SPOT vs NFLX vs TME Stock Comparison

Spotify Technology, Netflix and Tencent Music Entertainment Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NFLX Netflix Inc
$61.99 -10.5% 1M -43.8% 1Y
Market cap
$255.90B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.73B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tencent Music Entertainment leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tencent Music Entertainment 6, Netflix 3, Spotify Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPOTNFLXTMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $114.31B $255.90B $12.77B NFLX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 17.3x 10.0x TME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 42.8x 18.1x 9.3x TME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.0% +14.7% +200.4% TME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.7% 29.7% 835.7% TME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 29.2% 12.8% NFLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x -2.3x TME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.6% -43.8% -63.8% SPOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.2%/yr -2.1%/yr +1.2%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.5% 36.4% 49.3% NFLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 66/100 67/100 TME

Percentile Scorecard

SPOTNFLXTME

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

AxisSPOTNFLXTME
Valuation 35 #109 of 166 42 #96 of 166 75 #42 of 166
Growth 96 #7 of 152 77 #36 of 152 52 #74 of 152
Profitability 84 #25 of 152 96 #7 of 152 87 #20 of 152
Financial Health 84 #30 of 179 54 #83 of 179 78 #41 of 179
Shareholder Returns 16 #79 of 94 63 #35 of 94 45 #52 of 94
Overall 63 66 67
  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NFLX ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TME ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSPOTNFLXTMESPY
1 month +8.3%-10.5%-0.6% +0.9%
3 months +2.8%-15.8%-14.1% +5.9%
6 months +21.4%-32.7%-7.6% +8.5%
Year to date -7.3%-33.9%-52.5% +13.3%
1 year -17.6%-43.8%-63.8% +12.4%
3 years +237.8%+55.8%+16.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +50.1%+15.9%+5.3% +23.5%
5 years +86.0%-10.2%+6.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.2%-2.1%+1.2% +11.0%
10 years —+389.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+17.2%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSPOTNFLXTMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.5%36.4%49.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%37.1%58.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.200.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.38-1.20-1.29 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.4%-75.9%-70.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.1%-46.4%-64.0% -0.9%
52-week high $665.67$115.75$23.15 $779.14
52-week low $412.75$61.99$7.74 $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.

MultipleSPOTNFLXTME
P/E now vs peer median 32.1xmedian 16.8x 17.4xmedian 16.8x 10.0xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.4x 5.1xmedian 1.4x 85.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 13.9x 7.8xmedian 13.9x 4.5xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 11.4x 22.4xmedian 11.4x 8.1xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 1.8x 8.7xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.36 0.33median 0.36 0.43median 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 monthsSPOTNFLXTME
Revenue $21.85B $49.73B $152.71M
Gross profit $7.24B $25.21B $2.15B
Operating income $3.19B $15.56B $1.61B
Net income $3.44B $14.77B $1.31B
Free cash flow $3.69B $11.38B $1.61B
R&D $1.67B $3.89B –
EPS (diluted) $16.34 $3.52 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $6.84B $8.19B $3.49B
Total debt – $58.27B $1.93B
Shares (diluted) 210.51M 4.20B 1.55B
Enterprise value $71.23B $217.20B -$9.96B

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
MetricSPOTNFLXTME
P/E 32.1x 17.4x 10.0x
P/FCF 30.0x 22.4x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 29.4x 20.7x 8.1x
P/S 5.1x 5.1x 85.9x
P/B 11.2x 8.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 11.2x 8.7x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 30.0x 7.8x 4.5x
EV/EBIT 31.2x 16.8x 5.4x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 5.3x 57.2x
EV/FCF 27.0x 23.0x 5.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.4x 21.2x 5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 0.33 0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPOTNFLXTME
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.0% 14.7% 200.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 15.0% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.0% 20.9% 17.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 24.9% 15.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 45.9% 23.1% -6.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 91.3% 37.3% 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 117.4% 41.6% -10.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 86.0% 48.3% 23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 113.8% 46.5% -9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 82.8% 51.8% 23.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.0% 28.5% 31.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 152.0% 26.7% 13.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% 26.9% 31.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 166.5% 26.1% 13.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPOTNFLXTME
Gross margin 33.1% 50.7% 1,408%
EBITDA margin 15.2% 67.3% 1,262%
Operating margin 14.6% 31.3% 1,052%
Pretax margin 18.0% 35.6% 1,042%
Net margin 15.7% 29.7% 835.7%
FCF margin 16.9% 22.9% 1,054%
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% 24.7% 1,054%
Return on equity 35.3% 49.7% 11.6%
Return on assets 21.5% 25.2% 8.3%
Return on invested capital – 29.2% 12.8%
Return on capital employed 20.0% 33.6% 12.9%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.8x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPOTNFLXTME
Debt / assets – 25.8% 11.2%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x -2.3x
Debt / FCF – 1.3x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 38.9% 50.1% 33.1%
Equity / assets 61.1% 49.9% 66.9%
Interest coverage 3.0x 18.2x 79.1x
Current ratio – 1.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 223.0x 0.7x 2.1x
Cash ratio 206.0x 0.7x 1.9x
Altman Z-score – 8.24 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPOTNFLXTME
Dividend yield – – 2.9%
Net buyback yield -0.6% 5.0% –
Shareholder yield -0.6% 5.0% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusSPOTNFLXTME
Forward P/E 42.8xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 9.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.58FY2026 $3.43FY2026 $0.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +35.6%FY2026 -11.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +39.4% +6.1% -1.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.91BFY2026 $54.15BFY2026 $5.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.6%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.7% +10.7% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPOTNFLXTME
Held by institutions 65.9% 80.9% 27.5%
Institutions holding 1,236 3,359 312
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +2.2% +1.6%
Institutions buying 615 1,691 172
Institutions selling 481 1,366 99
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.24 1.74

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.

SPOTNFLXTME
SPOT 1.00 0.44 0.24
NFLX 0.44 1.00 0.21
TME 0.24 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPOT, NFLX and TME?

Netflix (NFLX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Spotify Technology (SPOT) $114.31B, Netflix (NFLX) $255.90B, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) $12.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, SPOT, NFLX and TME?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 33.2x, Netflix (NFLX) 17.3x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is cheapest (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 42.8x, Netflix (NFLX) 18.1x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 9.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%, Netflix (NFLX) +14.7%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +200.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest net margin (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%, Netflix (NFLX) 29.7%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 835.7%). On return on invested capital, Netflix (NFLX) leads (Netflix (NFLX) 29.2%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Spotify Technology (SPOT) returned the most: Spotify Technology (SPOT) -17.6%, Netflix (NFLX) -43.8%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) -63.8%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (Spotify Technology (SPOT) +13.2%/yr, Netflix (NFLX) -2.1%/yr, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +1.2%/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) 46.5%, Netflix (NFLX) 36.4%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 49.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPOT, NFLX and TME?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 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.