SPOT vs HUYA vs IQ Stock Comparison

Spotify Technology, Huya and iQIYI Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUYA HUYA Inc.
$2.11 -11.0% 1M -26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$943.31M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$992.66M
Div. yield
6.64%
Streaming Technology
1 win
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.83 -19.4% 1M -63.3% 1Y
Market cap
$800.88M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Spotify Technology leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Spotify Technology 7, Huya 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPOTHUYAIQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $110.81B $943.31M $800.88M SPOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.1x -31.0x -3.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 42.8x 26.4x — HUYA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.0% +16.7% -3.2% SPOT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.7% -1.6% -3.2% SPOT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -0.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 6.64% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.6% -26.0% -63.3% SPOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.2%/yr -23.8%/yr -36.9%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.5% 53.2% 50.8% SPOT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 62/100 30/100 SPOT

Percentile Scorecard

SPOTHUYAIQ

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

AxisSPOTHUYAIQ
Valuation 35 #109 of 166 61 #66 of 166 70 #50 of 166
Growth 96 #7 of 152 66 #52 of 152 0 #152 of 152
Profitability 84 #25 of 152 39 #93 of 152 32 #104 of 152
Financial Health 84 #30 of 179 80 #37 of 179 20 #144 of 179
Shareholder Returns 16 #79 of 94 67 #32 of 94 –
Overall 63 62 30
  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • HUYA 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

PeriodSPOTHUYAIQSPY
1 month +8.3%-11.0%-19.4% +0.9%
3 months +2.8%-13.2%-32.5% +5.9%
6 months +21.4%-31.0%-28.4% +8.5%
Year to date -7.3%-26.7%-56.8% +13.3%
1 year -17.6%-26.0%-63.3% +12.4%
3 years +237.8%-30.8%-82.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +50.1%-11.6%-44.3% +23.5%
5 years +86.0%-74.3%-90.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.2%-23.8%-36.9% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureSPOTHUYAIQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.5%53.2%50.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%47.0%52.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.291.271.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.38-0.49-1.25 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.4%-82.6%-90.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.1%-56.8%-64.7% -0.9%
52-week high $665.67$4.88$2.35 $779.14
52-week low $412.75$2.05$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.

MultipleSPOTHUYAIQ
P/E now vs peer median 32.1xmedian 16.8x -31.0xmedian 16.8x -3.0xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 1.4x 0.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 13.9x —median 13.9x —median 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x 12.1xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 0.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.36 -0.84median 0.36 0.08median 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 monthsSPOTHUYAIQ
Revenue $21.85B $992.66M $3.71B
Gross profit $7.24B $141.11M $665.38M
Operating income $3.19B -$16.49M -$57.57M
Net income $3.44B -$13.64M -$89.99M
Free cash flow $3.69B – $66.12M
R&D $1.67B $71.57M $233.12M
EPS (diluted) $16.34 $-0.07 $-0.05
Cash & equivalents $6.84B $47.48M $471.90M
Total debt – – $3.74B
Shares (diluted) 210.51M 228.84M 2.36B
Enterprise value $67.72B -$962.33M -$1.58B

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
MetricSPOTHUYAIQ
P/E 32.1x -31.0x -3.0x
P/FCF 30.0x – 12.1x
P/Operating cash flow 29.4x – 17.4x
P/S 5.1x 1.0x 0.2x
P/B 11.2x 1.4x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 11.2x 1.4x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 30.0x – –
EV/EBIT 31.2x -35.3x -21.5x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 0.6x 0.3x
EV/FCF 27.0x – 18.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.4x – 26.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 -0.84 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPOTHUYAIQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.0% 16.7% -3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -5.4% -6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.0% 30.7% -24.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 19.9% -18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 45.9% 15.9% -150.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 91.3% 43.9% -29.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 117.4% 18.7% -239.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 86.0% 36.9% -39.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 113.8% 25.8% -1,091%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 82.8% 36.8% -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
MetricSPOTHUYAIQ
Gross margin 33.1% 14.2% 17.9%
EBITDA margin 15.2% – –
Operating margin 14.6% -1.7% -1.6%
Pretax margin 18.0% -1.5% -2.1%
Net margin 15.7% -1.6% -3.2%
FCF margin 16.9% – 1.8%
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% – 1.2%
Return on equity 35.3% -2.0% -4.8%
Return on assets 21.5% -1.5% -1.3%
Return on invested capital – – -0.8%
Return on capital employed 20.0% -2.3% -1.6%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPOTHUYAIQ
Debt / assets – – 15.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – 15.8x
Liabilities / assets 38.9% 26.1% 72.3%
Equity / assets 61.1% 73.9% 27.7%
Interest coverage 3.0x – -0.5x
Current ratio – 2.3x 0.4x
Quick ratio 223.0x 2.0x 0.3x
Cash ratio 206.0x 1.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 3.25 -1.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPOTHUYAIQ
Dividend yield – 6.6% –
Net buyback yield -0.6% – –
Shareholder yield -0.6% 6.6% –
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.

ConsensusSPOTHUYAIQ
Forward P/E 42.8xFY2026 26.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $12.58FY2026 $0.08FY2026 $-0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 – -275.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +39.4% +100.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.91BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026 $3.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.6%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026 -8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.7% -1.9% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPOTHUYAIQ
Held by institutions 65.9% 16.0% 26.0%
Institutions holding 1,236 82 128
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -12.8% -5.6%
Institutions buying 615 33 57
Institutions selling 481 29 40
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.14 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.

SPOTHUYAIQ
SPOT 1.00 0.09 0.09
HUYA 0.09 1.00 0.36
IQ 0.09 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPOT, HUYA and IQ?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Spotify Technology (SPOT) $110.81B, Huya (HUYA) $943.31M, iQIYI (IQ) $800.88M.

Which company is growing faster?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%, Huya (HUYA) +16.7%, iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) has the highest net margin (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%, Huya (HUYA) -1.6%, iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Spotify Technology (SPOT) returned the most: Spotify Technology (SPOT) -17.6%, Huya (HUYA) -26.0%, iQIYI (IQ) -63.3%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (Spotify Technology (SPOT) +13.2%/yr, Huya (HUYA) -23.8%/yr, iQIYI (IQ) -36.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Huya (HUYA) 6.64%. Spotify Technology (SPOT) and iQIYI (IQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Spotify Technology (SPOT) has been the steadiest (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.5%, Huya (HUYA) 53.2%, iQIYI (IQ) 50.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPOT, HUYA 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, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 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.