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Criteo Sa(CRTO)

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QUALITY SIGNAL
1-STAR RATING
PASS
LAST CLOSE
$16.8
09/21/2026
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Upturn Advisory & Investor View for CRTO

09/21/2026: CRTO (1-star) is currently NOT-A-BUY. Pass it for now.

How to Read the Upturn Advisory

The Upturn Star Rating and the current BUY, SELL, or PASS advisory are generated by Upturn’s AI advisory engine based on proprietary signal analysis, price behavior, advisory history, and historical signal performance.

Company fundamentals, valuation, risks, and news provide supporting context about the business.

Price Behavior

Downtrend
PRICE PATH

Downtrend

The stock has experienced a sustained decline in price over recent periods.

Extreme Price Shocks
PRICE STABILITY

Extreme Price Shocks

The stock has experienced exceptionally large and disruptive price movements during the period.

Analysis of Past Performance

Type Stock
Historic Profit -8.06%
Avg. Invested days 33
Today’s Advisory PASS
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Upturn Scorecard

Upturn Star Rating

CRTO receives a 4-star rating, supported by solid company fundamentals, and solid analyst coverage. The rating is constrained by weak price momentum.

Company Fundamentals

CRTO has solid overall fundamentals (4 stars), with moderate financial health, solid growth momentum, and solid ownership. In FY2025 versus FY2024, solid earnings growth (+29.6%) and solid cash generation (FCF margin 10.7%) are partially offset by moderate revenue growth (+0.6%), soft profitability (net margin 7.4%), modest insider ownership of 3.41%.

Financial Health Rating

CRTO's financial health is supported by solid cash strength, including free-cash-flow generation (10.7% of revenue). Profitability is moderate (3 stars), which helps explain the 3-star overall score.

Growth Momentum Score

Earnings growth is CRTO's strongest growth driver at +29.6% FY2025 versus FY2024 (solid, 4 stars). Revenue growth (+0.6%, moderate) and free-cash-flow growth (+15.8%, solid) are also constructive, though not equally high across every growth measure.

Ownership

Institutional ownership is 89.8% and approximately 97.7% of outstanding shares are publicly tradable, supporting liquidity and institutional participation. Insider ownership of 3.41% provides only moderate management-shareholder alignment.

Top 5 Institutional Investors

Neuberger Berman Group LLC 16.22%
DnB NOR Asset Management (Asia) 12.24%
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts 10.04%
RIMA MANAGEMENT, LLC 9.38%
BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd. 4.61%

Unit Economics (Per $1K Revenue)

CRTO generates approximately $540 of gross profit, $104 of operating income, and $107 of free cash flow for every $1,000 of revenue. Based on FY2025 results. Strong cash conversion and healthy margins support the rating, although capital efficiency remains below the highest tier.

Economic Dimensions

Effective Tax Rate: 26.62%

Quantitative Style Profile

CRTO has a liquid, relatively low-volatility profile. Weak momentum is the primary drawback.

Style Classification

Quality Focused

Value-OrientedLow VolatilitySmall / Mid Cap RiskHighly Liquid / Institution-Friendly

Key Highlights

Company Size Small-Cap Stock
Market Capitalization 818.26M USD
Price to earnings Ratio 8.52
1Y Target Price 20.23
Price to earnings Ratio 8.52
1Y Target Price 20.23
Volume (30-day avg) 328.5K shares
Beta 0.3
52 Weeks Range 15.57 - 25.29
Updated Date 09/20/2026
52 Weeks Range 15.57 - 25.29
Updated Date 09/20/2026
Dividends yield (FY) -
Basic EPS (TTM) 1.96

Analyzing Revenue: Products, Geography and Growth

Revenue by Products

Product revenue - Year on Year

Revenue by Geography

Geography revenue - Year on Year

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Valuation

Trailing PE 8.52
Forward PE 5.04
Enterprise Value 678.47M
Price to Sales(TTM) 0.44
Enterprise Value 678.47M
Price to Sales(TTM) 0.44
Enterprise Value to Revenue 0.36
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 2.46
Shares Outstanding 49.00M
Shares Floating 47.87M
Shares Outstanding 49.00M
Shares Floating 47.87M
Percent Insiders 3.41
Percent Institutions 89.77

Financial Metrics

🧭 Investment Snapshot

Total Revenue (Scale)

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Net Income (Profit)

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Free Cash Flow (Cash Strength)

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📈 Growth & Strength

Operating Income (Core Profit)

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EBITDA (Cash Earnings)

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Gross Profit (Unit Profitability)

Information icon Revenue minus cost of revenue, showing profit after direct production costs. It is needed to evaluate core business profitability before overhead expenses.

🛡️ Financial Safety

Cash (Liquidity Buffer)

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Total Debt (Leverage Risk)

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Net Working Capital (Short-Term Health)

Information icon Current assets minus current liabilities, indicating short-term liquidity strength. It is needed to assess whether the company can meet its short-term obligations.

🧱 Balance Sheet Strength

Stockholder Equity (Net Worth)

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Total Assets (Asset Base)

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Income Before Tax (Pre-Tax Earnings)

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⚙️ Cost & Drag Factors

Cost of Revenue (Production Cost)

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Total Operating Expenses (Operating Cost)

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Income Tax Expense (Tax Drag)

Information icon Amount of taxes paid or payable to the government. It is needed to evaluate the impact of taxation on overall profitability.

About Criteo Sa

Exchange NASDAQ
Headquarters -
IPO Launch date 2013-10-30
CEO & Director Mr. Michael Komasinski
Sector Communication Services
Industry Advertising Agencies
Full time employees 3543
Full time employees 3543

Criteo S.A., a technology company, provides platform to connects the commerce ecosystem for brands, agencies, retailers, and media owners to drive measurable business outcomes in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates in two segments, Retail Media and Performance Media. The Retail Media segment connects brands to shoppers at the digital point of sale through personalized ads that appear on retailer websites and across the open internet. The Performance Media segment encompasses commerce activation, monetization, and services that enable advertisers to reach and convert consumers across channels. It also offers Commerce Max, a suite of retail media demand-side tools that allow brands, agencies, and retailers to plan and buy media across retailer and open internet inventory with closed-loop, product-level measurement, and return-on-ad-spend optimization; Commerce Growth, a solution for continuous customer acquisition and retention for performance marketers and agencies; and GO, an AI-driven solution that automates campaign creation and optimization. In addition, the company provides Commerce Yield, which offers monetization solutions that help retailers and marketplaces maximize the value of their digital assets through inventory and data management, packaging, and in-depth insights; Commerce Grid, a commerce-focused supply side platform for media owner data and inventory monetization; and Criteo Shopper Graph, which derives clients' proprietary commerce data, such as transaction activity on their digital properties. It serves retail, travel and marketplaces, and other commerce companies. Criteo S.A. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Paris, France.