SOHU vs DDI vs NTES Stock Comparison

Sohu.com, DoubleDown Interactive and NetEase Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
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
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

DoubleDown Interactive leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (DoubleDown Interactive 6, NetEase 3, Sohu.com 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSOHUDDINTESLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $333.68M $676.90M $71.79B NTES
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1.6x 5.4x 16.1x SOHU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 5.4x 11.8x DDI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.2% +14.0% +9.8% DDI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.1% 32.9% 26.6% SOHU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.0% 22.7% NTES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.6x -1.4x DDI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 2.61% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.9% +49.8% -22.5% DDI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.8%/yr -3.4%/yr +2.9%/yr NTES
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 32.0% 33.3% DDI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 87/100 65/100 DDI

Percentile Scorecard

SOHUDDINTES

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

AxisSOHUDDINTES
Valuation 98 #4 of 166 96 #8 of 166 59 #68 of 166
Growth 62 #58 of 152 68 #50 of 152 46 #83 of 152
Profitability 60 #62 of 152 91 #15 of 152 95 #8 of 152
Financial Health 87 #24 of 179 95 #10 of 179 85 #27 of 179
Shareholder Returns – – 37 #60 of 94
Overall 77 87 65
  • SOHU 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

PeriodSOHUDDINTESSPY
1 month -2.3%+4.4%-7.1% +0.9%
3 months -5.2%+18.2%-13.2% +5.9%
6 months -17.5%+25.3%-0.9% +8.5%
Year to date -18.2%+58.3%-18.3% +13.3%
1 year -16.9%+49.8%-22.5% +12.4%
3 years +59.8%+71.6%+5.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +16.9%+19.7%+1.7% +23.5%
5 years -36.8%-15.9%+15.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -8.8%-3.4%+2.9% +11.0%
10 years -66.1%—+112.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -10.2%—+7.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSOHUDDINTESSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%32.0%33.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.2%27.1%32.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.600.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.521.56-0.68 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.3%-56.9%-52.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.7%-1.6%-23.8% -0.9%
52-week high $17.22$13.88$147.56 $779.14
52-week low $11.74$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.

MultipleSOHUDDINTES
P/E now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 16.8x 5.4xmedian 16.8x 16.1xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.4x 1.8xmedian 1.4x 4.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.9x 1.1xmedian 13.9x 10.1xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.4x 4.6xmedian 11.4x 9.6xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.8x 0.7xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 0.36 0.14median 0.36 2.24median 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 monthsSOHUDDINTES
Revenue $599.25M $380.04M $16.70B
Gross profit $526.14M $278.82M $11.22B
Operating income -$77.49M $136.83M $5.90B
Net income $228.61M $125.14M $4.75B
Free cash flow – $146.82M $7.46B
R&D $253.49M $13.81M $2.59B
EPS (diluted) $8.10 $2.52 $6.91
Cash & equivalents $116.22M $455.22M $3.36B
Total debt – $32.44M $5.39B
Shares (diluted) 28.23M 49.55M 643.63M
Enterprise value -$3.01B -$1.34B $30.68B

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
MetricSOHUDDINTES
P/E 1.6x 5.4x 16.1x
P/FCF – 4.6x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.6x 9.8x
P/S 0.6x 1.8x 4.3x
P/B 0.3x 0.7x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 0.7x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA – 1.1x 10.1x
EV/EBIT 6.4x 1.1x 10.6x
EV/Revenue -0.8x 0.4x 3.8x
EV/FCF – 1.1x 8.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 1.1x 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 0.14 2.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSOHUDDINTES
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.2% 14.0% 9.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 7.3% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.2% 18.1% 16.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 10.9% 11.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.6% 4.0% 23.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.0% 37.1% 22.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.6% 17.3% -2.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 75.0% 39.8% 9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 108.2% 17.6% -4.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 83.4% 39.8% 7.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.0% 13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 82.2% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.6% 12.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 81.8% 17.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSOHUDDINTES
Gross margin 87.8% 73.4% 67.2%
EBITDA margin – 38.6% 37.2%
Operating margin -12.9% 36.0% 35.3%
Pretax margin -5.9% 43.0% 34.9%
Net margin 38.1% 32.9% 26.6%
FCF margin – 38.6% 44.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 38.7% 44.0%
Return on equity 17.8% 12.6% 19.6%
Return on assets 14.1% 11.5% 14.0%
Return on invested capital – 10.0% 22.7%
Return on capital employed -6.0% 13.0% 23.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSOHUDDINTES
Debt / assets – 2.9% 5.4%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.6x -1.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 20.6% 8.3% 28.0%
Equity / assets 79.4% 91.7% 72.0%
Interest coverage – 112.1x –
Current ratio 3.0x 18.7x 3.5x
Quick ratio 2.7x 18.6x 1.4x
Cash ratio 2.6x 17.3x 1.3x
Altman Z-score – 6.63 7.21

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusSOHUDDINTES
Forward P/E – 5.4xFY2026 11.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.38FY2026 $2.51FY2026 $9.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -116.7%FY2026 +21.3%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -7.6% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $351.88MFY2026 $349.27MFY2026 $17.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -39.8%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% +3.8% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSOHUDDINTES
Held by institutions 23.4% 19.0% 9.2%
Institutions holding 52 51 458
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.0% +15.4% +1.9%
Institutions buying 18 38 261
Institutions selling 20 11 121
Buyers to sellers 0.90 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.

SOHUDDINTES
SOHU 1.00 0.07 0.32
DDI 0.07 1.00 0.10
NTES 0.32 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SOHU, DDI and NTES?

NetEase (NTES) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sohu.com (SOHU) $333.68M, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) $676.90M, NetEase (NTES) $71.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, SOHU, DDI and NTES?

Sohu.com (SOHU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sohu.com (SOHU) 1.6x, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) 5.4x, NetEase (NTES) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) is cheapest (DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) 5.4x, 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?

DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sohu.com (SOHU) +9.2%, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) +14.0%, NetEase (NTES) +9.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sohu.com (SOHU) has the highest net margin (Sohu.com (SOHU) 38.1%, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) 32.9%, NetEase (NTES) 26.6%). On return on invested capital, NetEase (NTES) leads (DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) 10.0%, NetEase (NTES) 22.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) returned the most: Sohu.com (SOHU) -16.9%, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) +49.8%, NetEase (NTES) -22.5%. Over five years, NetEase (NTES) compounded fastest (Sohu.com (SOHU) -8.8%/yr, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) -3.4%/yr, NetEase (NTES) +2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) 0.00%, NetEase (NTES) 2.61%. Sohu.com (SOHU) and DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) has been the steadiest (Sohu.com (SOHU) 32.5%, DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) 32.0%, NetEase (NTES) 33.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SOHU, 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 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.