SPOT vs FENG vs IQ Stock Comparison

Spotify Technology, Phoenix New Media and iQIYI Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FENG Phoenix New Media Ltd
$1.41 0.0% 1M -40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.57M
P/E
5.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$118.50M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
5 wins
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.83 -16.2% 1M -64.7% 1Y
Market cap
$358.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Phoenix New Media leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Phoenix New Media 5, Spotify Technology 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPOTFENGIQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $121.64B $16.57M $358.72M SPOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.4x 5.7x -3.0x FENG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.3x 1.4x — FENG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.0% +17.9% -3.2% FENG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.7% 2.5% -3.2% SPOT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -0.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.3% -40.3% -64.7% SPOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr -30.1%/yr -36.9%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.6% 36.8% 50.6% FENG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 77/100 30/100 FENG

Percentile Scorecard

SPOTFENGIQ

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

AxisSPOTFENGIQ
Valuation 31 #115 of 166 99 #3 of 166 70 #50 of 166
Growth 96 #7 of 153 91 #14 of 153 0 #153 of 153
Profitability 84 #25 of 153 43 #88 of 153 31 #106 of 153
Financial Health 83 #32 of 179 76 #44 of 179 19 #145 of 179
Shareholder Returns 17 #76 of 91 – –
Overall 62 77 30
  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • FENG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • IQ ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSPOTFENGIQSPY
1 month +13.0%0.0%-16.2% +0.7%
3 months +6.6%-4.7%-35.2% +3.7%
6 months +24.8%-17.5%-29.7% +7.1%
Year to date -4.0%-15.6%-56.8% +12.8%
1 year -16.3%-40.3%-64.7% +11.9%
3 years +242.6%+12.8%-82.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +50.8%+4.1%-44.4% +22.8%
5 years +92.6%-83.3%-90.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +14.0%-30.1%-36.9% +10.9%
10 years —-93.7%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —-24.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSPOTFENGIQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.6%36.8%50.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%43.4%52.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.280.101.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.35-1.09-1.28 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.4%-88.4%-90.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.3%-40.3%-64.7% -1.2%
52-week high $665.67$2.36$2.35 $779.14
52-week low $412.75$1.38$0.83 $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.

MultipleSPOTFENGIQ
P/E now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 16.7x 5.8xmedian 16.7x -3.0xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 1.4x 0.1xmedian 1.4x 0.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.2xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x —median 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 10.5x —median 10.5x 12.1xmedian 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 1.7x 0.1xmedian 1.7x 0.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 0.39 0.12median 0.39 0.08median 0.39

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 monthsSPOTFENGIQ
Revenue $21.85B $118.50M $3.71B
Gross profit $7.24B $63.62M $665.38M
Operating income $3.19B -$3.49M -$57.57M
Net income $3.44B $4.10M -$89.99M
Free cash flow $3.69B – $66.12M
R&D $1.67B $8.68M $233.12M
EPS (diluted) $16.34 $0.24 $-0.05
Cash & equivalents $6.84B $74.01M $471.90M
Total debt – – $3.74B
Shares (diluted) 210.51M 12.01M 2.36B
Enterprise value $78.55B -$549.12M -$2.01B

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
MetricSPOTFENGIQ
P/E 33.3x 5.8x -3.0x
P/FCF 31.0x – 12.1x
P/Operating cash flow 30.4x – 17.4x
P/S 5.2x 0.1x 0.2x
P/B 11.6x 0.1x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 11.6x 0.1x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 31.2x – –
EV/EBIT 32.5x 36.7x -21.5x
EV/Revenue 4.7x -1.1x 0.3x
EV/FCF 28.0x – 18.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.4x – 26.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 0.12 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPOTFENGIQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.0% 17.9% -3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 3.4% -6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.0% 46.1% -24.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 23.0% -18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 45.9% 61.0% -150.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 91.3% 38.1% -29.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 117.4% 144.5% -239.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 86.0% 58.0% -39.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 113.8% 135.2% -1,091%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 82.8% 46.7% -39.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.0% – -69.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 152.0% – -52.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% – -57.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 166.5% – -46.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPOTFENGIQ
Gross margin 33.1% 53.7% 17.9%
EBITDA margin 15.2% – –
Operating margin 14.6% -2.9% -1.6%
Pretax margin 18.0% 4.1% -2.1%
Net margin 15.7% 2.5% -3.2%
FCF margin 16.9% – 1.8%
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% – 1.2%
Return on equity 35.3% 2.6% -4.8%
Return on assets 21.5% 1.8% -1.3%
Return on invested capital – – -0.8%
Return on capital employed 20.0% -2.1% -1.6%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPOTFENGIQ
Debt / assets – – 15.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – 15.8x
Liabilities / assets 38.9% 32.0% 72.3%
Equity / assets 61.1% 68.0% 27.7%
Interest coverage 3.0x – -0.5x
Current ratio – 2.9x 0.4x
Quick ratio 223.0x 2.8x 0.3x
Cash ratio 206.0x 2.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 0.75 -1.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPOTFENGIQ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.6% – –
Shareholder yield -0.6% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusSPOTFENGIQ
Forward P/E 44.3xFY2026 1.4xFY2023 –
EPS, next fiscal year $12.58FY2026 $0.98FY2023 $-0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 – -275.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +39.4% -345.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.91BFY2026 $194.02MFY2023 $3.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.6%FY2026 – -8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.7% -24.3% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPOTFENGIQ
Held by institutions 65.9% 1.5% 26.0%
Institutions holding 1,237 6 128
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -2.1% -5.6%
Institutions buying 615 1 57
Institutions selling 482 3 40
Buyers to sellers 1.28 0.33 1.43

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.

SPOTFENGIQ
SPOT 1.00 0.03 0.09
FENG 0.03 1.00 -0.03
IQ 0.09 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPOT, FENG and IQ?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Spotify Technology (SPOT) $121.64B, Phoenix New Media (FENG) $16.57M, iQIYI (IQ) $358.72M.

Which stock is cheaper, SPOT, FENG and IQ?

Phoenix New Media (FENG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 35.4x, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 5.7x, iQIYI (IQ) -3.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phoenix New Media (FENG) is cheapest (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 44.3x, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 1.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phoenix New Media (FENG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) +17.9%, iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) has the highest net margin (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 2.5%, iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Spotify Technology (SPOT) returned the most: Spotify Technology (SPOT) -16.3%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) -40.3%, iQIYI (IQ) -64.7%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (Spotify Technology (SPOT) +14.0%/yr, Phoenix New Media (FENG) -30.1%/yr, iQIYI (IQ) -36.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phoenix New Media (FENG) has been the steadiest (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.6%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 36.8%, iQIYI (IQ) 50.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPOT, FENG and IQ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Phoenix New Media (FENG) leads on 5. 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.