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CuriosityStream Inc. (CURI)

Communication Services | Broadcasting | Silver Spring, United States | NasdaqCM
2.80 USD

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:09 a.m. EDT

The investment case for CuriosityStream is currently paralyzed by a severe disconnect between its aggressive dividend policy and its deteriorating operational reality. While the company boasts a headline-grabbing 11.56% yield, the payout ratio is dangerously unsustainable given the razor-thin profit margins and negative return on assets; this yield is likely propping up the share price rather than providing genuine income security. Fundamentally, the business is trapped in a multi-year structural decline, having lost more than half its value over the last five years despite a recent technical rebound. This price recovery appears to be a temporary relief rally rather than a reversal of the underlying trend, as the market continues to punish the company's inability to generate consistent growth. On the options front, the heavy concentration of put open interest confirms that sophisticated traders view the current bounce as a buying opportunity for downside bets, not a launchpad for a rally. Until the dividend becomes sustainable and the multi-year price trajectory shows a sustained inflection point, the stock remains a speculative trap for income seekers.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.134721
AutoETS0.145288
AutoARIMA0.161415
MSTL0.215639

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 28%
H-stat 0.89
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 5.35
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-03
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-03
Debt to Equity Ratio 8.871
Revenue per Share 1.298
Market Cap 166,146,480
Forward P/E 9.03
Beta 1.75
Profit Margins 0.03%
Website https://www.curiositystream.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 5:09 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with open interest concentrated in out-of-the-money puts across multiple expirations. Call activity is minimal and skewed toward deep out-of-the-money strikes, indicating a lack of near-term bullish conviction despite the elevated implied volatility on calls relative to puts.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
3.14% 10.38% — —
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-04 0.085 3.136531
2026-06-05 0.085 3.063063
2026-03-06 0.080 2.409639
2025-12-05 0.080 1.769912
2025-09-05 0.080 1.750547
2025-06-13 0.100 2.178649
2025-06-06 0.080 1.415929
2025-03-14 0.040 1.495327
2024-10-11 0.025 1.184834
2024-07-12 0.025 2.049180
2024-04-11 0.025 2.155172
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.34
dividendYield 12.14
exDividendDate 2026-09-04
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.325
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.116071425
lastDividendValue 0.085
lastDividendDate 2026-09-04
dividendDate 2026-09-18

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.41052634
Address1 8,484 Georgia Avenue
Address2 Suite 700
All Time High 24.0
All Time Low 0.45
Ask 3.62
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 7
Average Analyst Rating 1.7 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 441,330
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,061,471
Average Volume 1,061,471
Average Volume10Days 441,330
Beta 1.749
Bid 2.11
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 10
Book Value 0.701
City Silver Spring
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 10
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 2.8
Current Ratio 0.784
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 2.84
Day Low 2.75
Debt To Equity 8.871
Display Name CuriosityStream
Dividend Date 1,789,689,600
Dividend Rate 0.34
Dividend Yield 12.14
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,568,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,568,400
Earnings Growth 14.0
Earnings Quarterly Growth 10.329
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,564,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,427,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,427,200
Ebitda 15,381,000
Ebitda Margins 0.20247999
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.594
Enterprise To Revenue 2.145
Enterprise Value 162,949,472
Eps Current Year 0.2
Eps Forward 0.31
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.0
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,480,000
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 2.8471
Fifty Day Average Change -0.047100067
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.016543172
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -41.052635
Fifty Two Week High 5.1
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.3
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.4509804
Fifty Two Week Low 2.3
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.5
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.21739131
Fifty Two Week Range 2.3 - 5.1
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,578,493,800,000
Float Shares 40,602,639
Forward Eps 0.31
Forward P E 9.032258
Free Cashflow 30,067,124
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 42
Fullday Change -0.00999999
Fullday Change Percent -0.3571425
Fullday Price 2.79
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.62956
Gross Profits 47,823,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.31662
Held Percent Institutions 0.33271998
Implied Shares Outstanding 59,338,028
Industry Broadcasting
Industry Disp Broadcasting
Industry Key broadcasting
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,788,480,000
Last Dividend Value 0.085
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary CuriosityStream Inc., a media and entertainment company, provides factual content through multiple channels. The company provides video and audio programming services in various categories of factual entertainment, including science, history, society, nature, lifestyle, and technology through direct subscription video on-demand (SVoD) platforms accessible by internet connected devices, or indirectly through distribution partners who deliver CuriosityStream content via distributor's platform or system, as well as through bundled content licenses for SVoD and linear offerings, talks and courses, and partner bulk sales. It offers streaming content through a host of screen and devices, including televisions, set-top boxes, computers, streaming media players, game consoles, and mobile devices. CuriosityStream Inc. is based in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Long Name CuriosityStream Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 166,146,480
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_586252637
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 24,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 170,893,520
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 2.81
Operating Cashflow 5,396,000
Operating Margins 0.39492
Overall Risk 10
Phone 301 755 2050
Pre Market Change -0.00999999
Pre Market Change Percent -0.3571425
Pre Market Price 2.79
Pre Market Time 1,791,894,288
Previous Close 2.8
Price Eps Current Year 14.0
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 3.994294
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.1872315
Profit Margins 0.00032000002
Quick Ratio 0.638
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.66667
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 2.84
Regular Market Day Low 2.75
Regular Market Day Range 2.75 - 2.84
Regular Market Open 2.81
Regular Market Previous Close 2.8
Regular Market Price 2.8
Regular Market Time 1,791,835,201
Regular Market Volume 551,133
Return On Assets -0.0019400001
Return On Equity 0.00053
Revenue Growth 0.223
Revenue Per Share 1.298
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 8
Shares Outstanding 59,338,028
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.045700002
Shares Short 2,712,254
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,640,158
Short Name CuriosityStream Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.066300005
Short Ratio 3.51
Source Interval 15
State MD
Symbol CURI
Target High Price 6.0
Target Low Price 5.0
Target Mean Price 5.33333
Target Median Price 5.0
Total Cash 6,875,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.116
Total Debt 3,678,000
Total Revenue 75,962,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.325
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.116071425
Trailing Eps 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 3.038825
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.23882508
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.07859126
Type Disp Equity
Volume 551,133
Website https://www.curiositystream.com
Zip 20,910