CAST vs HUYA vs CURI Stock Comparison

FreeCast, Huya and CuriosityStream Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAST FreeCast, Inc.
$1.17 -1.7% 1M
Market cap
$48.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$729.33K
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
HUYA HUYA Inc.
$2.15 -6.5% 1M -27.1% 1Y
Market cap
$477.13M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$992.66M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
4 wins
CURI CuriosityStream Inc.
$2.80 -9.7% 1M -36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$153.60M
P/E
71.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.81M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionCASTHUYACURILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.81M $477.13M $153.60M HUYA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.7x -30.6x 71.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 26.9x 14.7x CURI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +16.7% +31.2% CURI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,832.2% -1.6% 2.7% CURI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -27.1% -36.5% HUYA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -24.4%/yr -22.5%/yr CURI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 281.5% 53.3% 76.3% HUYA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 62/100 59/100 HUYA

Percentile Scorecard

CASTHUYACURI

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

AxisCASTHUYACURI
Valuation 1 #165 of 167 61 #66 of 167 34 #110 of 167
Growth – 66 #52 of 153 90 #17 of 153
Profitability 6 #144 of 153 39 #94 of 153 59 #64 of 153
Financial Health 26 #133 of 179 80 #37 of 179 24 #136 of 179
Shareholder Returns 5 #89 of 94 66 #33 of 94 89 #11 of 94
Overall 10 62 59
  • CAST ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • HUYA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • 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

PeriodCASTHUYACURISPY
1 month -1.7%-6.5%-9.7% -0.2%
3 months -31.2%-11.9%+14.3% +3.9%
6 months -51.2%-29.0%-16.4% +8.2%
Year to date —-25.3%-26.3% +12.9%
1 year —-27.1%-36.5% +12.3%
3 years —-29.5%+428.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year —-11.0%+74.2% +23.3%
5 years —-75.2%-72.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-24.4%-22.5% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCASTHUYACURISPY
Volatility, 1Y 281.5%53.3%76.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 206.7%47.2%72.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.311.271.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.51-0.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.5%-82.6%-95.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -88.1%-55.9%-43.0% -1.2%
52-week high $9.84$4.88$4.91 $779.14
52-week low $0.59$2.05$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.

MultipleCASTHUYACURI
P/E now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 17.3x -31.6xmedian 17.3x 77.6xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 75.3xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.2xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x —median 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 4.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.40 -0.86median 0.40 2.87median 0.40

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 monthsCASTHUYACURI
Revenue $729.33K $992.66M $79.81M
Gross profit $577.20K $141.11M $49.47M
Operating income -$12.92M -$16.49M $1.80M
Net income -$13.36M -$13.64M $2.14M
Free cash flow -$10.49M – –
R&D – $71.57M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $-0.07 $0.04
Cash & equivalents $8.92M $47.48M –
Total debt $10.11M – –
Shares (diluted) 39.52M 228.84M 60.61M
Enterprise value $38.79M -$1.43B $101.27M

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
MetricCASTHUYACURI
P/E -3.5x -31.6x 77.6x
P/FCF -5.2x – –
P/Operating cash flow -5.2x – –
P/S 75.3x 1.0x 2.1x
P/B 24.4x 1.4x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 24.4x 1.4x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA -3.8x – –
EV/EBIT -3.8x -36.4x 91.3x
EV/Revenue 68.1x 0.6x 2.1x
EV/FCF -4.7x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -4.7x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.86 2.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCASTHUYACURI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 16.7% 31.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -5.4% 7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 30.7% 53.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 19.9% 37.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 15.9% 127.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 43.9% 27.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 18.7% 144.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 36.9% 27.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 25.8% 142.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 36.8% 27.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCASTHUYACURI
Gross margin 79.1% 14.2% 62.0%
EBITDA margin -1,769% – –
Operating margin -1,772% -1.7% 2.3%
Pretax margin -1,834% -1.5% 3.2%
Net margin -1,832% -1.6% 2.7%
FCF margin -1,438% – –
Operating cash flow margin -1,435% – –
Return on equity – -2.0% 5.4%
Return on assets -243.0% -1.5% 3.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -2.3% 3.5%
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue 157.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCASTHUYACURI
Debt / assets 37.2% – –
Debt / equity 1.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – –
Debt / FCF -0.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 77.2% 26.1% 38.5%
Equity / assets 22.8% 73.9% 61.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 2.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -30.83 3.30 -2.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCASTHUYACURI
Dividend yield – 6.5% 12.1%
Net buyback yield -17.7% – –
Shareholder yield -17.7% 6.5% 12.1%
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.

ConsensusCASTHUYACURI
Forward P/E – 26.9xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.22FY2027 $0.08FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +100.0% +26.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.82MFY2027 $1.11BFY2026 $81.18MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +296.6%FY2027 +19.6%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,697.5% -1.9% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCASTHUYACURI
Held by institutions – 16.0% 31.0%
Institutions holding – 82 100
Change in shares held, QoQ – -12.8% -2.2%
Institutions buying – 33 51
Institutions selling – 29 32
Buyers to sellers – 1.14 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.

CASTHUYACURI
CAST 1.00 0.00 -0.07
HUYA 0.00 1.00 0.13
CURI -0.07 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAST, HUYA and CURI?

Huya (HUYA) is the largest by market capitalisation: FreeCast (CAST) $48.81M, Huya (HUYA) $477.13M, CuriosityStream (CURI) $153.60M.

Which company is growing faster?

CuriosityStream (CURI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huya (HUYA) +16.7%, CuriosityStream (CURI) +31.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

CuriosityStream (CURI) has the highest net margin (FreeCast (CAST) -1,832.2%, Huya (HUYA) -1.6%, CuriosityStream (CURI) 2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Huya (HUYA) returned the most: Huya (HUYA) -27.1%, CuriosityStream (CURI) -36.5%. Over five years, CuriosityStream (CURI) compounded fastest (Huya (HUYA) -24.4%/yr, CuriosityStream (CURI) -22.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Huya (HUYA) has been the steadiest (FreeCast (CAST) 281.5%, Huya (HUYA) 53.3%, CuriosityStream (CURI) 76.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAST, HUYA 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, Huya (HUYA) leads on 4. 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.