INSE vs SONY vs NTES Stock Comparison

Inspired Entertainment, Sony and NetEase Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SONY Sony Group Corp
$27.54 +15.5% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$169.37B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.84B
Div. yield
0.29%
Gaming Hardware Technology
3 wins
NTES NetEase, Inc.
$126.56 +6.3% 1M -9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$80.80B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.70B
Div. yield
2.32%
Video Games Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

NetEase leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (NetEase 8, Sony 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINSESONYNTESLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $92.27M $169.37B $80.80B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.2x -34.7x 18.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 20.9x 13.2x NTES
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.2% +1.2% +9.8% NTES
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% -5.7% 26.6% NTES
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 13.0% 22.7% NTES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x -0.2x -1.4x NTES
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.29% 2.32% NTES
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.1% -1.9% -9.0% SONY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.6%/yr +2.3%/yr +4.5%/yr NTES
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.1% 29.9% 33.6% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 53/100 62/100 NTES

Percentile Scorecard

INSESONYNTES

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

AxisINSESONYNTES
Valuation 89 #20 of 166 77 #27 of 112 54 #77 of 166
Growth 14 #133 of 154 25 #81 of 108 45 #85 of 154
Profitability 63 #57 of 154 63 #39 of 104 94 #11 of 154
Financial Health 25 #134 of 179 47 #62 of 116 85 #27 of 179
Shareholder Returns 68 #32 of 97 55 #38 of 83 33 #65 of 97
Overall 52 53 62
  • INSE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • 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

PeriodINSESONYNTESSPY
1 month -11.8%+15.5%+6.3% -5.9%
3 months -47.1%+19.2%-2.9% -4.6%
6 months -56.8%+38.5%+8.1% +0.2%
Year to date -62.6%+7.6%-8.0% +7.5%
1 year -59.1%-1.9%-9.0% +8.2%
3 years -66.6%+58.8%+13.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year -30.6%+16.7%+4.3% +19.0%
5 years -75.7%+11.8%+24.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year -24.6%+2.3%+4.5% +9.4%
10 years -64.8%+346.4%+159.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year -9.9%+16.1%+10.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureINSESONYNTESSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.1%29.9%33.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.9%27.3%32.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.500.380.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.02-0.06-0.27 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.6%-50.9%-52.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.4%-9.0%-14.2% -5.9%
52-week high $9.82$30.26$147.56 $779.14
52-week low $3.17$19.32$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.

MultipleINSESONYNTES
P/E now vs peer median -13.2xmedian 18.0x -34.7xmedian 25.2x 18.1xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 2.0xmedian 2.4x 4.8xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 15.5x 8.9xmedian 16.2x 11.6xmedian 15.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 11.4x 15.1xmedian 23.4x 10.8xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median -7.1xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 2.3x 3.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.38 0.86median 0.98 2.52median 0.38

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 monthsINSESONYNTES
Revenue $256.60M $82.84B $16.70B
Gross profit $203.60M $27.31B $11.22B
Operating income $40.70M $11.29B $5.90B
Net income -$7.60M -$4.64B $4.75B
Free cash flow $29.60M $11.18B $7.46B
R&D – – $2.59B
EPS (diluted) $-0.26 $-0.79 $6.91
Cash & equivalents $36.50M $12.77B $3.36B
Total debt $325.40M $9.20B $1.86B
Shares (diluted) 28.68M 6.01B 643.63M
Enterprise value -$53.03M $106.78B $39.68B

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
MetricINSESONYNTES
P/E -13.2x -34.7x 18.1x
P/FCF 3.1x 15.1x 10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 2.0x 12.3x 11.0x
P/S 0.4x 2.0x 4.8x
P/B -7.1x 3.0x 3.3x
P/Tangible book -3.5x 3.2x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x 8.9x 11.6x
EV/EBIT 9.4x 14.7x 12.2x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.0x 4.3x
EV/FCF 12.9x 14.8x 9.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 12.0x 9.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 0.86 2.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINSESONYNTES
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.2% 1.2% 9.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.2% -1.2% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.3% 10.8% 16.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.4% -3.6% 11.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.8% 19.4% 23.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 13.3% 22.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -113.3% -168.8% -2.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.4% -40.9% 9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -113.5% -161.1% -4.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -38.5% -40.5% 7.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.7% -4.6% 13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 25.9% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.5% 20.4% 12.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 62.7% 17.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINSESONYNTES
Gross margin 79.3% 33.0% 67.2%
EBITDA margin 26.3% 22.6% 37.2%
Operating margin 15.9% 13.6% 35.3%
Pretax margin 0.4% 13.2% 34.9%
Net margin -3.0% -5.7% 26.6%
FCF margin 11.5% 13.5% 44.7%
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% 16.6% 44.0%
Return on equity – -8.3% 19.6%
Return on assets -1.9% -4.5% 14.0%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 13.0% 22.7%
Return on capital employed 12.2% 16.1% 23.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -6.2x -3.0x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% – 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINSESONYNTES
Debt / assets 78.9% 8.7% 5.4%
Debt / equity -25.0x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x -0.2x -1.4x
Debt / FCF 11.0x 0.8x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 103.2% 46.0% 28.0%
Equity / assets -3.2% 54.0% 72.0%
Interest coverage 1.0x 13.4x –
Current ratio 2.2x 1.2x 3.5x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.4x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 1.3x
Altman Z-score -0.26 3.82 7.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINSESONYNTES
Dividend yield – 0.3% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 5.6% 1.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 2.1% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusINSESONYNTES
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 20.9xFY2026 13.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $9.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.0%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +78.9% +6.8% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $238.05MFY2026 $84.16BFY2026 $17.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -21.7%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.4% +0.3% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINSESONYNTES
Held by institutions 74.4% 7.9% 9.2%
Institutions holding 100 742 461
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.4% +2.1% +1.9%
Institutions buying 43 334 264
Institutions selling 35 269 121
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.24 2.18

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.

INSESONYNTES
INSE 1.00 0.04 0.03
SONY 0.04 1.00 0.26
NTES 0.03 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INSE, SONY and NTES?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Inspired Entertainment (INSE) $92.27M, Sony (SONY) $169.37B, NetEase (NTES) $80.80B.

Which company is growing faster?

NetEase (NTES) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -17.2%, Sony (SONY) +1.2%, NetEase (NTES) +9.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

NetEase (NTES) has the highest net margin (Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -3.0%, Sony (SONY) -5.7%, NetEase (NTES) 26.6%). On return on invested capital, NetEase (NTES) leads (Inspired Entertainment (INSE) 0.0%, Sony (SONY) 13.0%, NetEase (NTES) 22.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sony (SONY) returned the most: Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -59.1%, Sony (SONY) -1.9%, NetEase (NTES) -9.0%. Over five years, NetEase (NTES) compounded fastest (Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -24.6%/yr, Sony (SONY) +2.3%/yr, NetEase (NTES) +4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

NetEase (NTES) has the highest dividend yield: Sony (SONY) 0.29%, NetEase (NTES) 2.32%. Inspired Entertainment (INSE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Inspired Entertainment (INSE) 58.1%, Sony (SONY) 29.9%, NetEase (NTES) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INSE, SONY 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 8. 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.