SPOT vs NFLX vs IQ Stock Comparison

Spotify Technology, Netflix and iQIYI Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NFLX Netflix Inc
$62.52 -12.1% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$256.73B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.73B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
7 wins
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.84 -17.6% 1M -62.8% 1Y
Market cap
$810.53M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Netflix leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Netflix 7, Spotify Technology 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPOTNFLXIQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $114.28B $256.73B $810.53M NFLX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 17.5x -3.0x NFLX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.1x 18.2x — NFLX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.0% +14.7% -3.2% SPOT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.7% 29.7% -3.2% NFLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 29.2% -0.8% NFLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.6% -42.9% -62.8% SPOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr -1.5%/yr -37.4%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 36.4% 50.8% NFLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 67/100 30/100 NFLX

Percentile Scorecard

SPOTNFLXIQ

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

AxisSPOTNFLXIQ
Valuation 33 #113 of 167 43 #96 of 167 71 #49 of 167
Growth 96 #7 of 153 78 #35 of 153 0 #153 of 153
Profitability 83 #27 of 153 97 #6 of 153 32 #105 of 153
Financial Health 84 #30 of 179 53 #84 of 179 19 #145 of 179
Shareholder Returns 16 #79 of 94 63 #35 of 94 –
Overall 62 67 30
  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NFLX 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

PeriodSPOTNFLXIQSPY
1 month +9.0%-12.1%-17.6% -0.2%
3 months +8.6%-13.6%-32.8% +3.9%
6 months +27.9%-32.2%-24.3% +8.2%
Year to date -4.4%-33.3%-56.3% +12.9%
1 year -15.6%-42.9%-62.8% +12.3%
3 years +248.4%+57.1%-82.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +51.6%+16.3%-44.1% +23.3%
5 years +92.2%-7.2%-90.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.0%-1.5%-37.4% +10.9%
10 years —+394.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+17.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSPOTNFLXIQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%36.4%50.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.5%37.2%53.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.211.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.34-1.18-1.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.4%-75.9%-90.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.6%-46.0%-64.3% -1.2%
52-week high $665.67$115.75$2.35 $779.14
52-week low $412.75$62.52$0.84 $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.

MultipleSPOTNFLXIQ
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 17.3x 17.5xmedian 17.3x -3.0xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 1.4x 5.2xmedian 1.4x 0.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 14.2x 7.9xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.9xmedian 11.5x 22.6xmedian 11.5x 12.3xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 1.8x 8.8xmedian 1.8x 0.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 0.40 0.34median 0.40 0.08median 0.40

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 monthsSPOTNFLXIQ
Revenue $21.85B $49.73B $3.71B
Gross profit $7.24B $25.21B $665.38M
Operating income $3.19B $15.56B -$57.57M
Net income $3.44B $14.77B -$89.99M
Free cash flow $3.69B $11.38B $66.12M
R&D $1.67B $3.89B $233.12M
EPS (diluted) $16.34 $3.52 $-0.05
Cash & equivalents $6.84B $8.19B $471.90M
Total debt – $58.27B $3.74B
Shares (diluted) 210.51M 4.20B 2.36B
Enterprise value $71.20B $218.03B -$1.57B

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
MetricSPOTNFLXIQ
P/E 33.2x 17.5x -3.0x
P/FCF 30.9x 22.6x 12.3x
P/Operating cash flow 30.3x 20.9x 17.6x
P/S 5.2x 5.2x 0.2x
P/B 11.5x 8.8x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 11.6x 8.8x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 31.1x 7.9x –
EV/EBIT 32.3x 16.9x -21.7x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 5.3x 0.3x
EV/FCF 27.9x 23.2x 18.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.3x 21.4x 27.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 0.34 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPOTNFLXIQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.0% 14.7% -3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 15.0% -6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.0% 20.9% -24.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 24.9% -18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 45.9% 23.1% -150.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 91.3% 37.3% -29.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 117.4% 41.6% -239.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 86.0% 48.3% -39.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 113.8% 46.5% -1,091%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 82.8% 51.8% -39.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.0% 28.5% -69.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 152.0% 26.7% -52.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% 26.9% -57.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 166.5% 26.1% -46.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPOTNFLXIQ
Gross margin 33.1% 50.7% 17.9%
EBITDA margin 15.2% 67.3% –
Operating margin 14.6% 31.3% -1.6%
Pretax margin 18.0% 35.6% -2.1%
Net margin 15.7% 29.7% -3.2%
FCF margin 16.9% 22.9% 1.8%
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% 24.7% 1.2%
Return on equity 35.3% 49.7% -4.8%
Return on assets 21.5% 25.2% -1.3%
Return on invested capital – 29.2% -0.8%
Return on capital employed 20.0% 33.6% -1.6%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.8x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPOTNFLXIQ
Debt / assets – 25.8% 15.6%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x –
Debt / FCF – 1.3x 15.8x
Liabilities / assets 38.9% 50.1% 72.3%
Equity / assets 61.1% 49.9% 27.7%
Interest coverage 3.0x 18.2x -0.5x
Current ratio – 1.1x 0.4x
Quick ratio 223.0x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio 206.0x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 8.29 -1.06

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusSPOTNFLXIQ
Forward P/E 44.1xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $12.58FY2026 $3.43FY2026 $-0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +35.6%FY2026 -275.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +39.4% +6.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.91BFY2026 $54.15BFY2026 $3.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.6%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026 -8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.7% +10.7% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPOTNFLXIQ
Held by institutions 65.9% 80.9% 26.0%
Institutions holding 1,236 3,359 128
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +2.2% -5.6%
Institutions buying 615 1,691 57
Institutions selling 481 1,366 40
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.24 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.

SPOTNFLXIQ
SPOT 1.00 0.44 0.09
NFLX 0.44 1.00 0.02
IQ 0.09 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPOT, NFLX and IQ?

Netflix (NFLX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Spotify Technology (SPOT) $114.28B, Netflix (NFLX) $256.73B, iQIYI (IQ) $810.53M.

Which stock is cheaper, SPOT, NFLX and IQ?

Netflix (NFLX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 33.2x, Netflix (NFLX) 17.5x, iQIYI (IQ) -3.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Netflix (NFLX) is cheapest (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 44.1x, Netflix (NFLX) 18.2x). 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%, iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Netflix (NFLX) has the highest net margin (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%, Netflix (NFLX) 29.7%, iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%). On return on invested capital, Netflix (NFLX) leads (Netflix (NFLX) 29.2%, iQIYI (IQ) -0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Spotify Technology (SPOT) returned the most: Spotify Technology (SPOT) -15.6%, Netflix (NFLX) -42.9%, iQIYI (IQ) -62.8%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (Spotify Technology (SPOT) +14.0%/yr, Netflix (NFLX) -1.5%/yr, iQIYI (IQ) -37.4%/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) 46.4%, Netflix (NFLX) 36.4%, iQIYI (IQ) 50.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPOT, NFLX 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, Netflix (NFLX) 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.