CAST vs CURI vs FENG Stock Comparison

FreeCast, CuriosityStream and Phoenix New Media Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAST FreeCast, Inc.
$1.32 +12.8% 1M
Market cap
$61.93M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$729.33K
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
CURI CuriosityStream Inc.
$2.66 -8.9% 1M -35.1% 1Y
Market cap
$157.22M
P/E
6,560x
Revenue (TTM)
$75.96M
Div. yield
12.78%
Streaming Technology
4 wins
FENG Phoenix New Media Ltd
$1.41 -1.4% 1M -37.6% 1Y
Market cap
$16.94M
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$118.50M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Phoenix New Media leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Phoenix New Media 5, CuriosityStream 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCASTCURIFENGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $61.93M $157.22M $16.94M CURI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.9x 6,560x 5.8x FENG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.0x 1.4x FENG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +24.9% +17.9% CURI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,832.2% 0.0% 2.5% FENG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 12.78% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -35.1% -37.6% CURI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -22.3%/yr -31.4%/yr CURI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 277.0% 76.3% 36.6% FENG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 9/100 53/100 76/100 FENG

Percentile Scorecard

CASTCURIFENG

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

AxisCASTCURIFENG
Valuation 1 #164 of 166 36 #107 of 166 99 #3 of 166
Growth – 74 #41 of 154 88 #19 of 154
Profitability 5 #146 of 154 56 #69 of 154 41 #91 of 154
Financial Health 26 #133 of 179 25 #135 of 179 76 #44 of 179
Shareholder Returns 5 #92 of 97 73 #27 of 97 –
Overall 9 53 76
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  • CURI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • FENG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCASTCURIFENGSPY
1 month +12.8%-8.9%-1.4% -1.0%
3 months +9.1%+1.9%-3.4% -0.4%
6 months -28.6%-13.9%-18.5% +4.5%
Year to date —-30.0%-15.6% +12.4%
1 year —-35.1%-37.6% +13.6%
3 years —+329.0%+8.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year —+62.5%+2.7% +20.8%
5 years —-71.7%-84.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year —-22.3%-31.4% +10.4%
10 years ——-93.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year ——-23.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCASTCURIFENGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 277.0%76.3%36.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 205.1%73.3%43.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.241.340.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.46-1.03 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.5%-95.3%-88.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -86.6%-45.8%-39.2% -1.6%
52-week high $9.84$4.91$2.32 $779.14
52-week low $0.59$2.35$1.37 $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.

MultipleCASTCURIFENG
P/E now vs peer median -3.9xmedian 18.2x 6,560xmedian 18.2x 5.8xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 84.9xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x 0.1xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 15.3x 10.3xmedian 15.3x —median 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.9xmedian 12.2x 29.3xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 1.8x 3.8xmedian 1.8x 0.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.38 252.28median 0.38 0.12median 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 monthsCASTCURIFENG
Revenue $729.33K $75.96M $118.50M
Gross profit $577.20K $47.82M $63.62M
Operating income -$12.92M -$227.00K -$3.49M
Net income -$13.36M $24.00K $4.10M
Free cash flow -$10.49M $5.37M –
R&D – – $8.68M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $0.00 $0.24
Cash & equivalents $8.92M – $74.01M
Total debt $3.68M – –
Shares (diluted) 39.52M 60.61M 12.01M
Enterprise value $51.91M $129.59M -$558.15M

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
MetricCASTCURIFENG
P/E -3.9x 6,560x 5.8x
P/FCF -5.9x 29.3x –
P/Operating cash flow -5.9x 29.1x –
P/S 84.9x 2.1x 0.1x
P/B 27.5x 3.8x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 27.5x 3.8x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA -4.4x 10.3x –
EV/EBIT -4.4x -686.0x 36.7x
EV/Revenue 77.7x 2.1x -1.1x
EV/FCF -5.4x 29.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow -5.4x 28.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 252.28 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCASTCURIFENG
Revenue growth (1Y) – 24.9% 17.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 48.1% 46.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 36.2% 23.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 96.5% 61.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 81.4% 38.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 100.5% 148.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 26.0% 44.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 100.5% 135.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 26.0% 46.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -46.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 29.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -45.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 29.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCASTCURIFENG
Gross margin 79.1% 63.0% 53.7%
EBITDA margin -1,769% 20.0% –
Operating margin -1,772% -0.3% -2.9%
Pretax margin -1,834% 0.8% 4.1%
Net margin -1,832% 0.0% 2.5%
FCF margin -1,438% 7.1% –
Operating cash flow margin -1,435% 7.1% –
Return on equity – 0.3% 2.6%
Return on assets -243.0% 0.2% 1.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -0.5% -2.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 224.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 157.9% 20.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCASTCURIFENG
Debt / assets 37.2% – –
Debt / equity 1.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – –
Debt / FCF -0.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 77.2% 38.5% 32.0%
Equity / assets 22.8% 61.5% 68.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.8x 2.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.4x 2.8x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.1x 2.1x
Altman Z-score -30.27 -2.36 0.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCASTCURIFENG
Dividend yield – 12.8% –
Net buyback yield -15.7% 0.6% –
Shareholder yield -15.7% 13.3% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCASTCURIFENG
Forward P/E – 14.0xFY2026 1.4xFY2023
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.22FY2027 $0.19FY2026 $0.98FY2023
EPS growth, the year after – +26.3% -345.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.82MFY2027 $81.18MFY2026 $194.02MFY2023
Revenue growth, next FY +296.6%FY2027 +13.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1,697.5% +16.0% -24.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCASTCURIFENG
Held by institutions – 31.0% 1.5%
Institutions holding – 100 6
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.2% -2.1%
Institutions buying – 51 1
Institutions selling – 32 3
Buyers to sellers – 1.59 0.33

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.

CASTCURIFENG
CAST 1.00 -0.07 -0.14
CURI -0.07 1.00 -0.13
FENG -0.14 -0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAST, CURI and FENG?

CuriosityStream (CURI) is the largest by market capitalisation: FreeCast (CAST) $61.93M, CuriosityStream (CURI) $157.22M, Phoenix New Media (FENG) $16.94M.

Which stock is cheaper, CAST, CURI and FENG?

Phoenix New Media (FENG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FreeCast (CAST) -3.9x, CuriosityStream (CURI) 6,560x, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 5.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phoenix New Media (FENG) is cheapest (CuriosityStream (CURI) 14.0x, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 1.4x). 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: CuriosityStream (CURI) +24.9%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) +17.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Phoenix New Media (FENG) has the highest net margin (FreeCast (CAST) -1,832.2%, CuriosityStream (CURI) 0.0%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CuriosityStream (CURI) returned the most: CuriosityStream (CURI) -35.1%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) -37.6%. Over five years, CuriosityStream (CURI) compounded fastest (CuriosityStream (CURI) -22.3%/yr, Phoenix New Media (FENG) -31.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: CuriosityStream (CURI) 12.78%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 0.00%. FreeCast (CAST) and Phoenix New Media (FENG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phoenix New Media (FENG) has been the steadiest (FreeCast (CAST) 277.0%, CuriosityStream (CURI) 76.3%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Phoenix New Media (FENG) leads on 5. 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.