SPOT vs TME vs CURI Stock Comparison

Spotify Technology, Tencent Music Entertainment and CuriosityStream Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CURI CuriosityStream Inc.
$2.79 -10.0% 1M -37.9% 1Y
Market cap
$164.90M
P/E
77.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.81M
Div. yield
12.19%
Streaming Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Tencent Music Entertainment leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tencent Music Entertainment 5, Spotify Technology 4, CuriosityStream 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPOTTMECURILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $117.75B $13.35B $164.90M SPOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.2x 10.2x 77.3x TME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.0x 9.4x 14.7x TME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.0% +200.4% +31.2% TME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.7% 835.7% 2.7% TME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.83% 12.19% CURI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.4% -63.0% -37.9% SPOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.9%/yr +0.9%/yr -22.4%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 49.5% 76.4% SPOT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 68/100 59/100 TME

Percentile Scorecard

SPOTTMECURI

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

AxisSPOTTMECURI
Valuation 30 #117 of 167 76 #41 of 167 34 #110 of 167
Growth 96 #7 of 153 53 #73 of 153 90 #17 of 153
Profitability 83 #27 of 153 86 #22 of 153 59 #64 of 153
Financial Health 84 #30 of 179 78 #41 of 179 24 #136 of 179
Shareholder Returns 16 #79 of 94 46 #51 of 94 89 #11 of 94
Overall 62 68 59
  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TME ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • CURI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSPOTTMECURISPY
1 month +12.3%+1.0%-10.0% -0.8%
3 months +15.7%-8.9%+14.3% +3.5%
6 months +15.4%-9.4%-14.3% +7.0%
Year to date -1.5%-51.6%-26.6% +12.2%
1 year -11.4%-63.0%-37.9% +13.0%
3 years +259.0%+18.9%+426.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +53.2%+6.0%+74.0% +23.1%
5 years +109.5%+4.8%-71.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.9%+0.9%-22.4% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureSPOTTMECURISPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%49.5%76.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.4%58.5%72.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.300.871.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-1.27-0.50 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.4%-70.6%-95.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.1%-64.2%-43.2% -1.8%
52-week high $665.67$23.71$4.91 $779.14
52-week low $412.75$7.74$2.35 $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.

MultipleSPOTTMECURI
P/E now vs peer median 34.2xmedian 17.5x 10.2xmedian 17.5x 77.3xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.4x 87.4xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.1xmedian 14.5x 4.7xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.9xmedian 12.1x 8.3xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x 4.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 0.41 0.44median 0.41 2.86median 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 monthsSPOTTMECURI
Revenue $21.85B $152.71M $79.81M
Gross profit $7.24B $2.15B $49.47M
Operating income $3.19B $1.61B $1.80M
Net income $3.44B $1.31B $2.14M
Free cash flow $3.69B $1.61B –
R&D $1.67B – –
EPS (diluted) $16.34 $0.82 $0.04
Cash & equivalents $6.84B $3.49B –
Total debt – $1.93B –
Shares (diluted) 210.51M 1.55B 60.61M
Enterprise value $74.67B -$8.97B $112.58M

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
MetricSPOTTMECURI
P/E 34.2x 10.2x 77.3x
P/FCF 31.9x 8.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 31.2x 8.3x –
P/S 5.4x 87.4x 2.1x
P/B 11.9x 1.2x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 11.9x 1.3x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 32.1x 4.7x –
EV/EBIT 33.4x 5.6x 90.9x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 58.8x 2.0x
EV/FCF 28.8x 5.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 28.2x 5.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 0.44 2.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPOTTMECURI
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.0% 200.4% 31.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 5.2% 7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.0% 17.2% 53.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 15.7% 37.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 45.9% -6.1% 127.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 91.3% 26.1% 27.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 117.4% -10.7% 144.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 86.0% 23.6% 27.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 113.8% -9.3% 142.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 82.8% 23.2% 27.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.0% 31.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 152.0% 13.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% 31.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 166.5% 13.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPOTTMECURI
Gross margin 33.1% 1,408% 62.0%
EBITDA margin 15.2% 1,262% –
Operating margin 14.6% 1,052% 2.3%
Pretax margin 18.0% 1,042% 3.2%
Net margin 15.7% 835.7% 2.7%
FCF margin 16.9% 1,054% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% 1,054% –
Return on equity 35.3% 11.6% 5.4%
Return on assets 21.5% 8.3% 3.1%
Return on invested capital – 12.8% –
Return on capital employed 20.0% 12.9% 3.5%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPOTTMECURI
Debt / assets – 11.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.3x –
Debt / FCF – 1.2x –
Liabilities / assets 38.9% 33.1% 38.5%
Equity / assets 61.1% 66.9% 61.5%
Interest coverage 3.0x 79.1x –
Current ratio – 1.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 223.0x 2.1x 0.4x
Cash ratio 206.0x 1.9x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.27 -2.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPOTTMECURI
Dividend yield – 2.8% 12.2%
Net buyback yield -0.6% – –
Shareholder yield -0.6% 2.8% 12.2%
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.

ConsensusSPOTTMECURI
Forward P/E 44.0xFY2026 9.4xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.99FY2026 $0.90FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.3%FY2026 -11.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +37.3% -1.1% +26.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.04BFY2026 $5.49BFY2026 $81.18MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.4% -2.8% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPOTTMECURI
Held by institutions 65.9% 27.5% 31.0%
Institutions holding 1,235 312 100
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +1.6% -2.2%
Institutions buying 615 172 51
Institutions selling 480 99 32
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.74 1.59

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.

SPOTTMECURI
SPOT 1.00 0.24 0.21
TME 0.24 1.00 0.15
CURI 0.21 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPOT, TME and CURI?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Spotify Technology (SPOT) $117.75B, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) $13.35B, CuriosityStream (CURI) $164.90M.

Which stock is cheaper, SPOT, TME and CURI?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 34.2x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 10.2x, CuriosityStream (CURI) 77.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is cheapest (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 44.0x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 9.4x, CuriosityStream (CURI) 14.7x). 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%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +200.4%, CuriosityStream (CURI) +31.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest net margin (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 835.7%, CuriosityStream (CURI) 2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Spotify Technology (SPOT) returned the most: Spotify Technology (SPOT) -11.4%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) -63.0%, CuriosityStream (CURI) -37.9%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (Spotify Technology (SPOT) +15.9%/yr, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +0.9%/yr, CuriosityStream (CURI) -22.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

CuriosityStream (CURI) has the highest dividend yield: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 2.83%, CuriosityStream (CURI) 12.19%. Spotify Technology (SPOT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Spotify Technology (SPOT) has been the steadiest (Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.4%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 49.5%, CuriosityStream (CURI) 76.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.