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APP (AppLovin) Earnings Yield % : 1.44% (As of Mar. 23, 2025)


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What is AppLovin Earnings Yield %?

The earnings yield is an indication of how much return shareholders' investment in the company earned over the past 12 months. The higher the earnings yield is, the better.

As of today (2025-03-23), the stock price of AppLovin is $314.70. AppLovin's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $4.54. Therefore, AppLovin's earnings yield of today is 1.44%.

The earnings yield does not consider the growth of the business. A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. AppLovin's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.00%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past seven years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.


AppLovin Earnings Yield % Calculation

Earnings yield is the reciprocal of the P/E Ratio.

AppLovin's Earnings Yield for today is calculated as

Earnings Yield=Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)/Share Price
=4.540/314.70
=1.44 %

AppLovin's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $4.540 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Earnings Yield=Net Income /Market Cap

The earnings in the calculation is the Trailing Twelve Months earnings.


AppLovin  (NAS:APP) Earnings Yield % Explanation

If the P/E ratio is an indication of how many years it takes for the company to earn back the stock price shareholders pay to buy the shares, the earnings yield is an indication of how much return shareholders' investment in the company earned over the past 12 months. The higher the earnings yield is, the better.

If a company loses money, the earnings yield is negative. This gives a more straightforward indication that the company is losing money. This is an advantage of using earnings yield instead of the P/E ratio in valuation. For valuation purposes, the P/B Ratio and the P/S Ratio should be used for companies that are losing money.

Like the P/E ratio, the earnings yield can be used to compare investments in different industries. It can even be used to compare the attractiveness of different asset classes such as bonds and cash. Of course, the earnings yield should not be the only factor in deciding which asset classes to invest.

Also similar to the P/E ratio, the earnings yield does not consider the growth of the business. A growing company with the same earnings yield should be more attractive than a company that has the same earnings yield but does not grow.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.

Be Aware

Just like the P/E Ratio, non-recurring items such as selling part of the business, selling a previous investment, etc., can affect earnings yield dramatically. The earning yield is also a poor indication for cyclical companies. When a cyclical stock has a high earnings yield it is usually at the peak of its cycle.


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AppLovin Business Description

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Address
1100 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304
AppLovin is a vertically integrated advertising technology company that acts as a demand-side platform for advertisers, a supply-side platform for publishers, and an exchange facilitating transactions between the two. About 80% of AppLovin's revenue comes from the DSP, AppDiscovery, while the remainder comes from the SSP, Max, and gaming studios, which develop mobile games. AppLovin announced in February 2025 its plans to divest from the lower-margin gaming studios to focus exclusively on the ad tech platform. AppLovin's primary tool for future growth is Axon 2, which is an ad optimizer operating within the DSP that allows advertisers to place ads according to specified return thresholds.
Executives
Vasily Shikin officer: Chief Technology Officer 1100 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Arash Adam Foroughi director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO & Chairperson 1100 PAGE MILL, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Victoria Valenzuela officer: CLO & Corp. Secretary 1100 PAGE MILL RD, PALO ALTO CA 94304-1047
Herald Y Chen director, officer: President & CFO 950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 1150, FOSTER CITY CA 94404-2127
Dawson Alyssa Harvey director 1100 PAGE MILL RD, PALO ALTO CA 94304-1974
Georgiadis Mary Margaret Hastings director 2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Eduardo Vivas director 1100 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Kkr Denali Holdings L.p. 10 percent owner C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 30 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Kkr Group Partnership L.p. 10 percent owner C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 30 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Craig Scott Billings director C/O WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED, 3131 LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH, LAS VEGAS NV 89109
Katie Kihorany Jansen officer: Chief Marketing Officer 1100 PAGE MILL RD, PALO ALTO CA 94304-1047
Todd R Morgenfeld director C/O PINTEREST, INC., 651 BRANNAN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Kkr Group Co. Inc. 10 percent owner 30 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Elena Arutunian officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1100 PAGE MILL RD, PALO ALTO CA 94304-1047
Angel Pride Holdings Ltd 10 percent owner ROOM 710, 7/F, WING ON HOUSE, NO. 71 DES VOREX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG F4 0000

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