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How NetEase, Inc. stacks up
NTES · against 17 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
95/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #3 of 18 · scores higher than 88% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score4 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including NTES · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 95?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 87% of peers. Return on invested capital: 25.0% vs peer median 6.0%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 92% of peers. Operating margin: 31.8% vs peer median 8.2%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 96% of peers. Return on assets: 15.7% vs peer median 2.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NTES, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NTES | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 18 reported | 25.0% | 11.2% | 71% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 18 reported | 31.8% | 15.5% | 94% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 16 reported | 15.7% | 4.8% | 93% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 16 reported | 20.4% | 16.6% | 80% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 18 reported | 67.2% | 48.0% | 76% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NTES| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82.5B USD | 99 | 70 | |
| 2 | 9.39T JPY (≈$63.9B) | 97 | 78 | |
| 3 | 74.4B USD | 95 | 75 | |
| 4 | 123.4B USD | 93 | 58 | |
| 5 | 52.9B USD | 83 | 49 | |
| 6 | 41.7B USD | 81 | 37 | |
| 7 | 73.9B USD | 77 | 58 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score