-20%

est. 2Y upside i

Media & Comms

Rank

#3670

Sector

AdTech, Commerce Media

Est. Liquidity

~2Y

Data Quality

Data: High

Criteo is a profitable AdTech company with a very low Price-to-Sales multiple (~0.5x), suggesting potential undervaluation.

Last updated: March 10, 2026

Bull (15%)+80%

Criteo successfully pivots to its AI-driven commerce intelligence platform, with the OpenAI ChatGPT pilot and new 'Agentic Commerce' solutions driving significant adoption and re-accelerating underlying Retail Media growth to high-teens. This, combined with successful navigation of cookie deprecation, pushes revenue growth and justifies a re-rating to a $1.76 billion valuation, representing an 80% upside from the current market cap.

Base (45%)+30%

Criteo maintains its market position in performance digital advertising and sees modest growth in Retail Media, effectively managing the impact of cookie deprecation and client headwinds. Underlying contribution ex-TAC grows in the mid-single digits, leading to a valuation of approximately $1.27 billion, reflecting a 30% upside from the current market cap.

Bear (40%)-40%

Google's cookie deprecation severely impacts Criteo's retargeting capabilities, and competition from walled gardens intensifies, leading to further client losses and continued slow revenue growth. The company struggles to gain traction with new AI-driven offerings, resulting in a market cap decline to $588 million, wiping out a significant portion of equity value.

Est. time to liquidity~2.0 years

Preference Stack Risk

low

Funding Intensity

6%

As a publicly traded company, common stock does not have liquidation preferences in the same way private preferred shares do. The total funding of $60M is a small fraction (6.12%) of the current $980M market cap, indicating a low historical 'investor take' ratio relative to current valuation.

Dilution Risk

moderate

While major dilutive funding rounds are unlikely for a profitable public company, stock-based compensation and potential future equity offerings could lead to some dilution over time.

Secondary Liquidity

active

As a publicly traded company on NASDAQ (CRTO), shares are actively traded on the open market, providing immediate liquidity.

Questions to Ask at the Interview

Strategic questions based on Criteo's data — designed to show you've done your homework.

  • 1

    “How is Criteo specifically addressing the impact of Google's Chrome cookie deprecation on its core retargeting solutions, and what is the expected timeline for these alternative solutions to fully compensate for the change?”

  • 2

    “Given the reported near-term headwinds from retail client scope reductions and the flat to low growth guidance for 2026 contribution ex-TAC, what are the key strategies to re-accelerate underlying growth, particularly in the Retail Media segment, beyond these specific client issues?”

  • 3

    “With the redomiciliation to Luxembourg and potential move to the U.S. aiming to enhance capital flexibility and index inclusion, how does the company envision this impacting its ability to attract and retain top talent through equity compensation over the next 2-3 years?”

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