IQ vs PRSU vs SPOT Stock Comparison

iQIYI, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality and Spotify Technology Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.83 -19.4% 1M -63.3% 1Y
Market cap
$361.07M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology

Head to Head

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Spotify Technology leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Spotify Technology 5, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIQPRSUSPOTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $361.07M $1.52B $114.05B SPOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.0x 39.7x 33.2x SPOT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.8x 42.8x PRSU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.2% +26.4% +17.0% PRSU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.2% 7.9% 15.7% SPOT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.8% 7.6% — PRSU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -63.3% +48.9% -17.6% PRSU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.9%/yr +3.9%/yr +13.2%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.8% 32.4% 46.5% PRSU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 54/100 63/100 SPOT

Percentile Scorecard

IQPRSUSPOT

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

AxisIQPRSUSPOT
Valuation 70 #50 of 166 40 #27 of 44 35 #109 of 166
Growth 0 #152 of 152 62 #17 of 43 96 #7 of 152
Profitability 32 #104 of 152 61 #17 of 42 84 #25 of 152
Financial Health 20 #144 of 179 80 #10 of 47 84 #30 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 26 #21 of 28 16 #79 of 94
Overall 30 54 63
  • IQ ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PRSU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIQPRSUSPOTSPY
1 month -19.4%+8.0%+8.3% +0.9%
3 months -32.5%+1.8%+2.8% +5.9%
6 months -28.4%+32.1%+21.4% +8.5%
Year to date -56.8%+59.4%-7.3% +13.3%
1 year -63.3%+48.9%-17.6% +12.4%
3 years -82.7%+132.9%+237.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -44.3%+32.6%+50.1% +23.5%
5 years -90.0%+21.0%+86.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -36.9%+3.9%+13.2% +11.0%
10 years —+34.6%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+3.0%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIQPRSUSPOTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.8%32.4%46.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.9%35.6%44.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.240.960.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.251.51-0.38 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.9%-65.9%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.7%-4.7%-19.1% -0.9%
52-week high $2.35$56.36$665.67 $779.14
52-week low $0.83$32.28$412.75 $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.

MultipleIQPRSUSPOT
P/E now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 16.8x 38.7xmedian 16.8x 32.1xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.4x 3.0xmedian 1.9x 5.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.9x 13.0xmedian 10.2x 30.0xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 11.4x -269.2xmedian 11.2x 30.0xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.8x 2.4xmedian 2.2x 11.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.36 0.53median 0.44 0.39median 0.36

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 monthsIQPRSUSPOT
Revenue $3.71B $483.23M $21.85B
Gross profit $665.38M $447.19M $7.24B
Operating income -$57.57M $84.46M $3.19B
Net income -$89.99M $51.32M $3.44B
Free cash flow $66.12M -$5.44M $3.69B
R&D $233.12M – $1.67B
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 $1.37 $16.34
Cash & equivalents $471.90M $33.86M $6.84B
Total debt $3.74B $234.08M –
Shares (diluted) 2.36B 27.98M 210.51M
Enterprise value -$2.01B $1.39B $70.97B

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
MetricIQPRSUSPOT
P/E -3.0x 38.7x 32.1x
P/FCF 12.1x -269.2x 30.0x
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x 18.8x 29.4x
P/S 0.2x 3.0x 5.1x
P/B 0.4x 2.4x 11.2x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 2.7x 11.2x
EV/EBITDA – 13.0x 30.0x
EV/EBIT -21.5x 19.7x 31.2x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 3.4x 4.6x
EV/FCF 18.7x -306.0x 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.9x 21.4x 26.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.53 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIQPRSUSPOT
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.2% 26.4% 17.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.2% 8.0% 17.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -24.2% 27.4% 22.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.0% 127.2% 28.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -150.6% -76.3% 45.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.2% -46.9% 91.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -239.9% -85.2% 117.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.2% 26.8% 86.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,091% -84.4% 113.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.0% 72.9% 82.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -69.5% 36.2% 15.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.2% 18.7% 152.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -57.7% -248.7% 12.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.4% 20.6% 166.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIQPRSUSPOT
Gross margin 17.9% 92.5% 33.1%
EBITDA margin – 26.5% 15.2%
Operating margin -1.6% 17.5% 14.6%
Pretax margin -2.1% 15.1% 18.0%
Net margin -3.2% 7.9% 15.7%
FCF margin 1.8% -1.1% 16.9%
Operating cash flow margin 1.2% 16.1% 17.3%
Return on equity -4.8% 8.4% 35.3%
Return on assets -1.3% 5.1% 21.5%
Return on invested capital -0.8% 7.6% –
Return on capital employed -1.6% 9.6% 20.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 1.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIQPRSUSPOT
Debt / assets 15.6% 22.9% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x –
Debt / FCF 15.8x -43.1x –
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 40.3% 38.9%
Equity / assets 27.7% 59.7% 61.1%
Interest coverage -0.5x 7.5x 3.0x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.6x –
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.4x 223.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 206.0x
Altman Z-score -1.06 3.04 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIQPRSUSPOT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 2.2% -0.6%
Shareholder yield – 2.2% -0.6%
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.

ConsensusIQPRSUSPOT
Forward P/E – 27.8xFY2026 42.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.07FY2026 $1.93FY2026 $12.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -275.0%FY2026 +141.2%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -5.7% +39.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.56BFY2026 $474.62MFY2026 $20.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.8%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +1.8% +27.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIQPRSUSPOT
Held by institutions 26.0% 100.0% 65.9%
Institutions holding 128 204 1,236
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% -0.9% +1.1%
Institutions buying 57 94 615
Institutions selling 40 69 481
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.36 1.28

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.

IQPRSUSPOT
IQ 1.00 0.09 0.09
PRSU 0.09 1.00 0.06
SPOT 0.09 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IQ, PRSU and SPOT?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: iQIYI (IQ) $361.07M, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) $1.52B, Spotify Technology (SPOT) $114.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, IQ, PRSU and SPOT?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (iQIYI (IQ) -3.0x, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) 39.7x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) is cheapest (Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) 27.8x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 42.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) +26.4%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) has the highest net margin (iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) 7.9%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%). On return on invested capital, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) leads (iQIYI (IQ) -0.8%, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) returned the most: iQIYI (IQ) -63.3%, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) +48.9%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) -17.6%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (iQIYI (IQ) -36.9%/yr, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) +3.9%/yr, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) has been the steadiest (iQIYI (IQ) 50.8%, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality (PRSU) 32.4%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IQ, PRSU and SPOT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Spotify Technology (SPOT) leads on 5. 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.