SE vs GWRE vs PDD Stock Comparison

Sea, Guidewire Software and PDD Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SE Sea Ltd
$74.01 -25.7% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$44.33B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
PDD PDD Holdings Inc.
$78.13 +0.7% 1M -41.7% 1Y
Market cap
$108.90B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

PDD Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (PDD Holdings 6, Guidewire Software 2, Sea 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSEGWREPDDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.33B $14.63B $108.90B PDD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.4x 105.0x 8.1x PDD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 44.9x 7.3x PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +43.5% +22.7% +13.8% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% 9.4% 20.7% PDD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.1% -26.6% -41.7% GWRE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.3%/yr +8.3%/yr -3.3%/yr GWRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.3% 62.3% 33.6% PDD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 67/100 78/100 PDD

Percentile Scorecard

SEGWREPDD

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

AxisSEGWREPDD
Valuation 78 #37 of 167 39 #61 of 99 89 #20 of 167
Growth 68 #49 of 153 88 #12 of 94 59 #63 of 153
Profitability 68 #50 of 153 78 #21 of 90 85 #24 of 153
Financial Health 70 #54 of 179 75 #27 of 105 80 #37 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 53 #29 of 61 –
Overall 71 67 78
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PDD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSEGWREPDDSPY
1 month -25.7%+26.3%+0.7% -0.8%
3 months -29.1%+23.2%-7.9% +3.5%
6 months -13.4%+34.6%-20.7% +7.0%
Year to date -42.0%-8.5%-31.1% +12.2%
1 year -52.1%-26.6%-41.7% +13.0%
3 years +85.2%+113.9%-27.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.8%+28.9%-10.3% +23.1%
5 years -78.2%+49.0%-15.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -26.3%+8.3%-3.3% +11.0%
10 years —+216.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+12.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSEGWREPDDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.3%62.3%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.9%63.5%35.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.690.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.00-0.43-1.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.3%-60.8%-73.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.8%-27.3%-43.4% -1.8%
52-week high $160.10$253.05$138.13 $779.14
52-week low $74.01$102.69$73.30 $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.

MultipleSEGWREPDD
P/E now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 17.5x 111.2xmedian 20.6x 8.1xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.4x 10.2xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 70.5xmedian 15.4x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 12.1x 39.9xmedian 16.4x 6.9xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.7x 12.6xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.41 2.35median 1.05 0.26median 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 monthsSEGWREPDD
Revenue $26.55B $1.48B $64.89B
Gross profit $12.29B $947.37M $36.55B
Operating income $2.28B $149.87M $14.41B
Net income $3.91B $139.28M $13.45B
Free cash flow $5.22B $377.66M $16.02B
R&D $1.17B $340.10M $2.64B
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $1.63 $9.08
Cash & equivalents $3.53B $372.89M $19.00B
Total debt $2.37B $678.09M –
Shares (diluted) 638.23M 85.41M 1.48B
Enterprise value $4.22B $11.19B -$135.15B

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
MetricSEGWREPDD
P/E 26.2x 111.2x 8.1x
P/FCF 8.7x 39.9x 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 38.7x 6.9x
P/S 1.7x 10.2x 1.7x
P/B – 12.6x 1.7x
P/Tangible book – 12.8x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – 70.5x –
EV/EBIT 16.0x 100.1x 3.0x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 10.2x 0.7x
EV/FCF 7.0x 39.7x 2.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 38.5x 2.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 2.35 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSEGWREPDD
Revenue growth (1Y) 43.5% 22.7% 13.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 17.7% 40.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.1% 26.0% 11.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -83.4% 27.4% 29.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.3% 264.9% 12.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 44.3% 37.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -97.5% 99.5% -1.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 48.1% 32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% 100.7% -1.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 73.7% 47.3% 30.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 29.5% 22.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 116.5% 21.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 28.0% 22.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 126.3% 21.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSEGWREPDD
Gross margin 46.3% 64.2% 56.3%
EBITDA margin – 14.4% –
Operating margin 8.6% 10.2% 22.2%
Pretax margin 11.6% 11.1% 28.4%
Net margin 6.3% 9.4% 20.7%
FCF margin 19.6% 25.6% 24.7%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 26.4% 24.7%
Return on equity – 11.1% 21.1%
Return on assets 12.5% 5.4% 14.1%
Return on invested capital – 6.6% –
Return on capital employed 15.0% 7.9% 22.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 12.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSEGWREPDD
Debt / assets 1.0% 26.3% –
Debt / equity – 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 59.2% 53.7% 32.5%
Equity / assets – 46.3% 67.5%
Interest coverage 123.4x 11.2x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.6x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.1x 2.1x
Altman Z-score – 6.99 4.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSEGWREPDD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 2.9% –
Shareholder yield – 2.9% 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.

ConsensusSEGWREPDD
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 44.9xFY2027 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $4.10FY2027 $10.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +19.5%FY2027 +4.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +34.9% +19.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.91BFY2026 $1.61BFY2027 $72.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 +8.5%FY2027 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +30.2% +9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSEGWREPDD
Held by institutions 63.6% 99.3% 30.3%
Institutions holding 773 546 507
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -1.0% +4.8%
Institutions buying 436 248 213
Institutions selling 223 226 234
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.10 0.91

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.

SEGWREPDD
SE 1.00 0.19 0.30
GWRE 0.19 1.00 0.17
PDD 0.30 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SE, GWRE and PDD?

PDD Holdings (PDD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sea (SE) $44.33B, Guidewire Software (GWRE) $14.63B, PDD Holdings (PDD) $108.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, SE, GWRE and PDD?

PDD Holdings (PDD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sea (SE) 26.4x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 105.0x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (Sea (SE) 19.7x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 44.9x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sea (SE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sea (SE) +43.5%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) +22.7%, PDD Holdings (PDD) +13.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

PDD Holdings (PDD) has the highest net margin (Sea (SE) 6.3%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 9.4%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Guidewire Software (GWRE) returned the most: Sea (SE) -52.1%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) -26.6%, PDD Holdings (PDD) -41.7%. Over five years, Guidewire Software (GWRE) compounded fastest (Sea (SE) -26.3%/yr, Guidewire Software (GWRE) +8.3%/yr, PDD Holdings (PDD) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PDD Holdings (PDD) has been the steadiest (Sea (SE) 52.3%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.3%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.