CAST vs NFLX vs HUYA Stock Comparison

FreeCast, Netflix and Huya Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAST FreeCast, Inc.
$1.24 +5.1% 1M
Market cap
$53.35M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$729.33K
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
NFLX Netflix Inc
$61.99 -10.5% 1M -43.8% 1Y
Market cap
$256.27B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.73B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
7 wins
HUYA HUYA Inc.
$2.11 -11.0% 1M -26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$477.13M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$992.66M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Netflix leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Netflix 7, Huya 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCASTNFLXHUYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $53.35M $256.27B $477.13M NFLX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.0x 17.4x -30.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.1x 26.4x NFLX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +14.7% +16.7% HUYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,832.2% 29.7% -1.6% NFLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 29.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.2x — NFLX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -43.8% -26.0% HUYA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -2.1%/yr -23.8%/yr NFLX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 280.8% 36.4% 53.2% NFLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 66/100 62/100 NFLX

Percentile Scorecard

CASTNFLXHUYA

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

AxisCASTNFLXHUYA
Valuation 1 #164 of 166 42 #96 of 166 61 #66 of 166
Growth – 77 #36 of 152 66 #52 of 152
Profitability 5 #144 of 152 96 #7 of 152 39 #93 of 152
Financial Health 26 #132 of 179 54 #83 of 179 80 #37 of 179
Shareholder Returns 5 #89 of 94 63 #35 of 94 67 #32 of 94
Overall 10 66 62
  • CAST ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NFLX ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • HUYA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCASTNFLXHUYASPY
1 month +5.1%-10.5%-11.0% +0.9%
3 months +3.3%-15.8%-13.2% +5.9%
6 months -43.6%-32.7%-31.0% +8.5%
Year to date —-33.9%-26.7% +13.3%
1 year —-43.8%-26.0% +12.4%
3 years —+55.8%-30.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+15.9%-11.6% +23.5%
5 years —-10.2%-74.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-2.1%-23.8% +11.0%
10 years —+389.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+17.2%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCASTNFLXHUYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 280.8%36.4%53.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 206.7%37.1%47.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.320.201.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-1.20-0.49 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.5%-75.9%-82.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -87.4%-46.4%-56.8% -0.9%
52-week high $9.84$115.75$4.88 $779.14
52-week low $0.59$61.99$2.05 $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.

MultipleCASTNFLXHUYA
P/E now vs peer median -3.7xmedian 16.8x 17.4xmedian 16.8x -31.0xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 79.8xmedian 1.4x 5.1xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 13.9x 7.8xmedian 13.9x —median 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.5xmedian 11.4x 22.4xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 1.8x 8.7xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.36 0.33median 0.36 -0.84median 0.36

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 monthsCASTNFLXHUYA
Revenue $729.33K $49.73B $992.66M
Gross profit $577.20K $25.21B $141.11M
Operating income -$12.92M $15.56B -$16.49M
Net income -$13.36M $14.77B -$13.64M
Free cash flow -$10.49M $11.38B –
R&D – $3.89B $71.57M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $3.52 $-0.07
Cash & equivalents $8.92M $8.19B $47.48M
Total debt $10.11M $58.27B –
Shares (diluted) 39.52M 4.20B 228.84M
Enterprise value $43.33M $217.57B -$1.43B

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
MetricCASTNFLXHUYA
P/E -3.7x 17.4x -31.0x
P/FCF -5.5x 22.4x –
P/Operating cash flow -5.6x 20.7x –
P/S 79.8x 5.1x 1.0x
P/B 25.8x 8.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 25.8x 8.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -4.1x 7.8x –
EV/EBIT -4.1x 16.8x -35.3x
EV/Revenue 72.6x 5.3x 0.6x
EV/FCF -5.0x 23.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow -5.1x 21.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.33 -0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCASTNFLXHUYA
Revenue growth (1Y) – 14.7% 16.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.0% -5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 20.9% 30.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 24.9% 19.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 23.1% 15.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 37.3% 43.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 41.6% 18.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 48.3% 36.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 46.5% 25.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 51.8% 36.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 28.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 26.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCASTNFLXHUYA
Gross margin 79.1% 50.7% 14.2%
EBITDA margin -1,769% 67.3% –
Operating margin -1,772% 31.3% -1.7%
Pretax margin -1,834% 35.6% -1.5%
Net margin -1,832% 29.7% -1.6%
FCF margin -1,438% 22.9% –
Operating cash flow margin -1,435% 24.7% –
Return on equity – 49.7% -2.0%
Return on assets -243.0% 25.2% -1.5%
Return on invested capital – 29.2% –
Return on capital employed – 33.6% -2.3%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 157.9% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCASTNFLXHUYA
Debt / assets 37.2% 25.8% –
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.2x –
Debt / FCF -0.4x 1.3x –
Liabilities / assets 77.2% 50.1% 26.1%
Equity / assets 22.8% 49.9% 73.9%
Interest coverage – 18.2x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.7x 2.0x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.7x 1.6x
Altman Z-score -30.57 8.24 3.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCASTNFLXHUYA
Dividend yield – – 6.6%
Net buyback yield -16.7% 5.0% –
Shareholder yield -16.7% 5.0% 6.6%
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.

ConsensusCASTNFLXHUYA
Forward P/E – 18.1xFY2026 26.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.22FY2027 $3.43FY2026 $0.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +35.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +6.1% +100.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.82MFY2027 $54.15BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +296.6%FY2027 +19.8%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,697.5% +10.7% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCASTNFLXHUYA
Held by institutions – 80.9% 16.0%
Institutions holding – 3,359 82
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.2% -12.8%
Institutions buying – 1,691 33
Institutions selling – 1,366 29
Buyers to sellers – 1.24 1.14

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.

CASTNFLXHUYA
CAST 1.00 -0.05 -0.01
NFLX -0.05 1.00 0.06
HUYA -0.01 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAST, NFLX and HUYA?

Netflix (NFLX) is the largest by market capitalisation: FreeCast (CAST) $53.35M, Netflix (NFLX) $256.27B, Huya (HUYA) $477.13M.

Which company is growing faster?

Huya (HUYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Netflix (NFLX) +14.7%, Huya (HUYA) +16.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Netflix (NFLX) has the highest net margin (FreeCast (CAST) -1,832.2%, Netflix (NFLX) 29.7%, Huya (HUYA) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Huya (HUYA) returned the most: Netflix (NFLX) -43.8%, Huya (HUYA) -26.0%. Over five years, Netflix (NFLX) compounded fastest (Netflix (NFLX) -2.1%/yr, Huya (HUYA) -23.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Netflix (NFLX) has been the steadiest (FreeCast (CAST) 280.8%, Netflix (NFLX) 36.4%, Huya (HUYA) 53.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.