FENG vs SPOT vs CURI Stock Comparison

Phoenix New Media, Spotify Technology and CuriosityStream Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FENG Phoenix New Media Ltd
$1.38 -2.8% 1M -43.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.60M
P/E
5.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$118.50M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
4 wins
CURI CuriosityStream Inc.
$2.79 -10.0% 1M -37.9% 1Y
Market cap
$165.20M
P/E
77.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.81M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Spotify Technology leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Spotify Technology 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.

QuestionFENGSPOTCURILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.60M $114.24B $165.20M SPOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.7x 33.2x 77.3x FENG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.4x 45.5x 14.7x FENG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +17.0% +31.2% CURI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.5% 15.7% 2.7% SPOT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.2% -11.4% -37.9% SPOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.0%/yr +15.9%/yr -22.4%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.8% 46.4% 76.4% FENG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 62/100 59/100 FENG

Percentile Scorecard

FENGSPOTCURI

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

AxisFENGSPOTCURI
Valuation 99 #3 of 167 30 #117 of 167 34 #110 of 167
Growth 92 #13 of 153 96 #7 of 153 90 #17 of 153
Profitability 43 #88 of 153 83 #27 of 153 59 #64 of 153
Financial Health 75 #45 of 179 84 #30 of 179 24 #136 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 16 #79 of 94 89 #11 of 94
Overall 77 62 59
  • FENG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • CURI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFENGSPOTCURISPY
1 month -2.8%+12.3%-10.0% -0.8%
3 months -4.8%+15.7%+14.3% +3.5%
6 months -20.2%+15.4%-14.3% +7.0%
Year to date -17.4%-1.5%-26.6% +12.2%
1 year -43.2%-11.4%-37.9% +13.0%
3 years +7.8%+259.0%+426.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.5%+53.2%+74.0% +23.1%
5 years -84.4%+109.5%-71.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -31.0%+15.9%-22.4% +11.0%
10 years -93.6%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year -24.1%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFENGSPOTCURISPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.8%46.4%76.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.1%44.4%72.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.100.301.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.17-0.25-0.50 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.4%-76.4%-95.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.0%-14.1%-43.2% -1.8%
52-week high $2.42$665.67$4.91 $779.14
52-week low $1.38$412.75$2.35 $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.

MultipleFENGSPOTCURI
P/E now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 17.5x 34.2xmedian 17.5x 77.3xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.4x 5.4xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 32.1xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.1x 31.9xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.7x 11.9xmedian 1.7x 4.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.12median 0.41 0.41median 0.41 2.86median 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 monthsFENGSPOTCURI
Revenue $118.50M $21.85B $79.81M
Gross profit $63.62M $7.24B $49.47M
Operating income -$3.49M $3.19B $1.80M
Net income $4.10M $3.44B $2.14M
Free cash flow – $3.69B –
R&D $8.68M $1.67B –
EPS (diluted) $0.24 $16.34 $0.04
Cash & equivalents $74.01M $6.84B –
Shares (diluted) 12.01M 210.51M 60.61M
Enterprise value -$549.10M $71.16B $112.87M

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
MetricFENGSPOTCURI
P/E 5.7x 34.2x 77.3x
P/FCF – 31.9x –
P/Operating cash flow – 31.2x –
P/S 0.1x 5.4x 2.1x
P/B 0.1x 11.9x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 11.9x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA – 32.1x –
EV/EBIT 36.8x 33.4x 90.9x
EV/Revenue -1.1x 4.9x 2.0x
EV/FCF – 28.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 28.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.12 0.41 2.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFENGSPOTCURI
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 17.0% 31.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 17.1% 7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 46.1% 22.0% 53.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.0% 28.2% 37.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.0% 45.9% 127.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.1% 91.3% 27.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 144.5% 117.4% 144.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.0% 86.0% 27.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 135.2% 113.8% 142.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 82.8% 27.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 152.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 12.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 166.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFENGSPOTCURI
Gross margin 53.7% 33.1% 62.0%
EBITDA margin – 15.2% –
Operating margin -2.9% 14.6% 2.3%
Pretax margin 4.1% 18.0% 3.2%
Net margin 2.5% 15.7% 2.7%
FCF margin – 16.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – 17.3% –
Return on equity 2.6% 35.3% 5.4%
Return on assets 1.8% 21.5% 3.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -2.1% 20.0% 3.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.4x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFENGSPOTCURI
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 32.0% 38.9% 38.5%
Equity / assets 68.0% 61.1% 61.5%
Interest coverage – 3.0x –
Current ratio 2.9x – 0.8x
Quick ratio 2.8x 223.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 2.1x 206.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.75 – -2.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFENGSPOTCURI
Dividend yield – – 12.2%
Net buyback yield – -0.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -0.6% 12.2%
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.

ConsensusFENGSPOTCURI
Forward P/E 1.4xFY2023 45.5xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.98FY2023 $12.58FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +1.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -345.9% +39.4% +26.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $194.02MFY2023 $20.91BFY2026 $81.18MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +3.6%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -24.3% +27.7% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFENGSPOTCURI
Held by institutions 1.5% 65.9% 31.0%
Institutions holding 6 1,235 100
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +1.1% -2.2%
Institutions buying 1 615 51
Institutions selling 3 480 32
Buyers to sellers 0.33 1.28 1.59

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.

FENGSPOTCURI
FENG 1.00 0.03 -0.13
SPOT 0.03 1.00 0.21
CURI -0.13 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FENG, SPOT and CURI?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Phoenix New Media (FENG) $16.60M, Spotify Technology (SPOT) $114.24B, CuriosityStream (CURI) $165.20M.

Which stock is cheaper, FENG, SPOT and CURI?

Phoenix New Media (FENG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Phoenix New Media (FENG) 5.7x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 33.2x, CuriosityStream (CURI) 77.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phoenix New Media (FENG) is cheapest (Phoenix New Media (FENG) 1.4x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 45.5x, CuriosityStream (CURI) 14.7x). 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: Phoenix New Media (FENG) +17.9%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%, CuriosityStream (CURI) +31.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) has the highest net margin (Phoenix New Media (FENG) 2.5%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%, CuriosityStream (CURI) 2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Spotify Technology (SPOT) returned the most: Phoenix New Media (FENG) -43.2%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) -11.4%, CuriosityStream (CURI) -37.9%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (Phoenix New Media (FENG) -31.0%/yr, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +15.9%/yr, CuriosityStream (CURI) -22.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phoenix New Media (FENG) has been the steadiest (Phoenix New Media (FENG) 36.8%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.4%, CuriosityStream (CURI) 76.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 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.