CAST vs IQ vs TME Stock Comparison

FreeCast, iQIYI and Tencent Music Entertainment Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAST FreeCast, Inc.
$1.04 -12.6% 1M
Market cap
$48.79M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$729.33K
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.88 -13.7% 1M -59.6% 1Y
Market cap
$849.12M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Tencent Music Entertainment leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Tencent Music Entertainment 8, iQIYI 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCASTIQTMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.79M $849.12M $13.35B TME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.1x -3.2x 10.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 9.4x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -3.2% +200.4% TME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,832.2% -3.2% 835.7% TME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.8% 12.8% TME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — -2.3x TME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.83% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -59.6% -63.0% IQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -36.8%/yr +0.9%/yr TME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 281.9% 50.7% 49.5% TME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 30/100 68/100 TME

Percentile Scorecard

CASTIQTME

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

AxisCASTIQTME
Valuation 1 #165 of 167 68 #54 of 167 76 #41 of 167
Growth – 0 #153 of 153 53 #73 of 153
Profitability 6 #144 of 153 32 #105 of 153 86 #22 of 153
Financial Health 26 #133 of 179 19 #145 of 179 78 #41 of 179
Shareholder Returns 5 #89 of 94 – 46 #51 of 94
Overall 10 30 68
  • CAST ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • IQ ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TME ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCASTIQTMESPY
1 month -12.6%-13.7%+1.0% -0.8%
3 months -45.0%-28.5%-8.9% +3.5%
6 months -64.0%-20.7%-9.4% +7.0%
Year to date —-54.2%-51.6% +12.2%
1 year —-59.6%-63.0% +13.0%
3 years —-81.7%+18.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year —-43.2%+6.0% +23.1%
5 years —-89.9%+4.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-36.8%+0.9% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureCASTIQTMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 281.9%50.7%49.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 206.7%52.9%58.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.251.260.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-1.18-1.27 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.5%-90.5%-70.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -89.4%-62.6%-64.2% -1.8%
52-week high $9.84$2.35$23.71 $779.14
52-week low $0.59$0.86$7.74 $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.

MultipleCASTIQTME
P/E now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 17.5x -3.2xmedian 17.5x 10.2xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 66.9xmedian 1.4x 0.2xmedian 1.4x 87.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x 4.7xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.7xmedian 12.1x 12.8xmedian 12.1x 8.3xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 1.7x 0.5xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.41 0.08median 0.41 0.44median 0.41

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 monthsCASTIQTME
Revenue $729.33K $3.71B $152.71M
Gross profit $577.20K $665.38M $2.15B
Operating income -$12.92M -$57.57M $1.61B
Net income -$13.36M -$89.99M $1.31B
Free cash flow -$10.49M $66.12M $1.61B
R&D – $233.12M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $-0.05 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $8.92M $471.90M $3.49B
Total debt $10.11M $3.74B $1.93B
Shares (diluted) 39.52M 2.36B 1.55B
Enterprise value $38.77M -$1.53B -$8.97B

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
MetricCASTIQTME
P/E -3.1x -3.2x 10.2x
P/FCF -4.7x 12.8x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow -4.7x 18.4x 8.3x
P/S 66.9x 0.2x 87.4x
P/B 21.7x 0.5x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 21.7x 0.5x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -3.4x – 4.7x
EV/EBIT -3.4x -22.3x 5.6x
EV/Revenue 59.7x 0.3x 58.8x
EV/FCF -4.2x 19.5x 5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.2x 27.9x 5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.08 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCASTIQTME
Revenue growth (1Y) – -3.2% 200.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -6.2% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -24.2% 17.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -18.0% 15.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -150.6% -6.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -29.2% 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -239.9% -10.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -39.2% 23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – -1,091% -9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -39.0% 23.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -69.5% 31.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -52.2% 13.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -57.7% 31.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -46.4% 13.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCASTIQTME
Gross margin 79.1% 17.9% 1,408%
EBITDA margin -1,769% – 1,262%
Operating margin -1,772% -1.6% 1,052%
Pretax margin -1,834% -2.1% 1,042%
Net margin -1,832% -3.2% 835.7%
FCF margin -1,438% 1.8% 1,054%
Operating cash flow margin -1,435% 1.2% 1,054%
Return on equity – -4.8% 11.6%
Return on assets -243.0% -1.3% 8.3%
Return on invested capital – -0.8% 12.8%
Return on capital employed – -1.6% 12.9%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.6x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -0.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 157.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCASTIQTME
Debt / assets 37.2% 15.6% 11.2%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – -2.3x
Debt / FCF -0.4x 15.8x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 77.2% 72.3% 33.1%
Equity / assets 22.8% 27.7% 66.9%
Interest coverage – -0.5x 79.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.3x 2.1x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.2x 1.9x
Altman Z-score -31.31 -1.06 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCASTIQTME
Dividend yield – – 2.8%
Net buyback yield -19.9% – –
Shareholder yield -19.9% – 2.8%
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.

ConsensusCASTIQTME
Forward P/E – – 9.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.22FY2027 $-0.07FY2026 $0.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -275.0%FY2026 -11.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -1.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.82MFY2027 $3.56BFY2026 $5.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +296.6%FY2027 -8.8%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,697.5% +3.5% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCASTIQTME
Held by institutions – 26.0% 27.5%
Institutions holding – 128 312
Change in shares held, QoQ – -5.6% +1.6%
Institutions buying – 57 172
Institutions selling – 40 99
Buyers to sellers – 1.43 1.74

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.

CASTIQTME
CAST 1.00 0.02 -0.04
IQ 0.02 1.00 0.18
TME -0.04 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAST, IQ and TME?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is the largest by market capitalisation: FreeCast (CAST) $48.79M, iQIYI (IQ) $849.12M, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) $13.35B.

Which company is growing faster?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +200.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest net margin (FreeCast (CAST) -1,832.2%, iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 835.7%). On return on invested capital, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) leads (iQIYI (IQ) -0.8%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year iQIYI (IQ) returned the most: iQIYI (IQ) -59.6%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) -63.0%. Over five years, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) compounded fastest (iQIYI (IQ) -36.8%/yr, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 2.83%. FreeCast (CAST) and iQIYI (IQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has been the steadiest (FreeCast (CAST) 281.9%, iQIYI (IQ) 50.7%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 49.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 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.