INSE vs PLTK vs NTES Stock Comparison

Inspired Entertainment, Playtika Holding and NetEase Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

NetEase leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (NetEase 9, Playtika Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINSEPLTKNTESLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $104.65M $766.91M $71.57B NTES
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.1x -2.7x 16.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 7.1x 11.9x PLTK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.5% +5.8% +9.8% NTES
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.3% -9.9% 26.6% NTES
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% -5.0% 22.7% NTES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 18.2x -1.4x NTES
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.4% -45.8% -21.9% NTES
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.5%/yr -41.1%/yr +2.7%/yr NTES
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.4% 60.1% 33.2% NTES
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 44/100 64/100 NTES

Percentile Scorecard

INSEPLTKNTES

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

AxisINSEPLTKNTES
Valuation 84 #27 of 167 83 #30 of 167 60 #67 of 167
Growth 13 #134 of 153 14 #132 of 153 45 #84 of 153
Profitability 65 #55 of 153 48 #80 of 153 95 #8 of 153
Financial Health 23 #138 of 179 19 #146 of 179 85 #27 of 179
Shareholder Returns 72 #27 of 94 59 #39 of 94 34 #62 of 94
Overall 51 44 64
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Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINSEPLTKNTESSPY
1 month -27.1%-3.3%-1.1% -0.2%
3 months -52.7%-48.2%-10.4% +3.9%
6 months -53.2%-40.8%+2.1% +8.2%
Year to date -64.4%-47.8%-17.1% +12.9%
1 year -58.4%-45.8%-21.9% +12.3%
3 years -67.0%-75.5%+6.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -30.9%-37.4%+2.2% +23.3%
5 years -77.0%-92.9%+14.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.5%-41.1%+2.7% +10.9%
10 years -66.9%—+113.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year -10.5%—+7.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureINSEPLTKNTESSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.4%60.1%33.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.4%66.4%32.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.580.940.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.00-0.76-0.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.6%-93.1%-52.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.1%-52.9%-22.7% -1.2%
52-week high $9.82$4.37$147.56 $779.14
52-week low $3.17$2.04$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.

MultipleINSEPLTKNTES
P/E now vs peer median -10.2xmedian 17.3x -2.8xmedian 17.3x 16.3xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x 4.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 14.2x 25.5xmedian 14.2x 10.3xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 11.5x 1.9xmedian 11.5x 9.8xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median -5.6xmedian 1.8x -2.0xmedian 1.8x 3.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 0.40 0.07median 0.40 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 monthsINSEPLTKNTES
Revenue $281.40M $2.83B $16.70B
Gross profit $214.60M $2.08B $11.22B
Operating income $40.10M -$97.60M $5.90B
Net income -$9.40M -$279.70M $4.75B
Free cash flow $17.50M $419.10M $7.46B
R&D – $402.80M $2.59B
EPS (diluted) $-0.32 $-0.73 $6.91
Cash & equivalents $23.20M $438.50M $3.36B
Total debt $319.40M $2.38B $5.39B
Shares (diluted) 29.28M 382.20M 643.63M
Enterprise value -$40.45M -$1.91B $29.81B

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
MetricINSEPLTKNTES
P/E -10.2x -2.8x 16.3x
P/FCF 5.0x 1.9x 9.8x
P/Operating cash flow 2.2x 1.7x 9.9x
P/S 0.3x 0.3x 4.4x
P/B -5.6x -2.0x 3.0x
P/Tangible book -3.1x -1.0x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 5.8x 25.5x 10.3x
EV/EBIT 9.6x -28.0x 10.8x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.0x 3.8x
EV/FCF 21.9x 6.5x 8.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.4x 6.0x 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 0.07 2.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINSEPLTKNTES
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.5% 5.8% 9.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 3.1% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% 7.5% 16.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 3.9% 11.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.3% -129.5% 23.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.3% -29.6% 22.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -115.2% -423.7% -2.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -36.4% -42.4% 9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -115.1% -418.1% -4.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.3% -41.8% 7.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.2% -4.3% 13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.2% -1.8% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.0% -5.2% 12.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% -1.0% 17.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINSEPLTKNTES
Gross margin 76.3% 73.5% 67.2%
EBITDA margin 23.3% 3.8% 37.2%
Operating margin 14.3% -3.4% 35.3%
Pretax margin -0.8% -9.3% 34.9%
Net margin -3.3% -9.9% 26.6%
FCF margin 6.2% 14.8% 44.7%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 16.1% 44.0%
Return on equity – – 19.6%
Return on assets -2.3% -8.0% 14.0%
Return on invested capital 13.0% -5.0% 22.7%
Return on capital employed 11.4% -3.4% 23.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.3x -1.6x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 2.3% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINSEPLTKNTES
Debt / assets 81.3% 72.4% 5.4%
Debt / equity -20.5x -6.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 18.2x -1.4x
Debt / FCF 18.3x 5.7x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 104.0% 112.1% 28.0%
Equity / assets -4.0% -12.1% 72.0%
Interest coverage 0.9x -0.6x –
Current ratio 2.3x 1.1x 3.5x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.0x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.7x 1.3x
Altman Z-score -0.26 0.38 7.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINSEPLTKNTES
Dividend yield – 4.9% 2.6%
Net buyback yield 7.6% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 7.6% 4.9% 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.

ConsensusINSEPLTKNTES
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 7.1xFY2026 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $0.29FY2026 $9.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +15.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +78.9% +134.5% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $238.05MFY2026 $2.94BFY2026 $17.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -21.7%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.4% -1.2% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINSEPLTKNTES
Held by institutions 74.4% 15.6% 9.2%
Institutions holding 100 172 458
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.4% -0.9% +1.9%
Institutions buying 43 92 261
Institutions selling 35 59 121
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.56 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.

INSEPLTKNTES
INSE 1.00 0.19 0.06
PLTK 0.19 1.00 0.19
NTES 0.06 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INSE, PLTK and NTES?

NetEase (NTES) is the largest by market capitalisation: Inspired Entertainment (INSE) $104.65M, Playtika Holding (PLTK) $766.91M, NetEase (NTES) $71.57B.

Which company is growing faster?

NetEase (NTES) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -6.5%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) +5.8%, NetEase (NTES) +9.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

NetEase (NTES) has the highest net margin (Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -3.3%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -9.9%, NetEase (NTES) 26.6%). On return on invested capital, NetEase (NTES) leads (Inspired Entertainment (INSE) 13.0%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -5.0%, NetEase (NTES) 22.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NetEase (NTES) returned the most: Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -58.4%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -45.8%, NetEase (NTES) -21.9%. Over five years, NetEase (NTES) compounded fastest (Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -25.5%/yr, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -41.1%/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 (Inspired Entertainment (INSE) 58.4%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) 60.1%, NetEase (NTES) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INSE, PLTK 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 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.