HUYA vs LVO vs CAST Stock Comparison

Huya, LiveOne and FreeCast Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUYA HUYA Inc.
$2.08 -11.1% 1M -26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$929.90M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$992.66M
Div. yield
6.73%
Streaming Technology
7 wins
LVO LiveOne, Inc.
$3.16 +37.4% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$43.08M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$77.29M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
CAST FreeCast, Inc.
$1.36 +16.2% 1M
Market cap
$63.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$729.33K
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Huya leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Huya 7, FreeCast 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUYALVOCASTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $929.90M $43.08M $63.80M HUYA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -30.5x -2.0x -4.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.0x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.7% -23.1% — HUYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.6% -27.1% -1,832.2% HUYA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x 0.4x CAST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.73% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.0% -39.9% — HUYA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.0%/yr -32.7%/yr — HUYA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.2% 84.2% 280.2% HUYA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 10/100 10/100 HUYA

Percentile Scorecard

HUYALVOCAST

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

AxisHUYALVOCAST
Valuation 61 #66 of 166 15 #141 of 166 1 #164 of 166
Growth 66 #52 of 153 4 #147 of 153 –
Profitability 39 #94 of 153 17 #127 of 153 6 #144 of 153
Financial Health 79 #38 of 179 12 #158 of 179 25 #134 of 179
Shareholder Returns 69 #29 of 91 4 #87 of 91 6 #86 of 91
Overall 63 10 10
  • HUYA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • LVO 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

PeriodHUYALVOCASTSPY
1 month -11.1%+37.4%+16.2% +0.7%
3 months -16.5%-30.1%+3.0% +3.7%
6 months -33.8%-40.9%-34.9% +7.1%
Year to date -27.8%-33.1%— +12.8%
1 year -26.0%-39.9%— +11.9%
3 years -33.8%-68.4%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -12.8%-31.9%— +22.8%
5 years -74.7%-86.2%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -24.0%-32.7%— +10.9%
10 years —-98.2%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —-33.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHUYALVOCASTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.2%84.2%280.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.0%87.1%206.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.713.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.49-0.47— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.6%-90.8%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.4%-55.0%-86.2% -1.2%
52-week high $4.88$7.02$9.84 $779.14
52-week low $2.05$2.24$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.

MultipleHUYALVOCAST
P/E now vs peer median -30.5xmedian 16.7x -2.0xmedian 16.7x -4.0xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.4x 0.6xmedian 1.4x 87.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.7x -3.1xmedian 12.7x -4.5xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.5x -3.4xmedian 10.5x -6.1xmedian 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.7x -3.1xmedian 1.7x 28.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.83median 0.39 0.10median 0.39 —median 0.39

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 monthsHUYALVOCAST
Revenue $992.66M $77.29M $729.33K
Gross profit $141.11M $13.84M $577.20K
Operating income -$16.49M -$15.12M -$12.92M
Net income -$13.64M -$20.51M -$13.36M
Free cash flow – -$12.60M -$10.49M
R&D $71.57M $2.44M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.07 $-2.41 $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $47.48M $8.63M $8.92M
Total debt – $3.25M $10.11M
Shares (diluted) 228.84M 8.69M 39.52M
Enterprise value -$975.74M $17.39M $53.78M

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
MetricHUYALVOCAST
P/E -30.5x -2.0x -4.0x
P/FCF – -3.4x -6.1x
P/Operating cash flow – -4.5x -6.1x
P/S 0.9x 0.6x 87.5x
P/B 1.4x -3.1x 28.3x
P/Tangible book 1.4x -2.8x 28.3x
EV/EBITDA – -3.1x -4.5x
EV/EBIT -34.5x -2.5x -4.5x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.5x 80.3x
EV/FCF – -3.0x -5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – -3.9x -5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.83 0.10 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUYALVOCAST
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.7% -23.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.4% -9.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.7% -41.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.9% -25.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.9% 29.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 43.9% -78.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 18.7% 9.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.9% -20.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 25.8% 6.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.8% -20.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -585.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -54.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -828.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -37.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUYALVOCAST
Gross margin 14.2% 17.9% 79.1%
EBITDA margin – -15.9% -1,769%
Operating margin -1.7% -19.6% -1,772%
Pretax margin -1.5% -26.5% -1,834%
Net margin -1.6% -27.1% -1,832%
FCF margin – -16.3% -1,438%
Operating cash flow margin – -12.4% -1,435%
Return on equity -2.0% – –
Return on assets -1.5% -42.9% -243.0%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -2.3% -117.7% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.6x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.5x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 20.8% 157.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUYALVOCAST
Debt / assets – 6.7% 37.2%
Debt / equity – -0.2x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x 0.4x
Debt / FCF – -0.3x -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 26.1% 128.1% 77.2%
Equity / assets 73.9% -28.1% 22.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.3x 0.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.2x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 3.22 -7.68 -30.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUYALVOCAST
Dividend yield 6.7% – –
Net buyback yield – -30.1% -15.2%
Shareholder yield 6.7% -30.1% -15.2%
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.

ConsensusHUYALVOCAST
Forward P/E 26.0xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.08FY2026 $-1.22FY2026 $-0.22FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +100.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $87.06MFY2026 $2.82MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +19.6%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026 +296.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +23.1% +1,697.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUYALVOCAST
Held by institutions 16.0% – –
Institutions holding 82 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ -12.8% – –
Institutions buying 33 – –
Institutions selling 29 – –
Buyers to sellers 1.14 – –

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.

HUYALVOCAST
HUYA 1.00 0.06 -0.01
LVO 0.06 1.00 -0.01
CAST -0.01 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUYA, LVO and CAST?

Huya (HUYA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huya (HUYA) $929.90M, LiveOne (LVO) $43.08M, FreeCast (CAST) $63.80M.

Which company is growing faster?

Huya (HUYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huya (HUYA) +16.7%, LiveOne (LVO) -23.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Huya (HUYA) has the highest net margin (Huya (HUYA) -1.6%, LiveOne (LVO) -27.1%, FreeCast (CAST) -1,832.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Huya (HUYA) returned the most: Huya (HUYA) -26.0%, LiveOne (LVO) -39.9%. Over five years, Huya (HUYA) compounded fastest (Huya (HUYA) -24.0%/yr, LiveOne (LVO) -32.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Huya (HUYA) 6.73%. LiveOne (LVO) and FreeCast (CAST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Huya (HUYA) has been the steadiest (Huya (HUYA) 53.2%, LiveOne (LVO) 84.2%, FreeCast (CAST) 280.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUYA, LVO 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, Huya (HUYA) 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.