NCTY vs PLTK vs TTWO Stock Comparison

The9, Playtika Holding and Take Two Interactive Software Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NCTY The9 LTD
$3.26 -2.4% 1M -67.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.71M
P/E
0.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.12M
Div. yield
–
Video Games Technology
2 wins
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

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Take Two Interactive Software leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Take Two Interactive Software 6, Playtika Holding 2, The9 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNCTYPLTKTTWOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.71M $778.06M $36.52B TTWO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.5x -2.8x -113.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.0x 28.6x PLTK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -39.5% +5.8% +15.3% TTWO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 409.6% -9.9% -4.8% NCTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -5.0% -2.7% TTWO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 18.2x 1.0x NCTY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 4.90% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -67.4% -46.3% -22.4% TTWO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -50.8%/yr -40.9%/yr +1.5%/yr TTWO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.7% 60.1% 34.0% TTWO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 45/100 43/100 PLTK

Percentile Scorecard

NCTYPLTKTTWO

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

AxisNCTYPLTKTTWO
Valuation 23 #128 of 166 82 #31 of 166 21 #131 of 166
Growth 78 #35 of 152 14 #131 of 152 92 #13 of 152
Profitability 31 #106 of 152 48 #79 of 152 40 #92 of 152
Financial Health 34 #118 of 179 19 #145 of 179 37 #113 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 61 #37 of 94 23 #73 of 94
Overall 41 45 43
  • NCTY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PLTK ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TTWO ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNCTYPLTKTTWOSPY
1 month -2.4%-4.2%-3.5% +0.9%
3 months -25.2%-49.4%-20.8% +5.9%
6 months -37.7%-41.5%-9.3% +8.5%
Year to date -48.8%-48.4%-23.7% +13.3%
1 year -67.4%-46.3%-22.4% +12.4%
3 years -36.9%-75.7%+45.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -14.3%-37.6%+13.3% +23.5%
5 years -97.1%-92.8%+7.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -50.8%-40.9%+1.5% +11.0%
10 years -99.3%—+336.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year -39.4%—+15.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNCTYPLTKTTWOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.7%60.1%34.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.8%66.2%35.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.270.940.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.73-0.77-0.66 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.7%-93.1%-51.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.4%-53.3%-24.4% -0.9%
52-week high $9.99$4.37$258.41 $779.14
52-week low $3.12$2.04$189.69 $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.

MultipleNCTYPLTKTTWO
P/E now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 16.8x -2.8xmedian 16.8x -113.5xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x 5.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 13.9x 25.4xmedian 13.9x 51.5xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 11.4x 1.9xmedian 11.4x 108.2xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.8x -1.9xmedian 1.8x 10.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.36 0.07median 0.36 -3.04median 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 monthsNCTYPLTKTTWO
Revenue $11.12M $2.83B $6.69B
Gross profit $502.33K $2.08B $3.75B
Operating income -$32.57M -$97.60M -$161.30M
Net income $45.54M -$279.70M -$320.40M
Free cash flow -$3.90M $419.10M $337.50M
R&D $998.24K $402.80M $1.09B
EPS (diluted) $6.01 $-0.73 $-1.88
Cash & equivalents $1.88M $438.50M $1.36B
Total debt $86.29M $2.38B $2.52B
Shares (diluted) 7.58M 382.20M 170.10M
Enterprise value $3.12M -$1.90B $28.23B

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
MetricNCTYPLTKTTWO
P/E 0.5x -2.8x -113.5x
P/FCF -6.3x 1.9x 108.2x
P/Operating cash flow -6.3x 1.7x 73.0x
P/S 2.2x 0.3x 5.5x
P/B 0.3x -1.9x 10.1x
P/Tangible book 0.3x -1.0x 17.3x
EV/EBITDA -1.5x 25.4x 51.5x
EV/EBIT -1.3x -27.9x -230.7x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 1.0x 5.6x
EV/FCF -11.2x 6.5x 110.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -11.2x 6.0x 74.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.07 -3.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNCTYPLTKTTWO
Revenue growth (1Y) -39.5% 5.8% 15.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 148.3% 7.5% 15.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% 17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.3% -129.5% 96.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -29.6% 50.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 186.3% -423.7% 92.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -42.4% 36.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 153.1% -418.1% 92.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -41.8% 37.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -4.3% 394.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -1.8% 93.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -5.2% 678.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -1.0% 46.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNCTYPLTKTTWO
Gross margin 4.5% 73.5% 56.0%
EBITDA margin -266.3% 3.8% 10.8%
Operating margin -292.8% -3.4% -2.4%
Pretax margin 411.0% -9.3% -3.5%
Net margin 409.6% -9.9% -4.8%
FCF margin -35.1% 14.8% 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin -35.1% 16.1% 7.5%
Return on equity 67.5% – -9.0%
Return on assets 36.1% -8.0% -3.5%
Return on invested capital – -5.0% -2.7%
Return on capital employed -42.3% -3.4% -2.5%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x -1.6x -1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 63.5% 2.3% 5.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNCTYPLTKTTWO
Debt / assets 14.7% 72.4% 27.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x -6.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 18.2x 1.0x
Debt / FCF -5.5x 5.7x 7.5x
Liabilities / assets 41.5% 112.1% 60.2%
Equity / assets 58.5% -12.1% 39.8%
Interest coverage -7.7x -0.6x –
Current ratio 2.6x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.7x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -6.06 0.38 3.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNCTYPLTKTTWO
Dividend yield – 4.9% –
Net buyback yield – – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.9% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusNCTYPLTKTTWO
Forward P/E – 7.0xFY2026 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.29FY2026 $6.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +66.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +134.5% +59.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.94BFY2026 $8.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +6.7%FY2026 +20.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -1.2% +19.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNCTYPLTKTTWO
Held by institutions 0.8% 15.6% 97.0%
Institutions holding 9 172 1,114
Change in shares held, QoQ +25.7% -0.9% +10.9%
Institutions buying 4 92 635
Institutions selling 2 59 318
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.56 2.00

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.

NCTYPLTKTTWO
NCTY 1.00 0.09 0.16
PLTK 0.09 1.00 0.21
TTWO 0.16 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NCTY, PLTK and TTWO?

Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO) is the largest by market capitalisation: The9 (NCTY) $24.71M, Playtika Holding (PLTK) $778.06M, Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO) $36.52B.

Which company is growing faster?

Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: The9 (NCTY) -39.5%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) +5.8%, Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO) +15.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

The9 (NCTY) has the highest net margin (The9 (NCTY) 409.6%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -9.9%, Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO) -4.8%). On return on invested capital, Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO) leads (Playtika Holding (PLTK) -5.0%, Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO) -2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO) returned the most: The9 (NCTY) -67.4%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -46.3%, Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO) -22.4%. Over five years, Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO) compounded fastest (The9 (NCTY) -50.8%/yr, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -40.9%/yr, Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: The9 (NCTY) 0.00%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) 4.90%, Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO) 0.00%. The9 (NCTY) and Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO) has been the steadiest (The9 (NCTY) 91.7%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) 60.1%, Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO) 34.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO) leads on 6. 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.