NCTY vs DDI vs PLTK Stock Comparison

The9, DoubleDown Interactive and Playtika Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NCTY The9 LTD
$3.28 -10.1% 1M -66.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.41M
P/E
0.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.12M
Div. yield
–
Video Games Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

DoubleDown Interactive leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (DoubleDown Interactive 8, The9 2, Playtika Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNCTYDDIPLTKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.41M $673.93M $778.33M PLTK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.5x 5.4x -2.8x NCTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 5.4x 7.0x DDI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -39.5% +14.0% +5.8% DDI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 409.6% 32.9% -9.9% NCTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.0% -5.0% DDI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -3.6x 18.2x DDI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -66.4% +54.2% -44.4% DDI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -50.5%/yr -4.2%/yr -41.0%/yr DDI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.8% 32.1% 60.2% DDI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 87/100 45/100 DDI

Percentile Scorecard

NCTYDDIPLTK

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

AxisNCTYDDIPLTK
Valuation 23 #129 of 167 96 #7 of 167 83 #30 of 167
Growth 78 #34 of 153 68 #50 of 153 14 #132 of 153
Profitability 30 #107 of 153 90 #17 of 153 48 #80 of 153
Financial Health 34 #119 of 179 95 #10 of 179 19 #146 of 179
Shareholder Returns – – 61 #37 of 94
Overall 41 87 45
  • NCTY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DDI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PLTK ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNCTYDDIPLTKSPY
1 month -10.1%+4.8%-4.2% -0.8%
3 months -27.8%+17.4%-47.4% +3.5%
6 months -38.6%+48.2%-40.4% +7.0%
Year to date -48.5%+57.8%-48.4% +12.2%
1 year -66.4%+54.2%-44.4% +13.0%
3 years -36.6%+71.1%-75.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -14.1%+19.6%-37.6% +23.1%
5 years -97.0%-19.4%-92.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -50.5%-4.2%-41.0% +11.0%
10 years -99.3%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year -39.1%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNCTYDDIPLTKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.8%32.1%60.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.7%27.1%66.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.270.600.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.721.69-0.74 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.7%-56.9%-93.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.8%-1.9%-53.3% -1.8%
52-week high $10.19$13.88$4.37 $779.14
52-week low $3.12$8.25$2.04 $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.

MultipleNCTYDDIPLTK
P/E now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 17.5x 5.4xmedian 17.5x -2.8xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 1.8xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 14.5x 1.0xmedian 14.5x 25.4xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.4xmedian 12.1x 4.6xmedian 12.1x 1.9xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x -1.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.41 0.14median 0.41 0.07median 0.41

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 monthsNCTYDDIPLTK
Revenue $11.12M $380.04M $2.83B
Gross profit $502.33K $278.82M $2.08B
Operating income -$32.57M $136.83M -$97.60M
Net income $45.54M $125.14M -$279.70M
Free cash flow -$3.90M $146.82M $419.10M
R&D $998.24K $13.81M $402.80M
EPS (diluted) $6.01 $2.52 $-0.73
Cash & equivalents $1.88M $455.22M $438.50M
Total debt $86.29M $32.44M $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 7.58M 49.55M 382.20M
Enterprise value $6.20M -$1.34B -$1.90B

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
MetricNCTYDDIPLTK
P/E 0.5x 5.4x -2.8x
P/FCF -6.4x 4.6x 1.9x
P/Operating cash flow -6.4x 4.6x 1.7x
P/S 2.2x 1.8x 0.3x
P/B 0.3x 0.7x -1.9x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 0.7x -1.0x
EV/EBITDA -1.5x 1.0x 25.4x
EV/EBIT -1.4x 1.1x -27.9x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 0.4x 1.0x
EV/FCF -11.3x 1.0x 6.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -11.3x 1.0x 6.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.14 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNCTYDDIPLTK
Revenue growth (1Y) -39.5% 14.0% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.3% 3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 148.3% 18.1% 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.3% 4.0% -129.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 37.1% -29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 186.3% 17.3% -423.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 39.8% -42.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 153.1% 17.6% -418.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 39.8% -41.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.0% -4.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 82.2% -1.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.6% -5.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 81.8% -1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNCTYDDIPLTK
Gross margin 4.5% 73.4% 73.5%
EBITDA margin -266.3% 38.6% 3.8%
Operating margin -292.8% 36.0% -3.4%
Pretax margin 411.0% 43.0% -9.3%
Net margin 409.6% 32.9% -9.9%
FCF margin -35.1% 38.6% 14.8%
Operating cash flow margin -35.1% 38.7% 16.1%
Return on equity 67.5% 12.6% –
Return on assets 36.1% 11.5% -8.0%
Return on invested capital – 10.0% -5.0%
Return on capital employed -42.3% 13.0% -3.4%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 1.2x -1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 63.5% – 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNCTYDDIPLTK
Debt / assets 14.7% 2.9% 72.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x -6.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -3.6x 18.2x
Debt / FCF -5.5x 0.2x 5.7x
Liabilities / assets 41.5% 8.3% 112.1%
Equity / assets 58.5% 91.7% -12.1%
Interest coverage -7.7x 112.1x -0.6x
Current ratio 2.6x 18.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.1x 18.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 17.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -6.06 6.62 0.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNCTYDDIPLTK
Dividend yield – – 4.9%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 4.9%
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.

ConsensusNCTYDDIPLTK
Forward P/E – 5.4xFY2026 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.51FY2026 $0.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +21.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -7.6% +134.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $349.27MFY2026 $2.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -3.0%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.8% -1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNCTYDDIPLTK
Held by institutions 0.8% 19.0% 15.6%
Institutions holding 9 51 172
Change in shares held, QoQ +25.7% +15.4% -0.9%
Institutions buying 4 38 92
Institutions selling 2 11 59
Buyers to sellers 2.00 3.45 1.56

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.

NCTYDDIPLTK
NCTY 1.00 0.15 0.10
DDI 0.15 1.00 0.15
PLTK 0.10 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NCTY, DDI and PLTK?

Playtika Holding (PLTK) is the largest by market capitalisation: The9 (NCTY) $24.41M, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) $673.93M, Playtika Holding (PLTK) $778.33M.

Which stock is cheaper, NCTY, DDI and PLTK?

The9 (NCTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (The9 (NCTY) 0.5x, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) 5.4x, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -2.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) is cheapest (DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) 5.4x, Playtika Holding (PLTK) 7.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: The9 (NCTY) -39.5%, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) +14.0%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

The9 (NCTY) has the highest net margin (The9 (NCTY) 409.6%, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) 32.9%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -9.9%). On return on invested capital, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) leads (DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) 10.0%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) returned the most: The9 (NCTY) -66.4%, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) +54.2%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -44.4%. Over five years, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) compounded fastest (The9 (NCTY) -50.5%/yr, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) -4.2%/yr, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -41.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) has been the steadiest (The9 (NCTY) 91.8%, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) 32.1%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) 60.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NCTY, DDI and PLTK?

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