LVO vs IQ vs NFLX Stock Comparison

LiveOne, iQIYI and Netflix Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LVO LiveOne, Inc.
$3.16 +37.4% 1M -40.5% 1Y
Market cap
$44.48M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$77.29M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
1 win
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.83 -19.4% 1M -63.3% 1Y
Market cap
$364.98M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
NFLX Netflix Inc
$61.99 -10.5% 1M -43.8% 1Y
Market cap
$256.83B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.73B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionLVOIQNFLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.48M $364.98M $256.83B NFLX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.1x -3.0x 17.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 18.1x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -23.1% -3.2% +14.7% NFLX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -27.1% -3.2% 29.7% NFLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.8% 29.2% NFLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — 0.2x NFLX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.5% -63.3% -43.8% LVO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -32.7%/yr -36.9%/yr -2.1%/yr NFLX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.2% 50.8% 36.4% NFLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 11/100 30/100 66/100 NFLX

Percentile Scorecard

LVOIQNFLX

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

AxisLVOIQNFLX
Valuation 15 #141 of 166 70 #50 of 166 42 #96 of 166
Growth 5 #145 of 152 0 #152 of 152 77 #36 of 152
Profitability 17 #126 of 152 32 #104 of 152 96 #7 of 152
Financial Health 12 #158 of 179 20 #144 of 179 54 #83 of 179
Shareholder Returns 4 #90 of 94 – 63 #35 of 94
Overall 11 30 66
  • LVO ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • IQ ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NFLX ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLVOIQNFLXSPY
1 month +37.4%-19.4%-10.5% +0.9%
3 months -28.0%-32.5%-15.8% +5.9%
6 months -38.4%-28.4%-32.7% +8.5%
Year to date -33.1%-56.8%-33.9% +13.3%
1 year -40.5%-63.3%-43.8% +12.4%
3 years -68.4%-82.7%+55.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -31.9%-44.3%+15.9% +23.5%
5 years -86.2%-90.0%-10.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -32.7%-36.9%-2.1% +11.0%
10 years -98.2%—+389.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year -33.3%—+17.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLVOIQNFLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.2%50.8%36.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 86.8%52.9%37.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.711.240.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.48-1.25-1.20 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.8%-90.9%-75.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.0%-64.7%-46.4% -0.9%
52-week high $7.02$2.35$115.75 $779.14
52-week low $2.24$0.83$61.99 $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.

MultipleLVOIQNFLX
P/E now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 16.8x -3.0xmedian 16.8x 17.4xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.4x 0.2xmedian 1.4x 5.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 13.9x —median 13.9x 7.8xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 11.4x 12.1xmedian 11.4x 22.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 1.8x 0.4xmedian 1.8x 8.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 0.36 0.08median 0.36 0.33median 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 monthsLVOIQNFLX
Revenue $77.29M $3.71B $49.73B
Gross profit $13.84M $665.38M $25.21B
Operating income -$15.12M -$57.57M $15.56B
Net income -$20.51M -$89.99M $14.77B
Free cash flow -$12.60M $66.12M $11.38B
R&D $2.44M $233.12M $3.89B
EPS (diluted) $-2.41 $-0.05 $3.52
Cash & equivalents $8.63M $471.90M $8.19B
Total debt $3.25M $3.74B $58.27B
Shares (diluted) 8.69M 2.36B 4.20B
Enterprise value $10.15M -$2.00B $218.13B

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
MetricLVOIQNFLX
P/E -2.0x -3.0x 17.4x
P/FCF -3.4x 12.1x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow -4.5x 17.4x 20.7x
P/S 0.6x 0.2x 5.1x
P/B -3.1x 0.4x 8.7x
P/Tangible book -2.8x 0.4x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA -3.1x – 7.8x
EV/EBIT -2.5x -21.5x 16.8x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.3x 5.3x
EV/FCF -3.0x 18.7x 23.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.9x 26.9x 21.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 0.08 0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLVOIQNFLX
Revenue growth (1Y) -23.1% -3.2% 14.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.5% -6.2% 15.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -41.3% -24.2% 20.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -25.3% -18.0% 24.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.0% -150.6% 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -78.1% -29.2% 37.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.5% -239.9% 41.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.0% -39.2% 48.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.5% -1,091% 46.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.9% -39.0% 51.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -585.0% -69.5% 28.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -54.6% -52.2% 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -828.0% -57.7% 26.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.1% -46.4% 26.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLVOIQNFLX
Gross margin 17.9% 17.9% 50.7%
EBITDA margin -15.9% – 67.3%
Operating margin -19.6% -1.6% 31.3%
Pretax margin -26.5% -2.1% 35.6%
Net margin -27.1% -3.2% 29.7%
FCF margin -16.3% 1.8% 22.9%
Operating cash flow margin -12.4% 1.2% 24.7%
Return on equity – -4.8% 49.7%
Return on assets -42.9% -1.3% 25.2%
Return on invested capital – -0.8% 29.2%
Return on capital employed -117.7% -1.6% 33.6%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x -0.5x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 20.8% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLVOIQNFLX
Debt / assets 6.7% 15.6% 25.8%
Debt / equity -0.2x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – 0.2x
Debt / FCF -0.3x 15.8x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 128.1% 72.3% 50.1%
Equity / assets -28.1% 27.7% 49.9%
Interest coverage – -0.5x 18.2x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -7.68 -1.06 8.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLVOIQNFLX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -30.1% – 5.0%
Shareholder yield -30.1% – 5.0%
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.

ConsensusLVOIQNFLX
Forward P/E – – 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.22FY2026 $-0.07FY2026 $3.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -275.0%FY2026 +35.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $87.06MFY2026 $3.56BFY2026 $54.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.9%FY2026 -8.8%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.1% +3.7% +10.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLVOIQNFLX
Held by institutions – 26.0% 80.9%
Institutions holding – 128 3,359
Change in shares held, QoQ – -5.6% +2.2%
Institutions buying – 57 1,691
Institutions selling – 40 1,366
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.

LVOIQNFLX
LVO 1.00 0.03 0.06
IQ 0.03 1.00 0.02
NFLX 0.06 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LVO, IQ and NFLX?

Netflix (NFLX) is the largest by market capitalisation: LiveOne (LVO) $44.48M, iQIYI (IQ) $364.98M, Netflix (NFLX) $256.83B.

Which company is growing faster?

Netflix (NFLX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: LiveOne (LVO) -23.1%, iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Netflix (NFLX) +14.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Netflix (NFLX) has the highest net margin (LiveOne (LVO) -27.1%, iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Netflix (NFLX) 29.7%). 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 LiveOne (LVO) returned the most: LiveOne (LVO) -40.5%, iQIYI (IQ) -63.3%, Netflix (NFLX) -43.8%. Over five years, Netflix (NFLX) compounded fastest (LiveOne (LVO) -32.7%/yr, iQIYI (IQ) -36.9%/yr, Netflix (NFLX) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Netflix (NFLX) has been the steadiest (LiveOne (LVO) 84.2%, iQIYI (IQ) 50.8%, Netflix (NFLX) 36.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LVO, IQ and NFLX?

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 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.