GRND vs JOYY vs YALA Stock Comparison

Grindr, Joyy and Yalla Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GRND Grindr Inc.
$12.93 -18.1% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.29B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$509.82M
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
2 wins
JOYY JOYY Inc.
$79.09 -0.9% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.96B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.27B
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
4 wins
YALA Yalla Group Ltd
$5.62 +2.7% 1M -22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$871.13M
P/E
6.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$335.11M
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Yalla leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Yalla 5, Joyy 4, Grindr 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGRNDJOYYYALALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.29B $3.96B $871.13M JOYY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.9x 18.2x 6.5x YALA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.9x 14.2x 6.8x YALA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.4% +7.5% -3.8% GRND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.7% 9.6% 40.1% YALA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 30.4% 0.9% — GRND
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -3.5x — JOYY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.7% +29.5% -22.9% JOYY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.0%/yr +9.1%/yr -3.3%/yr JOYY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.9% 31.3% 30.8% YALA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 57/100 73/100 YALA

Percentile Scorecard

GRNDJOYYYALA

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

AxisGRNDJOYYYALA
Valuation 58 #71 of 167 55 #75 of 167 83 #29 of 167
Growth 97 #5 of 153 32 #105 of 153 24 #117 of 153
Profitability 95 #9 of 153 47 #81 of 153 89 #18 of 153
Financial Health 23 #139 of 179 83 #31 of 179 96 #9 of 179
Shareholder Returns 70 #29 of 94 69 #30 of 94 –
Overall 68 57 73
  • GRND ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • JOYY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • YALA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGRNDJOYYYALASPY
1 month -18.1%-0.9%+2.7% -0.2%
3 months -22.1%+5.7%+3.5% +3.9%
6 months -3.8%+37.5%-16.5% +8.2%
Year to date -4.5%+22.1%-19.0% +12.9%
1 year -9.7%+29.5%-22.9% +12.3%
3 years +120.3%+103.6%+5.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +30.1%+26.8%+1.9% +23.3%
5 years +27.5%+54.2%-15.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +5.0%+9.1%-3.3% +10.9%
10 years —+48.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+4.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGRNDJOYYYALASPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.9%31.3%30.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.2%26.9%33.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.370.630.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.220.94-0.74 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-60.4%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.0%-6.9%-26.5% -1.2%
52-week high $17.95$84.93$7.65 $779.14
52-week low $9.85$54.42$5.07 $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.

MultipleGRNDJOYYYALA
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 17.3x 19.1xmedian 17.3x 6.5xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.4x 1.8xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 14.2x 27.5xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x —median 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median -191.5xmedian 1.8x 0.6xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.40 7.32median 0.40 0.50median 0.40

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 monthsGRNDJOYYYALA
Revenue $509.82M $2.27B $335.11M
Gross profit $382.05M $789.66M $227.06M
Operating income $151.78M $58.45M $103.26M
Net income $95.59M $207.29M $137.45M
Free cash flow $154.02M – –
R&D $61.94M $238.84M $37.12M
EPS (diluted) $0.53 $4.08 $0.75
Cash & equivalents $6.50M $336.99M $268.37M
Total debt $386.32M $94.78M –
Shares (diluted) 178.96M 53.26M 180.08M
Enterprise value $2.16B $1.30B -$1.74B

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
MetricGRNDJOYYYALA
P/E 23.9x 19.1x 6.5x
P/FCF 14.6x – –
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x – –
P/S 4.4x 1.8x 2.3x
P/B -191.5x 0.6x 0.9x
P/Tangible book -29.0x 0.7x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x 27.5x –
EV/EBIT 17.3x 63.2x 1.5x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 1.6x 0.4x
EV/FCF 17.1x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.0x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 7.32 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGRNDJOYYYALA
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.4% 7.5% -3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -0.8% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 33.5% 1.8% -0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.6% -1.8% 5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 54.1% 114.9% -17.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 74.0% 49.1% 8.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 272.2% -87.4% -14.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 126.6% -5.0% 13.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 292.3% -85.7% -6.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 125.0% 2.6% 13.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.8% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGRNDJOYYYALA
Gross margin 74.9% 34.8% 67.8%
EBITDA margin 30.8% 5.9% –
Operating margin 29.8% 2.6% 30.8%
Pretax margin 24.4% 7.3% 40.3%
Net margin 18.7% 9.6% 40.1%
FCF margin 30.2% – –
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% – –
Return on equity – 3.2% 16.4%
Return on assets 20.5% 2.7% 14.9%
Return on invested capital 30.4% 0.9% –
Return on capital employed 39.7% 0.9% 12.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – –
Stock comp / revenue 12.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGRNDJOYYYALA
Debt / assets 83.5% 0.6% –
Debt / equity -32.9x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -3.5x –
Debt / FCF 2.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 102.5% 14.5% 9.6%
Equity / assets -2.5% 85.5% 90.4%
Interest coverage – 142.9x –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.0x 10.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 7.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 7.3x
Altman Z-score 4.89 3.63 7.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGRNDJOYYYALA
Dividend yield – 6.8% –
Net buyback yield 7.1% – –
Shareholder yield 7.1% 6.8% –
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.

ConsensusGRNDJOYYYALA
Forward P/E 21.9xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 6.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.59FY2026 $5.57FY2026 $0.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.1% +19.6% -2.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $561.84MFY2026 $2.25BFY2026 $360.24MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.7%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.6% +11.3% +0.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGRNDJOYYYALA
Held by institutions 22.9% 39.4% 12.3%
Institutions holding 180 191 71
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.7% -1.7% -5.1%
Institutions buying 98 84 38
Institutions selling 54 73 23
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.15 1.65

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.

GRNDJOYYYALA
GRND 1.00 0.08 0.26
JOYY 0.08 1.00 0.19
YALA 0.26 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GRND, JOYY and YALA?

Joyy (JOYY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grindr (GRND) $2.29B, Joyy (JOYY) $3.96B, Yalla (YALA) $871.13M.

Which stock is cheaper, GRND, JOYY and YALA?

Yalla (YALA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grindr (GRND) 23.9x, Joyy (JOYY) 18.2x, Yalla (YALA) 6.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yalla (YALA) is cheapest (Grindr (GRND) 21.9x, Joyy (JOYY) 14.2x, Yalla (YALA) 6.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Grindr (GRND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grindr (GRND) +32.4%, Joyy (JOYY) +7.5%, Yalla (YALA) -3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yalla (YALA) has the highest net margin (Grindr (GRND) 18.7%, Joyy (JOYY) 9.6%, Yalla (YALA) 40.1%). On return on invested capital, Grindr (GRND) leads (Grindr (GRND) 30.4%, Joyy (JOYY) 0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Joyy (JOYY) returned the most: Grindr (GRND) -9.7%, Joyy (JOYY) +29.5%, Yalla (YALA) -22.9%. Over five years, Joyy (JOYY) compounded fastest (Grindr (GRND) +5.0%/yr, Joyy (JOYY) +9.1%/yr, Yalla (YALA) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Yalla (YALA) has been the steadiest (Grindr (GRND) 44.9%, Joyy (JOYY) 31.3%, Yalla (YALA) 30.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GRND, JOYY and YALA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Yalla (YALA) leads on 5. 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.