HEPS vs LITB vs NTES Stock Comparison

D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading, LightInTheBox Holding and NetEase Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTES NetEase, Inc.
$114.09 -1.1% 1M -21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$71.46B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.70B
Div. yield
–
Video Games Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

NetEase leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (NetEase 5, LightInTheBox Holding 4, D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHEPSLITBNTESLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.03B $50.65M $71.46B NTES
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.8x 5.8x 16.1x LITB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 5.6x 11.9x LITB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.4% +9.8% NTES
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 4.0% 26.6% NTES
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 22.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.7x -1.4x LITB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.9% -6.0% -21.9% HEPS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.1%/yr -21.3%/yr +2.7%/yr NTES
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.5% 74.2% 33.2% NTES
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 75/100 64/100 LITB

Percentile Scorecard

HEPSLITBNTES

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

AxisHEPSLITBNTES
Valuation 19 #84 of 104 97 #4 of 104 60 #67 of 167
Growth – 74 #27 of 99 45 #84 of 153
Profitability – 86 #15 of 98 95 #8 of 153
Financial Health 38 #70 of 112 45 #62 of 112 85 #27 of 179
Shareholder Returns – – 34 #62 of 94
Overall – 75 64
  • HEPS ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LITB ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • NTES ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHEPSLITBNTESSPY
1 month +10.8%-8.8%-1.1% -0.2%
3 months -6.1%-7.0%-10.4% +3.9%
6 months 0.0%+44.3%+2.1% +8.2%
Year to date +12.1%+25.0%-17.1% +12.9%
1 year +4.9%-6.0%-21.9% +12.3%
3 years +133.6%-63.8%+6.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +32.7%-28.8%+2.2% +23.3%
5 years -41.2%-69.7%+14.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.1%-21.3%+2.7% +10.9%
10 years —-82.0%+113.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-15.8%+7.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHEPSLITBNTESSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.5%74.2%33.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.6%70.0%32.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.820.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.09-0.08-0.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.2%-90.6%-52.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.5%-26.7%-22.7% -1.2%
52-week high $3.29$3.82$147.56 $779.14
52-week low $2.18$1.69$109.26 $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.

MultipleHEPSLITBNTES
P/E now vs peer median -7.8xmedian 16.7x 5.8xmedian 16.7x 16.3xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 4.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.0x 3.9xmedian 9.0x 10.3xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 16.5x —median 16.5x 9.8xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 1.7x -49.9xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.72 0.20median 0.72 2.27median 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 monthsHEPSLITBNTES
Revenue – $219.42M $16.70B
Gross profit – $147.80M $11.22B
Operating income – $9.14M $5.90B
Net income – $8.84M $4.75B
Free cash flow – – $7.46B
R&D – – $2.59B
EPS (diluted) – $0.49 $6.91
Cash & equivalents $263.27M $15.97M $3.36B
Total debt $13.89M $2.88M $5.39B
Shares (diluted) – 18.30M 643.63M
Enterprise value $112.56M -$20.37M $29.70B

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
MetricHEPSLITBNTES
P/E -7.8x 5.8x 16.3x
P/FCF 4.8x – 9.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – 9.9x
P/S 0.5x 0.2x 4.4x
P/B 21.2x -49.9x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 21.2x -17.4x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA – 3.9x 10.3x
EV/EBIT – 3.9x 10.8x
EV/Revenue – 0.2x 3.8x
EV/FCF – – 8.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.20 2.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHEPSLITBNTES
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.4% 9.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -28.7% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.9% 16.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -24.8% 11.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 185.6% 23.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 41.6% 22.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 209.8% -2.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 29.3% 9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 213.3% -4.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 29.4% 7.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 12.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 17.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHEPSLITBNTES
Gross margin – 67.4% 67.2%
EBITDA margin – 4.1% 37.2%
Operating margin – 4.2% 35.3%
Pretax margin – 4.1% 34.9%
Net margin – 4.0% 26.6%
FCF margin – – 44.7%
Operating cash flow margin – – 44.0%
Return on equity – – 19.6%
Return on assets – 14.0% 14.0%
Return on invested capital – – 22.7%
Return on capital employed – – 23.0%
Asset turnover – 3.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHEPSLITBNTES
Debt / assets 1.6% 1.2% 5.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x -0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.7x -1.4x
Debt / FCF – – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 94.6% 101.6% 28.0%
Equity / assets 5.4% -1.6% 72.0%
Interest coverage – 537.8x –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.4x 3.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.3x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 1.3x
Altman Z-score – -1.83 7.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHEPSLITBNTES
Dividend yield – – 2.6%
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield – – 2.6%
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.

ConsensusHEPSLITBNTES
Forward P/E – 5.6xFY2026 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.55FY2026 $0.50FY2026 $9.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.1%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +26.0% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.16BFY2026 $222.98MFY2026 $17.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.5% +14.7% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHEPSLITBNTES
Held by institutions 6.9% – 9.2%
Institutions holding 33 – 458
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% – +1.9%
Institutions buying 15 – 261
Institutions selling 13 – 121
Buyers to sellers 1.15 – 2.16

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.

HEPSLITBNTES
HEPS 1.00 -0.02 0.07
LITB -0.02 1.00 0.08
NTES 0.07 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HEPS, LITB and NTES?

NetEase (NTES) is the largest by market capitalisation: D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (HEPS) $1.03B, LightInTheBox Holding (LITB) $50.65M, NetEase (NTES) $71.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, HEPS, LITB and NTES?

LightInTheBox Holding (LITB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (HEPS) -7.8x, LightInTheBox Holding (LITB) 5.8x, NetEase (NTES) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, LightInTheBox Holding (LITB) is cheapest (LightInTheBox Holding (LITB) 5.6x, NetEase (NTES) 11.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

NetEase (NTES) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: LightInTheBox Holding (LITB) +4.4%, NetEase (NTES) +9.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

NetEase (NTES) has the highest net margin (LightInTheBox Holding (LITB) 4.0%, NetEase (NTES) 26.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (HEPS) returned the most: D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (HEPS) +4.9%, LightInTheBox Holding (LITB) -6.0%, NetEase (NTES) -21.9%. Over five years, NetEase (NTES) compounded fastest (D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (HEPS) -10.1%/yr, LightInTheBox Holding (LITB) -21.3%/yr, NetEase (NTES) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NetEase (NTES) has been the steadiest (D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (HEPS) 55.5%, LightInTheBox Holding (LITB) 74.2%, NetEase (NTES) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HEPS, LITB and NTES?

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