CAST vs IQ vs PRSU Stock Comparison

FreeCast, iQIYI and Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAST FreeCast, Inc.
$1.36 +16.2% 1M
Market cap
$63.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$729.33K
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
1 win
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.83 -16.2% 1M -64.7% 1Y
Market cap
$800.88M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality 8, FreeCast 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCASTIQPRSULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.80M $800.88M $1.51B PRSU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.0x -3.0x 39.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 28.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -3.2% +26.4% PRSU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,832.2% -3.2% 7.9% PRSU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.8% 7.6% PRSU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — 1.6x CAST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -64.7% +57.7% PRSU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -36.9%/yr +4.5%/yr PRSU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 280.2% 50.6% 32.4% PRSU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 30/100 54/100 PRSU

Percentile Scorecard

CASTIQPRSU

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

AxisCASTIQPRSU
Valuation 1 #164 of 166 70 #50 of 166 39 #28 of 45
Growth – 0 #153 of 153 62 #17 of 43
Profitability 6 #144 of 153 31 #106 of 153 63 #16 of 42
Financial Health 25 #134 of 179 19 #145 of 179 79 #11 of 48
Shareholder Returns 6 #86 of 91 – 26 #21 of 28
Overall 10 30 54
  • CAST ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • IQ ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PRSU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCASTIQPRSUSPY
1 month +16.2%-16.2%+10.1% +0.7%
3 months +3.0%-35.2%+8.0% +3.7%
6 months -34.9%-29.7%+31.3% +7.1%
Year to date —-56.8%+64.0% +12.8%
1 year —-64.7%+57.7% +11.9%
3 years —-82.8%+134.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year —-44.4%+32.8% +22.8%
5 years —-90.0%+24.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-36.9%+4.5% +10.9%
10 years ——+38.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+3.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCASTIQPRSUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 280.2%50.6%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 206.7%52.9%35.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.271.240.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-1.281.78 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.5%-90.9%-65.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -86.2%-64.7%-2.0% -1.2%
52-week high $9.84$2.35$56.36 $779.14
52-week low $0.59$0.83$32.28 $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.

MultipleCASTIQPRSU
P/E now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 16.7x -3.0xmedian 16.7x 39.9xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 87.5xmedian 1.4x 0.2xmedian 1.4x 3.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x 13.3xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 10.5x 12.1xmedian 10.5x -276.9xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 1.7x 0.4xmedian 1.7x 2.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.39 0.08median 0.39 0.55median 0.55

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 monthsCASTIQPRSU
Revenue $729.33K $3.71B $483.23M
Gross profit $577.20K $665.38M $447.19M
Operating income -$12.92M -$57.57M $84.46M
Net income -$13.36M -$89.99M $51.32M
Free cash flow -$10.49M $66.12M -$5.44M
R&D – $233.12M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $-0.05 $1.37
Cash & equivalents $8.92M $471.90M $33.86M
Total debt $10.11M $3.74B $234.08M
Shares (diluted) 39.52M 2.36B 27.98M
Enterprise value $53.78M -$1.58B $1.37B

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
MetricCASTIQPRSU
P/E -4.0x -3.0x 39.9x
P/FCF -6.1x 12.1x -276.9x
P/Operating cash flow -6.1x 17.4x 19.3x
P/S 87.5x 0.2x 3.1x
P/B 28.3x 0.4x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 28.3x 0.4x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA -4.5x – 13.3x
EV/EBIT -4.5x -21.5x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 80.3x 0.3x 3.5x
EV/FCF -5.6x 18.7x -313.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.6x 26.9x 21.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.08 0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCASTIQPRSU
Revenue growth (1Y) – -3.2% 26.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -6.2% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -24.2% 27.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -18.0% 127.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -150.6% -76.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -29.2% -46.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – -239.9% -85.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -39.2% 26.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – -1,091% -84.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -39.0% 72.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -69.5% 36.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -52.2% 18.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -57.7% -248.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -46.4% 20.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCASTIQPRSU
Gross margin 79.1% 17.9% 92.5%
EBITDA margin -1,769% – 26.5%
Operating margin -1,772% -1.6% 17.5%
Pretax margin -1,834% -2.1% 15.1%
Net margin -1,832% -3.2% 7.9%
FCF margin -1,438% 1.8% -1.1%
Operating cash flow margin -1,435% 1.2% 16.1%
Return on equity – -4.8% 8.4%
Return on assets -243.0% -1.3% 5.1%
Return on invested capital – -0.8% 7.6%
Return on capital employed – -1.6% 9.6%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -0.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 157.9% – 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCASTIQPRSU
Debt / assets 37.2% 15.6% 22.9%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – 1.6x
Debt / FCF -0.4x 15.8x -43.1x
Liabilities / assets 77.2% 72.3% 40.3%
Equity / assets 22.8% 27.7% 59.7%
Interest coverage – -0.5x 7.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -30.13 -1.06 3.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCASTIQPRSU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -15.2% – 2.2%
Shareholder yield -15.2% – 2.2%
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.

ConsensusCASTIQPRSU
Forward P/E – – 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.22FY2027 $-0.07FY2026 $1.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -275.0%FY2026 +141.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -5.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.82MFY2027 $3.56BFY2026 $474.62MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +296.6%FY2027 -8.8%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,697.5% +3.7% +1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCASTIQPRSU
Held by institutions – 26.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 128 204
Change in shares held, QoQ – -5.6% -0.9%
Institutions buying – 57 94
Institutions selling – 40 69
Buyers to sellers – 1.43 1.36

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.

CASTIQPRSU
CAST 1.00 0.01 0.12
IQ 0.01 1.00 0.09
PRSU 0.12 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAST, IQ and PRSU?

Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) is the largest by market capitalisation: FreeCast (CAST) $63.80M, iQIYI (IQ) $800.88M, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) $1.51B.

Which company is growing faster?

Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) +26.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) has the highest net margin (FreeCast (CAST) -1,832.2%, iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) 7.9%). On return on invested capital, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) leads (iQIYI (IQ) -0.8%, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) returned the most: iQIYI (IQ) -64.7%, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) +57.7%. Over five years, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) compounded fastest (iQIYI (IQ) -36.9%/yr, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) +4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) has been the steadiest (FreeCast (CAST) 280.2%, iQIYI (IQ) 50.6%, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAST, IQ and PRSU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) 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.