CRTO
Criteo S.A.
CRTO offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
RDDT
Reddit, Inc.
RDDT has the edge over CRTO overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
CRTO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable |
CRTO's cash flow is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its revenue is under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
RDDT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
RDDT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
CRTO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 4.9x | $17.43 | — |
| Cheap | 8.6x | $11.90 | -32% |
| Current | 13x | $17.43 | — |
| Fair | 19x | $26.52 | +52% |
| Expensive | 33x | $45.77 | +163% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CRTO's PE is in its fair range at 13x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 4.9x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
RDDT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16x | $99.55 | — |
| Current | 20x | $99.55 | — |
| Cheap | 35x | $171 | +72% |
| Fair | 46x | $228 | +129% |
| Expensive | 53x | $262 | +163% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RDDT has the edge over CRTO in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CRTO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect CRTO's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
RDDT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
RDDT has the edge over CRTO on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
CRTO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.59 | +160% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.38 | -53% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.97 | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.14 | -12% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.65 | +39% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.96 | +74% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.37 | +39% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.44 | +103% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.90 | +116% |
RDDT has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 53% for CRTO versus RDDT down 39%.
RDDT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.32 | +29% |
| Q3 2024 | -$7.98 | -$7.17 |
| Q2 2024 | -$8.19 | -$7.15 |
| Q1 2024 | -$8.38 | -$7.25 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.56 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2023 | -$0.81 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2023 | -$1.04 | -$0.48 |
| Q1 2023 | -$1.13 | -$0.48 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.97 | -$0.19 |
RDDT has returned to profit: it earned $4.90 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
CRTO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $416.5M | -11% |
| Q2 2026 | $428M | -11% |
| Q1 2026 | $424.6M | -5.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $541.1M | -2.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $469.7M | +2.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $482.7M | +2.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $451.4M | +0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $553M | -2.3% |
CRTO's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $416M last quarter, down 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5% | -6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.5% | -2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.5% | -8.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | -3.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +8.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6.3% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +8.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 17% | +1.5 points |
CRTO's operating margin was 5% last quarter, down 6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
RDDT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $895M | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $804.9M | +61% |
| Q1 2026 | $663.4M | +69% |
| Q4 2025 | $725.6M | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $584.9M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $499.6M | +78% |
| Q1 2025 | $392.4M | +61% |
| Q4 2024 | $427.7M | +71% |
RDDT has the edge over CRTO on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +5.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 29% | +15 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | +27 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +22 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +25 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1% | +244 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +11 points |
RDDT has the edge over CRTO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CRTO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $21.1M | -68% |
| Q2 2026 | -$37.9M | -$1.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $15.4M | -66% |
| Q3 2025 | $66.6M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | -$36.6M | -313% |
| Q1 2025 | $45.3M | +223% |
| Q3 2024 | $57.5M | +193% |
| Q2 2024 | $17.2M | +1194% |
CRTO still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $132M over the past year.
RDDT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $362.6M | +98% |
| Q2 2026 | $260.7M | +135% |
| Q1 2026 | $311.2M | +146% |
| Q4 2025 | $263.6M | +196% |
| Q3 2025 | $183.1M | +161% |
| Q2 2025 | $110.8M | +308% |
| Q1 2025 | $126.6M | +333% |
| Q4 2024 | $89.2M | +$111.2M |
RDDT has the edge over CRTO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CRTO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.5% | -751K shares |
| 1 year | -10% | -5.6M shares |
| 3 years | -17% | -10.4M shares |
| 5 years | -22% | -14.4M shares |
| Available history | -24% | -15.8M shares |
CRTO has the edge over RDDT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $30.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $31M |
| Q4 2025 | $36.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $10.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $48.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $56.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $67.1M |
CRTO spent $102M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 44% from the year before.
RDDT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -169K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -868K shares |
| 3 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
RDDT has 202M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $234.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $5M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $4.2M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
CRTO Net Leverage
RDDT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -13.1x | Net Cash |
RDDT has more cash than debt.
CRTO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.1 | Neutral |
CRTO's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 31 (neutral).
RDDT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.5 | Oversold |
RDDT's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
CRTO PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | CRTO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 16x | 23% below |
| PE % | 39 | 26 | 13 pts above |
CRTO has the edge over RDDT on valuation relative to its sector.
RDDT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | RDDT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 16x | 23% above |
| PE % | 5 | 23 | 18 pts below |
RDDT is trading at 20x earnings, a 23% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x, though its earnings don't support one.
CRTO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $15.6 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $17.8 | 1.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.3 | 4.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $23.5 | 26% below |
| 200 week MA | $28.7 | 39% below |
CRTO has stronger trend alignment. CRTO is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus RDDT above 0 of 4.
RDDT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $130.6 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $151.7 | 34% below |
| 50 week MA | $165.0 | 40% below |
| 100 week MA | $167.1 | 40% below |
RDDT is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 40% below its 100-week average.
CRTO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.2 | $20.8 | +21% |
| 2021 | $20.8 | $37.1 | +78% |
| 2022 | $37.1 | $26.0 | -30% |
| 2023 | $26.0 | $25.3 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | $25.3 | $40.5 | +60% |
| 2025 | $40.5 | $20.0 | -51% |
| 2026 YTD | $20.0 | $17.4 | -13% |
CRTO has the edge over RDDT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RDDT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $46.0 | $173.5 | +277% |
| 2025 | $173.5 | $225.8 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $225.8 | $99.6 | -56% |
RDDT has finished every year since 2024 higher, and it's down 56% so far in 2026.