HUYA vs BABA vs CAST Stock Comparison

Huya, Alibaba Group Holding and FreeCast Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUYA HUYA Inc.
$2.15 -6.5% 1M -27.1% 1Y
Market cap
$961.19M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$992.66M
Div. yield
6.51%
Streaming Technology
4 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.23 -8.7% 1M -44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$232.79B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
1.05%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins
CAST FreeCast, Inc.
$1.17 -1.7% 1M
Market cap
$54.89M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$729.33K
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Alibaba Group Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alibaba Group Holding 5, Huya 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUYABABACASTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $961.19M $232.79B $54.89M BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -31.6x 22.1x -3.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.9x 14.3x — BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.7% +8.1% — HUYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.6% 7.0% -1,832.2% BABA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.51% 1.05% — HUYA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.1% -44.1% — HUYA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.4%/yr -10.0%/yr — BABA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.3% 40.3% 281.5% BABA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 46/100 10/100 HUYA

Percentile Scorecard

HUYABABACAST

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

AxisHUYABABACAST
Valuation 61 #66 of 167 68 #55 of 167 1 #165 of 167
Growth 66 #52 of 153 17 #127 of 153 –
Profitability 39 #94 of 153 54 #71 of 153 6 #144 of 153
Financial Health 80 #37 of 179 59 #74 of 179 26 #133 of 179
Shareholder Returns 66 #33 of 94 30 #66 of 94 5 #89 of 94
Overall 62 46 10
  • HUYA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BABA 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

PeriodHUYABABACASTSPY
1 month -6.5%-8.7%-1.7% -0.2%
3 months -11.9%-13.0%-31.2% +3.9%
6 months -29.0%-23.4%-51.2% +8.2%
Year to date -25.3%-31.6%— +12.9%
1 year -27.1%-44.1%— +12.3%
3 years -29.5%+21.0%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -11.0%+6.6%— +23.3%
5 years -75.2%-41.0%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -24.4%-10.0%— +10.9%
10 years —-2.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —-0.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHUYABABACASTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.3%40.3%281.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%35.9%206.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.271.113.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.51-1.10— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.6%-62.9%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.9%-44.3%-88.1% -1.2%
52-week high $4.88$179.97$9.84 $779.14
52-week low $2.05$94.81$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.

MultipleHUYABABACAST
P/E now vs peer median -31.6xmedian 17.3x 22.1xmedian 17.3x -3.5xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 75.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x —median 14.2x -3.8xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.5x 7.0xmedian 11.5x -5.2xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 24.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.86median 0.40 -15.35median 0.40 —median 0.40

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 monthsHUYABABACAST
Revenue $992.66M $150.46B $729.33K
Gross profit $141.11M $57.45B $577.20K
Operating income -$16.49M $4.39B -$12.92M
Net income -$13.64M $10.08B -$13.36M
Free cash flow – $33.19B -$10.49M
R&D $71.57M $10.68B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.07 $4.38 $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $47.48M $21.06B $8.92M
Total debt – $83.76B $10.11M
Shares (diluted) 228.84M 2.40B 39.52M
Enterprise value -$944.45M $54.86B $44.87M

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
MetricHUYABABACAST
P/E -31.6x 22.1x -3.5x
P/FCF – 7.0x -5.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 20.6x -5.2x
P/S 1.0x 1.5x 75.3x
P/B 1.4x 1.4x 24.4x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.4x 24.4x
EV/EBITDA – – -3.8x
EV/EBIT -36.4x 48.0x -3.8x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.4x 68.1x
EV/FCF – 6.3x -4.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.6x -4.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.86 -15.35 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUYABABACAST
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.7% 8.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 5.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.7% 0.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 6.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.9% -77.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 43.9% -35.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 18.7% -50.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.9% -3.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 25.8% -47.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.8% -1.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -45.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -27.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUYABABACAST
Gross margin 14.2% 38.2% 79.1%
EBITDA margin – – -1,769%
Operating margin -1.7% 2.9% -1,772%
Pretax margin -1.5% 9.7% -1,834%
Net margin -1.6% 7.0% -1,832%
FCF margin – 22.1% -1,438%
Operating cash flow margin – 7.5% -1,435%
Return on equity -2.0% 6.2% –
Return on assets -1.5% 3.6% -243.0%
Return on invested capital – 2.4% –
Return on capital employed -2.3% 2.1% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 157.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUYABABACAST
Debt / assets – 7.5% 37.2%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.6x -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 26.1% 43.6% 77.2%
Equity / assets 73.9% 56.4% 22.8%
Interest coverage – 3.2x –
Current ratio 2.3x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.6x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 3.30 2.30 -30.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUYABABACAST
Dividend yield 6.5% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – – -17.7%
Shareholder yield 6.5% 1.0% -17.7%
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.

ConsensusHUYABABACAST
Forward P/E 26.9xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.08FY2026 $7.02FY2026 $-0.22FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +80.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +100.0% +22.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $174.00BFY2026 $2.82MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +19.6%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +296.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +14.7% +1,697.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUYABABACAST
Held by institutions 16.0% 10.1% –
Institutions holding 82 1,218 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -12.8% -5.4% –
Institutions buying 33 555 –
Institutions selling 29 421 –
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.32 –

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.

HUYABABACAST
HUYA 1.00 0.36 0.00
BABA 0.36 1.00 0.06
CAST 0.00 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUYA, BABA and CAST?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huya (HUYA) $961.19M, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.79B, FreeCast (CAST) $54.89M.

Which company is growing faster?

Huya (HUYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huya (HUYA) +16.7%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has the highest net margin (Huya (HUYA) -1.6%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, FreeCast (CAST) -1,832.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Huya (HUYA) returned the most: Huya (HUYA) -27.1%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -44.1%. Over five years, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) compounded fastest (Huya (HUYA) -24.4%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huya (HUYA) has the highest dividend yield: Huya (HUYA) 6.51%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 1.05%. FreeCast (CAST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has been the steadiest (Huya (HUYA) 53.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.3%, FreeCast (CAST) 281.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUYA, BABA 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, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 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.