IQ vs APP vs CURI Stock Comparison

iQIYI, AppLovin and CuriosityStream Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.84 -17.6% 1M -62.8% 1Y
Market cap
$363.11M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
1 win
APP AppLovin Corp
$262.82 -15.4% 1M -59.1% 1Y
Market cap
$87.29B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.83B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
7 wins
CURI CuriosityStream Inc.
$2.80 -9.7% 1M -36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$152.71M
P/E
71.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.81M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

AppLovin leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (AppLovin 7, CuriosityStream 2, iQIYI 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIQAPPCURILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $363.11M $87.29B $152.71M APP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.0x 19.8x 71.5x APP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.6x 14.7x CURI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.2% +60.6% +31.2% APP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.2% 64.6% 2.7% APP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.8% 71.3% — APP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -62.8% -59.1% -36.5% CURI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -37.4%/yr +21.9%/yr -22.5%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.8% 73.8% 76.3% IQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 72/100 59/100 APP

Percentile Scorecard

IQAPPCURI

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

AxisIQAPPCURI
Valuation 71 #49 of 167 42 #98 of 167 34 #110 of 167
Growth 0 #153 of 153 99 #2 of 153 90 #17 of 153
Profitability 32 #105 of 153 100 #1 of 153 59 #64 of 153
Financial Health 19 #145 of 179 69 #56 of 179 24 #136 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 51 #47 of 94 89 #11 of 94
Overall 30 72 59
  • IQ ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • APP 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

PeriodIQAPPCURISPY
1 month -17.6%-15.4%-9.7% -0.2%
3 months -32.8%-37.2%+14.3% +3.9%
6 months -24.3%-41.5%-16.4% +8.2%
Year to date -56.3%-61.0%-26.3% +12.9%
1 year -62.8%-59.1%-36.5% +12.3%
3 years -82.5%+625.6%+428.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -44.1%+93.7%+74.2% +23.3%
5 years -90.4%+168.5%-72.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -37.4%+21.9%-22.5% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureIQAPPCURISPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.8%73.8%76.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.1%81.7%72.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.242.251.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.24-0.80-0.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.8%-91.9%-95.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.3%-64.2%-43.0% -1.2%
52-week high $2.35$733.60$4.91 $779.14
52-week low $0.84$260.25$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.

MultipleIQAPPCURI
P/E now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 17.3x 20.0xmedian 17.3x 77.6xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.4x 12.9xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 16.3xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 11.5x 19.5xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.8x 27.9xmedian 1.8x 4.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.40 0.04median 0.40 2.87median 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 monthsIQAPPCURI
Revenue $3.71B $6.83B $79.81M
Gross profit $665.38M $6.04B $49.47M
Operating income -$57.57M $5.29B $1.80M
Net income -$89.99M $4.41B $2.14M
Free cash flow $66.12M $4.53B –
R&D $233.12M $320.08M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 $13.08 $0.04
Cash & equivalents $471.90M $3.05B –
Total debt $3.74B $14.05B –
Shares (diluted) 2.36B 337.03M 60.61M
Enterprise value -$2.01B $77.32B $100.38M

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
MetricIQAPPCURI
P/E -3.0x 20.0x 77.6x
P/FCF 12.3x 19.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 17.6x 19.5x –
P/S 0.2x 12.9x 2.1x
P/B 0.4x 27.9x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 31.4x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA – 16.3x –
EV/EBIT -21.7x 16.8x 91.3x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 13.0x 2.1x
EV/FCF 18.9x 19.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x 19.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.04 2.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIQAPPCURI
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.2% 60.6% 31.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.2% 33.3% 7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -24.2% 64.6% 53.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.0% 52.9% 37.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -150.6% 78.6% 127.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.2% 188.9% 27.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -239.9% 81.5% 144.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.2% 503.2% 27.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,091% 84.4% 142.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.0% 524.6% 27.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -69.5% 58.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.2% 74.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -57.7% 58.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.4% 74.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIQAPPCURI
Gross margin 17.9% 88.5% 62.0%
EBITDA margin – 79.4% –
Operating margin -1.6% 77.4% 2.3%
Pretax margin -2.1% 76.3% 3.2%
Net margin -3.2% 64.6% 2.7%
FCF margin 1.8% 66.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 1.2% 66.3% –
Return on equity -4.8% 159.6% 5.4%
Return on assets -1.3% 55.2% 3.1%
Return on invested capital -0.8% 71.3% –
Return on capital employed -1.6% 78.5% 3.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – 4.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIQAPPCURI
Debt / assets 15.6% 42.5% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 15.8x 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 61.7% 38.5%
Equity / assets 27.7% 38.3% 61.5%
Interest coverage -0.5x 25.8x –
Current ratio 0.4x 4.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 4.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -1.06 14.34 -2.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIQAPPCURI
Dividend yield – – 12.1%
Net buyback yield – 2.8% –
Shareholder yield – 2.8% 12.1%
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.

ConsensusIQAPPCURI
Forward P/E – 15.6xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.07FY2026 $16.83FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -275.0%FY2026 +72.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +25.8% +26.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.56BFY2026 $8.60BFY2026 $81.18MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.8%FY2026 +56.9%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +13.9% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIQAPPCURI
Held by institutions 26.0% 74.3% 31.0%
Institutions holding 128 1,457 100
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% +6.5% -2.2%
Institutions buying 57 835 51
Institutions selling 40 478 32
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.75 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.

IQAPPCURI
IQ 1.00 0.15 0.15
APP 0.15 1.00 0.16
CURI 0.15 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IQ, APP and CURI?

AppLovin (APP) is the largest by market capitalisation: iQIYI (IQ) $363.11M, AppLovin (APP) $87.29B, CuriosityStream (CURI) $152.71M.

Which stock is cheaper, IQ, APP and CURI?

AppLovin (APP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (iQIYI (IQ) -3.0x, AppLovin (APP) 19.8x, CuriosityStream (CURI) 71.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, CuriosityStream (CURI) is cheapest (AppLovin (APP) 15.6x, 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?

AppLovin (APP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, AppLovin (APP) +60.6%, CuriosityStream (CURI) +31.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

AppLovin (APP) has the highest net margin (iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, AppLovin (APP) 64.6%, CuriosityStream (CURI) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, AppLovin (APP) leads (iQIYI (IQ) -0.8%, AppLovin (APP) 71.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CuriosityStream (CURI) returned the most: iQIYI (IQ) -62.8%, AppLovin (APP) -59.1%, CuriosityStream (CURI) -36.5%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (iQIYI (IQ) -37.4%/yr, AppLovin (APP) +21.9%/yr, CuriosityStream (CURI) -22.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, iQIYI (IQ) has been the steadiest (iQIYI (IQ) 50.8%, AppLovin (APP) 73.8%, CuriosityStream (CURI) 76.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IQ, APP 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, AppLovin (APP) 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.