MGNI vs NEXN vs DSP Stock Comparison

Magnite, Nexxen International and Viant Technology Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MGNI Magnite, Inc.
$22.79 -8.7% 1M +36.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.92B
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$766.75M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
2 wins
DSP Viant Technology Inc.
$13.14 +8.2% 1M +54.6% 1Y
Market cap
$257.41M
P/E
29.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$388.50M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nexxen International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nexxen International 5, Viant Technology 3, Magnite 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMGNINEXNDSPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.92B $543.37M $257.41M MGNI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.7x 0.0x 29.6x NEXN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 9.1x 77.3x NEXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% +3.0% +22.0% DSP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.6% 3,669.6% 2.2% NEXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% — 3.0% MGNI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.2% +11.9% +54.6% DSP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.1%/yr -12.6%/yr +2.0%/yr DSP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.3% 45.0% 68.9% NEXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 73/100 58/100 NEXN

Percentile Scorecard

MGNINEXNDSP

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

AxisMGNINEXNDSP
Valuation 53 #78 of 166 90 #17 of 166 55 #76 of 166
Growth 80 #31 of 154 38 #96 of 154 86 #23 of 154
Profitability 78 #35 of 154 85 #24 of 154 58 #65 of 154
Financial Health 48 #93 of 179 53 #85 of 179 74 #48 of 179
Shareholder Returns 46 #53 of 97 100 #1 of 97 20 #78 of 97
Overall 61 73 58
  • MGNI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NEXN ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DSP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMGNINEXNDSPSPY
1 month -8.7%+4.8%+8.2% -1.0%
3 months +10.3%-12.9%+6.7% -0.4%
6 months +70.2%+19.5%+15.8% +4.5%
Year to date +40.4%+39.4%+9.1% +12.4%
1 year +36.2%+11.9%+54.6% +13.6%
3 years +208.0%+147.8%+140.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +45.5%+35.4%+34.0% +20.8%
5 years +0.6%-48.9%+10.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year +0.1%-12.6%+2.0% +10.4%
10 years +257.8%—— +267.7%
10 years, per year +13.6%—— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureMGNINEXNDSPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.3%45.0%68.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.5%51.6%73.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.010.741.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.630.260.79 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-84.5%-75.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-16.7%-8.1% -1.6%
52-week high $25.67$10.95$14.30 $779.14
52-week low $11.20$5.70$8.50 $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.

MultipleMGNINEXNDSP
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 18.2x 0.0xmedian 18.2x 29.8xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x 2.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 15.3x 3.9xmedian 15.3x 22.7xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 12.2x 4.5xmedian 12.2x 13.2xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 2.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.38 0.00median 0.38 0.97median 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 monthsMGNINEXNDSP
Revenue $766.75M $382.86M $388.50M
Gross profit $510.77M $315.91M $173.06M
Operating income $141.45M $19.59M $9.12M
Net income $180.84M $13.07M $21.59M
Free cash flow $240.36M $115.13M $66.03M
R&D $91.31M $60.09M –
EPS (diluted) $1.20 $230.08 $0.13
Cash & equivalents $392.86M $132.04M $193.05M
Total debt $349.95M – –
Shares (diluted) 150.81M 61.06M 65.19M
Enterprise value $2.46B -$113.28M -$473.76M

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
MetricMGNINEXNDSP
P/E 18.1x 0.0x 29.8x
P/FCF 13.6x 4.5x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.0x 4.5x 13.0x
P/S 4.3x 1.3x 2.2x
P/B 3.4x 1.1x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 3.1x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x 3.9x 22.7x
EV/EBIT 22.8x 17.2x 74.6x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 0.9x 1.8x
EV/FCF 13.4x 2.9x 10.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.9x 3.0x 10.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 0.00 0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMGNINEXNDSP
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.1% 3.0% 22.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 4.6% 24.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.7% -0.5% 20.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 48.1% 5.1% 26.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 64.8% -63.2% 78.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.3% -4.1% 30.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 211.9% -73.7% 70.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.9% 38.8% 38.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 216.8% -49.5% 12.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.7% 57.0% 30.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.6% -11.7% 34.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 41.0% 62.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.5% -6.2% 36.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 48.1% 63.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMGNINEXNDSP
Gross margin 66.6% 82.5% 44.5%
EBITDA margin 26.2% 22.5% 7.7%
Operating margin 18.4% 5.1% 2.3%
Pretax margin 16.0% 8,850% 1.8%
Net margin 23.6% 3,670% 2.2%
FCF margin 31.3% 30.1% 17.0%
Operating cash flow margin 38.8% 29.7% 17.3%
Return on equity 19.1% 2.8% 7.1%
Return on assets 5.9% 1.7% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 10.9% – 3.0%
Return on capital employed 10.9% 4.1% 2.9%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 8.7x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 9.6% 4.9% 7.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMGNINEXNDSP
Debt / assets 11.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – –
Debt / FCF 1.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 69.3% 39.5% 36.0%
Equity / assets 30.7% 60.5% 64.0%
Interest coverage 7.2x 0.0x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.3x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.4x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 1.12 2.02 3.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMGNINEXNDSP
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.1% 32.5% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 32.5% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusMGNINEXNDSP
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 9.1xFY2026 77.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.11FY2026 $1.00FY2026 $0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.6%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 -52.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.7% +27.0% +76.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $743.97MFY2026 $373.87MFY2026 $248.57MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% +8.1% +31.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMGNINEXNDSP
Held by institutions 98.6% 62.6% 58.1%
Institutions holding 311 126 121
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +7.7% +14.8%
Institutions buying 170 79 77
Institutions selling 91 30 28
Buyers to sellers 1.87 2.63 2.75

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.

MGNINEXNDSP
MGNI 1.00 0.36 0.30
NEXN 0.36 1.00 0.38
DSP 0.30 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MGNI, NEXN and DSP?

Magnite (MGNI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Magnite (MGNI) $3.92B, Nexxen International (NEXN) $543.37M, Viant Technology (DSP) $257.41M.

Which stock is cheaper, MGNI, NEXN and DSP?

Nexxen International (NEXN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Magnite (MGNI) 21.7x, Nexxen International (NEXN) 0.0x, Viant Technology (DSP) 29.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexxen International (NEXN) is cheapest (Magnite (MGNI) 20.5x, Nexxen International (NEXN) 9.1x, Viant Technology (DSP) 77.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Viant Technology (DSP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Magnite (MGNI) +9.1%, Nexxen International (NEXN) +3.0%, Viant Technology (DSP) +22.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nexxen International (NEXN) has the highest net margin (Magnite (MGNI) 23.6%, Nexxen International (NEXN) 3,669.6%, Viant Technology (DSP) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, Magnite (MGNI) leads (Magnite (MGNI) 10.9%, Viant Technology (DSP) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viant Technology (DSP) returned the most: Magnite (MGNI) +36.2%, Nexxen International (NEXN) +11.9%, Viant Technology (DSP) +54.6%. Over five years, Viant Technology (DSP) compounded fastest (Magnite (MGNI) +0.1%/yr, Nexxen International (NEXN) -12.6%/yr, Viant Technology (DSP) +2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nexxen International (NEXN) has been the steadiest (Magnite (MGNI) 57.3%, Nexxen International (NEXN) 45.0%, Viant Technology (DSP) 68.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MGNI, NEXN and DSP?

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.