TME vs SPOT vs HUYA Stock Comparison

Tencent Music Entertainment, Spotify Technology and Huya Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUYA HUYA Inc.
$2.08 -11.1% 1M -26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$455.39M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$992.66M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology

Head to Head

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

QuestionTMESPOTHUYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.91B $121.64B $455.39M SPOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.1x 35.4x -29.2x TME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 44.3x 26.0x TME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +200.4% +17.0% +16.7% TME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 835.7% 15.7% -1.6% TME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -63.4% -16.3% -26.0% SPOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.3%/yr +14.0%/yr -24.0%/yr SPOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.3% 46.6% 53.2% SPOT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 62/100 63/100 TME

Percentile Scorecard

TMESPOTHUYA

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

AxisTMESPOTHUYA
Valuation 75 #42 of 166 31 #115 of 166 61 #66 of 166
Growth 52 #74 of 153 96 #7 of 153 66 #52 of 153
Profitability 88 #19 of 153 84 #25 of 153 39 #94 of 153
Financial Health 77 #42 of 179 83 #32 of 179 79 #38 of 179
Shareholder Returns 44 #51 of 91 17 #76 of 91 69 #29 of 91
Overall 67 62 63
  • TME ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • HUYA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTMESPOTHUYASPY
1 month +5.3%+13.0%-11.1% +0.7%
3 months -11.5%+6.6%-16.5% +3.7%
6 months -8.6%+24.8%-33.8% +7.1%
Year to date -52.2%-4.0%-27.8% +12.8%
1 year -63.4%-16.3%-26.0% +11.9%
3 years +14.8%+242.6%-33.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +4.7%+50.8%-12.8% +22.8%
5 years +6.6%+92.6%-74.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.3%+14.0%-24.0% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureTMESPOTHUYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.3%46.6%53.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.7%44.7%47.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.281.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.29-0.35-0.49 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.6%-76.4%-82.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.8%-16.3%-57.4% -1.2%
52-week high $23.15$665.67$4.88 $779.14
52-week low $7.74$412.75$2.05 $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.

MultipleTMESPOTHUYA
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 16.7x 33.3xmedian 16.7x -30.5xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 86.4xmedian 1.4x 5.2xmedian 1.4x 0.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 12.7x 31.2xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 10.5x 31.0xmedian 10.5x —median 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.7x 11.6xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 0.39 0.40median 0.39 -0.83median 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 monthsTMESPOTHUYA
Revenue $152.71M $21.85B $992.66M
Gross profit $2.15B $7.24B $141.11M
Operating income $1.61B $3.19B -$16.49M
Net income $1.31B $3.44B -$13.64M
Free cash flow $1.61B $3.69B –
R&D – $1.67B $71.57M
EPS (diluted) $0.82 $16.34 $-0.07
Cash & equivalents $3.49B $6.84B $47.48M
Total debt $1.93B – –
Shares (diluted) 1.55B 210.51M 228.84M
Enterprise value -$9.83B $78.55B -$1.45B

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
MetricTMESPOTHUYA
P/E 10.1x 33.3x -30.5x
P/FCF 8.2x 31.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 30.4x –
P/S 86.4x 5.2x 0.9x
P/B 1.1x 11.6x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 11.6x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 31.2x –
EV/EBIT 5.5x 32.5x -34.5x
EV/Revenue 57.7x 4.7x 0.6x
EV/FCF 5.5x 28.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 5.5x 27.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 0.40 -0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTMESPOTHUYA
Revenue growth (1Y) 200.4% 17.0% 16.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 17.1% -5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.2% 22.0% 30.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 28.2% 19.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.1% 45.9% 15.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 91.3% 43.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.7% 117.4% 18.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 86.0% 36.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.3% 113.8% 25.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.2% 82.8% 36.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.8% 15.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 152.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.8% 12.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 166.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTMESPOTHUYA
Gross margin 1,408% 33.1% 14.2%
EBITDA margin 1,262% 15.2% –
Operating margin 1,052% 14.6% -1.7%
Pretax margin 1,042% 18.0% -1.5%
Net margin 835.7% 15.7% -1.6%
FCF margin 1,054% 16.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 1,054% 17.3% –
Return on equity 11.6% 35.3% -2.0%
Return on assets 8.3% 21.5% -1.5%
Return on invested capital 12.8% – –
Return on capital employed 12.9% 20.0% -2.3%
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.4x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTMESPOTHUYA
Debt / assets 11.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.3x – –
Debt / FCF 1.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 33.1% 38.9% 26.1%
Equity / assets 66.9% 61.1% 73.9%
Interest coverage 79.1x 3.0x –
Current ratio 1.7x – 2.3x
Quick ratio 2.1x 223.0x 2.0x
Cash ratio 1.9x 206.0x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 2.25 – 3.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTMESPOTHUYA
Dividend yield 2.9% – 6.7%
Net buyback yield – -0.6% –
Shareholder yield 2.9% -0.6% 6.7%
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.

ConsensusTMESPOTHUYA
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 44.3xFY2026 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.90FY2026 $12.58FY2026 $0.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.8%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -1.1% +39.4% +100.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.49BFY2026 $20.91BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +27.7% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTMESPOTHUYA
Held by institutions 27.5% 65.9% 16.0%
Institutions holding 312 1,237 82
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +1.1% -12.8%
Institutions buying 172 615 33
Institutions selling 99 482 29
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.28 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.

TMESPOTHUYA
TME 1.00 0.24 0.32
SPOT 0.24 1.00 0.08
HUYA 0.32 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TME, SPOT and HUYA?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) $12.91B, Spotify Technology (SPOT) $121.64B, Huya (HUYA) $455.39M.

Which stock is cheaper, TME, SPOT and HUYA?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 10.1x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 35.4x, Huya (HUYA) -29.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is cheapest (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 9.3x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 44.3x, Huya (HUYA) 26.0x). 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%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%, Huya (HUYA) +16.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest net margin (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 835.7%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%, Huya (HUYA) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Spotify Technology (SPOT) returned the most: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) -63.4%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) -16.3%, Huya (HUYA) -26.0%. Over five years, Spotify Technology (SPOT) compounded fastest (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +1.3%/yr, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +14.0%/yr, Huya (HUYA) -24.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Spotify Technology (SPOT) has been the steadiest (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 49.3%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.6%, Huya (HUYA) 53.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.