IQ vs APP vs HUYA Stock Comparison

iQIYI, AppLovin and Huya 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
HUYA HUYA Inc.
$2.15 -6.5% 1M -27.1% 1Y
Market cap
$477.13M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$992.66M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionIQAPPHUYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $363.11M $87.29B $477.13M APP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.0x 19.8x -30.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.6x 26.9x APP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.2% +60.6% +16.7% APP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.2% 64.6% -1.6% 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% -27.1% HUYA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -37.4%/yr +21.9%/yr -24.4%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.8% 73.8% 53.3% IQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 72/100 62/100 APP

Percentile Scorecard

IQAPPHUYA

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

AxisIQAPPHUYA
Valuation 71 #49 of 167 42 #98 of 167 61 #66 of 167
Growth 0 #153 of 153 99 #2 of 153 66 #52 of 153
Profitability 32 #105 of 153 100 #1 of 153 39 #94 of 153
Financial Health 19 #145 of 179 69 #56 of 179 80 #37 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 51 #47 of 94 66 #33 of 94
Overall 30 72 62
  • IQ ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • APP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • HUYA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIQAPPHUYASPY
1 month -17.6%-15.4%-6.5% -0.2%
3 months -32.8%-37.2%-11.9% +3.9%
6 months -24.3%-41.5%-29.0% +8.2%
Year to date -56.3%-61.0%-25.3% +12.9%
1 year -62.8%-59.1%-27.1% +12.3%
3 years -82.5%+625.6%-29.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -44.1%+93.7%-11.0% +23.3%
5 years -90.4%+168.5%-75.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -37.4%+21.9%-24.4% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureIQAPPHUYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.8%73.8%53.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.1%81.7%47.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.242.251.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.24-0.80-0.51 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.8%-91.9%-82.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.3%-64.2%-55.9% -1.2%
52-week high $2.35$733.60$4.88 $779.14
52-week low $0.84$260.25$2.05 $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.

MultipleIQAPPHUYA
P/E now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 17.3x 20.0xmedian 17.3x -31.6xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.4x 12.9xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 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 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.40 0.04median 0.40 -0.86median 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 monthsIQAPPHUYA
Revenue $3.71B $6.83B $992.66M
Gross profit $665.38M $6.04B $141.11M
Operating income -$57.57M $5.29B -$16.49M
Net income -$89.99M $4.41B -$13.64M
Free cash flow $66.12M $4.53B –
R&D $233.12M $320.08M $71.57M
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 $13.08 $-0.07
Cash & equivalents $471.90M $3.05B $47.48M
Total debt $3.74B $14.05B –
Shares (diluted) 2.36B 337.03M 228.84M
Enterprise value -$2.01B $77.32B -$1.43B

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
MetricIQAPPHUYA
P/E -3.0x 20.0x -31.6x
P/FCF 12.3x 19.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 17.6x 19.5x –
P/S 0.2x 12.9x 1.0x
P/B 0.4x 27.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 31.4x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 16.3x –
EV/EBIT -21.7x 16.8x -36.4x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 13.0x 0.6x
EV/FCF 18.9x 19.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x 19.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.04 -0.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIQAPPHUYA
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.2% 60.6% 16.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.2% 33.3% -5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -24.2% 64.6% 30.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.0% 52.9% 19.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -150.6% 78.6% 15.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.2% 188.9% 43.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -239.9% 81.5% 18.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.2% 503.2% 36.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,091% 84.4% 25.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.0% 524.6% 36.8%
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
MetricIQAPPHUYA
Gross margin 17.9% 88.5% 14.2%
EBITDA margin – 79.4% –
Operating margin -1.6% 77.4% -1.7%
Pretax margin -2.1% 76.3% -1.5%
Net margin -3.2% 64.6% -1.6%
FCF margin 1.8% 66.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 1.2% 66.3% –
Return on equity -4.8% 159.6% -2.0%
Return on assets -1.3% 55.2% -1.5%
Return on invested capital -0.8% 71.3% –
Return on capital employed -1.6% 78.5% -2.3%
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
MetricIQAPPHUYA
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% 26.1%
Equity / assets 27.7% 38.3% 73.9%
Interest coverage -0.5x 25.8x –
Current ratio 0.4x 4.3x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.3x 4.2x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.4x 1.6x
Altman Z-score -1.06 14.34 3.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIQAPPHUYA
Dividend yield – – 6.5%
Net buyback yield – 2.8% –
Shareholder yield – 2.8% 6.5%
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.

ConsensusIQAPPHUYA
Forward P/E – 15.6xFY2026 26.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.07FY2026 $16.83FY2026 $0.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -275.0%FY2026 +72.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +25.8% +100.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.56BFY2026 $8.60BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.8%FY2026 +56.9%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +13.9% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIQAPPHUYA
Held by institutions 26.0% 74.3% 16.0%
Institutions holding 128 1,457 82
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% +6.5% -12.8%
Institutions buying 57 835 33
Institutions selling 40 478 29
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.75 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.

IQAPPHUYA
IQ 1.00 0.15 0.36
APP 0.15 1.00 0.20
HUYA 0.36 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IQ, APP and HUYA?

AppLovin (APP) is the largest by market capitalisation: iQIYI (IQ) $363.11M, AppLovin (APP) $87.29B, Huya (HUYA) $477.13M.

Which company is growing faster?

AppLovin (APP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, AppLovin (APP) +60.6%, Huya (HUYA) +16.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

AppLovin (APP) has the highest net margin (iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, AppLovin (APP) 64.6%, Huya (HUYA) -1.6%). 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 Huya (HUYA) returned the most: iQIYI (IQ) -62.8%, AppLovin (APP) -59.1%, Huya (HUYA) -27.1%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (iQIYI (IQ) -37.4%/yr, AppLovin (APP) +21.9%/yr, Huya (HUYA) -24.4%/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%, Huya (HUYA) 53.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IQ, APP and HUYA?

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.