SE vs PDD vs ETSY Stock Comparison

Sea, PDD Holdings and Etsy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SE Sea Ltd
$76.56 -22.4% 1M -50.9% 1Y
Market cap
$44.08B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
PDD PDD Holdings Inc.
$79.28 +2.3% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$109.85B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins
ETSY Etsy Inc
$91.67 +32.4% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.10B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.01B
Div. yield
–
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, Etsy 2, Sea 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSEPDDETSYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.08B $109.85B $8.10B PDD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.2x 8.2x 8.2x PDD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.2x 7.4x 28.8x PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +43.5% +13.8% +10.8% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% 20.7% 32.8% ETSY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 17.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.9% -42.6% +40.6% ETSY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.0%/yr -2.3%/yr -18.2%/yr PDD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.2% 33.6% 49.4% PDD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 78/100 67/100 PDD

Percentile Scorecard

SEPDDETSY

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

AxisSEPDDETSY
Valuation 77 #39 of 166 87 #22 of 166 73 #45 of 166
Growth 68 #49 of 153 60 #62 of 153 56 #68 of 153
Profitability 69 #48 of 153 87 #21 of 153 90 #17 of 153
Financial Health 69 #56 of 179 80 #37 of 179 37 #114 of 179
Shareholder Returns – – 81 #18 of 91
Overall 71 78 67
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PDD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • ETSY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSEPDDETSYSPY
1 month -22.4%+2.3%+32.4% +0.7%
3 months -27.9%-9.3%+10.4% +3.7%
6 months -9.8%-20.6%+42.5% +7.1%
Year to date -40.0%-30.1%+65.3% +12.8%
1 year -50.9%-42.6%+40.6% +11.9%
3 years +84.7%-24.0%+49.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +22.7%-8.7%+14.4% +22.8%
5 years -77.7%-10.8%-63.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -26.0%-2.3%-18.2% +10.9%
10 years ——+637.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+22.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSEPDDETSYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2%33.6%49.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.2%35.5%50.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.270.851.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.97-1.270.82 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.3%-73.1%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.5%-42.6%-0.8% -1.2%
52-week high $157.76$138.13$92.38 $779.14
52-week low $74.01$73.30$44.05 $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.

MultipleSEPDDETSY
P/E now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 16.7x 8.2xmedian 16.7x 8.5xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.7x —median 12.7x 16.6xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 10.5x 7.0xmedian 10.5x 10.0xmedian 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x -11.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 0.39 0.27median 0.39 0.16median 0.39

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 monthsSEPDDETSY
Revenue $26.55B $64.89B $3.01B
Gross profit $12.29B $36.55B $2.15B
Operating income $2.28B $14.41B $421.53M
Net income $3.91B $13.45B $987.28M
Free cash flow $5.22B $16.02B $804.21M
R&D $1.17B $2.64B $461.04M
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $9.08 $8.42
Cash & equivalents $3.53B $19.00B $2.07B
Total debt $2.37B – $2.99B
Shares (diluted) 638.23M 1.48B 117.24M
Enterprise value $3.97B -$134.20B $1.66B

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
MetricSEPDDETSY
P/E 27.1x 8.2x 8.5x
P/FCF 9.0x 7.0x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 7.0x 10.0x
P/S 1.8x 1.7x 2.7x
P/B – 1.7x -11.9x
P/Tangible book – 1.7x -11.7x
EV/EBITDA – – 16.6x
EV/EBIT 16.7x 3.2x 20.7x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.7x 2.9x
EV/FCF 7.3x 2.8x 10.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.3x 2.8x 10.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 0.27 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSEPDDETSY
Revenue growth (1Y) 43.5% 13.8% 10.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 40.4% 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.1% 11.6% 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -83.4% 29.3% 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.3% 12.7% 18.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 37.4% 11.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -97.5% -1.4% 442.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 32.0% 43.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% -1.6% 477.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 73.7% 30.8% 51.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 22.0% 14.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 21.6% 4.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 22.0% 16.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 21.6% 5.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSEPDDETSY
Gross margin 46.3% 56.3% 71.3%
EBITDA margin – – 17.4%
Operating margin 8.6% 22.2% 14.0%
Pretax margin 11.6% 28.4% 15.5%
Net margin 6.3% 20.7% 32.8%
FCF margin 19.6% 24.7% 26.7%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 24.7% 26.9%
Return on equity – 21.1% –
Return on assets 12.5% 14.1% 33.0%
Return on invested capital – – 17.7%
Return on capital employed 15.0% 22.6% 47.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 7.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSEPDDETSY
Debt / assets 1.0% – 94.3%
Debt / equity – – -4.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.3x
Debt / FCF 0.1x – 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 59.2% 32.5% 121.4%
Equity / assets – 67.5% -21.4%
Interest coverage 123.4x – 18.7x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 2.1x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 2.1x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 4.59 1.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSEPDDETSY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 11.2%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 11.2%
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.

ConsensusSEPDDETSY
Forward P/E 20.2xFY2026 7.4xFY2026 28.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.79FY2026 $10.78FY2026 $3.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 +128.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.2% +19.6% +34.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.91BFY2026 $72.21BFY2026 $2.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +9.4% -3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSEPDDETSY
Held by institutions 63.6% 30.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 774 507 557
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +4.8% +0.0%
Institutions buying 437 213 283
Institutions selling 223 234 184
Buyers to sellers 1.96 0.91 1.54

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.

SEPDDETSY
SE 1.00 0.31 0.09
PDD 0.31 1.00 0.15
ETSY 0.09 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SE, PDD and ETSY?

PDD Holdings (PDD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sea (SE) $44.08B, PDD Holdings (PDD) $109.85B, Etsy (ETSY) $8.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, SE, PDD and ETSY?

PDD Holdings (PDD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sea (SE) 26.2x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.2x, Etsy (ETSY) 8.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (Sea (SE) 20.2x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.4x, Etsy (ETSY) 28.8x). 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%, Etsy (ETSY) +10.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Etsy (ETSY) has the highest net margin (Sea (SE) 6.3%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%, Etsy (ETSY) 32.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Etsy (ETSY) returned the most: Sea (SE) -50.9%, PDD Holdings (PDD) -42.6%, Etsy (ETSY) +40.6%. Over five years, PDD Holdings (PDD) compounded fastest (Sea (SE) -26.0%/yr, PDD Holdings (PDD) -2.3%/yr, Etsy (ETSY) -18.2%/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) 52.2%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.6%, Etsy (ETSY) 49.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.