IQ vs NFLX vs CAST Stock Comparison

iQIYI, Netflix and FreeCast Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.92 -8.9% 1M -58.2% 1Y
Market cap
$380.22M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
NFLX Netflix Inc
$65.85 -7.7% 1M -40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$264.17B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.73B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
9 wins
CAST FreeCast, Inc.
$1.09 -16.8% 1M
Market cap
$41.10M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$729.33K
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology

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.

QuestionIQNFLXCASTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $380.22M $264.17B $41.10M NFLX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x 17.9x -3.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.2% +14.7% — NFLX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.2% 29.7% -1,832.2% NFLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.8% 29.2% — NFLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x 0.4x NFLX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.2% -40.9% — NFLX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -37.4%/yr -0.2%/yr — NFLX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.6% 36.2% 282.8% NFLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 66/100 10/100 NFLX

Percentile Scorecard

IQNFLXCAST

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

AxisIQNFLXCAST
Valuation 67 #56 of 167 41 #99 of 167 1 #165 of 167
Growth 1 #151 of 153 78 #34 of 153 –
Profitability 32 #105 of 153 96 #7 of 153 6 #144 of 153
Financial Health 19 #145 of 179 53 #84 of 179 26 #133 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 61 #37 of 94 5 #89 of 94
Overall 30 66 10
  • IQ ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NFLX 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

PeriodIQNFLXCASTSPY
1 month -8.9%-7.7%-16.8% -1.0%
3 months -24.6%-6.0%-43.5% +2.9%
6 months -21.4%-28.8%-48.8% +6.4%
Year to date -52.1%-29.8%— +11.4%
1 year -58.2%-40.9%— +13.1%
3 years -80.8%+59.2%— +79.4%
3 years, per year -42.3%+16.8%— +21.5%
5 years -90.4%-0.9%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -37.4%-0.2%— +10.9%
10 years —+416.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+17.8%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIQNFLXCASTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.6%36.2%282.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.5%36.9%207.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.290.223.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.15-1.13— 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.9%-75.9%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.9%-43.1%-88.9% -2.5%
52-week high $2.35$115.75$9.84 $779.14
52-week low $0.86$65.04$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.

MultipleIQNFLXCAST
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 17.5x 18.4xmedian 17.5x -3.2xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.4x 5.4xmedian 1.4x 70.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.9x 8.3xmedian 14.9x -3.6xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 11.2x 23.8xmedian 11.2x -4.9xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.7x 9.2xmedian 1.7x 22.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.42 0.36median 0.42 —median 0.42

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 monthsIQNFLXCAST
Revenue $3.71B $49.73B $729.33K
Gross profit $665.38M $25.21B $577.20K
Operating income -$57.57M $15.56B -$12.92M
Net income -$89.99M $14.77B -$13.36M
Free cash flow $66.12M $11.38B -$10.49M
R&D $233.12M $3.89B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 $3.52 $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $471.90M $8.19B $8.92M
Total debt $3.74B $58.27B $10.11M
Shares (diluted) 2.36B 4.20B 39.52M
Enterprise value -$1.99B $225.47B $31.08M

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
MetricIQNFLXCAST
P/E -3.3x 18.4x -3.2x
P/FCF 13.4x 23.8x -4.9x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x 22.0x -4.9x
P/S 0.2x 5.4x 70.1x
P/B 0.5x 9.2x 22.7x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 9.2x 22.7x
EV/EBITDA – 8.3x -3.6x
EV/EBIT -23.0x 17.8x -3.6x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 5.6x 62.9x
EV/FCF 20.0x 24.4x -4.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.8x 22.5x -4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 0.36 –

Growth

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIQNFLXCAST
Debt / assets 15.6% 25.8% 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.5x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 15.8x 1.3x -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 50.1% 77.2%
Equity / assets 27.7% 49.9% 22.8%
Interest coverage -0.5x 18.2x –
Current ratio 0.4x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 1.2x
Altman Z-score -1.05 8.56 -31.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIQNFLXCAST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 4.7% -19.0%
Shareholder yield – 4.7% -19.0%
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.

ConsensusIQNFLXCAST
Forward P/E – 19.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.07FY2026 $3.45FY2026 $-0.22FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -275.0%FY2026 +36.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +6.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.54BFY2026 $54.22BFY2026 $2.82MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -9.3%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 +296.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +11.2% +1,697.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIQNFLXCAST
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.

IQNFLXCAST
IQ 1.00 0.01 0.01
NFLX 0.01 1.00 -0.05
CAST 0.01 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IQ, NFLX and CAST?

Netflix (NFLX) is the largest by market capitalisation: iQIYI (IQ) $380.22M, Netflix (NFLX) $264.17B, FreeCast (CAST) $41.10M.

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%, Netflix (NFLX) 29.7%, FreeCast (CAST) -1,832.2%). 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) -58.2%, Netflix (NFLX) -40.9%. Over five years, Netflix (NFLX) compounded fastest (iQIYI (IQ) -37.4%/yr, Netflix (NFLX) -0.2%/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%, Netflix (NFLX) 36.2%, FreeCast (CAST) 282.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IQ, NFLX 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, 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.