SPOT vs NFLX vs HUYA Stock Comparison

Spotify Technology, Netflix and Huya Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NFLX Netflix Inc
$62.05 -11.7% 1M -43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$259.50B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.73B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
6 wins
HUYA HUYA Inc.
$2.08 -11.1% 1M -26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$469.12M
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.

QuestionSPOTNFLXHUYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $119.92B $259.50B $469.12M NFLX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.9x 17.6x -30.1x NFLX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.3x 18.1x 26.0x NFLX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.0% +14.7% +16.7% SPOT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.7% 29.7% -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 -16.3% -43.6% -26.0% SPOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr -2.1%/yr -24.0%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.6% 36.4% 53.2% NFLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 67/100 63/100 NFLX

Percentile Scorecard

SPOTNFLXHUYA

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

AxisSPOTNFLXHUYA
Valuation 31 #115 of 166 44 #94 of 166 61 #66 of 166
Growth 96 #7 of 153 77 #36 of 153 66 #52 of 153
Profitability 84 #25 of 153 96 #7 of 153 39 #94 of 153
Financial Health 83 #32 of 179 56 #79 of 179 79 #38 of 179
Shareholder Returns 17 #76 of 91 63 #34 of 91 69 #29 of 91
Overall 62 67 63
  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NFLX 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

PeriodSPOTNFLXHUYASPY
1 month +13.0%-11.7%-11.1% +0.7%
3 months +6.6%-15.2%-16.5% +3.7%
6 months +24.8%-33.7%-33.8% +7.1%
Year to date -4.0%-33.8%-27.8% +12.8%
1 year -16.3%-43.6%-26.0% +11.9%
3 years +242.6%+51.3%-33.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +50.8%+14.8%-12.8% +22.8%
5 years +92.6%-10.1%-74.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +14.0%-2.1%-24.0% +10.9%
10 years —+390.1%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+17.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSPOTNFLXHUYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.6%36.4%53.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%37.2%47.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.280.201.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.35-1.20-0.49 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.4%-75.9%-82.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.3%-46.4%-57.4% -1.2%
52-week high $665.67$115.75$4.88 $779.14
52-week low $412.75$61.99$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.

MultipleSPOTNFLXHUYA
P/E now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 16.7x 17.4xmedian 16.7x -30.5xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 1.4x 5.1xmedian 1.4x 0.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.2xmedian 12.7x 7.8xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 10.5x 22.4xmedian 10.5x —median 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 1.7x 8.7xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 0.39 0.34median 0.39 -0.83median 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 monthsSPOTNFLXHUYA
Revenue $21.85B $49.73B $992.66M
Gross profit $7.24B $25.21B $141.11M
Operating income $3.19B $15.56B -$16.49M
Net income $3.44B $14.77B -$13.64M
Free cash flow $3.69B $11.38B –
R&D $1.67B $3.89B $71.57M
EPS (diluted) $16.34 $3.52 $-0.07
Cash & equivalents $6.84B $8.19B $47.48M
Total debt – $58.27B –
Shares (diluted) 210.51M 4.20B 228.84M
Enterprise value $76.84B $220.80B -$1.44B

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
MetricSPOTNFLXHUYA
P/E 33.3x 17.4x -30.5x
P/FCF 31.0x 22.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 30.4x 20.7x –
P/S 5.2x 5.1x 0.9x
P/B 11.6x 8.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 11.6x 8.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 31.2x 7.8x –
EV/EBIT 32.5x 16.8x -34.5x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 5.3x 0.6x
EV/FCF 28.0x 23.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 27.4x 21.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 0.34 -0.83

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPOTNFLXHUYA
Debt / assets – 25.8% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x –
Debt / FCF – 1.3x –
Liabilities / assets 38.9% 50.1% 26.1%
Equity / assets 61.1% 49.9% 73.9%
Interest coverage 3.0x 18.2x –
Current ratio – 1.1x 2.3x
Quick ratio 223.0x 0.7x 2.0x
Cash ratio 206.0x 0.7x 1.6x
Altman Z-score – 8.25 3.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPOTNFLXHUYA
Dividend yield – – 6.7%
Net buyback yield -0.6% 4.9% –
Shareholder yield -0.6% 4.9% 6.7%
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.

ConsensusSPOTNFLXHUYA
Forward P/E 44.3xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.58FY2026 $3.43FY2026 $0.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +35.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +39.4% +6.1% +100.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.91BFY2026 $54.15BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.6%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.7% +10.7% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPOTNFLXHUYA
Held by institutions 65.9% 80.9% 16.0%
Institutions holding 1,237 3,360 82
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +2.2% -12.8%
Institutions buying 615 1,692 33
Institutions selling 482 1,366 29
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.24 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.

SPOTNFLXHUYA
SPOT 1.00 0.44 0.08
NFLX 0.44 1.00 0.06
HUYA 0.08 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPOT, NFLX and HUYA?

Netflix (NFLX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Spotify Technology (SPOT) $119.92B, Netflix (NFLX) $259.50B, Huya (HUYA) $469.12M.

Which stock is cheaper, SPOT, NFLX and HUYA?

Netflix (NFLX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 34.9x, Netflix (NFLX) 17.6x, Huya (HUYA) -30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Netflix (NFLX) is cheapest (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 44.3x, Netflix (NFLX) 18.1x, Huya (HUYA) 26.0x). 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: Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%, Netflix (NFLX) +14.7%, Huya (HUYA) +16.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Spotify Technology (SPOT) returned the most: Spotify Technology (SPOT) -16.3%, Netflix (NFLX) -43.6%, Huya (HUYA) -26.0%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (Spotify Technology (SPOT) +14.0%/yr, Netflix (NFLX) -2.1%/yr, Huya (HUYA) -24.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Netflix (NFLX) has been the steadiest (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.6%, Netflix (NFLX) 36.4%, Huya (HUYA) 53.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPOT, NFLX 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.