DOYU vs JOYY Stock Comparison

DouYu International Holdings and Joyy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JOYY JOYY Inc.
$82.99 +4.0% 1M +38.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.16B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.27B
Div. yield
–
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6 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Joyy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Joyy 6, DouYu International Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOYUJOYYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $109.85M $4.16B JOYY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.4x 19.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.8% +7.5% JOYY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.9% 9.6% JOYY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.9% +38.8% JOYY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.6%/yr +10.4%/yr JOYY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.0% 31.0% JOYY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 57/100 DOYU

Percentile Scorecard

DOYUJOYY

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

AxisDOYUJOYY
Valuation 86 #24 of 167 54 #77 of 167
Growth 40 #93 of 153 32 #105 of 153
Profitability 46 #83 of 153 47 #81 of 153
Financial Health 66 #62 of 179 83 #31 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 69 #30 of 94
Overall 59 57
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Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOYUJOYYSPY
1 month -21.0%+4.0% -0.8%
3 months -18.3%+10.9% +3.5%
6 months -26.3%+41.6% +7.0%
Year to date -46.3%+28.2% +12.2%
1 year -48.9%+38.8% +13.0%
3 years -59.1%+113.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -25.8%+28.8% +23.1%
5 years -88.9%+64.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -35.6%+10.4% +11.0%
10 years —+53.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+4.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDOYUJOYYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.0%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%26.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.141.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.2%-60.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.2%-2.3% -1.8%
52-week high $7.19$84.93 $779.14
52-week low $3.47$54.42 $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.

MultipleDOYUJOYY
P/E now vs peer median -22.5xmedian 17.5x 20.1xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 29.1xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.1x —median 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.61median 0.41 7.69median 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 monthsDOYUJOYY
Revenue $521.41M $2.27B
Gross profit $75.37M $789.66M
Operating income $2.42M $58.45M
Net income -$4.90M $207.29M
R&D $16.52M $238.84M
EPS (diluted) $-0.16 $4.08
Cash & equivalents $316.51M $336.99M
Total debt – $94.78M
Shares (diluted) 30.18M 53.26M
Enterprise value -$1.17B $1.51B

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
MetricDOYUJOYY
P/E -22.5x 20.1x
P/FCF – –
P/Operating cash flow – –
P/S 0.2x 1.9x
P/B 0.4x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – 29.1x
EV/EBIT -94.9x 66.7x
EV/Revenue -0.4x 1.7x
EV/FCF – –
EV/Operating cash flow – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.61 7.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOYUJOYY
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.8% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.8% -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 40.4% 1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.9% -1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 106.0% 114.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 49.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.2% -87.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.5% -5.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.9% -85.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.9% 2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOYUJOYY
Gross margin 14.5% 34.8%
EBITDA margin – 5.9%
Operating margin 0.5% 2.6%
Pretax margin 2.3% 7.3%
Net margin -0.9% 9.6%
FCF margin – –
Operating cash flow margin – –
Return on equity -1.7% 3.2%
Return on assets -1.1% 2.7%
Return on invested capital – 0.9%
Return on capital employed 0.9% 0.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – –
Stock comp / revenue – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOYUJOYY
Debt / assets – 0.6%
Debt / equity – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.5x
Debt / FCF – –
Liabilities / assets 39.3% 14.5%
Equity / assets 60.7% 85.5%
Interest coverage – 142.9x
Current ratio 2.2x 2.0x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.34 3.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOYUJOYY
Dividend yield – 6.5%
Net buyback yield – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 6.5%
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.

ConsensusDOYUJOYY
Forward P/E – 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $5.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $565.86MFY2026 $2.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.6%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.1% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOYUJOYY
Held by institutions 18.6% 39.4%
Institutions holding 33 191
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% -1.7%
Institutions buying 7 84
Institutions selling 11 73
Buyers to sellers 0.64 1.15

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.

DOYUJOYY
DOYU 1.00 0.24
JOYY 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOYU and JOYY?

Joyy (JOYY) is the largest by market capitalisation: DouYu International Holdings (DOYU) $109.85M, Joyy (JOYY) $4.16B.

Which company is growing faster?

Joyy (JOYY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DouYu International Holdings (DOYU) -10.8%, Joyy (JOYY) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Joyy (JOYY) has the highest net margin (DouYu International Holdings (DOYU) -0.9%, Joyy (JOYY) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Joyy (JOYY) returned the most: DouYu International Holdings (DOYU) -48.9%, Joyy (JOYY) +38.8%. Over five years, Joyy (JOYY) compounded fastest (DouYu International Holdings (DOYU) -35.6%/yr, Joyy (JOYY) +10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Joyy (JOYY) has been the steadiest (DouYu International Holdings (DOYU) 43.0%, Joyy (JOYY) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do DOYU and JOYY move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.24, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, DOYU and JOYY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Joyy (JOYY) leads on 6. 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.