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How iQIYI, Inc. stacks up
IQ · against 147 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Valuation
90/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #14 of 148 · scores higher than 90% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score16 peers with a valuation score of 90–100, including IQ · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 90?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its EBITDA yield, which is stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- less free cash flow for the price paid: weaker than 73% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 3.2% vs peer median 7.4%
- Earnings yield is not reported, so it is left out of the score.
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 92% of peers. EBITDA yield: 33.5% vs peer median 8.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = IQ, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | IQ | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 143 reported | Not reported | 1.5% | — | — | 30% |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 152 reported | 33.5% | 7.7% | 92% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 52 reported | 3.2% | 10.4% | 22% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 147 reported | 234.1% | 47.0% | 95% | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around IQ| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 694.0B KRW (≈$500M) | 100 | 66 | |
| 2 | 1.5B USD | 99 | 79 | |
| 3 | 1.07T KRW (≈$770M) | 98 | 85 | |
| 4 | 743M USD | 97 | 67 | |
| 4 | 659M USD | 97 | 81 | |
| 11 | 509.1B CLP (≈$560M) | 91 | 48 | |
| 11 | 422M EUR (≈$464M) | 91 | 63 | |
| 11 | 29.5B ZAR (≈$1.6B) | 91 | 59 | |
| 14 | 5.3B HKD (≈$682M) | 90 | 68 | |
| 14 | 849M USD | 90 | 43 | |
| 14 | 544M EUR (≈$598M) | 90 | 33 | |
| 17 | 1.94T KRW (≈$1.4B) | 89 | 68 | |
| 17 | 122.5B JPY (≈$833M) | 89 | 47 | |
| 19 | 1.1B USD | 88 | 73 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score