IQ vs SPOT vs HUYA Stock Comparison

iQIYI, Spotify Technology and Huya Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.83 -19.4% 1M -63.3% 1Y
Market cap
$800.88M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
HUYA HUYA Inc.
$2.11 -11.0% 1M -26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$943.31M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$992.66M
Div. yield
6.64%
Streaming Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Spotify Technology leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Spotify Technology 7, Huya 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIQSPOTHUYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $800.88M $110.81B $943.31M SPOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.0x 32.1x -31.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 42.8x 26.4x HUYA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.2% +17.0% +16.7% SPOT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.2% 15.7% -1.6% SPOT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 6.64% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -63.3% -17.6% -26.0% SPOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.9%/yr +13.2%/yr -23.8%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.8% 46.5% 53.2% SPOT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 63/100 62/100 SPOT

Percentile Scorecard

IQSPOTHUYA

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

AxisIQSPOTHUYA
Valuation 70 #50 of 166 35 #109 of 166 61 #66 of 166
Growth 0 #152 of 152 96 #7 of 152 66 #52 of 152
Profitability 32 #104 of 152 84 #25 of 152 39 #93 of 152
Financial Health 20 #144 of 179 84 #30 of 179 80 #37 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 16 #79 of 94 67 #32 of 94
Overall 30 63 62
  • IQ ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • HUYA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIQSPOTHUYASPY
1 month -19.4%+8.3%-11.0% +0.9%
3 months -32.5%+2.8%-13.2% +5.9%
6 months -28.4%+21.4%-31.0% +8.5%
Year to date -56.8%-7.3%-26.7% +13.3%
1 year -63.3%-17.6%-26.0% +12.4%
3 years -82.7%+237.8%-30.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -44.3%+50.1%-11.6% +23.5%
5 years -90.0%+86.0%-74.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -36.9%+13.2%-23.8% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureIQSPOTHUYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.8%46.5%53.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.9%44.7%47.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.240.291.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.25-0.38-0.49 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.9%-76.4%-82.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.7%-19.1%-56.8% -0.9%
52-week high $2.35$665.67$4.88 $779.14
52-week low $0.83$412.75$2.05 $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.

MultipleIQSPOTHUYA
P/E now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 16.8x 32.1xmedian 16.8x -31.0xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.4x 5.1xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.9x 30.0xmedian 13.9x —median 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 11.4x 30.0xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.8x 11.2xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.36 0.39median 0.36 -0.84median 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 monthsIQSPOTHUYA
Revenue $3.71B $21.85B $992.66M
Gross profit $665.38M $7.24B $141.11M
Operating income -$57.57M $3.19B -$16.49M
Net income -$89.99M $3.44B -$13.64M
Free cash flow $66.12M $3.69B –
R&D $233.12M $1.67B $71.57M
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 $16.34 $-0.07
Cash & equivalents $471.90M $6.84B $47.48M
Total debt $3.74B – –
Shares (diluted) 2.36B 210.51M 228.84M
Enterprise value -$1.58B $67.72B -$962.33M

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
MetricIQSPOTHUYA
P/E -3.0x 32.1x -31.0x
P/FCF 12.1x 30.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x 29.4x –
P/S 0.2x 5.1x 1.0x
P/B 0.4x 11.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 11.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 30.0x –
EV/EBIT -21.5x 31.2x -35.3x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 4.6x 0.6x
EV/FCF 18.7x 27.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.9x 26.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.39 -0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIQSPOTHUYA
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.2% 17.0% 16.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.2% 17.1% -5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -24.2% 22.0% 30.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.0% 28.2% 19.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -150.6% 45.9% 15.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.2% 91.3% 43.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -239.9% 117.4% 18.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.2% 86.0% 36.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,091% 113.8% 25.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.0% 82.8% 36.8%
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
MetricIQSPOTHUYA
Gross margin 17.9% 33.1% 14.2%
EBITDA margin – 15.2% –
Operating margin -1.6% 14.6% -1.7%
Pretax margin -2.1% 18.0% -1.5%
Net margin -3.2% 15.7% -1.6%
FCF margin 1.8% 16.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 1.2% 17.3% –
Return on equity -4.8% 35.3% -2.0%
Return on assets -1.3% 21.5% -1.5%
Return on invested capital -0.8% – –
Return on capital employed -1.6% 20.0% -2.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.4x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIQSPOTHUYA
Debt / assets 15.6% – –
Debt / equity 0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 15.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 38.9% 26.1%
Equity / assets 27.7% 61.1% 73.9%
Interest coverage -0.5x 3.0x –
Current ratio 0.4x – 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.3x 223.0x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 206.0x 1.6x
Altman Z-score -1.06 – 3.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIQSPOTHUYA
Dividend yield – – 6.6%
Net buyback yield – -0.6% –
Shareholder yield – -0.6% 6.6%
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.

ConsensusIQSPOTHUYA
Forward P/E – 42.8xFY2026 26.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.07FY2026 $12.58FY2026 $0.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -275.0%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +39.4% +100.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.56BFY2026 $20.91BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.8%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +27.7% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIQSPOTHUYA
Held by institutions 26.0% 65.9% 16.0%
Institutions holding 128 1,236 82
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% +1.1% -12.8%
Institutions buying 57 615 33
Institutions selling 40 481 29
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.28 1.14

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.

IQSPOTHUYA
IQ 1.00 0.09 0.36
SPOT 0.09 1.00 0.09
HUYA 0.36 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IQ, SPOT and HUYA?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: iQIYI (IQ) $800.88M, Spotify Technology (SPOT) $110.81B, Huya (HUYA) $943.31M.

Which company is growing faster?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%, Huya (HUYA) +16.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) has the highest net margin (iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%, Huya (HUYA) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Spotify Technology (SPOT) returned the most: iQIYI (IQ) -63.3%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) -17.6%, Huya (HUYA) -26.0%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (iQIYI (IQ) -36.9%/yr, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +13.2%/yr, Huya (HUYA) -23.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Huya (HUYA) 6.64%. iQIYI (IQ) and Spotify Technology (SPOT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Spotify Technology (SPOT) has been the steadiest (iQIYI (IQ) 50.8%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.5%, Huya (HUYA) 53.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.