KLTR vs SPOT vs CAST Stock Comparison

Kaltura, Spotify Technology and FreeCast Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KLTR Kaltura Inc
$1.40 +6.1% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$218.27M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$180.93M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
1 win
CAST FreeCast, Inc.
$1.04 -12.6% 1M
Market cap
$45.65M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$729.33K
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionKLTRSPOTCASTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $218.27M $114.24B $45.65M SPOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.4x 33.2x -3.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 140.0x 45.5x — SPOT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +17.0% — SPOT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.9% 15.7% -1,832.2% SPOT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -8.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 0.4x KLTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.0% -11.4% — SPOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.8%/yr +15.9%/yr — SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.3% 46.4% 281.9% SPOT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 62/100 10/100 SPOT

Percentile Scorecard

KLTRSPOTCAST

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

AxisKLTRSPOTCAST
Valuation 47 #89 of 167 30 #117 of 167 1 #165 of 167
Growth 55 #70 of 153 96 #7 of 153 –
Profitability 36 #99 of 153 83 #27 of 153 6 #144 of 153
Financial Health 18 #147 of 179 84 #30 of 179 26 #133 of 179
Shareholder Returns 71 #28 of 94 16 #79 of 94 5 #89 of 94
Overall 45 62 10
  • KLTR ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SPOT 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

PeriodKLTRSPOTCASTSPY
1 month +6.1%+12.3%-12.6% -0.8%
3 months -4.1%+15.7%-45.0% +3.5%
6 months -4.1%+15.4%-64.0% +7.0%
Year to date -14.6%-1.5%— +12.2%
1 year -13.0%-11.4%— +13.0%
3 years -14.6%+259.0%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.1%+53.2%— +23.1%
5 years -85.3%+109.5%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -31.8%+15.9%— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureKLTRSPOTCASTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.3%46.4%281.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.2%44.4%206.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.303.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.19-0.25— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.9%-76.4%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.9%-14.1%-89.4% -1.8%
52-week high $1.89$665.67$9.84 $779.14
52-week low $1.08$412.75$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.

MultipleKLTRSPOTCAST
P/E now vs peer median -16.5xmedian 17.5x 34.2xmedian 17.5x -3.1xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 5.4xmedian 1.4x 66.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 14.5x 32.1xmedian 14.5x -3.4xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 12.1x 31.9xmedian 12.1x -4.7xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 125.6xmedian 1.7x 11.9xmedian 1.7x 21.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.39median 0.41 0.41median 0.41 —median 0.41

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 monthsKLTRSPOTCAST
Revenue $180.93M $21.85B $729.33K
Gross profit $130.36M $7.24B $577.20K
Operating income -$2.63M $3.19B -$12.92M
Net income -$12.52M $3.44B -$13.36M
Free cash flow $11.21M $3.69B -$10.49M
R&D $45.78M $1.67B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.08 $16.34 $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $25.97M $6.84B $8.92M
Total debt $26.69M – $10.11M
Shares (diluted) 147.58M 210.51M 39.52M
Enterprise value $1.09M $71.16B $35.63M

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
MetricKLTRSPOTCAST
P/E -16.5x 34.2x -3.1x
P/FCF 18.9x 31.9x -4.7x
P/Operating cash flow 18.3x 31.2x -4.7x
P/S 1.2x 5.4x 66.9x
P/B 125.6x 11.9x 21.7x
P/Tangible book -25.8x 11.9x 21.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.4x 32.1x -3.4x
EV/EBIT -79.1x 33.4x -3.4x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 4.9x 59.7x
EV/FCF 18.5x 28.8x -4.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.9x 28.2x -4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.39 0.41 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKLTRSPOTCAST
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 17.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 17.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.6% 22.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 28.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 79.1% 45.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.0% 91.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 34.4% 117.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.9% 86.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 31.8% 113.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.1% 82.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -29.9% 15.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.5% 152.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.8% 12.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.7% 166.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKLTRSPOTCAST
Gross margin 72.0% 33.1% 79.1%
EBITDA margin 7.0% 15.2% -1,769%
Operating margin -1.5% 14.6% -1,772%
Pretax margin -3.5% 18.0% -1,834%
Net margin -6.9% 15.7% -1,832%
FCF margin 6.2% 16.9% -1,438%
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% 17.3% -1,435%
Return on equity -395.1% 35.3% –
Return on assets -7.6% 21.5% -243.0%
Return on invested capital -8.6% – –
Return on capital employed -8.8% 20.0% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x 1.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 8.5% 1.5% 157.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKLTRSPOTCAST
Debt / assets 15.8% – 37.2%
Debt / equity 15.8x – 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 0.4x
Debt / FCF 2.4x – -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 99.0% 38.9% 77.2%
Equity / assets 1.0% 61.1% 22.8%
Interest coverage – 3.0x –
Current ratio 0.6x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 223.0x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 206.0x 1.2x
Altman Z-score -2.70 – -31.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKLTRSPOTCAST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 7.6% -0.6% -19.9%
Shareholder yield 7.6% -0.6% -19.9%
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.

ConsensusKLTRSPOTCAST
Forward P/E 140.0xFY2026 45.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.01FY2026 $12.58FY2026 $-0.22FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -85.7%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +400.0% +39.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $196.78MFY2026 $20.91BFY2026 $2.82MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026 +296.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +27.7% +1,697.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKLTRSPOTCAST
Held by institutions 28.5% 65.9% –
Institutions holding 101 1,235 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% +1.1% –
Institutions buying 64 615 –
Institutions selling 19 480 –
Buyers to sellers 3.37 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.

KLTRSPOTCAST
KLTR 1.00 0.13 0.16
SPOT 0.13 1.00 -0.04
CAST 0.16 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KLTR, SPOT and CAST?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kaltura (KLTR) $218.27M, Spotify Technology (SPOT) $114.24B, FreeCast (CAST) $45.65M.

Which company is growing faster?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kaltura (KLTR) -0.2%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) has the highest net margin (Kaltura (KLTR) -6.9%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%, FreeCast (CAST) -1,832.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Spotify Technology (SPOT) returned the most: Kaltura (KLTR) -13.0%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) -11.4%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (Kaltura (KLTR) -31.8%/yr, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +15.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Spotify Technology (SPOT) has been the steadiest (Kaltura (KLTR) 69.3%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.4%, FreeCast (CAST) 281.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KLTR, SPOT 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, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 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.