI) 22.5%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%, Ibotta (IBTA) -3.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ibotta (IBTA) returned the most: Magnite (MGNI) +8.6%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +14.4%, Ibotta (IBTA) +41.5%. Over five years, Magnite (MGNI) compounded fastest (Magnite (MGNI) -4.4%/yr, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -19.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) has been the steadiest (Magnite (MGNI) 58.3%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.1%, Ibotta (IBTA) 76.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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