IQ vs ESQ

Comparison between iQIYI Inc (IQ, Company) and Esquire Financial Holdings Inc (ESQ, Company).

IQ is from the Communication Services sector, while ESQ is from the Financial Services sector.

5-Year PerformanceESQ has outperformed IQ, delivering a return of +37.8% compared to -41.3%

IQ vs ESQ - Performance Comparison

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Key Characteristics

Financial metrics and valuation ratios

Metric	IQ(COMPANY)	ESQ(COMPANY)
Market Cap	$985M	$981M
Max Drawdown	97.69%	56.52%
Sharpe Ratio	-0.98	0.82
5Y Beta	1.15	0.68
Industry	Entertainment	Banks - Regional
P/E Ratio	-71.55	18.83
Forward P/E	109.89	N/A
PEG Ratio	N/A	1.59
Dividend Yield	N/A	0.65%
5Y EPS CAGR	-59.93%	26.89%
Debt to Equity	751.74%	0.00%
Free Cash Flow Yield	-1.88%	6.26%

Market Cap

Winner

$985M

ESQ

$981M

Max Drawdown

97.69%

Winner

ESQ

56.52%

Sharpe Ratio

-0.98

Winner

ESQ

0.82

5Y Beta

1.15

Winner

ESQ

0.68

Industry

Entertainment

ESQ

Banks - Regional

P/E Ratio

Winner

-71.55

ESQ

18.83

Forward P/E

109.89

ESQ

N/A

PEG Ratio

N/A

ESQ

1.59

Dividend Yield

N/A

ESQ

0.65%

5Y EPS CAGR

-59.93%

Winner

ESQ

26.89%

Debt to Equity

751.74%

Winner

ESQ

0.00%

Free Cash Flow Yield

-1.88%

Winner

ESQ

6.26%

IQ vs ESQ - Historical Returns

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Period	IQ	ESQ
1 month	-9.73%	+4.56%
3 months	-17.74%	+8.00%
6 months	-45.45%	+5.03%
1 year	-39.64%	+27.83%
5 years(CAGR)	-41.28%	+37.80%
10 years(CAGR)	-28.20%	+25.62%
Max(CAGR)	-28.20%	+25.62%

-9.73%

Winner

ESQ

+4.56%

-17.74%

Winner

ESQ

+8.00%

-45.45%

Winner

ESQ

+5.03%

-39.64%

Winner

ESQ

+27.83%

5Y(CAGR)

-41.28%

Winner

ESQ

+37.80%

10Y(CAGR)

-28.20%

Winner

ESQ

+25.62%

Max(CAGR)

-28.20%

Winner

ESQ

+25.62%

IQ vs ESQ - Annual Returns (2017 - 2026)

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Year	IQ	ESQ
2026	-49.75%	+12.48%
2025	-3.52%	+31.69%
2024	-58.13%	+60.06%
2023	-17.01%	+17.82%
2022	+16.74%	+36.58%
2021	-74.72%	+68.45%
2020	-23.90%	-26.08%
2019	+38.70%	+24.14%
2018	-4.37%	+14.75%
2017	N/A	+29.44%

IQ vs ESQ Drawdown Comparison

The maximum drawdown for IQ was -97.69%, occurring on Jun 18, 2026. This drawdown has not yet recovered.

The maximum drawdown for ESQ was -56.52%, occurring on May 14, 2020. Recovery took 801 trading sessions.

The current IQ drawdown is -97.69%. The current ESQ drawdown is -2.50%.

Rank	IQ	ESQ
#1	-97.69% Jun 20, 2018 - Jun 18, 2026	-56.52% Jun 28, 2018 - Sep 2, 2021
#2	-18.09% Apr 16, 2018 - May 10, 2018	-24.78% Nov 4, 2022 - Jun 16, 2023
#3	-8.02% May 14, 2018 - May 22, 2018	-20.68% Jan 31, 2025 - May 8, 2025
#4	-3.07% Jun 18, 2018 - Jun 20, 2018	-20.36% Nov 15, 2021 - Apr 22, 2022
#5	-2.06% Apr 3, 2018 - Apr 5, 2018	-17.48% Jan 29, 2024 - Jul 15, 2024
#6	-1.59% May 30, 2018 - Jun 1, 2018	-16.44% Jun 2, 2022 - Aug 12, 2022
#7	-0.97% May 10, 2018 - May 14, 2018	-15.43% Feb 3, 2026 - Mar 9, 2026
#8	-0.91% May 23, 2018 - May 29, 2018	-15.42% Jul 26, 2023 - Jan 26, 2024
#9	-0.89% Jun 5, 2018 - Jun 7, 2018	-12.32% Feb 1, 2018 - Apr 2, 2018
#10	-0.86% Jun 14, 2018 - Jun 18, 2018	-11.67% Sep 23, 2025 - Dec 10, 2025
#11	-0.12% Apr 5, 2018 - Apr 9, 2018	-11.25% Jul 24, 2025 - Sep 23, 2025
#12	N/A	-10.75% Aug 19, 2022 - Oct 18, 2022
#13	N/A	-10.25% Jul 31, 2024 - Aug 30, 2024
#14	N/A	-9.95% Dec 4, 2017 - Jan 26, 2018
#15	N/A	-9.31% Apr 25, 2022 - May 31, 2022