IQ vs LVO vs NFLX Stock Comparison

iQIYI, LiveOne and Netflix Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.83 -16.2% 1M -64.7% 1Y
Market cap
$800.88M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
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
1 win
NFLX Netflix Inc
$62.05 -11.7% 1M -43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$254.80B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.73B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Netflix leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Netflix 8, LiveOne 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIQLVONFLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $800.88M $43.08M $254.80B NFLX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.0x -2.0x 17.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 18.1x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.2% -23.1% +14.7% NFLX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.2% -27.1% 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 — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -64.7% -39.9% -43.6% LVO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.9%/yr -32.7%/yr -2.1%/yr NFLX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.6% 84.2% 36.4% NFLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 10/100 67/100 NFLX

Percentile Scorecard

IQLVONFLX

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

AxisIQLVONFLX
Valuation 70 #50 of 166 15 #141 of 166 44 #94 of 166
Growth 0 #153 of 153 4 #147 of 153 77 #36 of 153
Profitability 31 #106 of 153 17 #127 of 153 96 #7 of 153
Financial Health 19 #145 of 179 12 #158 of 179 56 #79 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 4 #87 of 91 63 #34 of 91
Overall 30 10 67
  • IQ ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • LVO 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

PeriodIQLVONFLXSPY
1 month -16.2%+37.4%-11.7% +0.7%
3 months -35.2%-30.1%-15.2% +3.7%
6 months -29.7%-40.9%-33.7% +7.1%
Year to date -56.8%-33.1%-33.8% +12.8%
1 year -64.7%-39.9%-43.6% +11.9%
3 years -82.8%-68.4%+51.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year -44.4%-31.9%+14.8% +22.8%
5 years -90.0%-86.2%-10.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -36.9%-32.7%-2.1% +10.9%
10 years —-98.2%+390.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-33.3%+17.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIQLVONFLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.6%84.2%36.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.9%87.1%37.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.241.710.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.28-0.47-1.20 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.9%-90.8%-75.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.7%-55.0%-46.4% -1.2%
52-week high $2.35$7.02$115.75 $779.14
52-week low $0.83$2.24$61.99 $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.

MultipleIQLVONFLX
P/E now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 16.7x -2.0xmedian 16.7x 17.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.4x 0.6xmedian 1.4x 5.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.7x -3.1xmedian 12.7x 7.8xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 10.5x -3.4xmedian 10.5x 22.4xmedian 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.7x -3.1xmedian 1.7x 8.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.39 0.10median 0.39 0.34median 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 monthsIQLVONFLX
Revenue $3.71B $77.29M $49.73B
Gross profit $665.38M $13.84M $25.21B
Operating income -$57.57M -$15.12M $15.56B
Net income -$89.99M -$20.51M $14.77B
Free cash flow $66.12M -$12.60M $11.38B
R&D $233.12M $2.44M $3.89B
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 $-2.41 $3.52
Cash & equivalents $471.90M $8.63M $8.19B
Total debt $3.74B $3.25M $58.27B
Shares (diluted) 2.36B 8.69M 4.20B
Enterprise value -$1.58B $17.39M $216.10B

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
MetricIQLVONFLX
P/E -3.0x -2.0x 17.4x
P/FCF 12.1x -3.4x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x -4.5x 20.7x
P/S 0.2x 0.6x 5.1x
P/B 0.4x -3.1x 8.7x
P/Tangible book 0.4x -2.8x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA – -3.1x 7.8x
EV/EBIT -21.5x -2.5x 16.8x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.5x 5.3x
EV/FCF 18.7x -3.0x 23.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.9x -3.9x 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.10 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIQLVONFLX
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.2% -23.1% 14.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.2% -9.5% 15.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -24.2% -41.3% 20.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.0% -25.3% 24.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -150.6% 29.0% 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.2% -78.1% 37.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -239.9% 9.5% 41.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.2% -20.0% 48.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,091% 6.5% 46.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.0% -20.9% 51.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -69.5% -585.0% 28.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.2% -54.6% 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -57.7% -828.0% 26.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.4% -37.1% 26.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIQLVONFLX
Gross margin 17.9% 17.9% 50.7%
EBITDA margin – -15.9% 67.3%
Operating margin -1.6% -19.6% 31.3%
Pretax margin -2.1% -26.5% 35.6%
Net margin -3.2% -27.1% 29.7%
FCF margin 1.8% -16.3% 22.9%
Operating cash flow margin 1.2% -12.4% 24.7%
Return on equity -4.8% – 49.7%
Return on assets -1.3% -42.9% 25.2%
Return on invested capital -0.8% – 29.2%
Return on capital employed -1.6% -117.7% 33.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 0.5x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 20.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIQLVONFLX
Debt / assets 15.6% 6.7% 25.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x -0.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 15.8x -0.3x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 128.1% 50.1%
Equity / assets 27.7% -28.1% 49.9%
Interest coverage -0.5x – 18.2x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.6x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -1.06 -7.68 8.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIQLVONFLX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -30.1% 4.9%
Shareholder yield – -30.1% 4.9%
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.

ConsensusIQLVONFLX
Forward P/E – – 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.07FY2026 $-1.22FY2026 $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 $87.06MFY2026 $54.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.8%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +23.1% +10.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIQLVONFLX
Held by institutions 26.0% – 80.9%
Institutions holding 128 – 3,360
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% – +2.2%
Institutions buying 57 – 1,692
Institutions selling 40 – 1,366
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.

IQLVONFLX
IQ 1.00 0.03 0.02
LVO 0.03 1.00 0.06
NFLX 0.02 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IQ, LVO and NFLX?

Netflix (NFLX) is the largest by market capitalisation: iQIYI (IQ) $800.88M, LiveOne (LVO) $43.08M, Netflix (NFLX) $254.80B.

Which company is growing faster?

Netflix (NFLX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, LiveOne (LVO) -23.1%, Netflix (NFLX) +14.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Netflix (NFLX) has the highest net margin (iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, LiveOne (LVO) -27.1%, 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 LiveOne (LVO) returned the most: iQIYI (IQ) -64.7%, LiveOne (LVO) -39.9%, Netflix (NFLX) -43.6%. Over five years, Netflix (NFLX) compounded fastest (iQIYI (IQ) -36.9%/yr, LiveOne (LVO) -32.7%/yr, Netflix (NFLX) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Netflix (NFLX) has been the steadiest (iQIYI (IQ) 50.6%, LiveOne (LVO) 84.2%, Netflix (NFLX) 36.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IQ, LVO 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 8. 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.