TME vs NFLX vs SPOT Stock Comparison

Tencent Music Entertainment, Netflix and Spotify Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NFLX Netflix Inc
$63.90 -10.2% 1M -41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$262.39B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.73B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tencent Music Entertainment leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tencent Music Entertainment 5, Netflix 4, Spotify Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTMENFLXSPOTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.35B $262.39B $117.75B NFLX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.2x 17.9x 34.2x TME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.4x 18.6x 44.0x TME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +200.4% +14.7% +17.0% TME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 835.7% 29.7% 15.7% TME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% 29.2% — NFLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.3x 0.2x — TME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.83% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -63.0% -41.6% -11.4% SPOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.9%/yr -0.7%/yr +15.9%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.5% 36.4% 46.4% NFLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 69/100 66/100 NFLX

Percentile Scorecard

TMENFLXSPOT

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

AxisTMENFLXSPOT
Valuation 75 #23 of 90 53 #43 of 90 42 #53 of 90
Growth 53 #36 of 75 81 #15 of 75 97 #3 of 75
Profitability 85 #12 of 75 95 #5 of 75 82 #14 of 75
Financial Health 70 #30 of 99 44 #56 of 99 80 #21 of 99
Shareholder Returns 49 #19 of 36 74 #10 of 36 29 #26 of 36
Overall 66 69 66
  • TME ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NFLX ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SPOT ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTMENFLXSPOTSPY
1 month +1.0%-10.2%+12.3% -0.8%
3 months -8.9%-9.2%+15.7% +3.5%
6 months -9.4%-30.1%+15.4% +7.0%
Year to date -51.6%-31.8%-1.5% +12.2%
1 year -63.0%-41.6%-11.4% +13.0%
3 years +18.9%+60.6%+259.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.0%+17.1%+53.2% +23.1%
5 years +4.8%-3.6%+109.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.9%-0.7%+15.9% +11.0%
10 years —+403.1%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+17.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTMENFLXSPOTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.5%36.4%46.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.5%37.2%44.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.210.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.27-1.14-0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.6%-75.9%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.2%-44.8%-14.1% -1.8%
52-week high $23.71$115.75$665.67 $779.14
52-week low $7.74$63.90$412.75 $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.

MultipleTMENFLXSPOT
P/E now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 17.9x 17.9xmedian 17.9x 34.2xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 87.4xmedian 1.7x 5.3xmedian 1.7x 5.4xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 11.8x 8.0xmedian 11.8x 32.1xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 10.1x 23.1xmedian 10.1x 31.9xmedian 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 9.0xmedian 1.2x 11.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.38 0.35median 0.38 0.41median 0.38

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 monthsTMENFLXSPOT
Revenue $152.71M $49.73B $21.85B
Gross profit $2.15B $25.21B $7.24B
Operating income $1.61B $15.56B $3.19B
Net income $1.31B $14.77B $3.44B
Free cash flow $1.61B $11.38B $3.69B
R&D – $3.89B $1.67B
EPS (diluted) $0.82 $3.52 $16.34
Cash & equivalents $3.49B $8.19B $6.84B
Total debt $1.93B $58.27B –
Shares (diluted) 1.55B 4.20B 210.51M
Enterprise value -$8.97B $223.69B $74.67B

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
MetricTMENFLXSPOT
P/E 10.2x 17.9x 34.2x
P/FCF 8.3x 23.1x 31.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 21.3x 31.2x
P/S 87.4x 5.3x 5.4x
P/B 1.2x 9.0x 11.9x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 9.0x 11.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x 8.0x 32.1x
EV/EBIT 5.6x 17.3x 33.4x
EV/Revenue 58.8x 5.4x 4.9x
EV/FCF 5.6x 23.7x 28.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.6x 21.9x 28.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 0.35 0.41

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTMENFLXSPOT
Debt / assets 11.2% 25.8% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.3x 0.2x –
Debt / FCF 1.2x 1.3x –
Liabilities / assets 33.1% 50.1% 38.9%
Equity / assets 66.9% 49.9% 61.1%
Interest coverage 79.1x 18.2x 3.0x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.7x 223.0x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.7x 206.0x
Altman Z-score 2.27 8.40 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTMENFLXSPOT
Dividend yield 2.8% – –
Net buyback yield – 4.8% -0.6%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 4.8% -0.6%
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.

ConsensusTMENFLXSPOT
Forward P/E 9.4xFY2026 18.6xFY2026 44.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.90FY2026 $3.44FY2026 $12.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.8%FY2026 +36.0%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.1% +6.1% +37.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.49BFY2026 $54.17BFY2026 $21.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% +10.9% +27.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTMENFLXSPOT
Held by institutions 27.5% 80.9% 65.9%
Institutions holding 312 3,358 1,235
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +2.2% +1.1%
Institutions buying 172 1,691 615
Institutions selling 99 1,365 480
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.24 1.28

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.

TMENFLXSPOT
TME 1.00 0.21 0.24
NFLX 0.21 1.00 0.44
SPOT 0.24 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TME, NFLX and SPOT?

Netflix (NFLX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) $13.35B, Netflix (NFLX) $262.39B, Spotify Technology (SPOT) $117.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, TME, NFLX and SPOT?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 10.2x, Netflix (NFLX) 17.9x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 34.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is cheapest (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 9.4x, Netflix (NFLX) 18.6x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 44.0x). 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: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +200.4%, Netflix (NFLX) +14.7%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Spotify Technology (SPOT) returned the most: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) -63.0%, Netflix (NFLX) -41.6%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) -11.4%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +0.9%/yr, Netflix (NFLX) -0.7%/yr, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +15.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 2.83%. Netflix (NFLX) and Spotify Technology (SPOT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Netflix (NFLX) has been the steadiest (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 49.5%, Netflix (NFLX) 36.4%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.