CAST vs BABA vs KLTR Stock Comparison

FreeCast, Alibaba Group Holding and Kaltura Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAST FreeCast, Inc.
$1.24 +5.1% 1M
Market cap
$47.03M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$729.33K
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.98 -7.2% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$232.08B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
8 wins
KLTR Kaltura Inc
$1.50 +15.4% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$225.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$180.93M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Alibaba Group Holding leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Alibaba Group Holding 8, Kaltura 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCASTBABAKLTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.03M $232.08B $225.80M BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x 22.0x -18.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.4x 150.0x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.1% -0.2% BABA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,832.2% 7.0% -6.9% BABA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.4% -8.6% BABA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — -0.4x KLTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -42.9% -9.6% KLTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -9.4%/yr -30.8%/yr BABA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 280.8% 40.3% 69.3% BABA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 46/100 44/100 BABA

Percentile Scorecard

CASTBABAKLTR

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

AxisCASTBABAKLTR
Valuation 1 #164 of 166 66 #58 of 166 44 #93 of 166
Growth – 17 #126 of 152 53 #72 of 152
Profitability 5 #144 of 152 55 #69 of 152 36 #97 of 152
Financial Health 26 #132 of 179 59 #74 of 179 19 #146 of 179
Shareholder Returns 5 #89 of 94 31 #65 of 94 70 #29 of 94
Overall 10 46 44
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  • KLTR ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCASTBABAKLTRSPY
1 month +5.1%-7.2%+15.4% +0.9%
3 months +3.3%-12.2%+7.9% +5.9%
6 months -43.6%-22.6%+5.6% +8.5%
Year to date —-31.1%-8.5% +13.3%
1 year —-42.9%-9.6% +12.4%
3 years —+21.9%-8.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+6.8%-2.9% +23.5%
5 years —-38.8%-84.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-9.4%-30.8% +11.0%
10 years —-0.9%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —-0.1%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCASTBABAKLTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 280.8%40.3%69.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 206.7%35.9%64.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.321.110.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-1.06-0.14 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.5%-62.9%-91.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -87.4%-43.9%-20.6% -0.9%
52-week high $9.84$179.97$1.89 $779.14
52-week low $0.59$94.81$1.08 $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.

MultipleCASTBABAKLTR
P/E now vs peer median -3.7xmedian 16.8x 22.3xmedian 16.8x -17.7xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 79.8xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 1.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 13.9x —median 13.9x 17.6xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.5xmedian 11.4x 7.1xmedian 11.4x 20.3xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 134.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.36 -15.46median 0.36 -0.42median 0.36

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 monthsCASTBABAKLTR
Revenue $729.33K $150.46B $180.93M
Gross profit $577.20K $57.45B $130.36M
Operating income -$12.92M $4.39B -$2.63M
Net income -$13.36M $10.08B -$12.52M
Free cash flow -$10.49M $33.19B $11.21M
R&D – $10.68B $45.78M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $4.38 $-0.08
Cash & equivalents $8.92M $21.06B $25.97M
Total debt $10.11M $83.76B $26.69M
Shares (diluted) 39.52M 2.40B 147.58M
Enterprise value $37.01M $45.71B $8.62M

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
MetricCASTBABAKLTR
P/E -3.7x 22.3x -17.7x
P/FCF -5.5x 7.1x 20.3x
P/Operating cash flow -5.6x 20.7x 19.6x
P/S 79.8x 1.6x 1.3x
P/B 25.8x 1.4x 134.5x
P/Tangible book 25.8x 1.5x -27.7x
EV/EBITDA -4.1x – 17.6x
EV/EBIT -4.1x 48.4x -84.8x
EV/Revenue 72.6x 1.4x 1.2x
EV/FCF -5.0x 6.4x 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.1x 18.8x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -15.46 -0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCASTBABAKLTR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.1% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 0.2% 3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -77.5% 79.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -35.9% 62.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – -50.0% 34.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -3.6% 39.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – -47.9% 31.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -1.4% 42.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -45.8% -29.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -27.8% 39.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.5% -29.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% 37.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCASTBABAKLTR
Gross margin 79.1% 38.2% 72.0%
EBITDA margin -1,769% – 7.0%
Operating margin -1,772% 2.9% -1.5%
Pretax margin -1,834% 9.7% -3.5%
Net margin -1,832% 7.0% -6.9%
FCF margin -1,438% 22.1% 6.2%
Operating cash flow margin -1,435% 7.5% 6.4%
Return on equity – 6.2% -395.1%
Return on assets -243.0% 3.6% -7.6%
Return on invested capital – 2.4% -8.6%
Return on capital employed – 2.1% -8.8%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.1x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 157.9% 1.1% 8.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCASTBABAKLTR
Debt / assets 37.2% 7.5% 15.8%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.1x 15.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF -0.4x 0.6x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 77.2% 43.6% 99.0%
Equity / assets 22.8% 56.4% 1.0%
Interest coverage – 3.2x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.4x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -30.57 2.30 -2.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCASTBABAKLTR
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield -16.7% – 7.1%
Shareholder yield -16.7% 1.0% 7.1%
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.

ConsensusCASTBABAKLTR
Forward P/E – 14.4xFY2026 150.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.22FY2027 $7.02FY2026 $0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +80.9%FY2026 -85.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +22.8% +400.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.82MFY2027 $174.00BFY2026 $196.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +296.6%FY2027 +17.3%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,697.5% +14.7% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCASTBABAKLTR
Held by institutions – 10.1% 28.5%
Institutions holding – 1,218 101
Change in shares held, QoQ – -5.4% +6.2%
Institutions buying – 555 64
Institutions selling – 421 19
Buyers to sellers – 1.32 3.37

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.

CASTBABAKLTR
CAST 1.00 0.06 0.17
BABA 0.06 1.00 0.00
KLTR 0.17 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAST, BABA and KLTR?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: FreeCast (CAST) $47.03M, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.08B, Kaltura (KLTR) $225.80M.

Which company is growing faster?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Kaltura (KLTR) -0.2%.

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%, Kaltura (KLTR) -6.9%). On return on invested capital, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Kaltura (KLTR) -8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kaltura (KLTR) returned the most: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.9%, Kaltura (KLTR) -9.6%. Over five years, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.4%/yr, Kaltura (KLTR) -30.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has been the steadiest (FreeCast (CAST) 280.8%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.3%, Kaltura (KLTR) 69.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.