PubMatic vs The Trade Desk
The Trade Desk reported revenue of $2.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 10.2 times PubMatic's $283 million in fiscal 2025. PubMatic's revenue fell 2.9% in its latest year, and The Trade Desk's grew 18.5%. PubMatic had an operating margin of -6.1%, against 20.4% at The Trade Desk. Free cash flow was $67 million at PubMatic and $796 million at The Trade Desk.
Side by side
| PubMatic | The Trade Desk | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $283M | $2.9B |
| Revenue growth | −2.9% | 18.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 13.7% | 28.2% |
| Gross margin | 63.6% | 78.6% |
| Operating margin | −6.1% | 20.4% |
| Net margin | −5.1% | 15.3% |
| Free cash flow | $67M | $796M |
| Free cash flow margin | 23.6% | 27.5% |
| Return on capital | — | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $46M | $1.4B |
| Change in diluted share count | −13.4% | −1.7% |
| Last close | $17.81 | $12.93 |
| P/E at the last close | — | 15.6× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | — | bought $148.1 million, sold $5.8 million |
| Piotroski F-score | — | — |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the PubMatic and The Trade Desk pages.