CAST vs BABA vs NFLX Stock Comparison

FreeCast, Alibaba Group Holding and Netflix Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAST FreeCast, Inc.
$1.36 +16.2% 1M
Market cap
$63.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$729.33K
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$99.51 -7.6% 1M -44.7% 1Y
Market cap
$231.12B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
1.06%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
NFLX Netflix Inc
$62.05 -11.7% 1M -43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$254.80B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.73B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
10 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Netflix leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Netflix 10, Alibaba Group Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCASTBABANFLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.80M $231.12B $254.80B NFLX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.0x 21.9x 17.4x NFLX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.2x 18.1x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.1% +14.7% NFLX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,832.2% 7.0% 29.7% NFLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.4% 29.2% NFLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — 0.2x NFLX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.06% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -44.7% -43.6% NFLX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -9.6%/yr -2.1%/yr NFLX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 280.2% 40.2% 36.4% NFLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 46/100 67/100 NFLX

Percentile Scorecard

CASTBABANFLX

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

AxisCASTBABANFLX
Valuation 1 #164 of 166 67 #55 of 166 44 #94 of 166
Growth – 17 #127 of 153 77 #36 of 153
Profitability 6 #144 of 153 55 #70 of 153 96 #7 of 153
Financial Health 25 #134 of 179 59 #74 of 179 56 #79 of 179
Shareholder Returns 6 #86 of 91 30 #64 of 91 63 #34 of 91
Overall 10 46 67
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  • NFLX ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCASTBABANFLXSPY
1 month +16.2%-7.6%-11.7% +0.7%
3 months +3.0%-14.4%-15.2% +3.7%
6 months -34.9%-24.5%-33.7% +7.1%
Year to date —-32.1%-33.8% +12.8%
1 year —-44.7%-43.6% +11.9%
3 years —+19.7%+51.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+6.2%+14.8% +22.8%
5 years —-39.7%-10.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-9.6%-2.1% +10.9%
10 years —-2.4%+390.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-0.2%+17.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCASTBABANFLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 280.2%40.2%36.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 206.7%35.9%37.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.271.120.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-1.11-1.20 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.5%-62.9%-75.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -86.2%-44.7%-46.4% -1.2%
52-week high $9.84$179.97$115.75 $779.14
52-week low $0.59$94.81$61.99 $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.

MultipleCASTBABANFLX
P/E now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 16.7x 21.9xmedian 16.7x 17.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 87.5xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 5.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x 7.8xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 10.5x 7.0xmedian 10.5x 22.4xmedian 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 8.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.39 -15.23median 0.39 0.34median 0.39

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 monthsCASTBABANFLX
Revenue $729.33K $150.46B $49.73B
Gross profit $577.20K $57.45B $25.21B
Operating income -$12.92M $4.39B $15.56B
Net income -$13.36M $10.08B $14.77B
Free cash flow -$10.49M $33.19B $11.38B
R&D – $10.68B $3.89B
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $4.38 $3.52
Cash & equivalents $8.92M $21.06B $8.19B
Total debt $10.11M $83.76B $58.27B
Shares (diluted) 39.52M 2.40B 4.20B
Enterprise value $53.78M $53.19B $216.10B

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
MetricCASTBABANFLX
P/E -4.0x 21.9x 17.4x
P/FCF -6.1x 7.0x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow -6.1x 20.4x 20.7x
P/S 87.5x 1.5x 5.1x
P/B 28.3x 1.4x 8.7x
P/Tangible book 28.3x 1.4x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA -4.5x – 7.8x
EV/EBIT -4.5x 47.6x 16.8x
EV/Revenue 80.3x 1.4x 5.3x
EV/FCF -5.6x 6.3x 23.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.6x 18.5x 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -15.23 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCASTBABANFLX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.1% 14.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 15.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 0.2% 20.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% 24.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -77.5% 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -35.9% 37.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – -50.0% 41.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -3.6% 48.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – -47.9% 46.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -1.4% 51.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -45.8% 28.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -27.8% 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.5% 26.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% 26.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCASTBABANFLX
Gross margin 79.1% 38.2% 50.7%
EBITDA margin -1,769% – 67.3%
Operating margin -1,772% 2.9% 31.3%
Pretax margin -1,834% 9.7% 35.6%
Net margin -1,832% 7.0% 29.7%
FCF margin -1,438% 22.1% 22.9%
Operating cash flow margin -1,435% 7.5% 24.7%
Return on equity – 6.2% 49.7%
Return on assets -243.0% 3.6% 25.2%
Return on invested capital – 2.4% 29.2%
Return on capital employed – 2.1% 33.6%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 157.9% 1.1% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCASTBABANFLX
Debt / assets 37.2% 7.5% 25.8%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – 0.2x
Debt / FCF -0.4x 0.6x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 77.2% 43.6% 50.1%
Equity / assets 22.8% 56.4% 49.9%
Interest coverage – 3.2x 18.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -30.13 2.29 8.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCASTBABANFLX
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield -15.2% – 4.9%
Shareholder yield -15.2% 1.1% 4.9%
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.

ConsensusCASTBABANFLX
Forward P/E – 14.2xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.22FY2027 $7.02FY2026 $3.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +80.9%FY2026 +35.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +22.8% +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.82MFY2027 $174.00BFY2026 $54.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +296.6%FY2027 +17.3%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,697.5% +14.7% +10.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCASTBABANFLX
Held by institutions – 10.1% 80.9%
Institutions holding – 1,219 3,360
Change in shares held, QoQ – -5.4% +2.2%
Institutions buying – 556 1,692
Institutions selling – 421 1,366
Buyers to sellers – 1.32 1.24

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.

CASTBABANFLX
CAST 1.00 0.06 -0.05
BABA 0.06 1.00 0.06
NFLX -0.05 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAST, BABA and NFLX?

Netflix (NFLX) is the largest by market capitalisation: FreeCast (CAST) $63.80M, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $231.12B, Netflix (NFLX) $254.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAST, BABA and NFLX?

Netflix (NFLX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FreeCast (CAST) -4.0x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 21.9x, Netflix (NFLX) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.2x, Netflix (NFLX) 18.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Netflix (NFLX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Netflix (NFLX) +14.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Netflix (NFLX) has the highest net margin (FreeCast (CAST) -1,832.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Netflix (NFLX) 29.7%). On return on invested capital, Netflix (NFLX) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Netflix (NFLX) 29.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Netflix (NFLX) returned the most: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -44.7%, Netflix (NFLX) -43.6%. Over five years, Netflix (NFLX) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.6%/yr, Netflix (NFLX) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 1.06%. FreeCast (CAST) and Netflix (NFLX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Netflix (NFLX) has been the steadiest (FreeCast (CAST) 280.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.2%, Netflix (NFLX) 36.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Netflix (NFLX) leads on 10. 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.