Applovin
APPMarket price data through November 12, 2026.
Performance
Nov 2021 – Nov 2026
Track record
How this pick has done since Benson first called it.
- Benson Return
- +356%
- How much this stock is up since Benson first picked it — measured from the price at the time of that first pick, not from today.
- First pick price
- ~$86
- Roughly what one share cost when Benson first picked this stock. This is the starting line for the Benson Return.
- Tracking since
- September 2024
- The month this stock first became a Benson pick.
- Tracking duration
- 26 months
- How long Benson has been tracking this pick.
About Applovin
AppLovin runs the technology that decides which ads you see inside the apps on your phone. Its AI-powered software matches businesses with the people most likely to buy from them, and it takes a cut every time it works. Think of it as the matchmaker between millions of apps and the companies that want your attention.
The case for and against
Both sides of the story, in plain English.
- Blistering Growth
Revenue hit a record 2.18 billion dollars this quarter, up 55 percent from a year ago, and the company expects about 2.4 billion next quarter. Profit grew even faster, jumping 72 percent to 1.44 billion dollars. When profit climbs faster than sales, the business is getting stronger as it grows, not more expensive to run.
- Money Machine
AppLovin keeps about 66 cents of every dollar it collects as profit, which is rare for any business. It produced 1.4 billion dollars of spare cash this quarter and spent 1.4 billion buying back 4.1 million of its own shares. The board just raised its buyback budget to 3.6 billion dollars, so each remaining share keeps owning a bigger slice.
- Cooling Off
The stock has cooled sharply, with the company's value sliding from roughly 140 billion dollars not long ago to about 91 billion today. That drop came even as sales beat the company's own forecast. It's a reminder that a high-flyer can fall hard when excitement fades, no matter how good the numbers look.
- Wild Ride
This stock swings about two and a half times harder than the overall market, in both directions. Research spending more than doubled to about 102 million dollars this quarter, a sign AppLovin has to keep running hard to stay ahead of rivals and rule changes from Apple and Google. Expect big drops along with the big gains.
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How to read this page
This automated research summary uses Financial Modeling Prep market data through 2026-11-12. Model signals, scores, and risk labels can change and may be incomplete or wrong.
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