LVO vs NFLX vs CURI Stock Comparison

LiveOne, Netflix and CuriosityStream Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LVO LiveOne, Inc.
$2.46 -6.5% 1M -52.6% 1Y
Market cap
$34.12M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$77.29M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
NFLX Netflix Inc
$63.42 -5.4% 1M -42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$275.36B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.73B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
7 wins
CURI CuriosityStream Inc.
$2.54 -12.7% 1M -39.5% 1Y
Market cap
$158.63M
P/E
6,610x
Revenue (TTM)
$75.96M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Netflix leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Netflix 7, CuriosityStream 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLVONFLXCURILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.12M $275.36B $158.63M NFLX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.6x 18.6x 6,610x NFLX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.5x 13.4x CURI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -23.1% +14.7% +24.9% CURI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -27.1% 29.7% 0.0% NFLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 29.2% — –
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 -52.6% -42.4% -39.5% CURI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.6%/yr -1.0%/yr -22.9%/yr NFLX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.1% 36.3% 76.2% NFLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 9/100 66/100 53/100 NFLX

Percentile Scorecard

LVONFLXCURI

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

AxisLVONFLXCURI
Valuation 15 #142 of 166 41 #98 of 166 36 #106 of 166
Growth 3 #149 of 154 78 #35 of 154 74 #41 of 154
Profitability 16 #129 of 154 96 #7 of 154 56 #69 of 154
Financial Health 12 #158 of 179 53 #85 of 179 25 #135 of 179
Shareholder Returns 1 #96 of 97 64 #36 of 97 74 #26 of 97
Overall 9 66 53
  • LVO ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NFLX ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • CURI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLVONFLXCURISPY
1 month -6.5%-5.4%-12.7% -2.0%
3 months -43.4%-13.8%-3.4% -2.2%
6 months -54.4%-27.8%-16.4% +4.2%
Year to date -47.9%-32.4%-33.2% +10.6%
1 year -52.6%-42.4%-39.5% +10.4%
3 years -77.0%+46.7%+309.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year -38.8%+13.6%+60.1% +20.2%
5 years -89.8%-5.1%-72.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year -36.6%-1.0%-22.9% +10.1%
10 years -98.6%+419.4%— +261.3%
10 years, per year -34.9%+17.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLVONFLXCURISPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.1%36.3%76.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 88.5%37.2%73.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.780.191.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.62-1.17-0.52 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.7%-75.9%-95.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.0%-45.2%-48.3% -3.2%
52-week high $7.02$115.75$4.91 $779.14
52-week low $2.24$61.76$2.35 $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.

MultipleLVONFLXCURI
P/E now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 17.5x 17.8xmedian 17.5x 6,264xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.4x 5.2xmedian 1.4x 2.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 15.3x 8.0xmedian 15.3x 9.8xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 12.1x 22.9xmedian 12.1x 28.0xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 1.7x 8.9xmedian 1.7x 3.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.37 0.34median 0.37 240.90median 0.37

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 monthsLVONFLXCURI
Revenue $77.29M $49.73B $75.96M
Gross profit $13.84M $25.21B $47.82M
Operating income -$15.12M $15.56B -$227.00K
Net income -$20.51M $14.77B $24.00K
Free cash flow -$12.60M $11.38B $5.37M
R&D $2.44M $3.89B –
EPS (diluted) $-2.41 $3.52 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $8.63M $8.19B –
Total debt $3.25M $15.13B –
Shares (diluted) 8.69M 4.20B 60.61M
Enterprise value -$206.80K $236.65B $131.00M

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
MetricLVONFLXCURI
P/E -1.6x 17.8x 6,264x
P/FCF -2.7x 22.9x 28.0x
P/Operating cash flow -3.5x 21.2x 27.8x
P/S 0.4x 5.2x 2.0x
P/B -2.5x 8.9x 3.6x
P/Tangible book -2.2x 8.9x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA -2.3x 8.0x 9.8x
EV/EBIT -1.9x 17.2x -654.8x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 5.4x 2.0x
EV/FCF -2.2x 23.5x 27.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.9x 21.7x 27.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 0.34 240.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLVONFLXCURI
Revenue growth (1Y) -23.1% 14.7% 24.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.5% 15.0% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -41.3% 20.9% 48.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -25.3% 24.9% 36.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.0% 23.1% 96.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -78.1% 37.3% 81.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.5% 41.6% 100.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.0% 48.3% 26.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.5% 46.5% 100.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.9% 51.8% 26.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -585.0% 28.5% -46.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -54.6% 26.7% 29.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -828.0% 26.9% -45.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.1% 26.1% 29.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLVONFLXCURI
Gross margin 17.9% 50.7% 63.0%
EBITDA margin -15.9% 67.3% 20.0%
Operating margin -19.6% 31.3% -0.3%
Pretax margin -26.5% 35.6% 0.8%
Net margin -27.1% 29.7% 0.0%
FCF margin -16.3% 22.9% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin -12.4% 24.7% 7.1%
Return on equity – 49.7% 0.3%
Return on assets -42.9% 25.2% 0.2%
Return on invested capital – 29.2% –
Return on capital employed -117.7% 33.6% -0.5%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.8x 224.8x
Stock comp / revenue 20.8% 1.1% 20.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLVONFLXCURI
Debt / assets 6.7% 25.8% –
Debt / equity -0.2x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.2x –
Debt / FCF -0.3x 1.3x –
Liabilities / assets 128.1% 50.1% 38.5%
Equity / assets -28.1% 49.9% 61.5%
Interest coverage – 18.2x –
Current ratio 0.6x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -7.78 8.36 -2.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLVONFLXCURI
Dividend yield – – 13.4%
Net buyback yield -38.7% 4.8% 0.6%
Shareholder yield -38.7% 4.8% 14.0%
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.

ConsensusLVONFLXCURI
Forward P/E – 18.5xFY2026 13.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.22FY2026 $3.43FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +35.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +6.1% +26.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $87.06MFY2026 $54.15BFY2026 $81.18MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.9%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.1% +10.7% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLVONFLXCURI
Held by institutions – 80.9% 31.0%
Institutions holding – 3,363 100
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.2% -2.2%
Institutions buying – 1,692 51
Institutions selling – 1,369 32
Buyers to sellers – 1.24 1.59

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.

LVONFLXCURI
LVO 1.00 0.04 0.08
NFLX 0.04 1.00 0.26
CURI 0.08 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LVO, NFLX and CURI?

Netflix (NFLX) is the largest by market capitalisation: LiveOne (LVO) $34.12M, Netflix (NFLX) $275.36B, CuriosityStream (CURI) $158.63M.

Which stock is cheaper, LVO, NFLX and CURI?

Netflix (NFLX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (LiveOne (LVO) -1.6x, Netflix (NFLX) 18.6x, CuriosityStream (CURI) 6,610x). On next year's consensus earnings, CuriosityStream (CURI) is cheapest (Netflix (NFLX) 18.5x, CuriosityStream (CURI) 13.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CuriosityStream (CURI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: LiveOne (LVO) -23.1%, Netflix (NFLX) +14.7%, CuriosityStream (CURI) +24.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Netflix (NFLX) has the highest net margin (LiveOne (LVO) -27.1%, Netflix (NFLX) 29.7%, CuriosityStream (CURI) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CuriosityStream (CURI) returned the most: LiveOne (LVO) -52.6%, Netflix (NFLX) -42.4%, CuriosityStream (CURI) -39.5%. Over five years, Netflix (NFLX) compounded fastest (LiveOne (LVO) -36.6%/yr, Netflix (NFLX) -1.0%/yr, CuriosityStream (CURI) -22.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Netflix (NFLX) has been the steadiest (LiveOne (LVO) 85.1%, Netflix (NFLX) 36.3%, CuriosityStream (CURI) 76.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.