NFLX vs SPOT vs HUYA Stock Comparison

Netflix, Spotify Technology and Huya Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NFLX Netflix Inc
$65.85 -7.7% 1M -40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$264.17B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.73B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
6 wins
HUYA HUYA Inc.
$2.22 -5.1% 1M -27.2% 1Y
Market cap
$510.31M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$992.66M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionNFLXSPOTHUYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $264.17B $117.61B $510.31M NFLX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x 34.2x -32.7x NFLX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 45.0x 27.8x NFLX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.7% +17.0% +16.7% SPOT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.7% 15.7% -1.6% NFLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.9% -13.3% -27.2% SPOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr +18.2%/yr -25.1%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 46.5% 53.3% NFLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 62/100 62/100 NFLX

Percentile Scorecard

NFLXSPOTHUYA

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

AxisNFLXSPOTHUYA
Valuation 41 #99 of 167 32 #114 of 167 61 #66 of 167
Growth 78 #34 of 153 96 #7 of 153 67 #51 of 153
Profitability 96 #7 of 153 82 #28 of 153 39 #94 of 153
Financial Health 53 #84 of 179 84 #30 of 179 80 #37 of 179
Shareholder Returns 61 #37 of 94 16 #79 of 94 66 #33 of 94
Overall 66 62 62
  • NFLX 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

PeriodNFLXSPOTHUYASPY
1 month -7.7%+14.4%-5.1% -1.0%
3 months -6.0%+20.9%-5.9% +2.9%
6 months -28.8%+12.7%-28.2% +6.4%
Year to date -29.8%+0.5%-22.9% +11.4%
1 year -40.9%-13.3%-27.2% +13.1%
3 years +59.2%+242.2%-30.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +16.8%+50.7%-11.6% +21.5%
5 years -0.9%+130.8%-76.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.2%+18.2%-25.1% +10.9%
10 years +416.5%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.8%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNFLXSPOTHUYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%46.5%53.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.9%44.8%47.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.301.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.13-0.29-0.51 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.9%-76.4%-82.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.1%-13.3%-54.5% -2.5%
52-week high $115.75$673.86$4.88 $779.14
52-week low $65.04$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.

MultipleNFLXSPOTHUYA
P/E now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 17.5x 34.9xmedian 17.5x -32.6xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.4x 5.5xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 14.9x 32.8xmedian 14.9x —median 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 11.2x 32.5xmedian 11.2x —median 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 1.7x 12.1xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.42 0.42median 0.42 -0.89median 0.42

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 monthsNFLXSPOTHUYA
Revenue $49.73B $21.85B $992.66M
Gross profit $25.21B $7.24B $141.11M
Operating income $15.56B $3.19B -$16.49M
Net income $14.77B $3.44B -$13.64M
Free cash flow $11.38B $3.69B –
R&D $3.89B $1.67B $71.57M
EPS (diluted) $3.52 $16.34 $-0.07
Cash & equivalents $8.19B $6.84B $47.48M
Total debt $58.27B – –
Shares (diluted) 4.20B 210.51M 228.84M
Enterprise value $225.47B $74.53B -$1.40B

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
MetricNFLXSPOTHUYA
P/E 18.4x 34.9x -32.6x
P/FCF 23.8x 32.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 22.0x 31.8x –
P/S 5.4x 5.5x 1.0x
P/B 9.2x 12.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 12.2x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 32.8x –
EV/EBIT 17.8x 34.2x -38.3x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 5.0x 0.6x
EV/FCF 24.4x 29.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 22.5x 28.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 0.42 -0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNFLXSPOTHUYA
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.7% 17.0% 16.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 17.1% -5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.9% 22.0% 30.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.9% 28.2% 19.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.1% 45.9% 15.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.3% 91.3% 43.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.6% 117.4% 18.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 86.0% 36.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.5% 113.8% 25.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 51.8% 82.8% 36.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.5% 15.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 152.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.9% 12.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 166.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNFLXSPOTHUYA
Gross margin 50.7% 33.1% 14.2%
EBITDA margin 67.3% 15.2% –
Operating margin 31.3% 14.6% -1.7%
Pretax margin 35.6% 18.0% -1.5%
Net margin 29.7% 15.7% -1.6%
FCF margin 22.9% 16.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 24.7% 17.3% –
Return on equity 49.7% 35.3% -2.0%
Return on assets 25.2% 21.5% -1.5%
Return on invested capital 29.2% – –
Return on capital employed 33.6% 20.0% -2.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.4x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNFLXSPOTHUYA
Debt / assets 25.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x – –
Debt / FCF 1.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 38.9% 26.1%
Equity / assets 49.9% 61.1% 73.9%
Interest coverage 18.2x 3.0x –
Current ratio 1.1x – 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 223.0x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 206.0x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 8.56 – 3.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNFLXSPOTHUYA
Dividend yield – – 6.3%
Net buyback yield 4.7% -0.6% –
Shareholder yield 4.7% -0.6% 6.3%
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.

ConsensusNFLXSPOTHUYA
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 45.0xFY2026 27.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.45FY2026 $12.98FY2026 $0.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.4%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +6.4% +37.1% +100.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $54.22BFY2026 $21.01BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.0%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +27.4% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNFLXSPOTHUYA
Held by institutions 80.9% 65.9% 16.0%
Institutions holding 3,358 1,235 82
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +1.1% -12.8%
Institutions buying 1,691 615 33
Institutions selling 1,365 480 29
Buyers to sellers 1.24 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.

NFLXSPOTHUYA
NFLX 1.00 0.44 0.06
SPOT 0.44 1.00 0.08
HUYA 0.06 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NFLX, SPOT and HUYA?

Netflix (NFLX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Netflix (NFLX) $264.17B, Spotify Technology (SPOT) $117.61B, Huya (HUYA) $510.31M.

Which stock is cheaper, NFLX, SPOT and HUYA?

Netflix (NFLX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Netflix (NFLX) 17.9x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 34.2x, Huya (HUYA) -32.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Netflix (NFLX) is cheapest (Netflix (NFLX) 19.1x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 45.0x, Huya (HUYA) 27.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Netflix (NFLX) +14.7%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%, Huya (HUYA) +16.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Netflix (NFLX) has the highest net margin (Netflix (NFLX) 29.7%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%, Huya (HUYA) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Spotify Technology (SPOT) returned the most: Netflix (NFLX) -40.9%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) -13.3%, Huya (HUYA) -27.2%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (Netflix (NFLX) -0.2%/yr, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +18.2%/yr, Huya (HUYA) -25.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Netflix (NFLX) has been the steadiest (Netflix (NFLX) 36.2%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.5%, Huya (HUYA) 53.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NFLX, 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, Netflix (NFLX) 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.