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PubMatic, Inc. Class APUBMCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Information Technology›Internet Software/Services
Momentum leader 96
Mkt cap
$811M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
99%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$8.51M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
360.6×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-20.0 pp
WACC 12.4%
Hurdle
-6 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
3 days
9 Nov 2026
Close · USD$17.81
1D+6.1%
1W+12.1%
1M-4.7%
3M+36.0%
6M+82.1%
YTD+100.8%
1Y+103.5%
ATR %5.3%
Beta1.13
52w lowhigh8.6% off high

What PubMatic does

Employees: 1,030

PubMatic at a glance

Size PubMatic (PUBM) is a United States Information Technology company (Internet Software/Services) with a market value of $811M, the 2385th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $17.81 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 82.1%, against -7.5% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 1.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +11.8%); the operating margin is -4.7% (peer median 7.5%).

Valuation It trades at 360.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.3× (most expensive of 16).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 8% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +14%, so the hurdle is -6 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 20.0 points below its cost of capital (12.4% WACC).

Short interest Short interest is 8.2% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).

Next results Next results expected around 9 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10015020011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026PUBM 183Peer median 90
Six months, rebased to 100: PubMatic against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

PubMatic financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$289M$283M$291M$267M$256M
Revenue growth—-3%+9%+4%—
Gross profit$186M$180M$190M$168M$175M
EBITDA$26.7M$26.5M$49.3M$46.8M$80.6M
Net income-$13.5M-$14.5M$12.5M$8.88M$28.7M
Free cash flow$54.0M$46.2M$34.9M$52.8M$38.3M
Capital expenditure$34.0M$34.9M$38.5M$28.3M$48.9M
Total debt$40.9M$44.2M$45.9M$22.5M$27.3M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

PubMatic competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-25%0%+25%+50%+75%-20%0%+20%+40%FUBOATGIXIGOYALANXDR2273IQTMVLZPXEDCARSOMDA7685HEPSSDR4819EVERYELPPUBM6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. PubMatic is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+20%+40%+60%0×200×ATGIXIGOYALANXDR2273TMVLZOMDA7685SDR4819EVERPUBMRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. PubMatic is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

-20%0%+20%+40%0%25%50%ATGIXIGONXDR2273TMVLZCARSOMDA7685SDR4819EVERYELPPUBMGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. PubMatic is the large dot.

PubMatic competitors and peer comparison

How PubMatic compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

PubMatic against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasurePUBMPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-4.7%-2.2%11th highest of 21
6-month return+82.1%-7.5%highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-8.6%-41.2%4th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-1.0%+11.8%3rd lowest of 20
Operating margin-4.7%7.5%4th lowest of 20
Forward P/E360.6×14.3×most expensive of 16
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)7.8%6.1%7th most demanding of 14
Growth delivered (Del g)+13.7%+15.9%6th lowest of 14
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-5.9 pp-14.2 pp6th most demanding of 14
ROIC minus cost of capital-20.0 pp-2.5 pp3rd lowest of 16
EV / EBITDA26.8×8.9×4th most expensive of 14
Net debt / EBITDA-3.6×-0.7×5th least indebted of 16

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
PubMatic PUBMUnited States$811M+82%-1%-5%360.6×7.8%+13.7%
FuboTV FUBOUnited States$830M-26%n/an/an/an/an/a
Auction Technology ATG.LUnited Kingdom$789M+36%+22%11%16.1×22.7%+32.6%
Le Travenues Technology IXIGO.NSIndia$775M-2%+16%6%47.3×38.2%+55.4%
Yalla Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR YALAUnited States$863M-21%-4%31%7.0×n/an/a
Nextdoor NXDRUnited States$758M-3%+10%-17%350.1×24.0%+15.9%
Gushengtang 2273.HKHong Kong$874M+1%+12%13%13.4×2.4%+27.6%
iQIYI, Inc. Sponsored ADR IQUnited States$886M-20%-3%-2%n/an/an/a
TeamViewer TMV.DEGermany$894M-5%+2%34%5.2×-11.0%+10.4%
LegalZoom.com LZUnited States$897M-19%+12%4%6.7×6.1%+9.9%
Phoenix Education Partners PXEDUnited States$718M-36%+1%17%5.0×n/an/a
Cars.com CARSUnited States$715M+14%+1%11%6.2×5.7%+5.7%
Omada Health OMDAUnited States$924M+2%+48%0%37.1×28.7%+42.9%
BuySell Technologies 7685.TJapan$938M-28%+58%11%15.0×-1.2%+46.8%
Sify Technologies Limited Sponsored ADR SIFYUnited States$941M-20%+11%8%n/an/an/a
Jumia Technologies AG Sponsored ADR JMIAUnited States$676M-29%+27%-27%n/an/an/a
D-MARKET Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret AS Sponsored ADR HEPSUnited States$979M-3%+22%-3%n/an/an/a
SiteMinder SDR.AXAustralia$666M+14%+19%-2%94.9×21.9%+21.4%
Digital Garage 4819.TJapan$654M-10%+4%-6%61.2×30.0%+7.1%
EverQuote EVERUnited States$1.02B+41%+24%11%14.3×-7.0%+14.8%
Yelp YELPUnited States$1.06B-28%+2%13%8.1×-18.4%+10.9%

Questions

Which companies are PubMatic's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: FuboTV (FUBO), Auction Technology (ATG.L), Le Travenues Technology (IXIGO.NS), Yalla Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR (YALA), Nextdoor (NXDR), Gushengtang (2273.HK), iQIYI, Inc. Sponsored ADR (IQ), TeamViewer (TMV.DE).
Is PubMatic expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 360.6× against a peer median of 14.3×, most expensive of 16 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 8% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +14%, so the hurdle is -6 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has PubMatic stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +82.1% against -7.5% for the median peer; over one year +103.5%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.