Applovin Corp APP
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Applovin Corp is a large-cap company in the Communication Services sector (Advertising Agencies), with a market value of $90.1B, based in the USA.
It employs about 876 people and has been listed since Apr 15, 2021.
AppLovin Corporation provides end-to-end artificial intelligence-powered advertising solutions for businesses in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Advertising and Apps. The company offers Axon Ads Manager, a suite of marketing solutions that enables developers to automate, optimize, and manage marketing efforts; MAX, an in-app bidding technology that optimizes the value of a publisher's advertising inventory by running a real-time competitive auction; Adjust, a measurement and analytics marketing platform; and Wurl, a connected TV platform, which distributes streaming video for content companies, provides advertising and publishing solutions.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 21.6 versus 16.9 for the median of the Communication Services sector in our universe (14 companies) — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 53% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 15.4 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 497.05, 85% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 0% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • The stock is more volatile than average (beta 2.5) — big daily moves both ways.
- • The stock is 64% below its one-year high.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 66 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Buys back its shares (1% fewer shares in a year).
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (27 vs 0).
- ✅ Revenue is growing 53% a year.
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 13.7% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLC -2.3%).
It set a new one-year low this week.
This week's news
- Communication services sector rises in Q3; Meta Platforms leads gains seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-03
- 3 Reasons to Avoid NOV and 1 Stock to Buy Instead finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- 3 Reasons to Avoid BBWI and 1 Stock to Buy Instead finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- AppLovin (APP) Sues Over Data Collection In MAX Ad Auctions finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- 3 Reasons SSB is Risky and 1 Stock to Buy Instead finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- AppLovin (APP) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.