IQ vs SPOT vs FENG Stock Comparison

iQIYI, Spotify Technology and Phoenix New Media Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.83 -16.2% 1M -64.7% 1Y
Market cap
$358.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
FENG Phoenix New Media Ltd
$1.41 0.0% 1M -40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.57M
P/E
5.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$118.50M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Phoenix New Media leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Phoenix New Media 5, Spotify Technology 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIQSPOTFENGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $358.72M $121.64B $16.57M SPOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.0x 35.4x 5.7x FENG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 44.3x 1.4x FENG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.2% +17.0% +17.9% FENG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.2% 15.7% 2.5% SPOT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -64.7% -16.3% -40.3% SPOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.9%/yr +14.0%/yr -30.1%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.6% 46.6% 36.8% FENG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 62/100 77/100 FENG

Percentile Scorecard

IQSPOTFENG

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

AxisIQSPOTFENG
Valuation 70 #50 of 166 31 #115 of 166 99 #3 of 166
Growth 0 #153 of 153 96 #7 of 153 91 #14 of 153
Profitability 31 #106 of 153 84 #25 of 153 43 #88 of 153
Financial Health 19 #145 of 179 83 #32 of 179 76 #44 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 17 #76 of 91 –
Overall 30 62 77
  • IQ ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • FENG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIQSPOTFENGSPY
1 month -16.2%+13.0%0.0% +0.7%
3 months -35.2%+6.6%-4.7% +3.7%
6 months -29.7%+24.8%-17.5% +7.1%
Year to date -56.8%-4.0%-15.6% +12.8%
1 year -64.7%-16.3%-40.3% +11.9%
3 years -82.8%+242.6%+12.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -44.4%+50.8%+4.1% +22.8%
5 years -90.0%+92.6%-83.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -36.9%+14.0%-30.1% +10.9%
10 years ——-93.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——-24.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIQSPOTFENGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.6%46.6%36.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.9%44.7%43.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.240.280.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.28-0.35-1.09 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.9%-76.4%-88.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.7%-16.3%-40.3% -1.2%
52-week high $2.35$665.67$2.36 $779.14
52-week low $0.83$412.75$1.38 $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.

MultipleIQSPOTFENG
P/E now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 16.7x 33.3xmedian 16.7x 5.8xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.4x 5.2xmedian 1.4x 0.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.7x 31.2xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 10.5x 31.0xmedian 10.5x —median 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.7x 11.6xmedian 1.7x 0.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.39 0.40median 0.39 0.12median 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 monthsIQSPOTFENG
Revenue $3.71B $21.85B $118.50M
Gross profit $665.38M $7.24B $63.62M
Operating income -$57.57M $3.19B -$3.49M
Net income -$89.99M $3.44B $4.10M
Free cash flow $66.12M $3.69B –
R&D $233.12M $1.67B $8.68M
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 $16.34 $0.24
Cash & equivalents $471.90M $6.84B $74.01M
Total debt $3.74B – –
Shares (diluted) 2.36B 210.51M 12.01M
Enterprise value -$2.01B $78.55B -$549.12M

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
MetricIQSPOTFENG
P/E -3.0x 33.3x 5.8x
P/FCF 12.1x 31.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x 30.4x –
P/S 0.2x 5.2x 0.1x
P/B 0.4x 11.6x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 11.6x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA – 31.2x –
EV/EBIT -21.5x 32.5x 36.7x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 4.7x -1.1x
EV/FCF 18.7x 28.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.9x 27.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.40 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIQSPOTFENG
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.2% 17.0% 17.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.2% 17.1% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -24.2% 22.0% 46.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.0% 28.2% 23.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -150.6% 45.9% 61.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.2% 91.3% 38.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -239.9% 117.4% 144.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.2% 86.0% 58.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,091% 113.8% 135.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.0% 82.8% 46.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -69.5% 15.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.2% 152.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -57.7% 12.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.4% 166.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIQSPOTFENG
Gross margin 17.9% 33.1% 53.7%
EBITDA margin – 15.2% –
Operating margin -1.6% 14.6% -2.9%
Pretax margin -2.1% 18.0% 4.1%
Net margin -3.2% 15.7% 2.5%
FCF margin 1.8% 16.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 1.2% 17.3% –
Return on equity -4.8% 35.3% 2.6%
Return on assets -1.3% 21.5% 1.8%
Return on invested capital -0.8% – –
Return on capital employed -1.6% 20.0% -2.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIQSPOTFENG
Debt / assets 15.6% – –
Debt / equity 0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 15.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 38.9% 32.0%
Equity / assets 27.7% 61.1% 68.0%
Interest coverage -0.5x 3.0x –
Current ratio 0.4x – 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.3x 223.0x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 206.0x 2.1x
Altman Z-score -1.06 – 0.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIQSPOTFENG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.6% –
Shareholder yield – -0.6% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusIQSPOTFENG
Forward P/E – 44.3xFY2026 1.4xFY2023
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.07FY2026 $12.58FY2026 $0.98FY2023
EPS growth, next FY -275.0%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +39.4% -345.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.56BFY2026 $20.91BFY2026 $194.02MFY2023
Revenue growth, next FY -8.8%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +27.7% -24.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIQSPOTFENG
Held by institutions 26.0% 65.9% 1.5%
Institutions holding 128 1,237 6
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% +1.1% -2.1%
Institutions buying 57 615 1
Institutions selling 40 482 3
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.28 0.33

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.

IQSPOTFENG
IQ 1.00 0.09 -0.03
SPOT 0.09 1.00 0.03
FENG -0.03 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IQ, SPOT and FENG?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: iQIYI (IQ) $358.72M, Spotify Technology (SPOT) $121.64B, Phoenix New Media (FENG) $16.57M.

Which stock is cheaper, IQ, SPOT and FENG?

Phoenix New Media (FENG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (iQIYI (IQ) -3.0x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 35.4x, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 5.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phoenix New Media (FENG) is cheapest (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 44.3x, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 1.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phoenix New Media (FENG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) +17.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) has the highest net margin (iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Spotify Technology (SPOT) returned the most: iQIYI (IQ) -64.7%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) -16.3%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) -40.3%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (iQIYI (IQ) -36.9%/yr, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +14.0%/yr, Phoenix New Media (FENG) -30.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phoenix New Media (FENG) has been the steadiest (iQIYI (IQ) 50.6%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.6%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 36.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 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.