PDD vs SE vs UPST Stock Comparison

PDD Holdings, Sea and Upstart Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PDD PDD Holdings Inc.
$78.40 +1.1% 1M -43.1% 1Y
Market cap
$111.59B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
8 wins
SE Sea Ltd
$74.75 -24.9% 1M -53.3% 1Y
Market cap
$45.74B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.
$23.71 -0.4% 1M -55.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.31B
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

PDD Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (PDD Holdings 8, Upstart Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPDDSEUPSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $111.59B $45.74B $2.31B PDD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.1x 26.4x 38.0x PDD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 19.7x 34.4x PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.8% +43.5% +48.6% UPST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.7% 6.3% 4.8% PDD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 1.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 20.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.1% -53.3% -55.0% PDD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.2%/yr -26.7%/yr -41.0%/yr PDD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 52.2% 65.2% PDD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 71/100 50/100 PDD

Percentile Scorecard

PDDSEUPST

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

AxisPDDSEUPST
Valuation 89 #19 of 167 78 #37 of 167 50 #50 of 99
Growth 59 #63 of 153 68 #49 of 153 75 #24 of 94
Profitability 85 #24 of 153 68 #50 of 153 49 #46 of 90
Financial Health 80 #36 of 179 70 #55 of 179 9 #96 of 105
Shareholder Returns – – 67 #21 of 61
Overall 78 71 50
  • PDD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPDDSEUPSTSPY
1 month +1.1%-24.9%-0.4% -0.2%
3 months -8.5%-30.4%-14.8% +3.9%
6 months -19.4%-12.9%-27.8% +8.2%
Year to date -30.9%-41.4%-45.8% +12.9%
1 year -43.1%-53.3%-55.0% +12.3%
3 years -27.6%+87.0%+3.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.2%+23.2%+1.0% +23.3%
5 years -15.2%-78.8%-92.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.2%-26.7%-41.0% +10.9%

Risk

MeasurePDDSEUPSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%52.2%65.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.6%54.9%68.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.861.282.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.29-1.02-0.84 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.1%-90.3%-96.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.2%-53.3%-55.0% -1.2%
52-week high $138.13$160.10$52.74 $779.14
52-week low $73.30$74.01$22.74 $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.

MultiplePDDSEUPST
P/E now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 17.3x 26.4xmedian 17.3x 38.0xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x —median 14.2x 51.2xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 11.5x 8.8xmedian 11.5x -8.0xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x —median 1.8x 2.9xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.40 0.36median 0.40 1.29median 1.03

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 monthsPDDSEUPST
Revenue $64.89B $26.55B $1.25B
Gross profit $36.55B $12.29B $1.03B
Operating income $14.41B $2.28B $49.71M
Net income $13.45B $3.91B $60.33M
Free cash flow $16.02B $5.22B -$289.05M
R&D $2.64B $1.17B $304.91M
EPS (diluted) $9.08 $2.64 $0.55
Cash & equivalents $19.00B $3.53B $455.96M
Total debt – $2.37B $2.00B
Shares (diluted) 1.48B 638.23M 109.72M
Enterprise value -$132.46B $5.62B $236.08M

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
MetricPDDSEUPST
P/E 8.1x 26.4x 38.0x
P/FCF 7.0x 8.8x -8.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 8.8x -8.1x
P/S 1.7x 1.7x 1.9x
P/B 1.7x – 2.9x
P/Tangible book 1.7x – 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – – 51.2x
EV/EBIT 3.1x 16.2x 77.5x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.4x 3.1x
EV/FCF 2.8x 7.1x -13.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.8x 7.1x -13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 0.36 1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPDDSEUPST
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.8% 43.5% 48.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.4% 27.7% 27.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.6% 41.1% 53.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.3% -83.4% 33.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.7% 57.3% 199.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.4% 26.1% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.4% -97.5% 1,050%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 26.3% 30.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -1.6% 31.1% 990.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.8% 73.7% 29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.0% 14.3% -335.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 56.7% -13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.0% 14.3% -341.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 56.7% -13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPDDSEUPST
Gross margin 56.3% 46.3% 82.5%
EBITDA margin – – 6.0%
Operating margin 22.2% 8.6% 4.0%
Pretax margin 28.4% 11.6% 4.9%
Net margin 20.7% 6.3% 4.8%
FCF margin 24.7% 19.6% -23.2%
Operating cash flow margin 24.7% 19.6% -22.8%
Return on equity 21.1% – 7.9%
Return on assets 14.1% 12.5% 2.0%
Return on invested capital – – 1.8%
Return on capital employed 22.6% 15.0% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x -4.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 11.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPDDSEUPST
Debt / assets – 1.0% 63.2%
Debt / equity – – 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 20.6x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x -6.9x
Liabilities / assets 32.5% 59.2% 74.9%
Equity / assets 67.5% – 25.1%
Interest coverage – 123.4x 1.2x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.5x –
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 2.1x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score 4.56 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPDDSEUPST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 3.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 3.6%
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.

ConsensusPDDSEUPST
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 19.7xFY2026 34.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.78FY2026 $3.79FY2026 $0.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026 -58.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.6% +14.2% +191.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $72.21BFY2026 $30.91BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.0%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.4% +21.1% +42.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPDDSEUPST
Held by institutions 30.3% 63.6% 60.0%
Institutions holding 507 773 363
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +0.6% +3.2%
Institutions buying 213 436 196
Institutions selling 234 223 98
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.96 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.

PDDSEUPST
PDD 1.00 0.31 0.16
SE 0.31 1.00 0.26
UPST 0.16 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PDD, SE and UPST?

PDD Holdings (PDD) is the largest by market capitalisation: PDD Holdings (PDD) $111.59B, Sea (SE) $45.74B, Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, PDD, SE and UPST?

PDD Holdings (PDD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.1x, Sea (SE) 26.4x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 38.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.3x, Sea (SE) 19.7x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 34.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Upstart Holdings (UPST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: PDD Holdings (PDD) +13.8%, Sea (SE) +43.5%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) +48.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

PDD Holdings (PDD) has the highest net margin (PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%, Sea (SE) 6.3%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PDD Holdings (PDD) returned the most: PDD Holdings (PDD) -43.1%, Sea (SE) -53.3%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -55.0%. Over five years, PDD Holdings (PDD) compounded fastest (PDD Holdings (PDD) -3.2%/yr, Sea (SE) -26.7%/yr, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -41.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PDD Holdings (PDD) has been the steadiest (PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.5%, Sea (SE) 52.2%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PDD, SE and UPST?

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