FUBO vs IQ vs CAST Stock Comparison

FuboTV, iQIYI and FreeCast Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FUBO FuboTV Inc.
$7.93 -17.7% 1M -81.6% 1Y
Market cap
$227.35M
P/E
1.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.72B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
2 wins
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.92 -8.9% 1M -58.2% 1Y
Market cap
$380.22M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
5 wins
CAST FreeCast, Inc.
$1.09 -16.8% 1M
Market cap
$41.10M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$729.33K
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

iQIYI leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (iQIYI 5, FuboTV 2, FreeCast 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFUBOIQCASTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $227.35M $380.22M $41.10M IQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1.5x -3.2x -3.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -3.2% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.7% -3.2% -1,832.2% FUBO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -14.7% -0.8% — IQ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 14.3x — 0.4x CAST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -81.6% -58.2% — IQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -52.9%/yr -37.4%/yr — IQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.6% 50.6% 282.8% IQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 30/100 10/100 FUBO

Percentile Scorecard

FUBOIQCAST

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

AxisFUBOIQCAST
Valuation 48 #88 of 167 67 #56 of 167 1 #165 of 167
Growth 91 #15 of 153 1 #151 of 153 –
Profitability 49 #78 of 153 32 #105 of 153 6 #144 of 153
Financial Health 32 #122 of 179 19 #145 of 179 26 #133 of 179
Shareholder Returns 18 #77 of 94 – 5 #89 of 94
Overall 48 30 10
  • FUBO ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • IQ ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • CAST ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFUBOIQCASTSPY
1 month -17.7%-8.9%-16.8% -1.0%
3 months -4.7%-24.6%-43.5% +2.9%
6 months -34.0%-21.4%-48.8% +6.4%
Year to date -73.8%-52.1%— +11.4%
1 year -81.6%-58.2%— +13.1%
3 years -74.1%-80.8%— +79.4%
3 years, per year -36.3%-42.3%— +21.5%
5 years -97.7%-90.4%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -52.9%-37.4%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureFUBOIQCASTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.6%50.6%282.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.0%52.5%207.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.101.293.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.02-1.15— 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.0%-90.9%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -83.8%-60.9%-88.9% -2.5%
52-week high $48.96$2.35$9.84 $779.14
52-week low $7.93$0.86$0.59 $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.

MultipleFUBOIQCAST
P/E now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 17.5x -3.3xmedian 17.5x -3.2xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.4x 0.2xmedian 1.4x 70.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -25.7xmedian 14.9x —median 14.9x -3.6xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.6xmedian 11.2x 13.4xmedian 11.2x -4.9xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.7x 0.5xmedian 1.7x 22.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.42 0.09median 0.42 —median 0.42

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 monthsFUBOIQCAST
Revenue $2.72B $3.71B $729.33K
Gross profit – $665.38M $577.20K
Operating income -$71.91M -$57.57M -$12.92M
Net income $155.62M -$89.99M -$13.36M
Free cash flow -$81.28M $66.12M -$10.49M
R&D $72.50M $233.12M –
EPS (diluted) $5.35 $-0.05 $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $452.41M $471.90M $8.92M
Total debt $602.35M $3.74B $10.11M
Shares (diluted) 29.09M 2.36B 39.52M
Enterprise value -$1.10B -$1.99B $31.08M

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
MetricFUBOIQCAST
P/E 1.5x -3.3x -3.2x
P/FCF -10.6x 13.4x -4.9x
P/Operating cash flow -10.7x 19.3x -4.9x
P/S 0.3x 0.2x 70.1x
P/B 3.1x 0.5x 22.7x
P/Tangible book -5.4x 0.5x 22.7x
EV/EBITDA -25.7x – -3.6x
EV/EBIT -7.7x -23.0x -3.6x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.4x 62.9x
EV/FCF -6.8x 20.0x -4.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -6.9x 28.8x -4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 0.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFUBOIQCAST
Revenue growth (1Y) – -3.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.2% -6.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -24.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -18.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -150.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.1% -29.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 190.1% -239.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.6% -39.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 182.7% -1,091% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.0% -39.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -69.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.8% -52.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -57.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.5% -46.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFUBOIQCAST
Gross margin – 17.9% 79.1%
EBITDA margin -0.8% – -1,769%
Operating margin -2.6% -1.6% -1,772%
Pretax margin 5.3% -2.1% -1,834%
Net margin 5.7% -3.2% -1,832%
FCF margin -3.0% 1.8% -1,438%
Operating cash flow margin -2.9% 1.2% -1,435%
Return on equity 42.8% -4.8% –
Return on assets 5.4% -1.3% -243.0%
Return on invested capital -14.7% -0.8% –
Return on capital employed -4.8% -1.6% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x -0.5x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% – 157.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFUBOIQCAST
Debt / assets 3.5% 15.6% 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 14.3x – 0.4x
Debt / FCF -1.8x 15.8x -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 93.3% 72.3% 77.2%
Equity / assets 6.7% 27.7% 22.8%
Interest coverage -4.6x -0.5x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 0.69 -1.05 -31.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFUBOIQCAST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.3% – -19.0%
Shareholder yield -0.3% – -19.0%
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.

ConsensusFUBOIQCAST
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.12FY2026 $-0.07FY2026 $-0.22FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -129.2%FY2026 -275.0%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.02BFY2026 $3.54BFY2026 $2.82MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 -9.3%FY2026 +296.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +2.5% +3.7% +1,697.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFUBOIQCAST
Held by institutions 14.0% 26.0% –
Institutions holding 132 128 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.3% -5.6% –
Institutions buying 75 57 –
Institutions selling 35 40 –
Buyers to sellers 2.14 1.43 –

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.

FUBOIQCAST
FUBO 1.00 0.11 -0.08
IQ 0.11 1.00 0.01
CAST -0.08 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FUBO, IQ and CAST?

iQIYI (IQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: FuboTV (FUBO) $227.35M, iQIYI (IQ) $380.22M, FreeCast (CAST) $41.10M.

Which company is more profitable?

FuboTV (FUBO) has the highest net margin (FuboTV (FUBO) 5.7%, iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, FreeCast (CAST) -1,832.2%). On return on invested capital, iQIYI (IQ) leads (FuboTV (FUBO) -14.7%, iQIYI (IQ) -0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year iQIYI (IQ) returned the most: FuboTV (FUBO) -81.6%, iQIYI (IQ) -58.2%. Over five years, iQIYI (IQ) compounded fastest (FuboTV (FUBO) -52.9%/yr, iQIYI (IQ) -37.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, iQIYI (IQ) has been the steadiest (FuboTV (FUBO) 79.6%, iQIYI (IQ) 50.6%, FreeCast (CAST) 282.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FUBO, IQ and CAST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, iQIYI (IQ) leads on 5. 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.