Criteo S.A.
Rank #71Capital ReturnCRTO · Nasdaq · Communication Services
Criteo S.A. (CRTO) — Rank #71 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.52) · ROE 12.8% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0001576427 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
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.
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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.
- Industry
- Advertising Agencies
- Sector
- Communication Services
- State
- N4
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Website
- criteo.com
Financials
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| Fiscal year end | 2021-12-31filed 2022-02-25 | 2020-12-31filed 2021-02-26 | 2019-12-31filed 2020-03-02 | 2018-12-31filed 2019-03-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | ||||
| Depreciation & amortization | 65.8 | 63.3 | 56.6 | 78.2 |
| Stock-based compensation | 44.5 | 28.8 | 41.0 | 66.6 |
| Change in receivables | 135.0 | 4.0 | (0.9) | (1.4) |
| Operating cash flow | 220.9 | 185.4 | 222.8 | 260.7 |
| Investing | ||||
| Acquisitions, net of cash | — | — | — | — |
| Investing cash flow | (76.4) | (101.1) | (103.9) | (226.7) |
| Financing | ||||
| Debt issued | 0.0 | 153.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Debt repaid | 1.2 | 167.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Share repurchases | 100.0 | 43.7 | 58.6 | 80.0 |
| Financing cash flow | (80.1) | (57.7) | (59.1) | (62.7) |
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