CURI vs IQ vs NFLX Stock Comparison

CuriosityStream, iQIYI and Netflix Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CURI CuriosityStream Inc.
$2.66 -8.9% 1M -35.1% 1Y
Market cap
$157.22M
P/E
6,560x
Revenue (TTM)
$75.96M
Div. yield
12.78%
Streaming Technology
3 wins
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.92 -10.7% 1M -58.2% 1Y
Market cap
$887.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
NFLX Netflix Inc
$66.39 -1.6% 1M -39.3% 1Y
Market cap
$272.62B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.73B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Netflix leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Netflix 7, CuriosityStream 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCURIIQNFLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $157.22M $887.72M $272.62B NFLX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6,560x -3.3x 18.6x NFLX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x — 19.4x CURI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.9% -3.2% +14.7% CURI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% -3.2% 29.7% NFLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.8% 29.2% NFLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 12.78% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.1% -58.2% -39.3% CURI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.3%/yr -35.3%/yr +0.6%/yr NFLX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.3% 50.8% 36.6% NFLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 30/100 66/100 NFLX

Percentile Scorecard

CURIIQNFLX

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

AxisCURIIQNFLX
Valuation 36 #107 of 166 68 #54 of 166 42 #97 of 166
Growth 74 #41 of 154 1 #152 of 154 77 #37 of 154
Profitability 56 #69 of 154 30 #108 of 154 96 #7 of 154
Financial Health 25 #135 of 179 20 #144 of 179 53 #84 of 179
Shareholder Returns 73 #27 of 97 – 65 #35 of 97
Overall 53 30 66
  • CURI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • IQ 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

PeriodCURIIQNFLXSPY
1 month -8.9%-10.7%-1.6% -1.0%
3 months +1.9%-28.7%-10.5% -0.4%
6 months -13.9%-25.2%-24.8% +4.5%
Year to date -30.0%-52.1%-29.2% +12.4%
1 year -35.1%-58.2%-39.3% +13.6%
3 years +329.0%-81.6%+53.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year +62.5%-43.1%+15.4% +20.8%
5 years -71.7%-88.7%+2.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year -22.3%-35.3%+0.6% +10.4%
10 years ——+444.2% +267.7%
10 years, per year ——+18.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCURIIQNFLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.3%50.8%36.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.3%53.1%37.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.341.210.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.46-1.14-1.07 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.3%-90.9%-75.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.8%-58.9%-42.6% -1.6%
52-week high $4.91$2.24$115.75 $779.14
52-week low $2.35$0.83$61.76 $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.

MultipleCURIIQNFLX
P/E now vs peer median 6,560xmedian 18.2x -3.3xmedian 18.2x 18.6xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.5x 0.2xmedian 1.5x 5.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 15.3x —median 15.3x 8.3xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 12.2x 13.4xmedian 12.2x 24.0xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.8x 0.5xmedian 1.8x 9.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 252.28median 0.38 0.09median 0.38 0.36median 0.38

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 monthsCURIIQNFLX
Revenue $75.96M $3.71B $49.73B
Gross profit $47.82M $665.38M $25.21B
Operating income -$227.00K -$57.57M $15.56B
Net income $24.00K -$89.99M $14.77B
Free cash flow $5.37M $66.12M $11.38B
R&D – $233.12M $3.89B
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $-0.05 $3.52
Cash & equivalents – $471.90M $8.19B
Total debt – $1.04B $15.13B
Shares (diluted) 60.61M 2.36B 4.20B
Enterprise value $129.59M -$1.49B $233.92B

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
MetricCURIIQNFLX
P/E 6,560x -3.3x 18.6x
P/FCF 29.3x 13.4x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow 29.1x 19.3x 22.1x
P/S 2.1x 0.2x 5.5x
P/B 3.8x 0.5x 9.3x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 0.5x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.3x – 8.3x
EV/EBIT -686.0x -23.0x 18.0x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 0.4x 5.6x
EV/FCF 29.0x 20.0x 24.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.9x 28.8x 22.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 252.28 0.09 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCURIIQNFLX
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.9% -3.2% 14.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -6.2% 15.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 48.1% -24.2% 20.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.2% -18.0% 24.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 96.5% -150.6% 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 81.4% -29.2% 37.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 100.5% -239.9% 41.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% -39.2% 48.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 100.5% -1,091% 46.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.0% -39.0% 51.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -46.1% -69.5% 28.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.4% -52.2% 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -45.9% -57.7% 26.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.4% -46.4% 26.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCURIIQNFLX
Gross margin 63.0% 17.9% 50.7%
EBITDA margin 20.0% – 67.3%
Operating margin -0.3% -1.6% 31.3%
Pretax margin 0.8% -2.1% 35.6%
Net margin 0.0% -3.2% 29.7%
FCF margin 7.1% 1.8% 22.9%
Operating cash flow margin 7.1% 1.2% 24.7%
Return on equity 0.3% -4.8% 49.7%
Return on assets 0.2% -1.3% 25.2%
Return on invested capital – -0.8% 29.2%
Return on capital employed -0.5% -1.6% 33.6%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 224.8x -0.5x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 20.3% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCURIIQNFLX
Debt / assets – 15.6% 25.8%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.2x
Debt / FCF – 15.8x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 72.3% 50.1%
Equity / assets 61.5% 27.7% 49.9%
Interest coverage – -0.5x 18.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -2.36 -1.05 8.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCURIIQNFLX
Dividend yield 12.8% – –
Net buyback yield 0.6% – 4.6%
Shareholder yield 13.3% – 4.6%
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.

ConsensusCURIIQNFLX
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 – 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $-0.07FY2026 $3.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -275.0%FY2026 +35.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.3% – +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $81.18MFY2026 $3.56BFY2026 $54.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 -8.8%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% +3.7% +10.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCURIIQNFLX
Held by institutions 31.0% 26.0% 80.9%
Institutions holding 100 128 3,363
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% -5.6% +2.2%
Institutions buying 51 57 1,692
Institutions selling 32 40 1,369
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.43 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.

CURIIQNFLX
CURI 1.00 0.15 0.27
IQ 0.15 1.00 0.03
NFLX 0.27 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CURI, IQ and NFLX?

Netflix (NFLX) is the largest by market capitalisation: CuriosityStream (CURI) $157.22M, iQIYI (IQ) $887.72M, Netflix (NFLX) $272.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, CURI, IQ and NFLX?

Netflix (NFLX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CuriosityStream (CURI) 6,560x, iQIYI (IQ) -3.3x, Netflix (NFLX) 18.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, CuriosityStream (CURI) is cheapest (CuriosityStream (CURI) 14.0x, Netflix (NFLX) 19.4x). 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) +24.9%, iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Netflix (NFLX) +14.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Netflix (NFLX) has the highest net margin (CuriosityStream (CURI) 0.0%, iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Netflix (NFLX) 29.7%). On return on invested capital, Netflix (NFLX) leads (iQIYI (IQ) -0.8%, Netflix (NFLX) 29.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CuriosityStream (CURI) returned the most: CuriosityStream (CURI) -35.1%, iQIYI (IQ) -58.2%, Netflix (NFLX) -39.3%. Over five years, Netflix (NFLX) compounded fastest (CuriosityStream (CURI) -22.3%/yr, iQIYI (IQ) -35.3%/yr, Netflix (NFLX) +0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: CuriosityStream (CURI) 12.78%. iQIYI (IQ) and Netflix (NFLX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Netflix (NFLX) has been the steadiest (CuriosityStream (CURI) 76.3%, iQIYI (IQ) 50.8%, Netflix (NFLX) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CURI, IQ 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 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.