ADSK vs APP
Autodesk and AppLovin, side by side.
Prices and company dataas of yesterday's close
- ADSKBuy moresales growth, past year18%
Autodesk's sales grew 18% over the past year, and the stock rose 10% over the past month while other software stocks fell 9.4%.
- APPBuy moresales growth, past year58%
AppLovin's sales grew 58% over the past year, and the stock rose 49% over the past five trading days after its Nov 4 report beat profit forecasts by 9.1%.
Percent return
- ADSK−13.86%
- APP−31.96%
Nov 11, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026
Where they differ
- Company size: ADSK $51.8B, APP $144B.
- Sales growth, 1 yr: ADSK +18%, APP +58%. APP is ahead.
- Price for $1 of next year's profit: ADSK $20, APP $20.
- Profit per $1 of sales: ADSK 28¢, APP 78¢. APP is ahead.
- Cash minus debt: ADSK +$652M, APP −$342M. ADSK is ahead.
- Price change, 1 yr: ADSK −14%, APP −32%. ADSK is ahead. S&P 500 +12%.
- How much the price swings: ADSK 45%, APP 82%. ADSK is ahead.
| Measure | ADSKAutodesk | APPAppLovin |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Price | $260.03 | $404.77 |
| Today | −0.03% | Best in this row: +2.34% |
| 1 month | +10.48% | Best in this row: +46.11% |
| 3 months | +3.35% | Best in this row: +27.01% |
| This year | Best in this row: −12.16% | −39.93% |
| 1 year | Best in this row: −13.86% | −31.96% |
| 5 years | −20.05% | Best in this row: +252.43% |
| From 52-week high | −16.2% | −44.8% |
| How much it swings (90 days) | Best in this row: 45% | 82% |
| Valuation | ||
| Market value | $51.8B | $144B |
| Price vs last year's earnings | Best in this row: 35.8× | 37.3× |
| Price vs next year's expected earnings | 20.1× | Best in this row: 19.9× |
| Price vs earnings, adjusted for growth | 0.85× | Best in this row: 0.51× |
| Price to sales | Best in this row: 7.0× | 17.0× |
| Price vs cash it brings in | Best in this row: 19.3× | 26.4× |
| Company value vs operating profit | 23.6× | Best in this row: 21.5× |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth, 1 year | +17.9% | Best in this row: +57.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 3 years | +12.9% | Best in this row: +24.8% |
| Earnings per share growth, last year | +46.4% | Best in this row: +101.0% |
| Earnings per share growth expected next year | +12.5% | Best in this row: +26.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Kept from sales after making the product | Best in this row: 92.5% | 88.8% |
| Kept as operating profit | 28.1% | Best in this row: 77.8% |
| Kept as final profit | 21.1% | Best in this row: 65.9% |
| Kept as spare cash | 36.4% | Best in this row: 64.4% |
| Profit on shareholders' money | 53.9% | Best in this row: 210.1% |
| Profit on all money put in | 57.6% | Best in this row: 137.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net cash (cash minus debt) | Best in this row: $652M | −$342M |
| Debt for each $1 of shareholders' money | 1.10× | Best in this row: 1.07× |
| Short-term assets per $1 of bills due | 0.86× | Best in this row: 3.80× |
| Our readPro | ||
| Our call | Buy more | Buy more |
| Why | Autodesk's sales grew 18% over the past year, and the stock rose 10% over the past month while other software stocks fell 9.4%. | AppLovin's sales grew 58% over the past year, and the stock rose 49% over the past five trading days after its Nov 4 report beat profit forecasts by 9.1%. |
| Where the price sits | in the full report | in the full report |
| Our overall score (out of 100) | Best in this row: 75 | 73 |
| Our value score | Best in this row: 78 | 54 |
| Our growth score | 81 | Best in this row: 95 |
| Our quality score | Best in this row: 83 | 83 |
| Our price trend score | Best in this row: 58 | 50 |
| Earnings and analysts | ||
| Next earnings | Nov 24AMCin 12 days | – |
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
| To average analyst target | Best in this row: +17.8% | +14.3% |
| Average analyst target | $306.30 | $462.74 |
| Analysts rating it a buy | Best in this row: 81% | 79% |
| Buy ratings added, 3 months | −2 | Best in this row: 0 |
| Analysts covering | 22 | 19 |
APP: faster growth at a lower P/E
Our pick of these: AppLovin
Sales growth +57.8% vs +17.9%
ADSK +17.9%, APP +57.8%.Forward P/E per point of sales growth 0.34 vs 1.12
ADSK 1.12, APP 0.34.Keeps 77.8% of sales as operating profit, vs 28.1%
ADSK 28.1%, APP 77.8%.Where it loses: ADSK has more analyst upside, +17.8% vs +14.3%
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