JOYY vs SNAP vs YALA Stock Comparison

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JOYY JOYY Inc.
$81.21 +0.9% 1M +38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.26B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.27B
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
3 wins
SNAP Snap Inc
$5.91 +5.3% 1M -20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.09B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.35B
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
3 wins
YALA Yalla Group Ltd
$5.65 +4.2% 1M -23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$882.05M
P/E
6.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$335.11M
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Yalla leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Yalla 5, Snap 3, Joyy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJOYYSNAPYALALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.26B $9.09B $882.05M SNAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x -29.2x 6.6x YALA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x — 6.8x YALA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% +12.6% -3.8% SNAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% -4.9% 40.1% YALA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.9% -5.8% — JOYY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.5x -5.9x — SNAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.1% -20.9% -23.4% JOYY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.9%/yr -35.6%/yr -3.1%/yr JOYY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 59.3% 30.5% YALA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 56/100 72/100 YALA

Percentile Scorecard

JOYYSNAPYALA

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

AxisJOYYSNAPYALA
Valuation 57 #72 of 166 44 #93 of 166 81 #32 of 166
Growth 32 #105 of 154 85 #24 of 154 24 #117 of 154
Profitability 47 #82 of 154 33 #103 of 154 88 #19 of 154
Financial Health 83 #32 of 179 42 #104 of 179 96 #9 of 179
Shareholder Returns 69 #31 of 97 76 #24 of 97 –
Overall 58 56 72
  • JOYY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SNAP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • YALA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJOYYSNAPYALASPY
1 month +0.9%+5.3%+4.2% -1.0%
3 months +8.6%+11.1%+5.0% -0.4%
6 months +34.7%-3.3%-17.3% +4.5%
Year to date +25.4%-26.8%-18.6% +12.4%
1 year +38.1%-20.9%-23.4% +13.6%
3 years +94.7%-44.9%-1.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +24.9%-18.0%-0.5% +20.8%
5 years +67.6%-88.9%-14.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year +10.9%-35.6%-3.1% +10.4%
10 years +74.3%—— +267.7%
10 years, per year +5.7%—— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureJOYYSNAPYALASPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%59.3%30.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.2%59.5%32.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.602.250.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.18-0.35-0.77 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.4%-92.9%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-35.0%-26.1% -1.6%
52-week high $84.93$9.09$7.65 $779.14
52-week low $54.42$3.93$5.07 $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.

MultipleJOYYSNAPYALA
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 18.2x -31.6xmedian 18.2x 6.6xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 15.3x -74.6xmedian 15.3x —median 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.2x 14.5xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.8x 5.3xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 7.52median 0.38 -0.80median 0.38 0.51median 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 monthsJOYYSNAPYALA
Revenue $2.27B $6.35B $335.11M
Gross profit $789.66M $3.64B $227.06M
Operating income $58.45M -$323.82M $103.26M
Net income $207.29M -$311.24M $137.45M
Free cash flow – $705.55M –
R&D $238.84M $1.95B $37.12M
EPS (diluted) $4.08 $-0.19 $0.75
Cash & equivalents $336.99M $958.85M $268.37M
Total debt $43.91M $3.53B –
Shares (diluted) 53.26M 1.66B 180.08M
Enterprise value $1.61B -$2.33B -$1.73B

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
MetricJOYYSNAPYALA
P/E 19.7x -31.6x 6.6x
P/FCF – 14.5x –
P/Operating cash flow – 11.1x –
P/S 1.9x 1.6x 2.3x
P/B 0.7x 5.3x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 5.6x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 28.4x -74.6x –
EV/EBIT 65.1x -34.2x 1.5x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.7x 0.5x
EV/FCF – 15.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.52 -0.80 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJOYYSNAPYALA
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% 12.6% -3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 12.3% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% 20.0% -0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 11.9% 5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 114.9% 50.5% -17.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.1% 39.9% 8.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -87.4% 43.0% -14.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 38.7% 13.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -85.7% 42.6% -6.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 39.5% 13.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 56.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 54.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 79.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 105.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJOYYSNAPYALA
Gross margin 34.8% 57.3% 67.8%
EBITDA margin 5.9% -2.3% –
Operating margin 2.6% -5.1% 30.8%
Pretax margin 7.3% -4.9% 40.3%
Net margin 9.6% -4.9% 40.1%
FCF margin – 11.1% –
Operating cash flow margin – 14.5% –
Return on equity 3.2% -15.5% 16.4%
Return on assets 2.7% -4.2% 14.9%
Return on invested capital 0.9% -5.8% –
Return on capital employed 0.9% -5.3% 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -3.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – 16.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJOYYSNAPYALA
Debt / assets 0.6% 47.3% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA -3.5x -5.9x –
Debt / FCF – 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets 14.5% 74.2% 9.6%
Equity / assets 85.5% 25.8% 90.4%
Interest coverage 142.9x -2.2x –
Current ratio 2.0x 2.9x 10.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.7x 7.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.9x 7.3x
Altman Z-score 3.69 -0.52 7.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJOYYSNAPYALA
Dividend yield 6.6% – –
Net buyback yield – 8.3% –
Shareholder yield 6.6% 8.3% –
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.

ConsensusJOYYSNAPYALA
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 – 6.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $-0.05FY2026 $0.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 – 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.6% – -2.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.25BFY2026 $7.07BFY2026 $360.24MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% -0.1% +0.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJOYYSNAPYALA
Held by institutions 39.4% 37.8% 12.3%
Institutions holding 191 536 71
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% -2.3% -5.1%
Institutions buying 84 255 38
Institutions selling 73 177 23
Buyers to sellers 1.15 1.44 1.65

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.

JOYYSNAPYALA
JOYY 1.00 0.21 0.20
SNAP 0.21 1.00 0.37
YALA 0.20 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JOYY, SNAP and YALA?

Snap (SNAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Joyy (JOYY) $4.26B, Snap (SNAP) $9.09B, Yalla (YALA) $882.05M.

Which stock is cheaper, JOYY, SNAP and YALA?

Yalla (YALA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Joyy (JOYY) 19.6x, Snap (SNAP) -29.2x, Yalla (YALA) 6.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yalla (YALA) is cheapest (Joyy (JOYY) 14.6x, Yalla (YALA) 6.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Snap (SNAP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Joyy (JOYY) +7.5%, Snap (SNAP) +12.6%, Yalla (YALA) -3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yalla (YALA) has the highest net margin (Joyy (JOYY) 9.6%, Snap (SNAP) -4.9%, Yalla (YALA) 40.1%). On return on invested capital, Joyy (JOYY) leads (Joyy (JOYY) 0.9%, Snap (SNAP) -5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Joyy (JOYY) returned the most: Joyy (JOYY) +38.1%, Snap (SNAP) -20.9%, Yalla (YALA) -23.4%. Over five years, Joyy (JOYY) compounded fastest (Joyy (JOYY) +10.9%/yr, Snap (SNAP) -35.6%/yr, Yalla (YALA) -3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Yalla (YALA) has been the steadiest (Joyy (JOYY) 32.2%, Snap (SNAP) 59.3%, Yalla (YALA) 30.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JOYY, SNAP and YALA?

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