PLTK vs NTES vs SOHU Stock Comparison

Playtika Holding, NetEase and Sohu.com Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
NTES NetEase, Inc.
$112.45 -7.1% 1M -22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$71.79B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.70B
Div. yield
2.61%
Video Games Technology
5 wins
SOHU Sohu.com Ltd
$12.80 -2.3% 1M -16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$333.68M
P/E
1.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$599.25M
Div. yield
–
Video Games Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

NetEase leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (NetEase 5, Sohu.com 5, Playtika Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLTKNTESSOHULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $778.06M $71.79B $333.68M NTES
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.8x 16.1x 1.6x SOHU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.0x 11.8x — PLTK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% +9.8% +9.2% NTES
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.9% 26.6% 38.1% SOHU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.0% 22.7% — NTES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 18.2x -1.4x — NTES
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.90% 2.61% — PLTK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.3% -22.5% -16.9% SOHU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -40.9%/yr +2.9%/yr -8.8%/yr NTES
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.1% 33.3% 32.5% SOHU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 65/100 77/100 SOHU

Percentile Scorecard

PLTKNTESSOHU

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

AxisPLTKNTESSOHU
Valuation 82 #31 of 166 59 #68 of 166 98 #4 of 166
Growth 14 #131 of 152 46 #83 of 152 62 #58 of 152
Profitability 48 #79 of 152 95 #8 of 152 60 #62 of 152
Financial Health 19 #145 of 179 85 #27 of 179 87 #24 of 179
Shareholder Returns 61 #37 of 94 37 #60 of 94 –
Overall 45 65 77
  • PLTK ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NTES ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SOHU ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPLTKNTESSOHUSPY
1 month -4.2%-7.1%-2.3% +0.9%
3 months -49.4%-13.2%-5.2% +5.9%
6 months -41.5%-0.9%-17.5% +8.5%
Year to date -48.4%-18.3%-18.2% +13.3%
1 year -46.3%-22.5%-16.9% +12.4%
3 years -75.7%+5.3%+59.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -37.6%+1.7%+16.9% +23.5%
5 years -92.8%+15.2%-36.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -40.9%+2.9%-8.8% +11.0%
10 years —+112.2%-66.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+7.8%-10.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePLTKNTESSOHUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.1%33.3%32.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.2%32.9%33.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.940.490.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.77-0.68-0.52 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.1%-52.0%-63.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.3%-23.8%-25.7% -0.9%
52-week high $4.37$147.56$17.22 $779.14
52-week low $2.04$109.26$11.74 $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.

MultiplePLTKNTESSOHU
P/E now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 16.8x 16.1xmedian 16.8x 1.6xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.4x 4.3xmedian 1.4x 0.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 13.9x 10.1xmedian 13.9x —median 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 11.4x 9.6xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 1.8x 0.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.36 2.24median 0.36 0.02median 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 monthsPLTKNTESSOHU
Revenue $2.83B $16.70B $599.25M
Gross profit $2.08B $11.22B $526.14M
Operating income -$97.60M $5.90B -$77.49M
Net income -$279.70M $4.75B $228.61M
Free cash flow $419.10M $7.46B –
R&D $402.80M $2.59B $253.49M
EPS (diluted) $-0.73 $6.91 $8.10
Cash & equivalents $438.50M $3.36B $116.22M
Total debt $2.38B $5.39B –
Shares (diluted) 382.20M 643.63M 28.23M
Enterprise value -$1.90B $30.68B -$3.01B

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
MetricPLTKNTESSOHU
P/E -2.8x 16.1x 1.6x
P/FCF 1.9x 9.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 1.7x 9.8x –
P/S 0.3x 4.3x 0.6x
P/B -1.9x 2.9x 0.3x
P/Tangible book -1.0x 3.0x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 25.4x 10.1x –
EV/EBIT -27.9x 10.6x 6.4x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 3.8x -0.8x
EV/FCF 6.5x 8.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.0x 8.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 2.24 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLTKNTESSOHU
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% 9.8% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 5.5% -3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% 16.9% 28.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 11.5% 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -129.5% 23.6% 2.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.6% 22.2% -6.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -423.7% -2.8% 83.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.4% 9.2% 75.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -418.1% -4.7% 108.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.8% 7.2% 83.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.3% 13.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 19.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.2% 12.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 17.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLTKNTESSOHU
Gross margin 73.5% 67.2% 87.8%
EBITDA margin 3.8% 37.2% –
Operating margin -3.4% 35.3% -12.9%
Pretax margin -9.3% 34.9% -5.9%
Net margin -9.9% 26.6% 38.1%
FCF margin 14.8% 44.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.1% 44.0% –
Return on equity – 19.6% 17.8%
Return on assets -8.0% 14.0% 14.1%
Return on invested capital -5.0% 22.7% –
Return on capital employed -3.4% 23.0% -6.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.6x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 2.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLTKNTESSOHU
Debt / assets 72.4% 5.4% –
Debt / equity -6.0x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 18.2x -1.4x –
Debt / FCF 5.7x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 112.1% 28.0% 20.6%
Equity / assets -12.1% 72.0% 79.4%
Interest coverage -0.6x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 3.5x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.4x 2.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.3x 2.6x
Altman Z-score 0.38 7.21 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLTKNTESSOHU
Dividend yield 4.9% 2.6% –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 4.9% 2.6% –
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.

ConsensusPLTKNTESSOHU
Forward P/E 7.0xFY2026 11.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.29FY2026 $9.56FY2026 $-1.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +15.3%FY2026 -116.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +134.5% +7.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.94BFY2026 $17.11BFY2026 $351.88MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 -39.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.2% +7.4% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLTKNTESSOHU
Held by institutions 15.6% 9.2% 23.4%
Institutions holding 172 458 52
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +1.9% -9.0%
Institutions buying 92 261 18
Institutions selling 59 121 20
Buyers to sellers 1.56 2.16 0.90

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.

PLTKNTESSOHU
PLTK 1.00 0.19 0.09
NTES 0.19 1.00 0.32
SOHU 0.09 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLTK, NTES and SOHU?

NetEase (NTES) is the largest by market capitalisation: Playtika Holding (PLTK) $778.06M, NetEase (NTES) $71.79B, Sohu.com (SOHU) $333.68M.

Which stock is cheaper, PLTK, NTES and SOHU?

Sohu.com (SOHU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Playtika Holding (PLTK) -2.8x, NetEase (NTES) 16.1x, Sohu.com (SOHU) 1.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Playtika Holding (PLTK) is cheapest (Playtika Holding (PLTK) 7.0x, NetEase (NTES) 11.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

NetEase (NTES) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Playtika Holding (PLTK) +5.8%, NetEase (NTES) +9.8%, Sohu.com (SOHU) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sohu.com (SOHU) has the highest net margin (Playtika Holding (PLTK) -9.9%, NetEase (NTES) 26.6%, Sohu.com (SOHU) 38.1%). On return on invested capital, NetEase (NTES) leads (Playtika Holding (PLTK) -5.0%, NetEase (NTES) 22.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sohu.com (SOHU) returned the most: Playtika Holding (PLTK) -46.3%, NetEase (NTES) -22.5%, Sohu.com (SOHU) -16.9%. Over five years, NetEase (NTES) compounded fastest (Playtika Holding (PLTK) -40.9%/yr, NetEase (NTES) +2.9%/yr, Sohu.com (SOHU) -8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Playtika Holding (PLTK) has the highest dividend yield: Playtika Holding (PLTK) 4.90%, NetEase (NTES) 2.61%. Sohu.com (SOHU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sohu.com (SOHU) has been the steadiest (Playtika Holding (PLTK) 60.1%, NetEase (NTES) 33.3%, Sohu.com (SOHU) 32.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, NetEase (NTES) leads on 5. 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.