RCI vs APP vs VOD Stock Comparison

Rogers Communications, AppLovin and Vodafone Group Public Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RCI Rogers Communications Inc
$32.33 +1.2% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.46B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
6.19%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
3 wins
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
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

AppLovin leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (AppLovin 8, Rogers Communications 3, Vodafone Group Public 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRCIAPPVODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.46B $87.42B $38.20B APP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.0x 19.9x -82.0x APP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.4x 15.5x 12.6x RCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +60.6% — APP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 64.6% — APP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 71.3% — APP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 0.1x — APP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.19% — 3.35% RCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.8% -57.9% +33.8% VOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.2%/yr +22.4%/yr +0.2%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.1% 73.9% 32.2% RCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 74/100 57/100 APP

Percentile Scorecard

RCIAPPVOD

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

AxisRCIAPPVOD
Valuation 71 #8 of 25 52 #44 of 90 75 #7 of 25
Growth 43 #13 of 22 99 #2 of 75 –
Profitability 62 #9 of 22 100 #1 of 75 –
Financial Health 32 #18 of 26 57 #43 of 99 56 #12 of 26
Shareholder Returns 55 #10 of 21 63 #14 of 36 40 #13 of 21
Overall 53 74 57
  • RCI ranked among 27 companies in Telecommunications
  • APP ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • VOD ranked among 27 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRCIAPPVODSPY
1 month +1.2%-16.1%-5.5% -0.8%
3 months -1.5%-36.8%-0.6% +3.5%
6 months -11.5%-43.4%+1.2% +7.0%
Year to date -14.3%-61.3%+18.8% +12.2%
1 year -17.8%-57.9%+33.8% +13.0%
3 years -12.1%+619.9%+70.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -4.2%+93.2%+19.5% +23.1%
5 years -31.3%+174.7%+0.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.2%+22.4%+0.2% +11.0%
10 years -19.2%—-43.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -2.1%—-5.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRCIAPPVODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.1%73.9%32.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.9%81.7%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.152.250.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.781.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.3%-91.9%-57.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.1%-64.5%-10.4% -1.8%
52-week high $40.97$733.60$17.53 $779.14
52-week low $29.79$260.25$11.20 $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.

MultipleRCIAPPVOD
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 12.3x 19.9xmedian 17.9x -82.0xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.1x 12.8xmedian 1.7x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 5.9x 16.2xmedian 11.8x —median 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 3.9x 19.3xmedian 10.1x 3.5xmedian 3.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.1x 27.6xmedian 1.2x 0.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -4.24median 0.25 0.04median 0.38 —median 0.25

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 monthsRCIAPPVOD
Revenue $16.37B $6.83B –
Gross profit $7.23B $6.04B –
Operating income $6.95B $5.29B –
Net income $733.46M $4.41B –
Free cash flow $6.69B $4.53B –
R&D – $320.08M –
EPS (diluted) $1.24 $13.08 –
Cash & equivalents $2.22B $3.05B $10.31B
Total debt $120.01B $14.05B $60.32B
Shares (diluted) 541.00M 337.03M 2.40B
Enterprise value $16.40B $77.46B $11.87B

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
MetricRCIAPPVOD
P/E 26.0x 19.9x -82.0x
P/FCF 2.6x 19.3x 3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 19.3x –
P/S 1.1x 12.8x 0.8x
P/B 1.5x 27.6x 0.7x
P/Tangible book -1.9x 31.1x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.4x 16.2x –
EV/EBIT 6.6x 16.6x –
EV/Revenue 2.8x 12.9x –
EV/FCF 6.8x 19.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 19.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.24 0.04 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRCIAPPVOD
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 60.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 33.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.5% 64.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 52.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.9% 78.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 188.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -85.0% 81.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 503.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -86.3% 84.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 524.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.8% 58.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 74.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 58.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 74.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRCIAPPVOD
Gross margin 44.2% 88.5% –
EBITDA margin 63.8% 79.4% –
Operating margin 42.4% 77.4% –
Pretax margin 7.8% 76.3% –
Net margin 4.1% 64.6% –
FCF margin 40.9% 66.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% 66.3% –
Return on equity 6.3% 159.6% –
Return on assets 1.1% 55.2% –
Return on invested capital 9.6% 71.3% –
Return on capital employed 13.3% 78.5% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.2x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – 4.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRCIAPPVOD
Debt / assets 46.7% 42.5% 40.5%
Debt / equity 2.6x 1.1x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 4.5x 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 82.1% 61.7% 61.0%
Equity / assets 17.9% 38.3% 39.0%
Interest coverage 4.4x 25.8x –
Current ratio 0.7x 4.3x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x 4.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 14.26 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRCIAPPVOD
Dividend yield 6.2% – 3.4%
Net buyback yield – 2.8% –
Shareholder yield 6.2% 2.8% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusRCIAPPVOD
Forward P/E 9.4xFY2026 15.5xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.43FY2026 $16.84FY2026 $1.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.3%FY2026 +72.7%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.9% +26.3% +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.96BFY2026 $8.60BFY2026 $53.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.4%FY2026 +56.9%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +14.2% -3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRCIAPPVOD
Held by institutions 47.1% 67.5% 7.9%
Institutions holding 308 1,457 575
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +6.5% -0.8%
Institutions buying 163 835 255
Institutions selling 92 478 162
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.75 1.57

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.

RCIAPPVOD
RCI 1.00 0.05 0.24
APP 0.05 1.00 -0.14
VOD 0.24 -0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RCI, APP and VOD?

AppLovin (APP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rogers Communications (RCI) $17.46B, AppLovin (APP) $87.42B, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) $38.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, RCI, APP and VOD?

AppLovin (APP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rogers Communications (RCI) 26.0x, AppLovin (APP) 19.9x, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) -82.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rogers Communications (RCI) is cheapest (Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.4x, AppLovin (APP) 15.5x, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 12.6x). 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: Rogers Communications (RCI) +8.8%, AppLovin (APP) +60.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

AppLovin (APP) has the highest net margin (Rogers Communications (RCI) 4.1%, AppLovin (APP) 64.6%). On return on invested capital, AppLovin (APP) leads (Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.6%, AppLovin (APP) 71.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vodafone Group Public (VOD) returned the most: Rogers Communications (RCI) -17.8%, AppLovin (APP) -57.9%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +33.8%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (Rogers Communications (RCI) -7.2%/yr, AppLovin (APP) +22.4%/yr, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rogers Communications (RCI) has the highest dividend yield: Rogers Communications (RCI) 6.19%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 3.35%. AppLovin (APP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rogers Communications (RCI) has been the steadiest (Rogers Communications (RCI) 29.1%, AppLovin (APP) 73.9%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 32.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RCI, APP and VOD?

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.