NFLX vs APP vs KLTR Stock Comparison

Netflix, AppLovin and Kaltura Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NFLX Netflix Inc
$61.99 -10.5% 1M -43.8% 1Y
Market cap
$256.27B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.73B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
3 wins
APP AppLovin Corp
$259.97 -15.7% 1M -58.5% 1Y
Market cap
$85.85B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.83B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
6 wins
KLTR Kaltura Inc
$1.50 +15.4% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$225.06M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$180.93M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AppLovin leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AppLovin 6, Netflix 3, Kaltura 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNFLXAPPKLTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $256.27B $85.85B $225.06M NFLX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.4x 19.5x -18.0x NFLX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 15.4x 150.0x APP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.7% +60.6% -0.2% APP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.7% 64.6% -6.9% APP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.2% 71.3% -8.6% APP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.1x -0.4x KLTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.8% -58.5% -9.6% KLTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.1%/yr +21.5%/yr -30.8%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 73.7% 69.3% NFLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 72/100 44/100 APP

Percentile Scorecard

NFLXAPPKLTR

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

AxisNFLXAPPKLTR
Valuation 42 #96 of 166 41 #98 of 166 44 #93 of 166
Growth 77 #36 of 152 99 #2 of 152 53 #72 of 152
Profitability 96 #7 of 152 99 #2 of 152 36 #97 of 152
Financial Health 54 #83 of 179 69 #57 of 179 19 #146 of 179
Shareholder Returns 63 #35 of 94 50 #48 of 94 70 #29 of 94
Overall 66 72 44
  • NFLX ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • APP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • KLTR ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNFLXAPPKLTRSPY
1 month -10.5%-15.7%+15.4% +0.9%
3 months -15.8%-34.9%+7.9% +5.9%
6 months -32.7%-41.4%+5.6% +8.5%
Year to date -33.9%-61.4%-8.5% +13.3%
1 year -43.8%-58.5%-9.6% +12.4%
3 years +55.8%+617.8%-8.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +15.9%+93.0%-2.9% +23.5%
5 years -10.2%+164.6%-84.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -2.1%+21.5%-30.8% +11.0%
10 years +389.7%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.2%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNFLXAPPKLTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%73.7%69.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%81.6%64.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.202.250.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.20-0.79-0.14 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.9%-91.9%-91.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.4%-64.6%-20.6% -0.9%
52-week high $115.75$733.60$1.89 $779.14
52-week low $61.99$259.97$1.08 $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.

MultipleNFLXAPPKLTR
P/E now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 16.8x 19.8xmedian 16.8x -17.7xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.4x 12.8xmedian 1.4x 1.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 13.9x 16.2xmedian 13.9x 17.6xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 11.4x 19.3xmedian 11.4x 20.3xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 1.8x 27.6xmedian 1.8x 134.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.36 0.04median 0.36 -0.42median 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 monthsNFLXAPPKLTR
Revenue $49.73B $6.83B $180.93M
Gross profit $25.21B $6.04B $130.36M
Operating income $15.56B $5.29B -$2.63M
Net income $14.77B $4.41B -$12.52M
Free cash flow $11.38B $4.53B $11.21M
R&D $3.89B $320.08M $45.78M
EPS (diluted) $3.52 $13.08 $-0.08
Cash & equivalents $8.19B $3.05B $25.97M
Total debt $58.27B $14.05B $26.69M
Shares (diluted) 4.20B 337.03M 147.58M
Enterprise value $217.57B $75.89B $7.88M

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
MetricNFLXAPPKLTR
P/E 17.4x 19.8x -17.7x
P/FCF 22.4x 19.3x 20.3x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x 19.3x 19.6x
P/S 5.1x 12.8x 1.3x
P/B 8.7x 27.6x 134.5x
P/Tangible book 8.7x 31.0x -27.7x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 16.2x 17.6x
EV/EBIT 16.8x 16.6x -84.8x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 12.8x 1.2x
EV/FCF 23.0x 19.4x 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x 19.4x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 0.04 -0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNFLXAPPKLTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.7% 60.6% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 33.3% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.9% 64.6% 3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.9% 52.9% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.1% 78.6% 79.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.3% 188.9% 62.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.6% 81.5% 34.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 503.2% 39.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.5% 84.4% 31.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 51.8% 524.6% 42.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.5% 58.5% -29.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 74.2% 39.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.9% 58.5% -29.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 74.5% 37.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNFLXAPPKLTR
Gross margin 50.7% 88.5% 72.0%
EBITDA margin 67.3% 79.4% 7.0%
Operating margin 31.3% 77.4% -1.5%
Pretax margin 35.6% 76.3% -3.5%
Net margin 29.7% 64.6% -6.9%
FCF margin 22.9% 66.3% 6.2%
Operating cash flow margin 24.7% 66.3% 6.4%
Return on equity 49.7% 159.6% -395.1%
Return on assets 25.2% 55.2% -7.6%
Return on invested capital 29.2% 71.3% -8.6%
Return on capital employed 33.6% 78.5% -8.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.0x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 4.1% 8.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNFLXAPPKLTR
Debt / assets 25.8% 42.5% 15.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.1x 15.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.1x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 0.8x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 61.7% 99.0%
Equity / assets 49.9% 38.3% 1.0%
Interest coverage 18.2x 25.8x –
Current ratio 1.1x 4.3x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 4.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x 2.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 8.24 14.23 -2.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNFLXAPPKLTR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 5.0% 2.8% 7.1%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 2.8% 7.1%
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.

ConsensusNFLXAPPKLTR
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 15.4xFY2026 150.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.43FY2026 $16.83FY2026 $0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.6%FY2026 +72.6%FY2026 -85.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.1% +25.8% +400.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $54.15BFY2026 $8.60BFY2026 $196.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.8%FY2026 +56.9%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.7% +13.9% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNFLXAPPKLTR
Held by institutions 80.9% 74.3% 28.5%
Institutions holding 3,359 1,457 101
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +6.5% +6.2%
Institutions buying 1,691 835 64
Institutions selling 1,366 478 19
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.75 3.37

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.

NFLXAPPKLTR
NFLX 1.00 0.22 0.09
APP 0.22 1.00 0.17
KLTR 0.09 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NFLX, APP and KLTR?

Netflix (NFLX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Netflix (NFLX) $256.27B, AppLovin (APP) $85.85B, Kaltura (KLTR) $225.06M.

Which stock is cheaper, NFLX, APP and KLTR?

Netflix (NFLX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Netflix (NFLX) 17.4x, AppLovin (APP) 19.5x, Kaltura (KLTR) -18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, AppLovin (APP) is cheapest (Netflix (NFLX) 18.1x, AppLovin (APP) 15.4x, Kaltura (KLTR) 150.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AppLovin (APP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Netflix (NFLX) +14.7%, AppLovin (APP) +60.6%, Kaltura (KLTR) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

AppLovin (APP) has the highest net margin (Netflix (NFLX) 29.7%, AppLovin (APP) 64.6%, Kaltura (KLTR) -6.9%). On return on invested capital, AppLovin (APP) leads (Netflix (NFLX) 29.2%, AppLovin (APP) 71.3%, Kaltura (KLTR) -8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kaltura (KLTR) returned the most: Netflix (NFLX) -43.8%, AppLovin (APP) -58.5%, Kaltura (KLTR) -9.6%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (Netflix (NFLX) -2.1%/yr, AppLovin (APP) +21.5%/yr, Kaltura (KLTR) -30.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Netflix (NFLX) has been the steadiest (Netflix (NFLX) 36.4%, AppLovin (APP) 73.7%, Kaltura (KLTR) 69.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NFLX, APP and KLTR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AppLovin (APP) leads on 6. 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.