NFLX vs SPOT vs TME Stock Comparison

Netflix, Spotify Technology and Tencent Music Entertainment Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NFLX Netflix Inc
$65.85 -7.7% 1M -40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$265.16B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.73B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNFLXSPOTTMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $265.16B $116.78B $13.01B NFLX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.0x 33.9x 10.2x TME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 45.0x 9.6x TME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.7% +17.0% +200.4% TME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.7% 15.7% 835.7% TME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.2% — 12.8% NFLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x — -2.3x TME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.9% -13.3% -62.7% SPOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr +18.2%/yr +0.0%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 46.5% 49.5% NFLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 62/100 67/100 TME

Percentile Scorecard

NFLXSPOTTME

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

AxisNFLXSPOTTME
Valuation 41 #99 of 167 32 #114 of 167 77 #39 of 167
Growth 78 #34 of 153 96 #7 of 153 53 #72 of 153
Profitability 96 #7 of 153 82 #28 of 153 86 #23 of 153
Financial Health 53 #84 of 179 84 #30 of 179 78 #41 of 179
Shareholder Returns 61 #37 of 94 16 #79 of 94 41 #56 of 94
Overall 66 62 67
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  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TME ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNFLXSPOTTMESPY
1 month -7.7%+14.4%+3.5% -1.0%
3 months -6.0%+20.9%-4.0% +2.9%
6 months -28.8%+12.7%-8.9% +6.4%
Year to date -29.8%+0.5%-51.5% +11.4%
1 year -40.9%-13.3%-62.7% +13.1%
3 years +59.2%+242.2%+19.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +16.8%+50.7%+6.0% +21.5%
5 years -0.9%+130.8%+0.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.2%+18.2%+0.0% +10.9%
10 years +416.5%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.8%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNFLXSPOTTMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%46.5%49.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.9%44.8%58.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.300.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.13-0.29-1.27 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.9%-76.4%-70.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.1%-13.3%-64.1% -2.5%
52-week high $115.75$673.86$23.71 $779.14
52-week low $65.04$412.75$7.74 $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.

MultipleNFLXSPOTTME
P/E now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 17.5x 34.9xmedian 17.5x 10.2xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.4x 5.5xmedian 1.4x 87.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 14.9x 32.8xmedian 14.9x 4.7xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 11.2x 32.5xmedian 11.2x 8.3xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 1.7x 12.1xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.42 0.42median 0.42 0.44median 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 monthsNFLXSPOTTME
Revenue $49.73B $21.85B $152.71M
Gross profit $25.21B $7.24B $2.15B
Operating income $15.56B $3.19B $1.61B
Net income $14.77B $3.44B $1.31B
Free cash flow $11.38B $3.69B $1.61B
R&D $3.89B $1.67B –
EPS (diluted) $3.52 $16.34 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $8.19B $6.84B $3.49B
Total debt $58.27B – $1.93B
Shares (diluted) 4.20B 210.51M 1.55B
Enterprise value $226.46B $73.70B -$9.73B

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
MetricNFLXSPOTTME
P/E 18.4x 34.9x 10.2x
P/FCF 23.8x 32.5x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 22.0x 31.8x 8.3x
P/S 5.4x 5.5x 87.7x
P/B 9.2x 12.1x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 12.2x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 32.8x 4.7x
EV/EBIT 17.8x 34.2x 5.6x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 5.0x 59.1x
EV/FCF 24.4x 29.5x 5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.5x 28.9x 5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 0.42 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNFLXSPOTTME
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.7% 17.0% 200.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 17.1% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.9% 22.0% 17.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.9% 28.2% 15.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.1% 45.9% -6.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.3% 91.3% 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.6% 117.4% -10.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 86.0% 23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.5% 113.8% -9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 51.8% 82.8% 23.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.5% 15.0% 31.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 152.0% 13.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.9% 12.1% 31.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 166.5% 13.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNFLXSPOTTME
Gross margin 50.7% 33.1% 1,408%
EBITDA margin 67.3% 15.2% 1,262%
Operating margin 31.3% 14.6% 1,052%
Pretax margin 35.6% 18.0% 1,042%
Net margin 29.7% 15.7% 835.7%
FCF margin 22.9% 16.9% 1,054%
Operating cash flow margin 24.7% 17.3% 1,054%
Return on equity 49.7% 35.3% 11.6%
Return on assets 25.2% 21.5% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 29.2% – 12.8%
Return on capital employed 33.6% 20.0% 12.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNFLXSPOTTME
Debt / assets 25.8% – 11.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x – -2.3x
Debt / FCF 1.3x – 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 38.9% 33.1%
Equity / assets 49.9% 61.1% 66.9%
Interest coverage 18.2x 3.0x 79.1x
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 223.0x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 206.0x 1.9x
Altman Z-score 8.56 – 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNFLXSPOTTME
Dividend yield – – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 4.7% -0.6% –
Shareholder yield 4.7% -0.6% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusNFLXSPOTTME
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 45.0xFY2026 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.45FY2026 $12.98FY2026 $0.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.4%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 -12.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.4% +37.1% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $54.22BFY2026 $21.01BFY2026 $5.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.0%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +27.4% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNFLXSPOTTME
Held by institutions 80.9% 65.9% 27.5%
Institutions holding 3,358 1,235 312
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +1.1% +1.6%
Institutions buying 1,691 615 172
Institutions selling 1,365 480 99
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.28 1.74

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.

NFLXSPOTTME
NFLX 1.00 0.44 0.21
SPOT 0.44 1.00 0.24
TME 0.21 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NFLX, SPOT and TME?

Netflix (NFLX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Netflix (NFLX) $265.16B, Spotify Technology (SPOT) $116.78B, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) $13.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, NFLX, SPOT and TME?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Netflix (NFLX) 18.0x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 33.9x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 10.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is cheapest (Netflix (NFLX) 19.1x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 45.0x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 9.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Netflix (NFLX) +14.7%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +200.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest net margin (Netflix (NFLX) 29.7%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 835.7%). On return on invested capital, Netflix (NFLX) leads (Netflix (NFLX) 29.2%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Spotify Technology (SPOT) returned the most: Netflix (NFLX) -40.9%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) -13.3%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) -62.7%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (Netflix (NFLX) -0.2%/yr, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +18.2%/yr, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +0.0%/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%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 49.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NFLX, SPOT and TME?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 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.