APP
AppLovin Corporation
APP has the edge over CRWD overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
CRWD
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
CRWD has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
APP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
APP's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
CRWD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable |
CRWD's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
APP PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 20x | $394 | — |
| Current | 26x | $394 | — |
| Cheap | 42x | $618 | +57% |
| Fair | 66x | $978 | +148% |
| Expensive | 137x | $2,040 | +418% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
APP has the edge over CRWD in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CRWD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 153x | $230 | — |
| Cheap | 451x | $27.04 | -88% |
| Fair | 715x | $42.92 | -81% |
| Expensive | 3,337x | $200 | -13% |
| Current | 3,678x | $230 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CRWD's PE is in its expensive range at 3678x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 153x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
APP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for APP, with profitability improving.
CRWD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Broad | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for CRWD, with profitability improving.
APP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $19.62 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $14.86 | +81% |
| Q2 2026 | $13.01 | +85% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.64 | +110% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.75 | +115% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.23 | +151% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.03 | +202% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.53 | +233% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.53 | +362% |
APP has the edge over CRWD on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CRWD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.50 | +2400% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.06 | +$0.36 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.03 | +$0.14 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.16 | -$0.14 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.32 | -346% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.30 | -276% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.17 | -221% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.02 | -122% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.13 | +$0.15 |
CRWD has returned to profit: it earned $0.06 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
APP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.2B | +55% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9B | +53% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.8B | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | +40% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4B | +44% |
APP has the edge over CRWD on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 78% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 78% | +1.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 78% | +33 points |
| Q4 2025 | 77% | +33 points |
| Q3 2025 | 77% | +32 points |
| Q2 2025 | 76% | +40 points |
| Q1 2025 | 45% | +13 points |
| Q4 2024 | 44% | +16 points |
APP has the edge over CRWD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CRWD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.4B | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.3B | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | +25% |
| Q4 2024 | $1B | +29% |
CRWD's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $1.5B last quarter, up 26% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.3% | +7.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.2% | +9.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.1% | +9.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -5.6% | -0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | -9.7% | -11 points |
| Q2 2025 | -11% | -12 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8.1% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | -5.5% | -5.9 points |
CRWD's operating margin was −2.3% last quarter, up 7.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
APP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $869M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.3B | +55% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +91% |
| Q2 2025 | $772.2M | +70% |
| Q1 2025 | $831.7M | +112% |
| Q3 2024 | $550.7M | +177% |
| Q2 2024 | $454.5M | +101% |
APP has the edge over CRWD on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CRWD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $405.9M | +34% |
| Q2 2026 | $493.3M | +65% |
| Q1 2026 | $395.4M | +53% |
| Q4 2025 | $314.1M | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $302.3M | +5.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $298.4M | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $258.5M | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $247.4M | -1.9% |
CRWD's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $1.6B over the past year, up 45% from the year before.
APP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.7% | -2.3M shares |
| 1 year | -1.8% | -6.2M shares |
| 3 years | -6.2% | -22.1M shares |
| 5 years | -13% | -49.6M shares |
| Available history | +67% | +134M shares |
APP has the edge over CRWD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.3B |
| Q2 2026 | $551.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $981.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $417.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $501.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $271.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $1B |
| Q4 2024 | $625,000 |
APP spent $3.2B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 82% from the year before.
CRWD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.3% | +12.9M shares |
| 1 year | +4.5% | +44.8M shares |
| 3 years | +7.8% | +75.9M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +139M shares |
| Available history | +28% | +228M shares |
CRWD has 1B diluted shares, up 4.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $175.6M |
| Q1 2020 | — |
APP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.2x | Healthy |
APP's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
CRWD Net Leverage
APP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.4 | Neutral |
APP's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 56 (neutral).
CRWD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.1 | Neutral |
CRWD's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (neutral).
APP PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | APP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 28x | 4.9% below |
| PE % | 7 | 42 | 35 pts below |
APP has the edge over CRWD on valuation relative to its sector.
CRWD PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CRWD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 3,678x | 28x | 13,101% above |
| PE % | 91 | 35 | 56 pts above |
CRWD is trading at 3678x earnings, a 13101% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
APP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $299.5 | 31% above |
| 20 week MA | $344.0 | 14% above |
| 50 week MA | $443.5 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $429.4 | 8.3% below |
| 200 week MA | $250.0 | 57% above |
APP's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 57% above its 200-week average.
CRWD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $247.4 | 7.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $221.9 | 3.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $163.0 | 41% above |
| 100 week MA | $136.0 | 69% above |
| 200 week MA | $97.5 | 136% above |
CRWD has the edge over APP on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
APP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $61.0 | $93.8 | +54% |
| 2022 | $93.8 | $9.84 | -90% |
| 2023 | $9.84 | $39.9 | +305% |
| 2024 | $39.9 | $335.2 | +741% |
| 2025 | $335.2 | $714.2 | +113% |
| 2026 YTD | $714.2 | $393.7 | -45% |
APP's yearly returns have swung widely, from +741% in 2024 to −90% in 2022. It's down 45% so far in 2026.
CRWD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $12.2 | $55.3 | +352% |
| 2021 | $55.3 | $52.9 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | $52.9 | $25.5 | -52% |
| 2023 | $25.5 | $63.8 | +150% |
| 2024 | $63.8 | $88.8 | +39% |
| 2025 | $88.8 | $120.3 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $120.3 | $229.9 | +91% |
CRWD has the edge over APP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.