ATHM vs QFIN vs PDD Stock Comparison

Autohome, Qfin Holdings and PDD Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATHM Autohome Inc.
$20.14 -5.1% 1M -22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.33B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.39M
Div. yield
9.24%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
QFIN Qfin Holdings, Inc.
$5.49 -22.1% 1M -74.3% 1Y
Market cap
$669.30M
P/E
1.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
22.59%
Digital Lending Technology
4 wins
PDD PDD Holdings Inc.
$77.46 -1.3% 1M -43.9% 1Y
Market cap
$110.26B
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionATHMQFINPDDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.33B $669.30M $110.26B PDD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.6x 1.4x 8.0x QFIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x 1.9x 7.2x QFIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.5% -7.8% +13.8% PDD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.0% 22.2% 20.7% QFIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 9.24% 22.59% 0.00% QFIN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.4% -74.3% -43.9% ATHM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.5%/yr -23.1%/yr -2.7%/yr PDD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.3% 57.0% 33.5% ATHM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 78/100 79/100 PDD

Percentile Scorecard

ATHMQFINPDD

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

AxisATHMQFINPDD
Valuation 71 #49 of 166 97 #4 of 99 89 #19 of 166
Growth 5 #144 of 152 38 #59 of 94 59 #63 of 152
Profitability 60 #61 of 152 94 #6 of 90 86 #22 of 152
Financial Health 92 #16 of 179 72 #30 of 105 81 #35 of 179
Shareholder Returns 75 #24 of 94 91 #6 of 59 –
Overall 61 78 79
  • ATHM ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • QFIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PDD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodATHMQFINPDDSPY
1 month -5.1%-22.1%-1.3% +0.9%
3 months -11.5%-60.1%-12.3% +5.9%
6 months +10.6%-56.5%-20.7% +8.5%
Year to date -9.5%-71.5%-31.7% +13.3%
1 year -22.4%-74.3%-43.9% +12.4%
3 years -24.9%-63.6%-28.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -9.1%-28.6%-10.6% +23.5%
5 years -48.8%-73.1%-12.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -12.5%-23.1%-2.7% +11.0%
10 years -15.9%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year -1.7%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureATHMQFINPDDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.3%57.0%33.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%56.1%35.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.851.130.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.70-1.30-1.31 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.7%-89.1%-73.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.4%-77.3%-43.9% -0.9%
52-week high $25.97$24.15$138.13 $779.14
52-week low $16.38$5.26$73.30 $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.

MultipleATHMQFINPDD
P/E now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 16.8x 1.4xmedian 19.6x 8.0xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.9x —median 17.5x —median 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.4x 0.5xmedian 15.9x 6.9xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.8x 0.2xmedian 2.0x 1.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.88median 0.36 0.28median 1.01 0.26median 0.36

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 monthsATHMQFINPDD
Revenue $787.39M $2.41B $64.89B
Gross profit $573.40M – $36.55B
Operating income $48.02M $675.86M $14.41B
Net income $129.13M $533.22M $13.45B
Free cash flow – $1.27B $16.02B
R&D $148.61M – $2.64B
EPS (diluted) $1.14 $3.93 $9.08
Cash & equivalents $367.84M $607.06M $19.00B
Total debt – $1.05B –
Shares (diluted) 118.02M 136.09M 1.48B
Enterprise value -$8.51B -$3.89B -$133.80B

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
MetricATHMQFINPDD
P/E 17.6x 1.4x 8.0x
P/FCF – 0.5x 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 0.5x 6.9x
P/S 3.0x 0.3x 1.7x
P/B 0.7x 0.2x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 0.2x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -7.2x 0.0x 3.0x
EV/Revenue -0.4x 0.0x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 0.0x 2.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 0.0x 2.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.88 0.28 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATHMQFINPDD
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.5% -7.8% 13.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 3.1% 40.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -19.5% – 11.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.0% – 29.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -59.0% -41.5% 12.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -36.4% 3.8% 37.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -37.6% -47.1% -1.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.3% -1.2% 32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -32.5% -40.9% -1.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.1% 4.9% 30.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -16.1% 22.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.8% 21.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -16.1% 22.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% 21.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATHMQFINPDD
Gross margin 72.8% – 56.3%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 6.1% 28.1% 22.2%
Pretax margin 17.9% 31.1% 28.4%
Net margin 17.0% 22.2% 20.7%
FCF margin – 52.6% 24.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 52.6% 24.7%
Return on equity 3.9% 14.8% 21.1%
Return on assets 3.3% 6.8% 14.1%
Return on invested capital – 17.5% –
Return on capital employed 1.4% 13.6% 22.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATHMQFINPDD
Debt / assets – 4.1% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 17.8% 53.3% 32.5%
Equity / assets 82.2% 46.7% 67.5%
Interest coverage – 8.7x –
Current ratio 6.8x 2.2x 2.6x
Quick ratio 6.5x 0.4x 2.1x
Cash ratio 6.0x 0.3x 2.1x
Altman Z-score – – 4.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATHMQFINPDD
Dividend yield 9.2% 22.6% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 9.2% 22.6% 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.

ConsensusATHMQFINPDD
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 1.9xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $2.84FY2026 $10.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -36.9%FY2026 -54.8%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.4% -10.2% +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $770.59MFY2026 $1.84BFY2026 $72.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -16.5%FY2026 -33.0%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% -13.1% +9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATHMQFINPDD
Held by institutions 42.5% 61.8% 30.3%
Institutions holding 127 158 507
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +3.0% +4.8%
Institutions buying 64 71 213
Institutions selling 44 64 234
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.11 0.91

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.

ATHMQFINPDD
ATHM 1.00 0.25 0.33
QFIN 0.25 1.00 0.19
PDD 0.33 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATHM, QFIN and PDD?

PDD Holdings (PDD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autohome (ATHM) $2.33B, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) $669.30M, PDD Holdings (PDD) $110.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATHM, QFIN and PDD?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autohome (ATHM) 17.6x, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 1.4x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) is cheapest (Autohome (ATHM) 19.0x, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 1.9x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

PDD Holdings (PDD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autohome (ATHM) -16.5%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -7.8%, PDD Holdings (PDD) +13.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) has the highest net margin (Autohome (ATHM) 17.0%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 22.2%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Autohome (ATHM) returned the most: Autohome (ATHM) -22.4%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -74.3%, PDD Holdings (PDD) -43.9%. Over five years, PDD Holdings (PDD) compounded fastest (Autohome (ATHM) -12.5%/yr, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -23.1%/yr, PDD Holdings (PDD) -2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) has the highest dividend yield: Autohome (ATHM) 9.24%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 22.59%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 0.00%. PDD Holdings (PDD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autohome (ATHM) has been the steadiest (Autohome (ATHM) 32.3%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 57.0%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATHM, QFIN and PDD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, PDD Holdings (PDD) 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.