NetEase, Inc.

NTES Communication Services Electronic Gaming & Multimedia

NetEase, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $16.1 billion, up 11.6% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+14.0%
EPS
−14.4%
Free cash flow
+1.53%
Total debt
+18.0%

Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier

126.73 5.47 +4.51%
Market cap
$80.6B
P/E
16.9×
Fwd P/E
12.5×
Dividend yield
2.31%
F-score
9/9
Altman Z
9.21
Beneish M
−2.86
Dividend safety
69/100

NetEase, Inc. (NTES) Return on equity

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NetEase, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 22.9%, up 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (22.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 12.9% (fiscal 2018) to 38.9% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia industry median of 0.00% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 22.4% 0.72
FY2024 21.7% (2.84)
FY2023 24.5% 5.71
FY2022 18.8% 0.12
FY2021 18.7% 1.66
FY2020 17.0% (21.87)
FY2019 38.9% 25.96
FY2018 12.9% (13.03)
FY2017 26.0% (7.24)
FY2016 33.2% 8.13

Against its own ten years

Low 12.9% High 38.9%
Ten-year median 22.4%
Current reading's percentile 55

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
PLTK Playtika Holding Corp. compare 128.6%
NTES NetEase, Inc. 22.9%
DDI DoubleDown Interactive Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR compare 13.1%
GRVY GRAVITY Co., Ltd. compare 13.0%
SOHU Sohu.com Inc. compare 0.00%
TTWO Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. compare −9.04%
FIRY Firy Inc. compare −63.0%
GDEV GDEV Inc. compare −88.0%
RBLX Roblox Corporation compare −535.2%
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia industry median 0.00%
Communication Services sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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