ATHM vs NP vs SE Stock Comparison

Autohome, Neptune Insurance Holdings and Sea Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATHM Autohome Inc.
$20.40 -4.2% 1M -21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.39B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.39M
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins
SE Sea Ltd
$74.01 -25.7% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$44.51B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Autohome leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Autohome 4, Sea 3, Neptune Insurance Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATHMNPSELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.39B $3.92B $44.51B SE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.8x 87.7x 26.5x ATHM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 48.9x 19.5x ATHM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.5% +33.8% +43.5% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.0% 22.7% 6.3% NP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 512.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.5% +7.6% -52.1% NP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.4%/yr — -26.3%/yr ATHM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 60.7% 52.3% ATHM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 39/100 71/100 SE

Percentile Scorecard

ATHMNPSE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisATHMNPSE
Valuation 72 #47 of 167 3 #115 of 119 78 #37 of 167
Growth 5 #145 of 153 78 #26 of 115 68 #49 of 153
Profitability 59 #63 of 153 99 #2 of 113 68 #50 of 153
Financial Health 92 #16 of 179 10 #103 of 114 70 #54 of 179
Shareholder Returns 76 #23 of 94 4 #103 of 107 –
Overall 61 39 71
  • ATHM ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NP ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodATHMNPSESPY
1 month -4.2%+3.1%-25.7% -0.8%
3 months -4.5%-8.0%-29.1% +3.5%
6 months +10.5%+7.1%-13.4% +7.0%
Year to date -8.4%-2.7%-42.0% +12.2%
1 year -21.5%+7.6%-52.1% +13.0%
3 years -24.0%—+85.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -8.7%—+22.8% +23.1%
5 years -48.5%—-78.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -12.4%—-26.3% +11.0%
10 years -17.5%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.9%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureATHMNPSESPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%60.7%52.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%56.0%54.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.111.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.660.13-1.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.7%-43.8%-90.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.9%-19.0%-53.8% -1.8%
52-week high $26.46$35.05$160.10 $779.14
52-week low $16.38$17.14$74.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleATHMNPSE
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 17.5x 87.1xmedian 10.6x 26.2xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.4x 19.8xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x —median 7.6x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.1x 47.5xmedian 8.6x 8.7xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.7x -18.4xmedian 1.5x —median 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.89median 0.41 —median 0.52 0.36median 0.41

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsATHMNPSE
Revenue $787.39M $197.00M $26.55B
Gross profit $573.40M – $12.29B
Operating income $48.02M $81.30M $2.28B
Net income $129.13M $44.74M $3.91B
Free cash flow – $82.04M $5.22B
R&D $148.61M – $1.17B
EPS (diluted) $1.14 $0.31 $2.64
Cash & equivalents $367.84M $17.43M $3.53B
Total debt – $922.00M $2.37B
Shares (diluted) 118.02M 146.39M 638.23M
Enterprise value -$8.78B $3.87B $4.40B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricATHMNPSE
P/E 17.9x 87.1x 26.2x
P/FCF – 47.5x 8.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 47.5x 8.7x
P/S 3.0x 19.8x 1.7x
P/B 0.7x -18.4x –
P/Tangible book 0.7x -18.4x –
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -6.5x 50.4x 16.0x
EV/Revenue -0.4x 20.8x 1.4x
EV/FCF – 49.9x 7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 49.9x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.89 – 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATHMNPSE
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.5% 33.8% 43.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.0% – 27.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -19.5% – 41.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.0% – -83.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -59.0% 7.0% 57.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -36.4% – 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -37.6% 0.1% -97.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.3% – 26.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -32.5% 197.9% 31.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.1% – 73.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 53.1% 14.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 56.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 53.1% 14.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 56.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATHMNPSE
Gross margin 72.8% – 46.3%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 6.1% 41.3% 8.6%
Pretax margin 17.9% 34.1% 11.6%
Net margin 17.0% 22.7% 6.3%
FCF margin – 41.6% 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 41.6% 19.6%
Return on equity 3.9% – –
Return on assets 3.3% 43.4% 12.5%
Return on invested capital – 512.4% –
Return on capital employed 1.4% 3,191% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 16.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATHMNPSE
Debt / assets – 206.9% 1.0%
Debt / equity – -1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 2.6x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 17.8% 303.6% 59.2%
Equity / assets 82.2% -203.6% –
Interest coverage – 5.4x 123.4x
Current ratio 6.8x 0.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 6.5x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 6.0x 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 5.39 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATHMNPSE
Dividend yield 9.1% – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 9.1% 0.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusATHMNPSE
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 48.9xFY2026 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $0.58FY2026 $3.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -36.9%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.4% +25.9% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $770.59MFY2026 $195.39MFY2026 $30.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -16.5%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% +18.6% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATHMNPSE
Held by institutions 42.5% 48.8% 63.6%
Institutions holding 127 136 773
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +3.3% +0.6%
Institutions buying 64 105 436
Institutions selling 44 24 223
Buyers to sellers 1.45 4.38 1.96

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ATHMNPSE
ATHM 1.00 0.02 0.32
NP 0.02 1.00 0.08
SE 0.32 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATHM, NP and SE?

Sea (SE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autohome (ATHM) $2.39B, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) $3.92B, Sea (SE) $44.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATHM, NP and SE?

Autohome (ATHM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autohome (ATHM) 17.8x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 87.7x, Sea (SE) 26.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Autohome (ATHM) is cheapest (Autohome (ATHM) 19.2x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 48.9x, Sea (SE) 19.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sea (SE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autohome (ATHM) -16.5%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +33.8%, Sea (SE) +43.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) has the highest net margin (Autohome (ATHM) 17.0%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 22.7%, Sea (SE) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) returned the most: Autohome (ATHM) -21.5%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +7.6%, Sea (SE) -52.1%. Over five years, Autohome (ATHM) compounded fastest (Autohome (ATHM) -12.4%/yr, Sea (SE) -26.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autohome (ATHM) has been the steadiest (Autohome (ATHM) 32.4%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 60.7%, Sea (SE) 52.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATHM, NP and SE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Autohome (ATHM) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.