NCTY vs VIP vs GRVY Stock Comparison

The9, Vulcan Infrastructure & Power and Gravity Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NCTY The9 LTD
$3.28 -10.1% 1M -66.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.56M
P/E
0.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.12M
Div. yield
–
Video Games Technology
2 wins
GRVY GRAVITY Co., Ltd.
$66.64 +0.2% 1M +12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$464.26M
P/E
7,842x
Revenue (TTM)
$397.44K
Div. yield
–
Video Games Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gravity leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Gravity 6, The9 2, Vulcan Infrastructure & Power 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNCTYVIPGRVYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.56M $22.11M $464.26M GRVY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.5x 45.4x 7,842x NCTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -39.5% -14.1% -1.8% GRVY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 409.6% 1.0% 14.9% NCTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -43.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -26.7x — VIP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -66.4% -39.1% +12.0% GRVY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -50.5%/yr -64.2%/yr -8.2%/yr GRVY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.8% 105.3% 32.5% GRVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 29/100 52/100 GRVY

Percentile Scorecard

NCTYVIPGRVY

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

AxisNCTYVIPGRVY
Valuation 23 #129 of 167 27 #28 of 38 4 #161 of 167
Growth 78 #34 of 153 43 #21 of 36 35 #100 of 153
Profitability 30 #107 of 153 39 #21 of 34 78 #35 of 153
Financial Health 34 #119 of 179 8 #35 of 38 93 #13 of 179
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 41 29 52
  • NCTY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • VIP ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • GRVY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNCTYVIPGRVYSPY
1 month -10.1%-22.7%+0.2% -0.8%
3 months -27.8%-43.8%+7.6% +3.5%
6 months -38.6%+6.8%+9.2% +7.0%
Year to date -48.5%-14.9%+15.2% +12.2%
1 year -66.4%-39.1%+12.0% +13.0%
3 years -36.6%-74.3%+10.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -14.1%-36.4%+3.5% +23.1%
5 years -97.0%-99.4%-34.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -50.5%-64.2%-8.2% +11.0%
10 years -99.3%-99.0%+2,482.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -39.1%-36.6%+38.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNCTYVIPGRVYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.8%105.3%32.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.7%102.0%26.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.273.160.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.370.37 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.7%-99.8%-67.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.8%-57.1%-11.3% -1.8%
52-week high $10.19$2.94$75.16 $779.14
52-week low $3.12$1.03$55.70 $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.

MultipleNCTYVIPGRVY
P/E now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 17.5x 44.3xmedian 29.6x 7,822xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 4.2x 1,165xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 14.5x -34.7xmedian 24.2x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.4xmedian 12.1x -1.1xmedian 15.1x —median 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.7x -0.4xmedian 3.9x 1,019xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.41 1.70median 0.38 —median 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 monthsNCTYVIPGRVY
Revenue $11.12M $50.89M $397.44K
Gross profit $502.33K $2.68M $133.70K
Operating income -$32.57M -$12.20M $62.95K
Net income $45.54M $487.00K $46.60M
Free cash flow -$3.90M -$20.38M –
R&D $998.24K – $5.30K
EPS (diluted) $6.01 $0.03 –
Cash & equivalents $1.88M $3.20M $136.25K
Total debt $86.29M $78.96M –
Shares (diluted) 7.58M 17.14M –
Enterprise value $6.35M -$15.30M $318.39M

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
MetricNCTYVIPGRVY
P/E 0.5x 44.3x 7,822x
P/FCF -6.4x -1.1x –
P/Operating cash flow -6.4x -1.1x –
P/S 2.2x 0.4x 1,165x
P/B 0.3x -0.4x 1,019x
P/Tangible book 0.3x -0.4x 1,019x
EV/EBITDA -1.5x -34.7x –
EV/EBIT -1.4x -8.1x 7,349x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 1.9x 1,164x
EV/FCF -11.3x -4.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow -11.3x -4.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.70 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNCTYVIPGRVY
Revenue growth (1Y) -39.5% -14.1% -1.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -9.1% -8.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 148.3% -79.5% -10.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -40.4% -9.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.3% -3.9% 0.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 57.6% -19.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 186.3% 102.4% 80,576%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 26.0% 677.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 153.1% 102.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 26.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -25.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNCTYVIPGRVY
Gross margin 4.5% 5.3% 33.6%
EBITDA margin -266.3% -5.6% –
Operating margin -292.8% -24.0% 15.8%
Pretax margin 411.0% 0.1% 19.9%
Net margin 409.6% 1.0% 14.9%
FCF margin -35.1% -40.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -35.1% -39.7% –
Return on equity 67.5% – 13.2%
Return on assets 36.1% 1.1% 11.2%
Return on invested capital – -43.7% –
Return on capital employed -42.3% – 13.8%
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x -41.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 63.5% 1.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNCTYVIPGRVY
Debt / assets 14.7% 201.1% –
Debt / equity 0.3x -1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -26.7x –
Debt / FCF -5.5x -3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 41.5% 246.4% 14.1%
Equity / assets 58.5% -146.4% 85.9%
Interest coverage -7.7x – 25.1x
Current ratio 2.6x 0.4x 7.2x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.1x 6.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 6.2x
Altman Z-score -6.06 -14.86 3,735

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNCTYVIPGRVY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusNCTYVIPGRVY
EPS, next fiscal year – $-1.58FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -553.3%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $71.96MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +22.4%FY2026 –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNCTYVIPGRVY
Held by institutions 0.8% – 16.6%
Institutions holding 9 – 57
Change in shares held, QoQ +25.7% – +17.9%
Institutions buying 4 – 36
Institutions selling 2 – 11
Buyers to sellers 2.00 – 3.27

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.

NCTYVIPGRVY
NCTY 1.00 0.18 -0.01
VIP 0.18 1.00 0.10
GRVY -0.01 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NCTY, VIP and GRVY?

Gravity (GRVY) is the largest by market capitalisation: The9 (NCTY) $24.56M, Vulcan Infrastructure & Power (VIP) $22.11M, Gravity (GRVY) $464.26M.

Which stock is cheaper, NCTY, VIP and GRVY?

The9 (NCTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (The9 (NCTY) 0.5x, Vulcan Infrastructure & Power (VIP) 45.4x, Gravity (GRVY) 7,842x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gravity (GRVY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: The9 (NCTY) -39.5%, Vulcan Infrastructure & Power (VIP) -14.1%, Gravity (GRVY) -1.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

The9 (NCTY) has the highest net margin (The9 (NCTY) 409.6%, Vulcan Infrastructure & Power (VIP) 1.0%, Gravity (GRVY) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gravity (GRVY) returned the most: The9 (NCTY) -66.4%, Vulcan Infrastructure & Power (VIP) -39.1%, Gravity (GRVY) +12.0%. Over five years, Gravity (GRVY) compounded fastest (The9 (NCTY) -50.5%/yr, Vulcan Infrastructure & Power (VIP) -64.2%/yr, Gravity (GRVY) -8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gravity (GRVY) has been the steadiest (The9 (NCTY) 91.8%, Vulcan Infrastructure & Power (VIP) 105.3%, Gravity (GRVY) 32.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NCTY, VIP and GRVY?

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