CURI vs PLBY
CURI: Premium factual entertainment streaming platform offering documentaries, courses, and educational content across science, history, nature, and lifestyle to both direct subscribers and content-licensing partners. PLBY: A legacy consumer media and lifestyle brand leveraging the Playboy name across print, digital content, and licensed merchandise, struggling with declining revenues and profitability pressures.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | CURI | PLBY | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-22 close | $2.52 | $1.27 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-23 | $149M | $147M | |
| PEG as of 2026-07-23 | -129.31 | n/a | |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-23 | -11.3% | -6.2% | PLBY higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-23 | +57.2% | +70.9% | PLBY higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-23 | -12.4% | -2.8% | PLBY higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-23 | -18.5% | -53.0% | CURI higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-23 | -10.8% | -2.7% | PLBY higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-23 | 0.00 | 4.70 | CURI lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-23 | +32.3% | -18.4% | CURI higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | -2.8% | -13.3% | CURI higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-23 | +13.1% | n/a | |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | n/a | 0 | |
| Beta as of 2026-07-23 | 1.77 | 1.90 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-22 close | -42.2% | -33.9% | PLBY higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-23. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-22.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.