Spotify vs Netflix
SPOTSpotify Technology S.A.vs
NFLXNetflix Inc.- Spotify: Music streaming leader globally. Heavy investment in podcasts and audiobooks.
- Netflix: Streaming pioneer. Now with ads, gaming, and live sports as growth bets.
- Over the past five years Spotify stock returned +104% versus +29% for Netflix, in USD. Past performance is not a guide to the future.
- They compete in the same space (Big Tech), so many investors simply own both through a broad index fund instead of picking a winner.
Shown in USD. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Industry
- Big Tech, Media & entertainment
- Big Tech
- 1Y return (USD)
- -30.2%
- -44.3%
- 3Y return (USD)
- +174.3%
- +43.8%
- 5Y return (USD)
- +104.0%
- +29.0%
- Trades in
- USD
- USD
SpotifySPOTMusic streaming leader globally. Heavy investment in podcasts and audiobooks. Margins are slowly improving.
See full Spotify details →NetflixNFLXStreaming pioneer. Now with ads, gaming, and live sports as growth bets.
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Frequently asked questions
Which performed better, Spotify or Netflix?
Over the past five years Spotify stock returned +104% and Netflix returned +29% in US dollars, so Spotify has been the stronger performer in that window. Past performance says little about the future, which is why the chart on this page lets you check other periods too.
Can I buy both Spotify and Netflix shares?
Yes. Nothing stops you owning both companies, and many investors do exactly that instead of trying to pick the winner. Both are available to investors worldwide through a broker such as Interactive Brokers.
Is it safer to buy an ETF instead?
A broad index fund holds hundreds of companies at once, usually including both of these, so a single bad year at one business barely dents it. Owning individual shares concentrates that risk, which is why many beginners keep single stocks to a small slice of a mostly fund-based portfolio.