AppLovin Corp
APPAnalytical Summary
AppLovin Corp shows strong fundamentals with top-quartile Return on Common Equity (%) and Profit Margin (%). However, watch Debt to Equity which shows concerning trends. Overall, the data suggests a moderately positive outlook with manageable risks.
8-Year Financial Trajectory
AnnualBullish Indicators
- Operating Margin (%)Operating Margin (%) is in the top quartile
- Profit Margin (%)Profit Margin (%) is in the top quartile
- Return on Common Equity (%)Return on Common Equity (%) is in the top quartile
Bearish Risks
- Debt to EquityDebt to Equity is concerning (bottom quartile)
Health Breakdown
Statement lens
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| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth YoY (%) |
16.4%
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+37%)
|
43.4%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+262%)
|
16.5%
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+38%)
|
0.9%
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-93%)
|
92.5%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+671%)
|
46.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+283%)
|
— | — |
| EPS Growth YoY (%) |
110.3%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
363.4%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
N/M | N/M | N/M | N/M | — | — |
| Net Income Growth YoY (%) |
111.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in net income |
342.9%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in net income |
N/M | N/M | N/M | N/M | — | — |
| FCF Growth YoY (%) |
88.6%
Excellent
→
Excellent
Stable
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
106.9%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
170.8%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
-0.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
8.6%
Fair
Fair
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
10.5%
Fair
Fair
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
— | — |
| Revenue CAGR 3Y (%) |
24.8%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
19.0%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
31.3%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
41.5%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
— | — | — | — |
| Revenue CAGR 5Y (%) |
30.4%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years |
36.5%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| EPS CAGR 3Y (%) | — |
260.4%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Margin (%) (%) |
75.8%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+279%)
|
39.8%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+99%)
|
19.7%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
At sector avg
|
-1.7%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-108%)
|
5.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-73%)
|
-4.3%
Weak
Weak
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-121%)
|
19.6%
Good
Good
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
At sector avg
|
— |
| Effective Tax Rate (%) (%) |
13.1%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-0.2%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
6.3%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
6.0%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
23.7%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
7.2%
Excellent
Excellent
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
5.7%
Excellent
Excellent
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
— |
| Profit Margin (%) (%) |
60.8%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+306%)
|
33.5%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+124%)
|
10.9%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-28%)
|
-6.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-146%)
|
1.3%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-92%)
|
-8.6%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-158%)
|
12.0%
Fair
Fair
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-20%)
|
— |
| FCF Margin (%) (%) |
72.5%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
44.5%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
32.2%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
14.6%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
12.9%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
15.1%
Good
Good
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
19.6%
Good
Good
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| FCF / Net Income (x) |
1.19x
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
1.33x
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
2.96x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-2.14x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
10.17x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-1.75x
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
1.64x
Excellent
Excellent
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Invested Capital (%) |
63.9%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
40.8%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
13.9%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-0.9%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
2.1%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-4.0%
Weak
Weak
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-71.4%
Weak
Weak
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Capital (%) (%) |
57.2%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
31.9%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
12.1%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-0.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
2.4%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-2.9%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— | — |
| Return on Common Equity (%) (%) |
156.2%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+744%)
|
145.0%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+684%)
|
28.4%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+53%)
|
-10.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-155%)
|
1.7%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-91%)
|
79.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+327%)
|
-46.4%
Weak
Weak
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-351%)
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to Equity (x) |
1.65x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+266%)
|
3.22x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+616%)
|
2.66x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+490%)
|
1.71x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+279%)
|
1.52x
Weak
Weak
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+238%)
|
-10.09x
Excellent
Excellent
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-2341%)
|
— | — |
| Interest Coverage (x) |
20.70x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
6.08x
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
2.30x
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
-0.28x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
1.45x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
-0.80x
Weak
Weak
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
2.63x
Caution
Caution
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
— |
| Net Debt (USD) | $1.03B | $2.77B | $2.83B | $2.16B | $1.73B | $1.28B | — | — |
| Debt / EBITDA (x) |
0.81x
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
1.51x
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
2.93x
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
6.50x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
5.60x
Weak
Weak
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
8.29x
Weak
Weak
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
— | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working Capital (USD) | $3.10B | $1.25B | $672.04M | $1.36B | $2.59B | $64.94M | — | — |
| LT Debt (USD) | $3.51B | $3.51B | $3.12B | $3.21B | $3.23B | $1.58B | — | — |
| Total Equity (USD) | $2.13B | $1.09B | $1.26B | $1.90B | $2.14B | $-158.54M | $-256.57M | $-378.36M |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD) | $5.48B | $4.71B | $3.28B | $2.82B | $2.79B | $1.45B | $994.10M | — |
| Depreciation Expense (USD) | $194.78M | $448.68M | $489.01M | $547.08M | $431.06M | $254.95M | $92.81M | — |
| Net Income, GAAP (USD) | $3.33B | $1.58B | $356.71M | $-192.75M | $35.45M | $-125.19M | $119.04M | — |
| Operating Cash Flow (USD) | $3.97B | $2.10B | $1.06B | $412.77M | $361.85M | $222.88M | $198.46M | — |
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Signals
Key bullish and bearish indicators for APP
Operating Margin (%) is in the top quartile
Profit Margin (%) is in the top quartile
Return on Common Equity (%) is in the top quartile
Debt to Equity is concerning (bottom quartile)
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