NetEase (NTES) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

NetEase (NTES) posted Free Cash Flow of $2.0 billion for Q1 2026, down 3.87% on a QoQ basis from $2.1 billion in Q4 2025, and up 17.35% year-over-year from $1.7 billion in Q1 2025.

NetEase (NTES) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

NetEase's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 17.35% year-over-year to $2.0 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $7.5 billion (up 24.46% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $7.0 billion, up 31.57% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $2.0 billion for Q1 2026 at NetEase, down from $2.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $2.1 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $840.1 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $1.5 billion and a median of $1.4 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Free Cash Flow declined 20.93% — and 2025, when it soared 65.07%.
  • NetEase's Free Cash Flow stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then increased by 29.76% to $1.7 billion in 2023, then grew by 8.64% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then increased by 13.72% to $2.1 billion in 2025, then retreated by 3.87% to $2.0 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NTES's Free Cash Flow at $2.0 billion in Q1 2026, $2.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.8 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Electronic Arts 52.46 Bn 49.60 Bn 1.76 Bn 519.00 Mn
2 Take Two Interactive Software 48.15 Bn 47.69 Bn 938.70 Mn 198.60 Mn
3 Roblox 33.85 Bn 30.63 Bn 1.15 Bn 596.00 Mn
4 Gdev 2.31 Bn 2.31 Bn 85.00 Mn 4.00 Mn
5 NetEase 2.16 Bn -7,331,731.34 Bn 3.06 Bn 2.03 Bn
6 Playtika Holding 1.35 Bn 575.11 Mn 552.50 Mn 13.90 Mn
7 Gravity 418.32 Mn 418.18 Mn 35,341.61 -
8 Meridian Holdings 152.70 Mn 138.17 Mn 28.14 Mn 5.17 Mn
9 Firy 128.08 Mn -57.32 Mn 25.51 Mn -7.34 Mn
10 CTW Cayman 118.94 Mn 99.19 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.85 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.85 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.53 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.73 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.73 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.85 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.53 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 925.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 925.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.39 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.71 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.71 Bn