SE vs PDD vs ATHM Stock Comparison

Sea, PDD Holdings and Autohome Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SE Sea Ltd
$74.01 -25.7% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$45.28B
P/E
26.2x
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
$111.21B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins
ATHM Autohome Inc.
$20.40 -4.2% 1M -21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.36B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.39M
Div. yield
9.12%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionSEPDDATHMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.28B $111.21B $2.36B PDD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.2x 8.1x 17.9x PDD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 7.3x 19.1x PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +43.5% +13.8% -16.5% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% 20.7% 17.0% PDD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 9.12% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.1% -41.7% -21.5% ATHM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.3%/yr -3.3%/yr -12.4%/yr PDD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.3% 33.6% 32.4% ATHM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 78/100 61/100 PDD

Percentile Scorecard

SEPDDATHM

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

AxisSEPDDATHM
Valuation 78 #37 of 167 89 #20 of 167 72 #47 of 167
Growth 68 #49 of 153 59 #63 of 153 5 #145 of 153
Profitability 68 #50 of 153 85 #24 of 153 59 #63 of 153
Financial Health 70 #54 of 179 80 #37 of 179 92 #16 of 179
Shareholder Returns – – 76 #23 of 94
Overall 71 78 61
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PDD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • ATHM ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSEPDDATHMSPY
1 month -25.7%+0.7%-4.2% -0.8%
3 months -29.1%-7.9%-4.5% +3.5%
6 months -13.4%-20.7%+10.5% +7.0%
Year to date -42.0%-31.1%-8.4% +12.2%
1 year -52.1%-41.7%-21.5% +13.0%
3 years +85.2%-27.8%-24.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.8%-10.3%-8.7% +23.1%
5 years -78.2%-15.3%-48.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -26.3%-3.3%-12.4% +11.0%
10 years ——-17.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-1.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSEPDDATHMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.3%33.6%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.9%35.6%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.860.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.00-1.24-0.66 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.3%-73.1%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.8%-43.4%-22.9% -1.8%
52-week high $160.10$138.13$26.46 $779.14
52-week low $74.01$73.30$16.38 $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.

MultipleSEPDDATHM
P/E now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 17.5x 8.1xmedian 17.5x 17.9xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 3.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x —median 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 12.1x 6.9xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.41 0.26median 0.41 -0.89median 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 monthsSEPDDATHM
Revenue $26.55B $64.89B $787.39M
Gross profit $12.29B $36.55B $573.40M
Operating income $2.28B $14.41B $48.02M
Net income $3.91B $13.45B $129.13M
Free cash flow $5.22B $16.02B –
R&D $1.17B $2.64B $148.61M
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $9.08 $1.14
Cash & equivalents $3.53B $19.00B $367.84M
Total debt $2.37B – –
Shares (diluted) 638.23M 1.48B 118.02M
Enterprise value $5.17B -$132.84B -$8.48B

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
MetricSEPDDATHM
P/E 26.2x 8.1x 17.9x
P/FCF 8.7x 6.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 6.9x –
P/S 1.7x 1.7x 3.0x
P/B – 1.7x 0.7x
P/Tangible book – 1.7x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 16.0x 3.0x -6.5x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.7x -0.4x
EV/FCF 7.0x 2.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 2.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 0.26 -0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSEPDDATHM
Revenue growth (1Y) 43.5% 13.8% -16.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 40.4% -8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.1% 11.6% -19.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -83.4% 29.3% -11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.3% 12.7% -59.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 37.4% -36.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -97.5% -1.4% -37.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 32.0% -23.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% -1.6% -32.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 73.7% 30.8% -20.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 22.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 21.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 22.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 21.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSEPDDATHM
Gross margin 46.3% 56.3% 72.8%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 8.6% 22.2% 6.1%
Pretax margin 11.6% 28.4% 17.9%
Net margin 6.3% 20.7% 17.0%
FCF margin 19.6% 24.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 24.7% –
Return on equity – 21.1% 3.9%
Return on assets 12.5% 14.1% 3.3%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 15.0% 22.6% 1.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSEPDDATHM
Debt / assets 1.0% – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 0.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 59.2% 32.5% 17.8%
Equity / assets – 67.5% 82.2%
Interest coverage 123.4x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 2.6x 6.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 2.1x 6.5x
Cash ratio 0.6x 2.1x 6.0x
Altman Z-score – 4.56 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSEPDDATHM
Dividend yield – – 9.1%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 9.1%
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.

ConsensusSEPDDATHM
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 7.3xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $10.76FY2026 $1.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 -36.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +19.5% +9.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.91BFY2026 $72.15BFY2026 $769.96MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 -16.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +9.4% -1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSEPDDATHM
Held by institutions 63.6% 30.3% 42.5%
Institutions holding 773 507 127
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +4.8% +1.6%
Institutions buying 436 213 64
Institutions selling 223 234 44
Buyers to sellers 1.96 0.91 1.45

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.

SEPDDATHM
SE 1.00 0.30 0.32
PDD 0.30 1.00 0.32
ATHM 0.32 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SE, PDD and ATHM?

PDD Holdings (PDD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sea (SE) $45.28B, PDD Holdings (PDD) $111.21B, Autohome (ATHM) $2.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, SE, PDD and ATHM?

PDD Holdings (PDD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sea (SE) 26.2x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.1x, Autohome (ATHM) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (Sea (SE) 19.7x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.3x, Autohome (ATHM) 19.1x). 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%, PDD Holdings (PDD) +13.8%, Autohome (ATHM) -16.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

PDD Holdings (PDD) has the highest net margin (Sea (SE) 6.3%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%, Autohome (ATHM) 17.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Autohome (ATHM) returned the most: Sea (SE) -52.1%, PDD Holdings (PDD) -41.7%, Autohome (ATHM) -21.5%. Over five years, PDD Holdings (PDD) compounded fastest (Sea (SE) -26.3%/yr, PDD Holdings (PDD) -3.3%/yr, Autohome (ATHM) -12.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: PDD Holdings (PDD) 0.00%, Autohome (ATHM) 9.12%. Sea (SE) and PDD Holdings (PDD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autohome (ATHM) has been the steadiest (Sea (SE) 52.3%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.6%, Autohome (ATHM) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.