INSE vs NTES vs GDEV Stock Comparison

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NTES NetEase, Inc.
$114.09 -1.1% 1M -21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$71.57B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.70B
Div. yield
–
Video Games Technology
9 wins
GDEV GDEV Inc.
$9.57 -12.2% 1M -60.7% 1Y
Market cap
$173.70M
P/E
2.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$380.57M
Div. yield
–
Video Games Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

NetEase leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (NetEase 9, Gdev 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINSENTESGDEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $104.65M $71.57B $173.70M NTES
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.1x 16.1x 2.3x GDEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 11.9x — NTES
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.5% +9.8% -10.6% NTES
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.3% 26.6% 19.7% NTES
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% 22.7% — NTES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x -1.4x — NTES
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.4% -21.9% -60.7% NTES
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.5%/yr +2.7%/yr -35.9%/yr NTES
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.4% 33.2% 88.6% NTES
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 64/100 67/100 GDEV

Percentile Scorecard

INSENTESGDEV

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

AxisINSENTESGDEV
Valuation 84 #27 of 167 60 #67 of 167 99 #2 of 167
Growth 13 #134 of 153 45 #84 of 153 71 #45 of 153
Profitability 65 #55 of 153 95 #8 of 153 76 #37 of 153
Financial Health 23 #138 of 179 85 #27 of 179 22 #140 of 179
Shareholder Returns 72 #27 of 94 34 #62 of 94 –
Overall 51 64 67
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  • GDEV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINSENTESGDEVSPY
1 month -27.1%-1.1%-12.2% -0.2%
3 months -52.7%-10.4%-19.0% +3.9%
6 months -53.2%+2.1%-40.4% +8.2%
Year to date -64.4%-17.1%-36.2% +12.9%
1 year -58.4%-21.9%-60.7% +12.3%
3 years -67.0%+6.8%-58.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -30.9%+2.2%-25.3% +23.3%
5 years -77.0%+14.1%-89.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.5%+2.7%-35.9% +10.9%
10 years -66.9%+113.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -10.5%+7.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureINSENTESGDEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.4%33.2%88.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.4%32.8%84.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.580.490.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.00-0.66-0.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.6%-52.0%-89.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.1%-22.7%-61.3% -1.2%
52-week high $9.82$147.56$24.71 $779.14
52-week low $3.17$109.26$9.57 $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.

MultipleINSENTESGDEV
P/E now vs peer median -10.2xmedian 17.3x 16.3xmedian 17.3x 2.3xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.4x 4.4xmedian 1.4x 0.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 14.2x 10.3xmedian 14.2x 1.1xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 11.5x 9.8xmedian 11.5x 3.6xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median -5.6xmedian 1.8x 3.0xmedian 1.8x -3.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 0.40 2.27median 0.40 0.04median 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 monthsINSENTESGDEV
Revenue $281.40M $16.70B $380.57M
Gross profit $214.60M $11.22B –
Operating income $40.10M $5.90B $75.99M
Net income -$9.40M $4.75B $74.94M
Free cash flow $17.50M $7.46B $48.00M
R&D – $2.59B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.32 $6.91 $4.07
Cash & equivalents $23.20M $3.36B $78.24M
Total debt $319.40M $5.39B –
Shares (diluted) 29.28M 643.63M 18.40M
Enterprise value -$40.45M $29.81B -$120.05M

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
MetricINSENTESGDEV
P/E -10.2x 16.3x 2.3x
P/FCF 5.0x 9.8x 3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 2.2x 9.9x 3.6x
P/S 0.3x 4.4x 0.5x
P/B -5.6x 3.0x -3.4x
P/Tangible book -3.1x 3.0x -3.3x
EV/EBITDA 5.8x 10.3x 1.1x
EV/EBIT 9.6x 10.8x 1.2x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 3.8x 0.3x
EV/FCF 21.9x 8.6x 2.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.4x 8.7x 2.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 2.27 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINSENTESGDEV
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.5% 9.8% -10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 5.5% -6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% 16.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 11.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.3% 23.6% 7.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 22.2% 41.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -115.2% -2.8% 43.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -36.4% 9.2% 61.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -115.1% -4.7% 23.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.3% 7.2% 63.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.2% 13.9% 276.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.2% 19.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.0% 12.3% 276.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 17.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINSENTESGDEV
Gross margin 76.3% 67.2% –
EBITDA margin 23.3% 37.2% 22.2%
Operating margin 14.3% 35.3% 20.0%
Pretax margin -0.8% 34.9% 21.2%
Net margin -3.3% 26.6% 19.7%
FCF margin 6.2% 44.7% 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 44.0% 12.6%
Return on equity – 19.6% –
Return on assets -2.3% 14.0% –
Return on invested capital 13.0% 22.7% –
Return on capital employed 11.4% 23.0% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.3x 1.5x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 2.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINSENTESGDEV
Debt / assets 81.3% 5.4% –
Debt / equity -20.5x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x -1.4x –
Debt / FCF 18.3x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 104.0% 28.0% 121.5%
Equity / assets -4.0% 72.0% -21.5%
Interest coverage 0.9x – 6.9x
Current ratio 2.3x 3.5x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -0.26 7.28 1.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINSENTESGDEV
Dividend yield – 2.6% –
Net buyback yield 7.6% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 7.6% 2.6% 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.

ConsensusINSENTESGDEV
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 11.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $9.56FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +15.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +78.9% +7.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $238.05MFY2026 $17.11BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -21.7%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +15.4% +7.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINSENTESGDEV
Held by institutions 74.4% 9.2% 2.2%
Institutions holding 100 458 7
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.4% +1.9% -0.6%
Institutions buying 43 261 2
Institutions selling 35 121 3
Buyers to sellers 1.23 2.16 0.67

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.

INSENTESGDEV
INSE 1.00 0.06 0.06
NTES 0.06 1.00 0.00
GDEV 0.06 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INSE, NTES and GDEV?

NetEase (NTES) is the largest by market capitalisation: Inspired Entertainment (INSE) $104.65M, NetEase (NTES) $71.57B, Gdev (GDEV) $173.70M.

Which stock is cheaper, INSE, NTES and GDEV?

Gdev (GDEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -11.1x, NetEase (NTES) 16.1x, Gdev (GDEV) 2.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, NetEase (NTES) is cheapest (Inspired Entertainment (INSE) 17.5x, 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: Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -6.5%, NetEase (NTES) +9.8%, Gdev (GDEV) -10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

NetEase (NTES) has the highest net margin (Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -3.3%, NetEase (NTES) 26.6%, Gdev (GDEV) 19.7%). On return on invested capital, NetEase (NTES) leads (Inspired Entertainment (INSE) 13.0%, NetEase (NTES) 22.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NetEase (NTES) returned the most: Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -58.4%, NetEase (NTES) -21.9%, Gdev (GDEV) -60.7%. Over five years, NetEase (NTES) compounded fastest (Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -25.5%/yr, NetEase (NTES) +2.7%/yr, Gdev (GDEV) -35.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NetEase (NTES) has been the steadiest (Inspired Entertainment (INSE) 58.4%, NetEase (NTES) 33.2%, Gdev (GDEV) 88.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INSE, NTES and GDEV?

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 9. 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.