SPOT vs IQ vs KLTR Stock Comparison

Spotify Technology, iQIYI and Kaltura Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.88 -13.7% 1M -59.6% 1Y
Market cap
$365.97M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
1 win
KLTR Kaltura Inc
$1.40 +6.1% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$218.27M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$180.93M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Spotify Technology leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Spotify Technology 8, iQIYI 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPOTIQKLTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $114.24B $365.97M $218.27M SPOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x -3.0x -17.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 45.5x — 140.0x SPOT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.0% -3.2% -0.2% SPOT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.7% -3.2% -6.9% SPOT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.8% -8.6% IQ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.4% -59.6% -13.0% SPOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.9%/yr -36.8%/yr -31.8%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 50.7% 69.3% SPOT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 30/100 45/100 SPOT

Percentile Scorecard

SPOTIQKLTR

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

AxisSPOTIQKLTR
Valuation 30 #117 of 167 68 #54 of 167 47 #89 of 167
Growth 96 #7 of 153 0 #153 of 153 55 #70 of 153
Profitability 83 #27 of 153 32 #105 of 153 36 #99 of 153
Financial Health 84 #30 of 179 19 #145 of 179 18 #147 of 179
Shareholder Returns 16 #79 of 94 – 71 #28 of 94
Overall 62 30 45
  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • IQ 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

PeriodSPOTIQKLTRSPY
1 month +12.3%-13.7%+6.1% -0.8%
3 months +15.7%-28.5%-4.1% +3.5%
6 months +15.4%-20.7%-4.1% +7.0%
Year to date -1.5%-54.2%-14.6% +12.2%
1 year -11.4%-59.6%-13.0% +13.0%
3 years +259.0%-81.7%-14.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +53.2%-43.2%-5.1% +23.1%
5 years +109.5%-89.9%-85.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.9%-36.8%-31.8% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureSPOTIQKLTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%50.7%69.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.4%52.9%64.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.301.260.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-1.18-0.19 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.4%-90.5%-91.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.1%-62.6%-25.9% -1.8%
52-week high $665.67$2.35$1.89 $779.14
52-week low $412.75$0.86$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.

MultipleSPOTIQKLTR
P/E now vs peer median 34.2xmedian 17.5x -3.2xmedian 17.5x -16.5xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.4x 0.2xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.1xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x 16.4xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.9xmedian 12.1x 12.8xmedian 12.1x 18.9xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 1.7x 0.5xmedian 1.7x 125.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 0.41 0.08median 0.41 -0.39median 0.41

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 monthsSPOTIQKLTR
Revenue $21.85B $3.71B $180.93M
Gross profit $7.24B $665.38M $130.36M
Operating income $3.19B -$57.57M -$2.63M
Net income $3.44B -$89.99M -$12.52M
Free cash flow $3.69B $66.12M $11.21M
R&D $1.67B $233.12M $45.78M
EPS (diluted) $16.34 $-0.05 $-0.08
Cash & equivalents $6.84B $471.90M $25.97M
Total debt – $3.74B $26.69M
Shares (diluted) 210.51M 2.36B 147.58M
Enterprise value $71.16B -$2.00B $1.09M

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
MetricSPOTIQKLTR
P/E 34.2x -3.2x -16.5x
P/FCF 31.9x 12.8x 18.9x
P/Operating cash flow 31.2x 18.4x 18.3x
P/S 5.4x 0.2x 1.2x
P/B 11.9x 0.5x 125.6x
P/Tangible book 11.9x 0.5x -25.8x
EV/EBITDA 32.1x – 16.4x
EV/EBIT 33.4x -22.3x -79.1x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 0.3x 1.1x
EV/FCF 28.8x 19.5x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.2x 27.9x 17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 0.08 -0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPOTIQKLTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.0% -3.2% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -6.2% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.0% -24.2% 3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.2% -18.0% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 45.9% -150.6% 79.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 91.3% -29.2% 62.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 117.4% -239.9% 34.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 86.0% -39.2% 39.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 113.8% -1,091% 31.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 82.8% -39.0% 42.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.0% -69.5% -29.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 152.0% -52.2% 39.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% -57.7% -29.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 166.5% -46.4% 37.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPOTIQKLTR
Gross margin 33.1% 17.9% 72.0%
EBITDA margin 15.2% – 7.0%
Operating margin 14.6% -1.6% -1.5%
Pretax margin 18.0% -2.1% -3.5%
Net margin 15.7% -3.2% -6.9%
FCF margin 16.9% 1.8% 6.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% 1.2% 6.4%
Return on equity 35.3% -4.8% -395.1%
Return on assets 21.5% -1.3% -7.6%
Return on invested capital – -0.8% -8.6%
Return on capital employed 20.0% -1.6% -8.8%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -0.5x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 8.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPOTIQKLTR
Debt / assets – 15.6% 15.8%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 15.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.4x
Debt / FCF – 15.8x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 38.9% 72.3% 99.0%
Equity / assets 61.1% 27.7% 1.0%
Interest coverage 3.0x -0.5x –
Current ratio – 0.4x 0.6x
Quick ratio 223.0x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 206.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – -1.06 -2.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPOTIQKLTR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.6% – 7.6%
Shareholder yield -0.6% – 7.6%
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.

ConsensusSPOTIQKLTR
Forward P/E 45.5xFY2026 – 140.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.58FY2026 $-0.07FY2026 $0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 -275.0%FY2026 -85.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +39.4% – +400.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.91BFY2026 $3.56BFY2026 $196.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.6%FY2026 -8.8%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.7% +3.7% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPOTIQKLTR
Held by institutions 65.9% 26.0% 28.5%
Institutions holding 1,235 128 101
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -5.6% +6.2%
Institutions buying 615 57 64
Institutions selling 480 40 19
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.43 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.

SPOTIQKLTR
SPOT 1.00 0.08 0.13
IQ 0.08 1.00 0.04
KLTR 0.13 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPOT, IQ and KLTR?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Spotify Technology (SPOT) $114.24B, iQIYI (IQ) $365.97M, Kaltura (KLTR) $218.27M.

Which company is growing faster?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%, iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Kaltura (KLTR) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) has the highest net margin (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%, iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Kaltura (KLTR) -6.9%). On return on invested capital, iQIYI (IQ) leads (iQIYI (IQ) -0.8%, Kaltura (KLTR) -8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Spotify Technology (SPOT) returned the most: Spotify Technology (SPOT) -11.4%, iQIYI (IQ) -59.6%, Kaltura (KLTR) -13.0%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (Spotify Technology (SPOT) +15.9%/yr, iQIYI (IQ) -36.8%/yr, Kaltura (KLTR) -31.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Spotify Technology (SPOT) has been the steadiest (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.4%, iQIYI (IQ) 50.7%, Kaltura (KLTR) 69.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPOT, IQ 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, Spotify Technology (SPOT) leads on 8. 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.