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Criteo (FRA:CI5A) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 6.37 (As of May. 28, 2025)


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What is Criteo Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-05-28), Criteo's share price is €23.40. Criteo's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was €3.67. Hence, Criteo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 6.37.

The historical rank and industry rank for Criteo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:CI5A' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.68   Med: 16.22   Max: 79.74
Current: 6.65

During the past 13 years, Criteo's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 79.74. The lowest was 3.68. And the median was 16.22.

FRA:CI5A's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
73.76% of 564 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 13.405 vs FRA:CI5A: 6.65

Criteo's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €0.73. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €3.67.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Criteo was 189.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, Criteo's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 334.40% per year. The lowest was -2.00% per year. And the median was 17.20% per year.


Criteo Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Criteo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* 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.

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Criteo Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Criteo Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.74 15.05 8.51 14.11 12.88

Criteo Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 26.04 22.76 17.85 12.88 9.07

Competitive Comparison of Criteo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Criteo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Criteo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Criteo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Criteo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.


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Criteo Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Criteo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=23.40/3.671
=6.37

Criteo's Share Price of today is €23.40.
Criteo's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €3.67.

* 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:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Criteo  (FRA:CI5A) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Criteo Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
32 Rue Blanche, Paris, FRA, 75009
Criteo SA is an ad-tech company in the digital advertising market. Its technology, allows retailer advertisers to launch multichannel and cross-device marketing campaigns in real time. With real-time return on investment analysis of the ads, the firm's clients can adjust their marketing strategies dynamically. It has two reportable segments: Retail Media and Performance Media. The firm also provides technology allowing retailers to effectively manage their ad inventories and improve yield optimization.

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