CURI vs FENG vs NFLX Stock Comparison

CuriosityStream, Phoenix New Media and Netflix Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CURI CuriosityStream Inc.
$2.53 -14.2% 1M -46.2% 1Y
Market cap
$152.71M
P/E
71.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.81M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
1 win
FENG Phoenix New Media Ltd
$1.41 0.0% 1M -40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.57M
P/E
5.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$118.50M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
4 wins
NFLX Netflix Inc
$62.05 -11.7% 1M -43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$255.92B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.73B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Netflix leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Netflix 4, Phoenix New Media 4, CuriosityStream 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCURIFENGNFLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $152.71M $16.57M $255.92B NFLX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 71.5x 5.7x 17.3x FENG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.3x 1.4x 18.1x FENG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.2% +17.9% +14.7% CURI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% 2.5% 29.7% NFLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 29.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.2% -40.3% -43.6% FENG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.0%/yr -30.1%/yr -2.1%/yr NFLX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.5% 36.8% 36.4% NFLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 77/100 67/100 FENG

Percentile Scorecard

CURIFENGNFLX

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

AxisCURIFENGNFLX
Valuation 37 #105 of 166 99 #3 of 166 44 #94 of 166
Growth 88 #19 of 153 91 #14 of 153 77 #36 of 153
Profitability 59 #64 of 153 43 #88 of 153 96 #7 of 153
Financial Health 24 #136 of 179 76 #44 of 179 56 #79 of 179
Shareholder Returns 90 #10 of 91 – 63 #34 of 91
Overall 60 77 67
  • CURI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • FENG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NFLX ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCURIFENGNFLXSPY
1 month -14.2%0.0%-11.7% +0.7%
3 months +4.5%-4.7%-15.2% +3.7%
6 months -19.7%-17.5%-33.7% +7.1%
Year to date -33.4%-15.6%-33.8% +12.8%
1 year -46.2%-40.3%-43.6% +11.9%
3 years +386.1%+12.8%+51.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +69.5%+4.1%+14.8% +22.8%
5 years -74.6%-83.3%-10.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -24.0%-30.1%-2.1% +10.9%
10 years —-93.7%+390.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-24.1%+17.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCURIFENGNFLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.5%36.8%36.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.2%43.4%37.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.380.100.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.60-1.09-1.20 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.5%-88.4%-75.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.5%-40.3%-46.4% -1.2%
52-week high $4.91$2.36$115.75 $779.14
52-week low $2.35$1.38$61.99 $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.

MultipleCURIFENGNFLX
P/E now vs peer median 70.1xmedian 16.7x 5.8xmedian 16.7x 17.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.4x 0.1xmedian 1.4x 5.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.7x —median 12.7x 7.8xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.5x —median 10.5x 22.4xmedian 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.7x 0.1xmedian 1.7x 8.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.59median 0.39 0.12median 0.39 0.34median 0.39

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 monthsCURIFENGNFLX
Revenue $79.81M $118.50M $49.73B
Gross profit $49.47M $63.62M $25.21B
Operating income $1.80M -$3.49M $15.56B
Net income $2.14M $4.10M $14.77B
Free cash flow – – $11.38B
R&D – $8.68M $3.89B
EPS (diluted) $0.04 $0.24 $3.52
Cash & equivalents – $74.01M $8.19B
Total debt – – $58.27B
Shares (diluted) 60.61M 12.01M 4.20B
Enterprise value $100.38M -$549.12M $217.22B

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
MetricCURIFENGNFLX
P/E 70.1x 5.8x 17.4x
P/FCF – – 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow – – 20.7x
P/S 1.9x 0.1x 5.1x
P/B 3.6x 0.1x 8.7x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 0.1x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA – – 7.8x
EV/EBIT 82.4x 36.7x 16.8x
EV/Revenue 1.9x -1.1x 5.3x
EV/FCF – – 23.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.59 0.12 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCURIFENGNFLX
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.2% 17.9% 14.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 3.4% 15.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.2% 46.1% 20.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 37.8% 23.0% 24.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 127.3% 61.0% 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.0% 38.1% 37.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 144.8% 144.5% 41.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 58.0% 48.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 142.5% 135.2% 46.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 46.7% 51.8%
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
MetricCURIFENGNFLX
Gross margin 62.0% 53.7% 50.7%
EBITDA margin – – 67.3%
Operating margin 2.3% -2.9% 31.3%
Pretax margin 3.2% 4.1% 35.6%
Net margin 2.7% 2.5% 29.7%
FCF margin – – 22.9%
Operating cash flow margin – – 24.7%
Return on equity 5.4% 2.6% 49.7%
Return on assets 3.1% 1.8% 25.2%
Return on invested capital – – 29.2%
Return on capital employed 3.5% -2.1% 33.6%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCURIFENGNFLX
Debt / assets – – 25.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.2x
Debt / FCF – – 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 32.0% 50.1%
Equity / assets 61.5% 68.0% 49.9%
Interest coverage – – 18.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 2.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x 2.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -2.38 0.75 8.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCURIFENGNFLX
Dividend yield 13.4% – –
Net buyback yield – – 4.9%
Shareholder yield 13.4% 0.0% 4.9%
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.

ConsensusCURIFENGNFLX
Forward P/E 13.3xFY2026 1.4xFY2023 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $0.98FY2023 $3.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +35.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.3% -345.9% +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $81.18MFY2026 $194.02MFY2023 $54.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 – +19.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% -24.3% +10.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCURIFENGNFLX
Held by institutions 31.0% 1.5% 80.9%
Institutions holding 100 6 3,360
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% -2.1% +2.2%
Institutions buying 51 1 1,692
Institutions selling 32 3 1,366
Buyers to sellers 1.59 0.33 1.24

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.

CURIFENGNFLX
CURI 1.00 -0.13 0.27
FENG -0.13 1.00 -0.01
NFLX 0.27 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CURI, FENG and NFLX?

Netflix (NFLX) is the largest by market capitalisation: CuriosityStream (CURI) $152.71M, Phoenix New Media (FENG) $16.57M, Netflix (NFLX) $255.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, CURI, FENG and NFLX?

Phoenix New Media (FENG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CuriosityStream (CURI) 71.5x, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 5.7x, Netflix (NFLX) 17.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phoenix New Media (FENG) is cheapest (CuriosityStream (CURI) 13.3x, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 1.4x, Netflix (NFLX) 18.1x). 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) +31.2%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) +17.9%, Netflix (NFLX) +14.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Netflix (NFLX) has the highest net margin (CuriosityStream (CURI) 2.7%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 2.5%, Netflix (NFLX) 29.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Phoenix New Media (FENG) returned the most: CuriosityStream (CURI) -46.2%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) -40.3%, Netflix (NFLX) -43.6%. Over five years, Netflix (NFLX) compounded fastest (CuriosityStream (CURI) -24.0%/yr, Phoenix New Media (FENG) -30.1%/yr, Netflix (NFLX) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Netflix (NFLX) has been the steadiest (CuriosityStream (CURI) 76.5%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 36.8%, Netflix (NFLX) 36.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.