IQ vs CAST vs NFLX Stock Comparison

iQIYI, FreeCast and Netflix Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.88 -13.7% 1M -59.6% 1Y
Market cap
$365.97M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
CAST FreeCast, Inc.
$1.04 -12.6% 1M
Market cap
$45.65M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$729.33K
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
NFLX Netflix Inc
$63.90 -10.2% 1M -41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$258.48B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.73B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
9 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Netflix leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Netflix 9). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIQCASTNFLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $365.97M $45.65M $258.48B NFLX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.0x -3.4x 17.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 18.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.2% — +14.7% NFLX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.2% -1,832.2% 29.7% NFLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.8% — 29.2% NFLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x 0.2x NFLX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.6% — -41.6% NFLX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.8%/yr — -0.7%/yr NFLX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.7% 281.9% 36.4% NFLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 10/100 67/100 NFLX

Percentile Scorecard

IQCASTNFLX

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

AxisIQCASTNFLX
Valuation 68 #54 of 167 1 #165 of 167 44 #94 of 167
Growth 0 #153 of 153 – 78 #35 of 153
Profitability 32 #105 of 153 6 #144 of 153 97 #6 of 153
Financial Health 19 #145 of 179 26 #133 of 179 53 #84 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 5 #89 of 94 63 #35 of 94
Overall 30 10 67
  • IQ ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • CAST ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NFLX ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIQCASTNFLXSPY
1 month -13.7%-12.6%-10.2% -0.8%
3 months -28.5%-45.0%-9.2% +3.5%
6 months -20.7%-64.0%-30.1% +7.0%
Year to date -54.2%—-31.8% +12.2%
1 year -59.6%—-41.6% +13.0%
3 years -81.7%—+60.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -43.2%—+17.1% +23.1%
5 years -89.9%—-3.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -36.8%—-0.7% +11.0%
10 years ——+403.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+17.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIQCASTNFLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.7%281.9%36.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.9%206.7%37.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.263.250.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.18—-1.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.5%-93.5%-75.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.6%-89.4%-44.8% -1.8%
52-week high $2.35$9.84$115.75 $779.14
52-week low $0.86$0.59$63.90 $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.

MultipleIQCASTNFLX
P/E now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 17.5x -3.1xmedian 17.5x 17.9xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.4x 66.9xmedian 1.4x 5.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x -3.4xmedian 14.5x 8.0xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 12.1x -4.7xmedian 12.1x 23.1xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.7x 21.7xmedian 1.7x 9.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.41 —median 0.41 0.35median 0.41

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 monthsIQCASTNFLX
Revenue $3.71B $729.33K $49.73B
Gross profit $665.38M $577.20K $25.21B
Operating income -$57.57M -$12.92M $15.56B
Net income -$89.99M -$13.36M $14.77B
Free cash flow $66.12M -$10.49M $11.38B
R&D $233.12M – $3.89B
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 $-0.34 $3.52
Cash & equivalents $471.90M $8.92M $8.19B
Total debt $3.74B $10.11M $58.27B
Shares (diluted) 2.36B 39.52M 4.20B
Enterprise value -$2.00B $35.63M $219.78B

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
MetricIQCASTNFLX
P/E -3.2x -3.1x 17.9x
P/FCF 12.8x -4.7x 23.1x
P/Operating cash flow 18.4x -4.7x 21.3x
P/S 0.2x 66.9x 5.3x
P/B 0.5x 21.7x 9.0x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 21.7x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA – -3.4x 8.0x
EV/EBIT -22.3x -3.4x 17.3x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 59.7x 5.4x
EV/FCF 19.5x -4.2x 23.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.9x -4.2x 21.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 – 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIQCASTNFLX
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.2% – 14.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.2% – 15.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -24.2% – 20.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.0% – 24.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -150.6% – 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.2% – 37.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -239.9% – 41.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.2% – 48.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,091% – 46.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.0% – 51.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -69.5% – 28.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.2% – 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -57.7% – 26.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.4% – 26.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIQCASTNFLX
Gross margin 17.9% 79.1% 50.7%
EBITDA margin – -1,769% 67.3%
Operating margin -1.6% -1,772% 31.3%
Pretax margin -2.1% -1,834% 35.6%
Net margin -3.2% -1,832% 29.7%
FCF margin 1.8% -1,438% 22.9%
Operating cash flow margin 1.2% -1,435% 24.7%
Return on equity -4.8% – 49.7%
Return on assets -1.3% -243.0% 25.2%
Return on invested capital -0.8% – 29.2%
Return on capital employed -1.6% – 33.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 0.8x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 157.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIQCASTNFLX
Debt / assets 15.6% 37.2% 25.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 15.8x -0.4x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 77.2% 50.1%
Equity / assets 27.7% 22.8% 49.9%
Interest coverage -0.5x – 18.2x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -1.06 -31.31 8.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIQCASTNFLX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -19.9% 4.8%
Shareholder yield – -19.9% 4.8%
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.

ConsensusIQCASTNFLX
Forward P/E – – 18.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.07FY2026 $-0.22FY2027 $3.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -275.0%FY2026 – +35.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.56BFY2026 $2.82MFY2027 $54.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.8%FY2026 +296.6%FY2027 +19.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +1,697.5% +10.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIQCASTNFLX
Held by institutions 26.0% – 80.9%
Institutions holding 128 – 3,358
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% – +2.2%
Institutions buying 57 – 1,691
Institutions selling 40 – 1,365
Buyers to sellers 1.43 – 1.24

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.

IQCASTNFLX
IQ 1.00 0.02 0.01
CAST 0.02 1.00 -0.05
NFLX 0.01 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IQ, CAST and NFLX?

Netflix (NFLX) is the largest by market capitalisation: iQIYI (IQ) $365.97M, FreeCast (CAST) $45.65M, Netflix (NFLX) $258.48B.

Which company is growing faster?

Netflix (NFLX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Netflix (NFLX) +14.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Netflix (NFLX) has the highest net margin (iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, FreeCast (CAST) -1,832.2%, Netflix (NFLX) 29.7%). On return on invested capital, Netflix (NFLX) leads (iQIYI (IQ) -0.8%, Netflix (NFLX) 29.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Netflix (NFLX) returned the most: iQIYI (IQ) -59.6%, Netflix (NFLX) -41.6%. Over five years, Netflix (NFLX) compounded fastest (iQIYI (IQ) -36.8%/yr, Netflix (NFLX) -0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Netflix (NFLX) has been the steadiest (iQIYI (IQ) 50.7%, FreeCast (CAST) 281.9%, Netflix (NFLX) 36.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Netflix (NFLX) leads on 9. 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.