CAST vs BABA vs CURI Stock Comparison

FreeCast, Alibaba Group Holding and CuriosityStream Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAST FreeCast, Inc.
$1.33 +17.7% 1M
Market cap
$62.40M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$729.33K
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$108.10 -1.1% 1M -34.4% 1Y
Market cap
$251.07B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
0.97%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins
CURI CuriosityStream Inc.
$2.52 -14.3% 1M -38.4% 1Y
Market cap
$148.94M
P/E
6,215x
Revenue (TTM)
$75.96M
Div. yield
13.49%
Streaming Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Alibaba Group Holding leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Alibaba Group Holding 6, CuriosityStream 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCASTBABACURILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.40M $251.07B $148.94M BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.9x 23.8x 6,215x BABA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.4x 13.3x CURI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.1% +24.9% CURI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,832.2% 7.0% 0.0% BABA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.97% 13.49% CURI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -34.4% -38.4% BABA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -7.4%/yr -23.2%/yr BABA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 276.2% 40.6% 76.5% BABA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 9/100 45/100 53/100 CURI

Percentile Scorecard

CASTBABACURI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCASTBABACURI
Valuation 1 #164 of 166 65 #59 of 166 37 #105 of 166
Growth – 18 #127 of 154 73 #42 of 154
Profitability 5 #146 of 154 55 #70 of 154 56 #69 of 154
Financial Health 26 #133 of 179 56 #79 of 179 25 #135 of 179
Shareholder Returns 5 #92 of 97 30 #68 of 97 73 #27 of 97
Overall 9 45 53
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  • CURI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCASTBABACURISPY
1 month +17.7%-1.1%-14.3% -5.9%
3 months +8.1%-14.7%-6.0% -4.6%
6 months -24.9%-23.3%-19.7% +0.2%
Year to date —-26.3%-33.7% +7.5%
1 year —-34.4%-38.4% +8.2%
3 years —+26.6%+320.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year —+8.2%+61.4% +19.0%
5 years —-31.9%-73.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-7.4%-23.2% +9.4%
10 years —+10.8%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+1.0%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCASTBABACURISPY
Volatility, 1Y 276.2%40.6%76.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 205.1%35.7%73.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.680.921.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.85-0.50 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.5%-62.5%-95.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -86.5%-39.0%-48.7% -5.9%
52-week high $9.84$177.18$4.91 $779.14
52-week low $0.59$94.81$2.35 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCASTBABACURI
P/E now vs peer median -3.9xmedian 18.0x 23.8xmedian 18.0x 6,215xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 85.6xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x 2.0xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 15.5x —median 15.5x 9.7xmedian 15.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.0xmedian 11.4x 7.6xmedian 11.4x 27.7xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.7x 3.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.38 -16.55median 0.38 239.00median 0.38

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCASTBABACURI
Revenue $729.33K $150.46B $75.96M
Gross profit $577.20K $57.45B $47.82M
Operating income -$12.92M $4.39B -$227.00K
Net income -$13.36M $10.08B $24.00K
Free cash flow -$10.49M $33.19B $5.37M
R&D – $10.68B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $4.38 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $8.92M $21.06B –
Total debt $3.68M $21.57B –
Shares (diluted) 39.52M 2.40B 60.61M
Enterprise value $52.37M $73.14B $121.32M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCASTBABACURI
P/E -3.9x 23.8x 6,215x
P/FCF -6.0x 7.6x 27.7x
P/Operating cash flow -6.0x 22.2x 27.6x
P/S 85.6x 1.7x 2.0x
P/B 27.7x 1.5x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 27.7x 1.6x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA -4.4x – 9.7x
EV/EBIT -4.4x 52.1x -649.6x
EV/Revenue 78.4x 1.5x 1.9x
EV/FCF -5.5x 6.9x 27.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.5x 20.2x 27.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -16.55 239.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCASTBABACURI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.1% 24.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 0.2% 48.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% 36.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -77.5% 96.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -35.9% 81.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -50.0% 100.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -3.6% 26.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – -47.9% 100.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -1.4% 26.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -45.8% -46.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -27.8% 29.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.5% -45.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% 29.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCASTBABACURI
Gross margin 79.1% 38.2% 63.0%
EBITDA margin -1,769% – 20.0%
Operating margin -1,772% 2.9% -0.3%
Pretax margin -1,834% 9.7% 0.8%
Net margin -1,832% 7.0% 0.0%
FCF margin -1,438% 22.1% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin -1,435% 7.5% 7.1%
Return on equity – 6.2% 0.3%
Return on assets -243.0% 3.6% 0.2%
Return on invested capital – 2.4% –
Return on capital employed – 2.1% -0.5%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.1x 224.8x
Stock comp / revenue 157.9% 1.1% 20.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCASTBABACURI
Debt / assets 37.2% 7.5% –
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – –
Debt / FCF -0.4x 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 77.2% 43.6% 38.5%
Equity / assets 22.8% 56.4% 61.5%
Interest coverage – 3.2x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.4x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -30.24 2.38 -2.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCASTBABACURI
Dividend yield – 1.0% 13.5%
Net buyback yield -15.6% – 0.6%
Shareholder yield -15.6% 1.0% 14.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCASTBABACURI
Forward P/E – 15.4xFY2026 13.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.22FY2027 $7.02FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +80.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +22.8% +26.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.82MFY2027 $174.00BFY2026 $81.18MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +296.6%FY2027 +17.3%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,697.5% +14.7% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCASTBABACURI
Held by institutions – 10.1% 31.0%
Institutions holding – 1,221 100
Change in shares held, QoQ – -5.4% -2.2%
Institutions buying – 556 51
Institutions selling – 422 32
Buyers to sellers – 1.32 1.59

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CASTBABACURI
CAST 1.00 0.06 -0.08
BABA 0.06 1.00 0.16
CURI -0.08 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAST, BABA and CURI?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: FreeCast (CAST) $62.40M, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $251.07B, CuriosityStream (CURI) $148.94M.

Which stock is cheaper, CAST, BABA and CURI?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FreeCast (CAST) -3.9x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 23.8x, CuriosityStream (CURI) 6,215x). On next year's consensus earnings, CuriosityStream (CURI) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 15.4x, CuriosityStream (CURI) 13.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CuriosityStream (CURI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, CuriosityStream (CURI) +24.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has the highest net margin (FreeCast (CAST) -1,832.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, CuriosityStream (CURI) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) returned the most: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -34.4%, CuriosityStream (CURI) -38.4%. Over five years, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -7.4%/yr, CuriosityStream (CURI) -23.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

CuriosityStream (CURI) has the highest dividend yield: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 0.97%, CuriosityStream (CURI) 13.49%. FreeCast (CAST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has been the steadiest (FreeCast (CAST) 276.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.6%, CuriosityStream (CURI) 76.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAST, BABA and CURI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.