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Side-by-side financial comparison of iQIYI, Inc. (IQ) and Talen Energy Corp (TLN). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

iQIYI, Inc. is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($971.6M vs $758.0M, roughly 1.3× Talen Energy Corp).

iQIYI, formerly Qiyi, is a Chinese subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Baidu. Headquartered in Beijing, iQIYI primarily produces and distributes films and television series.

PPL Corporation is an energy company headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange as NYSE: PPL and is part of the S&P 500. As of 2022, the company had $7.9 billion in revenue, 6,500 employees, over $37 billion in assets, and serves 3.6 million customers.

IQ vs TLN — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
IQ
IQ
1.3× larger
IQ
$971.6M
$758.0M
TLN

Income Statement — Q1 FY2026 vs Q4 FY2025

Metric
IQ
IQ
TLN
TLN
Revenue
$971.6M
$758.0M
Net Profit
$-363.0M
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
0.8%
-41.3%
Net Margin
-47.9%
Revenue YoY
114.7%
Net Profit YoY
-542.7%
EPS (diluted)
$-7.60

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
IQ
IQ
TLN
TLN
Q1 26
$971.6M
Q4 25
$758.0M
Q3 25
$697.0M
Q2 25
$409.0M
Q1 25
$906.0M
$654.0M
Q4 24
$353.0M
Q3 24
$459.0M
Q2 24
$346.0M
Net Profit
IQ
IQ
TLN
TLN
Q1 26
Q4 25
$-363.0M
Q3 25
$207.0M
Q2 25
$72.0M
Q1 25
$-135.0M
Q4 24
$82.0M
Q3 24
$168.0M
Q2 24
$454.0M
Operating Margin
IQ
IQ
TLN
TLN
Q1 26
0.8%
Q4 25
-41.3%
Q3 25
37.7%
Q2 25
16.1%
Q1 25
4.3%
-16.2%
Q4 24
4.5%
Q3 24
34.4%
Q2 24
7.8%
Net Margin
IQ
IQ
TLN
TLN
Q1 26
Q4 25
-47.9%
Q3 25
29.7%
Q2 25
17.6%
Q1 25
-20.6%
Q4 24
23.2%
Q3 24
36.6%
Q2 24
131.2%
EPS (diluted)
IQ
IQ
TLN
TLN
Q1 26
Q4 25
$-7.60
Q3 25
$4.25
Q2 25
$1.50
Q1 25
$-2.94
Q4 24
$2.07
Q3 24
$3.16
Q2 24
$7.60

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
IQ
IQ
TLN
TLN
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$4.4M
$689.0M
Total DebtLower is stronger
$6.8B
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$13.3M
$1.1B
Total Assets
$46.7M
$10.9B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage
6.23×

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
IQ
IQ
TLN
TLN
Q1 26
$4.4M
Q4 25
$689.0M
Q3 25
$497.0M
Q2 25
$122.0M
Q1 25
$3.5M
$295.0M
Q4 24
$328.0M
Q3 24
$648.0M
Q2 24
$632.0M
Total Debt
IQ
IQ
TLN
TLN
Q1 26
Q4 25
$6.8B
Q3 25
$3.0B
Q2 25
$3.0B
Q1 25
$3.0B
Q4 24
$3.0B
Q3 24
$2.6B
Q2 24
$2.6B
Stockholders' Equity
IQ
IQ
TLN
TLN
Q1 26
$13.3M
Q4 25
$1.1B
Q3 25
$1.5B
Q2 25
$1.2B
Q1 25
$13.4M
$1.2B
Q4 24
$1.4B
Q3 24
$2.4B
Q2 24
$2.5B
Total Assets
IQ
IQ
TLN
TLN
Q1 26
$46.7M
Q4 25
$10.9B
Q3 25
$6.1B
Q2 25
$5.8B
Q1 25
$45.8M
$5.9B
Q4 24
$6.1B
Q3 24
$6.8B
Q2 24
$7.1B
Debt / Equity
IQ
IQ
TLN
TLN
Q1 26
Q4 25
6.23×
Q3 25
2.03×
Q2 25
2.40×
Q1 25
2.54×
Q4 24
2.17×
Q3 24
1.10×
Q2 24
1.05×

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
IQ
IQ
TLN
TLN
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$280.0M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$254.0M
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
33.5%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
3.4%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$606.0M

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
IQ
IQ
TLN
TLN
Q1 26
Q4 25
$280.0M
Q3 25
$489.0M
Q2 25
$-184.0M
Q1 25
$119.0M
Q4 24
Q3 24
$96.0M
Q2 24
$-23.0M
Free Cash Flow
IQ
IQ
TLN
TLN
Q1 26
Q4 25
$254.0M
Q3 25
$468.0M
Q2 25
$-217.0M
Q1 25
$101.0M
Q4 24
Q3 24
$83.0M
Q2 24
$-43.0M
FCF Margin
IQ
IQ
TLN
TLN
Q1 26
Q4 25
33.5%
Q3 25
67.1%
Q2 25
-53.1%
Q1 25
15.4%
Q4 24
Q3 24
18.1%
Q2 24
-12.4%
Capex Intensity
IQ
IQ
TLN
TLN
Q1 26
Q4 25
3.4%
Q3 25
3.0%
Q2 25
8.1%
Q1 25
2.8%
Q4 24
Q3 24
2.8%
Q2 24
5.8%
Cash Conversion
IQ
IQ
TLN
TLN
Q1 26
Q4 25
Q3 25
2.36×
Q2 25
-2.56×
Q1 25
Q4 24
Q3 24
0.57×
Q2 24
-0.05×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

IQ
IQ

Segment breakdown not available.

TLN
TLN

Electricity Sales And Ancillary Services$555.0M73%
Operating Revenue Capacity$182.0M24%
Physical Electricity Sales Bilateral Contracts Other$21.0M3%

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