INSE vs PLTK vs FIRY Stock Comparison

Inspired Entertainment, Playtika Holding and Firy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PLTK Playtika Holding Corp.
$2.04 -4.2% 1M -46.3% 1Y
Market cap
$778.06M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.83B
Div. yield
4.90%
Video Games Technology
2 wins
FIRY Firy Inc.
$12.27 -2.0% 1M +68.3% 1Y
Market cap
$201.91M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$117.48M
Div. yield
–
Video Games Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Inspired Entertainment leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Inspired Entertainment 5, Firy 3, Playtika Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINSEPLTKFIRYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.35M $778.06M $201.91M PLTK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.0x -2.8x -2.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.8x 7.0x — PLTK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.5% +5.8% +31.3% FIRY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.3% -9.9% -60.2% INSE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% -5.0% -28.3% INSE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 18.2x 0.6x FIRY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.90% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.5% -46.3% +68.3% FIRY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.6%/yr -40.9%/yr -44.1%/yr INSE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.8% 60.1% 163.9% INSE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 45/100 26/100 INSE

Percentile Scorecard

INSEPLTKFIRY

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

AxisINSEPLTKFIRY
Valuation 84 #28 of 166 82 #31 of 166 12 #147 of 166
Growth 13 #133 of 152 14 #131 of 152 46 #82 of 152
Profitability 66 #53 of 152 48 #79 of 152 13 #132 of 152
Financial Health 24 #136 of 179 19 #145 of 179 25 #134 of 179
Shareholder Returns 72 #27 of 94 61 #37 of 94 36 #61 of 94
Overall 52 45 26
  • INSE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PLTK ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • FIRY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINSEPLTKFIRYSPY
1 month -10.3%-4.2%-2.0% +0.9%
3 months -47.8%-49.4%+24.7% +5.9%
6 months -48.9%-41.5%+112.3% +8.5%
Year to date -61.8%-48.4%+184.7% +13.3%
1 year -54.5%-46.3%+68.3% +12.4%
3 years -64.5%-75.7%+163.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -29.2%-37.6%+38.1% +23.5%
5 years -74.0%-92.8%-94.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -23.6%-40.9%-44.1% +11.0%
10 years -64.6%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year -9.9%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureINSEPLTKFIRYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.8%60.1%163.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.6%66.2%99.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.590.941.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.93-0.770.42 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.6%-93.1%-99.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.5%-53.3%-6.8% -0.9%
52-week high $9.82$4.37$13.16 $779.14
52-week low $3.17$2.04$2.28 $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.

MultipleINSEPLTKFIRY
P/E now vs peer median -11.0xmedian 16.8x -2.8xmedian 16.8x -2.8xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 13.9x 25.4xmedian 13.9x -2.9xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 11.4x 1.9xmedian 11.4x -3.3xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median -6.0xmedian 1.8x -1.9xmedian 1.8x 2.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 0.36 0.07median 0.36 -0.09median 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 monthsINSEPLTKFIRY
Revenue $281.40M $2.83B $117.48M
Gross profit $214.60M $2.08B $103.11M
Operating income $40.10M -$97.60M -$62.78M
Net income -$9.40M -$279.70M -$70.76M
Free cash flow $17.50M $419.10M -$61.48M
R&D – $402.80M $22.91M
EPS (diluted) $-0.32 $-0.73 $-4.40
Cash & equivalents $23.20M $438.50M $163.99M
Total debt $319.40M $2.38B $128.65M
Shares (diluted) 29.28M 382.20M 16.07M
Enterprise value -$50.75M -$1.90B -$553.79M

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
MetricINSEPLTKFIRY
P/E -11.0x -2.8x -2.8x
P/FCF 5.4x 1.9x -3.3x
P/Operating cash flow 2.3x 1.7x -3.3x
P/S 0.3x 0.3x 1.7x
P/B -6.0x -1.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book -3.3x -1.0x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 5.9x 25.4x -2.9x
EV/EBIT 9.7x -27.9x -2.7x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.0x 1.4x
EV/FCF 22.3x 6.5x -2.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.6x 6.0x -2.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 0.07 -0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINSEPLTKFIRY
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.5% 5.8% 31.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 3.1% -14.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% 7.5% 34.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 3.9% -15.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.3% -129.5% 18.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.3% -29.6% 39.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -115.2% -423.7% 12.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -36.4% -42.4% 36.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -115.1% -418.1% 16.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.3% -41.8% 30.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.2% -4.3% 0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.2% -1.8% 6.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.0% -5.2% 3.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% -1.0% 11.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINSEPLTKFIRY
Gross margin 76.3% 73.5% 87.8%
EBITDA margin 23.3% 3.8% -49.3%
Operating margin 14.3% -3.4% -53.4%
Pretax margin -0.8% -9.3% -60.0%
Net margin -3.3% -9.9% -60.2%
FCF margin 6.2% 14.8% -52.3%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 16.1% -52.6%
Return on equity – – -75.8%
Return on assets -2.3% -8.0% -25.3%
Return on invested capital 13.0% -5.0% -28.3%
Return on capital employed 11.4% -3.4% -65.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.3x -1.6x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 2.3% 16.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINSEPLTKFIRY
Debt / assets 81.3% 72.4% 47.3%
Debt / equity -20.5x -6.0x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 18.2x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 18.3x 5.7x -2.1x
Liabilities / assets 104.0% 112.1% 68.9%
Equity / assets -4.0% -12.1% 31.1%
Interest coverage 0.9x -0.6x –
Current ratio 2.3x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.7x 0.9x
Altman Z-score -0.25 0.38 -5.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINSEPLTKFIRY
Dividend yield – 4.9% –
Net buyback yield 7.1% – 0.8%
Shareholder yield 7.1% 4.9% 0.8%
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.

ConsensusINSEPLTKFIRY
Forward P/E 18.8xFY2026 7.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $0.29FY2026 $-4.45FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +78.9% +134.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $238.05MFY2026 $2.94BFY2026 $135.35MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -21.7%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +29.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.4% -1.2% +2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINSEPLTKFIRY
Held by institutions 74.4% 15.6% 18.4%
Institutions holding 100 172 73
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.4% -0.9% +49.4%
Institutions buying 43 92 31
Institutions selling 35 59 10
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.56 3.10

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.

INSEPLTKFIRY
INSE 1.00 0.19 0.02
PLTK 0.19 1.00 -0.01
FIRY 0.02 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INSE, PLTK and FIRY?

Playtika Holding (PLTK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Inspired Entertainment (INSE) $94.35M, Playtika Holding (PLTK) $778.06M, Firy (FIRY) $201.91M.

Which company is growing faster?

Firy (FIRY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -6.5%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) +5.8%, Firy (FIRY) +31.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Inspired Entertainment (INSE) has the highest net margin (Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -3.3%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -9.9%, Firy (FIRY) -60.2%). On return on invested capital, Inspired Entertainment (INSE) leads (Inspired Entertainment (INSE) 13.0%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -5.0%, Firy (FIRY) -28.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Firy (FIRY) returned the most: Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -54.5%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -46.3%, Firy (FIRY) +68.3%. Over five years, Inspired Entertainment (INSE) compounded fastest (Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -23.6%/yr, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -40.9%/yr, Firy (FIRY) -44.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Playtika Holding (PLTK) 4.90%. Inspired Entertainment (INSE) and Firy (FIRY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Inspired Entertainment (INSE) has been the steadiest (Inspired Entertainment (INSE) 58.8%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) 60.1%, Firy (FIRY) 163.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INSE, PLTK and FIRY?

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