PLTK vs DDI vs NTES Stock Comparison

Playtika Holding, DoubleDown Interactive and NetEase Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTES NetEase, Inc.
$118.32 +2.5% 1M -19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$72.71B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.70B
Div. yield
–
Video Games Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

DoubleDown Interactive leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (DoubleDown Interactive 8, NetEase 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLTKDDINTESLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $778.33M $673.93M $72.71B NTES
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.8x 5.4x 16.3x DDI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.0x 5.4x 12.4x DDI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% +14.0% +9.8% DDI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.9% 32.9% 26.6% DDI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.0% 10.0% 22.7% NTES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 18.2x -3.6x -1.4x DDI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.4% +54.2% -19.4% DDI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.0%/yr -4.2%/yr +3.4%/yr NTES
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 32.1% 33.1% DDI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 87/100 64/100 DDI

Percentile Scorecard

PLTKDDINTES

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

AxisPLTKDDINTES
Valuation 83 #30 of 167 96 #7 of 167 57 #72 of 167
Growth 14 #132 of 153 68 #50 of 153 45 #84 of 153
Profitability 48 #80 of 153 90 #17 of 153 95 #8 of 153
Financial Health 19 #146 of 179 95 #10 of 179 85 #27 of 179
Shareholder Returns 61 #37 of 94 – 34 #62 of 94
Overall 45 87 64
  • PLTK ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DDI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NTES ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPLTKDDINTESSPY
1 month -4.2%+4.8%+2.5% -0.8%
3 months -47.4%+17.4%-4.4% +3.5%
6 months -40.4%+48.2%+6.3% +7.0%
Year to date -48.4%+57.8%-14.0% +12.2%
1 year -44.4%+54.2%-19.4% +13.0%
3 years -75.7%+71.1%+10.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -37.6%+19.6%+3.5% +23.1%
5 years -92.9%-19.4%+17.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -41.0%-4.2%+3.4% +11.0%
10 years ——+122.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+8.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePLTKDDINTESSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%32.1%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.4%27.1%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.940.600.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.741.69-0.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.1%-56.9%-52.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.3%-1.9%-19.8% -1.8%
52-week high $4.37$13.88$147.56 $779.14
52-week low $2.04$8.25$109.26 $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.

MultiplePLTKDDINTES
P/E now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 17.5x 5.4xmedian 17.5x 16.9xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.4x 1.8xmedian 1.4x 4.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 14.5x 1.0xmedian 14.5x 10.7xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 12.1x 4.6xmedian 12.1x 10.1xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x 3.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.41 0.14median 0.41 2.36median 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 monthsPLTKDDINTES
Revenue $2.83B $380.04M $16.70B
Gross profit $2.08B $278.82M $11.22B
Operating income -$97.60M $136.83M $5.90B
Net income -$279.70M $125.14M $4.75B
Free cash flow $419.10M $146.82M $7.46B
R&D $402.80M $13.81M $2.59B
EPS (diluted) $-0.73 $2.52 $6.91
Cash & equivalents $438.50M $455.22M $3.36B
Total debt $2.38B $32.44M $5.39B
Shares (diluted) 382.20M 49.55M 643.63M
Enterprise value -$1.90B -$1.34B $30.96B

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
MetricPLTKDDINTES
P/E -2.8x 5.4x 16.9x
P/FCF 1.9x 4.6x 10.1x
P/Operating cash flow 1.7x 4.6x 10.3x
P/S 0.3x 1.8x 4.5x
P/B -1.9x 0.7x 3.1x
P/Tangible book -1.0x 0.7x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 25.4x 1.0x 10.7x
EV/EBIT -27.9x 1.1x 11.3x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.4x 4.0x
EV/FCF 6.5x 1.0x 8.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.0x 1.0x 9.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 0.14 2.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLTKDDINTES
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% 14.0% 9.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 7.3% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% 18.1% 16.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 10.9% 11.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -129.5% 4.0% 23.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.6% 37.1% 22.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -423.7% 17.3% -2.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.4% 39.8% 9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -418.1% 17.6% -4.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.8% 39.8% 7.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.3% 6.0% 13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 82.2% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.2% 6.6% 12.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 81.8% 17.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLTKDDINTES
Gross margin 73.5% 73.4% 67.2%
EBITDA margin 3.8% 38.6% 37.2%
Operating margin -3.4% 36.0% 35.3%
Pretax margin -9.3% 43.0% 34.9%
Net margin -9.9% 32.9% 26.6%
FCF margin 14.8% 38.6% 44.7%
Operating cash flow margin 16.1% 38.7% 44.0%
Return on equity – 12.6% 19.6%
Return on assets -8.0% 11.5% 14.0%
Return on invested capital -5.0% 10.0% 22.7%
Return on capital employed -3.4% 13.0% 23.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.6x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% – 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLTKDDINTES
Debt / assets 72.4% 2.9% 5.4%
Debt / equity -6.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 18.2x -3.6x -1.4x
Debt / FCF 5.7x 0.2x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 112.1% 8.3% 28.0%
Equity / assets -12.1% 91.7% 72.0%
Interest coverage -0.6x 112.1x –
Current ratio 1.1x 18.7x 3.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 18.6x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x 17.3x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 0.38 6.62 7.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLTKDDINTES
Dividend yield 4.9% – 2.5%
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 0.0% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusPLTKDDINTES
Forward P/E 7.0xFY2026 5.4xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.29FY2026 $2.51FY2026 $9.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +21.3%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +134.5% -7.6% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.94BFY2026 $349.27MFY2026 $17.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.2% +3.8% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLTKDDINTES
Held by institutions 15.6% 19.0% 9.2%
Institutions holding 172 51 458
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +15.4% +1.9%
Institutions buying 92 38 261
Institutions selling 59 11 121
Buyers to sellers 1.56 3.45 2.16

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.

PLTKDDINTES
PLTK 1.00 0.15 0.20
DDI 0.15 1.00 0.10
NTES 0.20 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLTK, DDI and NTES?

NetEase (NTES) is the largest by market capitalisation: Playtika Holding (PLTK) $778.33M, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) $673.93M, NetEase (NTES) $72.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, PLTK, DDI and NTES?

DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Playtika Holding (PLTK) -2.8x, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) 5.4x, NetEase (NTES) 16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) is cheapest (Playtika Holding (PLTK) 7.0x, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) 5.4x, NetEase (NTES) 12.4x). 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: Playtika Holding (PLTK) +5.8%, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) +14.0%, NetEase (NTES) +9.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) has the highest net margin (Playtika Holding (PLTK) -9.9%, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) 32.9%, NetEase (NTES) 26.6%). On return on invested capital, NetEase (NTES) leads (Playtika Holding (PLTK) -5.0%, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) 10.0%, NetEase (NTES) 22.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) returned the most: Playtika Holding (PLTK) -44.4%, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) +54.2%, NetEase (NTES) -19.4%. Over five years, NetEase (NTES) compounded fastest (Playtika Holding (PLTK) -41.0%/yr, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) -4.2%/yr, NetEase (NTES) +3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) has been the steadiest (Playtika Holding (PLTK) 60.2%, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) 32.1%, NetEase (NTES) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.