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How NetEase, Inc. stacks up
NTES · against 17 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Valuation
68/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #5 of 18 · scores higher than 76% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score3 peers with a valuation score of 60–69, including NTES · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 68?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, EBITDA yield and free cash flow yield, which are stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 63% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 10.0% vs peer median 7.4%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 68% of peers. EBITDA yield: 12.9% vs peer median 8.6%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 74% of peers. Earnings yield: 6.5% vs peer median 2.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 18 reported | 6.5% | 5.9% | 53% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 18 reported | 12.9% | 8.9% | 71% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 12 reported | 10.0% | 4.6% | 73% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 16 reported | Not reported | 31.4% | — | — | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NTES| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 84.0B USD | 89 | 51 | |
| 2 | 146.6B USD | 85 | 63 | |
| 3 | 39.1B EUR (≈$43.0B) | 80 | 44 | |
| 4 | 123.5B EUR (≈$135.9B) | 77 | 53 | |
| 5 | 74.4B USD | 68 | 75 | |
| 6 | 10.49T JPY (≈$71.3B) | 67 | 50 | |
| 7 | 205.5B SAR (≈$55.5B) | 62 | 61 | |
| 8 | 67.0B SGD (≈$50.9B) | 55 | 56 | |
| 9 | 73.9B USD | 52 | 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