CURI vs LVO vs NFLX Stock Comparison

CuriosityStream, LiveOne 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
LVO LiveOne, Inc.
$2.60 -1.9% 1M -49.7% 1Y
Market cap
$35.44M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$77.29M
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.

QuestionCURILVONFLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $157.22M $35.44M $272.62B NFLX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6,560x -1.6x 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% -23.1% +14.7% CURI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% -27.1% 29.7% 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 12.78% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.1% -49.7% -39.3% CURI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.3%/yr -35.9%/yr +0.6%/yr NFLX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.3% 85.3% 36.6% NFLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 10/100 66/100 NFLX

Percentile Scorecard

CURILVONFLX

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

AxisCURILVONFLX
Valuation 36 #107 of 166 15 #142 of 166 42 #97 of 166
Growth 74 #41 of 154 4 #148 of 154 77 #37 of 154
Profitability 56 #69 of 154 16 #129 of 154 96 #7 of 154
Financial Health 25 #135 of 179 11 #159 of 179 53 #84 of 179
Shareholder Returns 73 #27 of 97 2 #95 of 97 65 #35 of 97
Overall 53 10 66
  • CURI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • LVO 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

PeriodCURILVONFLXSPY
1 month -8.9%-1.9%-1.6% -1.0%
3 months +1.9%-37.3%-10.5% -0.4%
6 months -13.9%-50.7%-24.8% +4.5%
Year to date -30.0%-44.9%-29.2% +12.4%
1 year -35.1%-49.7%-39.3% +13.6%
3 years +329.0%-75.7%+53.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year +62.5%-37.6%+15.4% +20.8%
5 years -71.7%-89.1%+2.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year -22.3%-35.9%+0.6% +10.4%
10 years —-98.6%+444.2% +267.7%
10 years, per year —-34.5%+18.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCURILVONFLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.3%85.3%36.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.3%88.9%37.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.341.820.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.46-0.58-1.07 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.3%-90.6%-75.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.8%-63.0%-42.6% -1.6%
52-week high $4.91$7.02$115.75 $779.14
52-week low $2.35$2.24$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.

MultipleCURILVONFLX
P/E now vs peer median 6,560xmedian 18.2x -1.6xmedian 18.2x 18.6xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.5x 0.5xmedian 1.5x 5.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 15.3x -2.5xmedian 15.3x 8.3xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 12.2x -2.8xmedian 12.2x 24.0xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.8x -2.6xmedian 1.8x 9.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 252.28median 0.38 0.08median 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 monthsCURILVONFLX
Revenue $75.96M $77.29M $49.73B
Gross profit $47.82M $13.84M $25.21B
Operating income -$227.00K -$15.12M $15.56B
Net income $24.00K -$20.51M $14.77B
Free cash flow $5.37M -$12.60M $11.38B
R&D – $2.44M $3.89B
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $-2.41 $3.52
Cash & equivalents – $8.63M $8.19B
Total debt – $3.25M $15.13B
Shares (diluted) 60.61M 8.69M 4.20B
Enterprise value $129.59M $9.76M $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
MetricCURILVONFLX
P/E 6,560x -1.6x 18.6x
P/FCF 29.3x -2.8x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow 29.1x -3.7x 22.1x
P/S 2.1x 0.5x 5.5x
P/B 3.8x -2.6x 9.3x
P/Tangible book 3.8x -2.3x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.3x -2.5x 8.3x
EV/EBIT -686.0x -2.0x 18.0x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 0.4x 5.6x
EV/FCF 29.0x -2.4x 24.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.9x -3.1x 22.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 252.28 0.08 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCURILVONFLX
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.9% -23.1% 14.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -9.5% 15.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 48.1% -41.3% 20.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.2% -25.3% 24.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 96.5% 29.0% 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 81.4% -78.1% 37.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 100.5% 9.5% 41.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% -20.0% 48.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 100.5% 6.5% 46.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.0% -20.9% 51.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -46.1% -585.0% 28.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.4% -54.6% 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -45.9% -828.0% 26.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.4% -37.1% 26.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCURILVONFLX
Gross margin 63.0% 17.9% 50.7%
EBITDA margin 20.0% -15.9% 67.3%
Operating margin -0.3% -19.6% 31.3%
Pretax margin 0.8% -26.5% 35.6%
Net margin 0.0% -27.1% 29.7%
FCF margin 7.1% -16.3% 22.9%
Operating cash flow margin 7.1% -12.4% 24.7%
Return on equity 0.3% – 49.7%
Return on assets 0.2% -42.9% 25.2%
Return on invested capital – – 29.2%
Return on capital employed -0.5% -117.7% 33.6%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 224.8x 0.5x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 20.3% 20.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCURILVONFLX
Debt / assets – 6.7% 25.8%
Debt / equity – -0.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x 0.2x
Debt / FCF – -0.3x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 128.1% 50.1%
Equity / assets 61.5% -28.1% 49.9%
Interest coverage – – 18.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.6x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -2.36 -7.76 8.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCURILVONFLX
Dividend yield 12.8% – –
Net buyback yield 0.6% -36.6% 4.6%
Shareholder yield 13.3% -36.6% 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.

ConsensusCURILVONFLX
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 – 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $-1.22FY2026 $3.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +35.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.3% – +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $81.18MFY2026 $87.06MFY2026 $54.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% +23.1% +10.7%

Institutional Ownership

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

CURILVONFLX
CURI 1.00 0.08 0.27
LVO 0.08 1.00 0.05
NFLX 0.27 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CURI, LVO and NFLX?

Netflix (NFLX) is the largest by market capitalisation: CuriosityStream (CURI) $157.22M, LiveOne (LVO) $35.44M, Netflix (NFLX) $272.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, CURI, LVO and NFLX?

Netflix (NFLX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CuriosityStream (CURI) 6,560x, LiveOne (LVO) -1.6x, 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%, LiveOne (LVO) -23.1%, Netflix (NFLX) +14.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Netflix (NFLX) has the highest net margin (CuriosityStream (CURI) 0.0%, LiveOne (LVO) -27.1%, Netflix (NFLX) 29.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CuriosityStream (CURI) returned the most: CuriosityStream (CURI) -35.1%, LiveOne (LVO) -49.7%, Netflix (NFLX) -39.3%. Over five years, Netflix (NFLX) compounded fastest (CuriosityStream (CURI) -22.3%/yr, LiveOne (LVO) -35.9%/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%. LiveOne (LVO) 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%, LiveOne (LVO) 85.3%, Netflix (NFLX) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CURI, LVO 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.