TME vs HUYA vs CAST Stock Comparison

Tencent Music Entertainment, Huya and FreeCast Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUYA HUYA Inc.
$2.08 -11.1% 1M -26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$929.90M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$992.66M
Div. yield
6.73%
Streaming Technology
2 wins
CAST FreeCast, Inc.
$1.36 +16.2% 1M
Market cap
$63.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$729.33K
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Tencent Music Entertainment leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Tencent Music Entertainment 8, Huya 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTMEHUYACASTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.19B $929.90M $63.80M TME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.1x -30.5x -4.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 26.0x — TME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +200.4% +16.7% — TME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 835.7% -1.6% -1,832.2% TME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.3x — 0.4x TME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.86% 6.73% — HUYA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -63.4% -26.0% — HUYA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.3%/yr -24.0%/yr — TME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.3% 53.2% 280.2% TME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 63/100 10/100 TME

Percentile Scorecard

TMEHUYACAST

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

AxisTMEHUYACAST
Valuation 75 #42 of 166 61 #66 of 166 1 #164 of 166
Growth 52 #74 of 153 66 #52 of 153 –
Profitability 88 #19 of 153 39 #94 of 153 6 #144 of 153
Financial Health 77 #42 of 179 79 #38 of 179 25 #134 of 179
Shareholder Returns 44 #51 of 91 69 #29 of 91 6 #86 of 91
Overall 67 63 10
  • TME ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • HUYA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • CAST ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTMEHUYACASTSPY
1 month +5.3%-11.1%+16.2% +0.7%
3 months -11.5%-16.5%+3.0% +3.7%
6 months -8.6%-33.8%-34.9% +7.1%
Year to date -52.2%-27.8%— +12.8%
1 year -63.4%-26.0%— +11.9%
3 years +14.8%-33.8%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +4.7%-12.8%— +22.8%
5 years +6.6%-74.7%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.3%-24.0%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureTMEHUYACASTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.3%53.2%280.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.7%47.0%206.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.871.283.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.29-0.49— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.6%-82.6%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.8%-57.4%-86.2% -1.2%
52-week high $23.15$4.88$9.84 $779.14
52-week low $7.74$2.05$0.59 $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.

MultipleTMEHUYACAST
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 16.7x -30.5xmedian 16.7x -4.0xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 86.4xmedian 1.4x 0.9xmedian 1.4x 87.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x -4.5xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 10.5x —median 10.5x -6.1xmedian 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 28.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 0.39 -0.83median 0.39 —median 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 monthsTMEHUYACAST
Revenue $152.71M $992.66M $729.33K
Gross profit $2.15B $141.11M $577.20K
Operating income $1.61B -$16.49M -$12.92M
Net income $1.31B -$13.64M -$13.36M
Free cash flow $1.61B – -$10.49M
R&D – $71.57M –
EPS (diluted) $0.82 $-0.07 $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $3.49B $47.48M $8.92M
Total debt $1.93B – $10.11M
Shares (diluted) 1.55B 228.84M 39.52M
Enterprise value -$9.13B -$975.74M $53.78M

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
MetricTMEHUYACAST
P/E 10.1x -30.5x -4.0x
P/FCF 8.2x – -6.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x – -6.1x
P/S 86.4x 0.9x 87.5x
P/B 1.1x 1.4x 28.3x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.4x 28.3x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x – -4.5x
EV/EBIT 5.5x -34.5x -4.5x
EV/Revenue 57.7x 0.6x 80.3x
EV/FCF 5.5x – -5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.5x – -5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 -0.83 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTMEHUYACAST
Revenue growth (1Y) 200.4% 16.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -5.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.2% 30.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 19.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.1% 15.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 43.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -10.7% 18.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 36.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) -9.3% 25.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.2% 36.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.8% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTMEHUYACAST
Gross margin 1,408% 14.2% 79.1%
EBITDA margin 1,262% – -1,769%
Operating margin 1,052% -1.7% -1,772%
Pretax margin 1,042% -1.5% -1,834%
Net margin 835.7% -1.6% -1,832%
FCF margin 1,054% – -1,438%
Operating cash flow margin 1,054% – -1,435%
Return on equity 11.6% -2.0% –
Return on assets 8.3% -1.5% -243.0%
Return on invested capital 12.8% – –
Return on capital employed 12.9% -2.3% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 157.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTMEHUYACAST
Debt / assets 11.2% – 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.3x – 0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.2x – -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 33.1% 26.1% 77.2%
Equity / assets 66.9% 73.9% 22.8%
Interest coverage 79.1x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 2.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 2.1x 2.0x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.9x 1.6x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 2.25 3.22 -30.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTMEHUYACAST
Dividend yield 2.9% 6.7% –
Net buyback yield – – -15.2%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 6.7% -15.2%
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.

ConsensusTMEHUYACAST
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 26.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.90FY2026 $0.08FY2026 $-0.22FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -11.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -1.1% +100.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.49BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026 $2.82MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026 +296.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% -1.9% +1,697.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTMEHUYACAST
Held by institutions 27.5% 16.0% –
Institutions holding 312 82 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -12.8% –
Institutions buying 172 33 –
Institutions selling 99 29 –
Buyers to sellers 1.74 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.

TMEHUYACAST
TME 1.00 0.32 -0.04
HUYA 0.32 1.00 -0.01
CAST -0.04 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TME, HUYA and CAST?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) $13.19B, Huya (HUYA) $929.90M, FreeCast (CAST) $63.80M.

Which company is growing faster?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +200.4%, Huya (HUYA) +16.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest net margin (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 835.7%, Huya (HUYA) -1.6%, FreeCast (CAST) -1,832.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Huya (HUYA) returned the most: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) -63.4%, Huya (HUYA) -26.0%. Over five years, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) compounded fastest (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +1.3%/yr, Huya (HUYA) -24.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huya (HUYA) has the highest dividend yield: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 2.86%, Huya (HUYA) 6.73%. FreeCast (CAST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has been the steadiest (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 49.3%, Huya (HUYA) 53.2%, FreeCast (CAST) 280.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TME, HUYA and CAST?

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 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.