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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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 14.0%, EPS fell 14.4%, free cash flow grew 1.53% and total debt rose 18.0%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Operating cash flow growth for five consecutive years.
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| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 25.92 | 43.13 | 36.92 | 41.80 | 53.17 | 77.97 | 53.09 | 75.38 | 75.85 | 87.67 |
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| High | 54.52 | 75.53 | 71.08 | 65.00 | 103.53 | 134.33 | 108.77 | 118.90 | 114.50 | 159.55 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 17,248 | 19,762 | 24,648 | 20,797 | 28,239 | 32,064 | 31,119 | 29,128 | 26,028 | 25,382 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.32 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.63 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 5,499 | 8,315 | 9,768 | 8,509 | 11,290 | 13,747 | 13,991 | 14,573 | 14,425 | 16,105 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 56.74 | 47.90 | 42.29 | 53.27 | 52.92 | 53.62 | 54.68 | 60.95 | 62.50 | 64.29 | |||||
| EBT | 2,001 | 2,000 | 1,301 | 2,353 | 2,356 | 3,312 | 3,516 | 4,797 | 4,893 | 5,839 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 36.40 | 24.05 | 13.32 | 27.66 | 20.87 | 24.09 | 25.13 | 32.92 | 33.92 | 36.25 | |||||
| Net income | 1,699 | 1,667 | 942 | 1,935 | 1,890 | 2,664 | 2,786 | 4,135 | 4,145 | 4,976 | |||||
| Depreciation | 47 | 123 | 303 | 375 | 530 | 514 | 414 | 430 | 331 | 321 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 8.38 | 12.64 | 15.10 | 13.21 | 17.08 | 20.67 | 21.44 | 22.65 | 22.54 | 25.27 | ||||
| Earnings | 2.55 | 2.50 | 1.38 | 4.74 | 2.80 | 3.98 | 4.52 | 6.44 | 6.36 | 7.58 | |||||
| Cash flow | 3.40 | 2.78 | 3.02 | 3.84 | 5.77 | 5.88 | 6.16 | 7.74 | 8.49 | 11.39 | |||||
| Capex | (0.25) | (0.59) | (1.55) | (0.73) | (0.76) | (0.72) | (0.58) | (0.93) | (0.47) | (0.45) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 3.15 | 2.19 | 1.47 | 3.11 | 5.01 | 5.16 | 5.58 | 6.80 | 8.02 | 10.94 | |||||
| Book value | 8.44 | 10.85 | 10.35 | 13.96 | 19.24 | 23.42 | 24.15 | 28.02 | 30.48 | 37.03 | |||||
| Shares, m | 656 | 658 | 647 | 644 | 661 | 665 | 653 | 643 | 640 | 637 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 16.54 | 28.93 | 33.15 | 13.08 | 34.35 | 25.90 | 16.66 | 14.43 | 13.83 | 18.55 | ||||
| P/S | 5.21 | 5.51 | 3.12 | 4.64 | 5.61 | 4.92 | 3.57 | 4.08 | 3.96 | 5.45 | |||||
| P/B | 5.17 | 6.42 | 4.55 | 4.39 | 4.98 | 4.35 | 3.17 | 3.30 | 2.93 | 3.72 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 4.26 | 4.73 | 2.51 | 3.66 | 4.56 | 4.01 | 2.61 | 3.02 | 2.74 | 4.02 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 5.41 | 7.47 | 7.97 | 9.12 | 15.55 | 16.07 | 10.02 | 10.06 | 7.69 | 9.30 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 2,231 | 1,827 | 1,951 | 2,473 | 3,814 | 3,912 | 4,017 | 4,976 | 5,436 | 7,256 | ||||
| Capex | (164) | (387) | (1,001) | (469) | (502) | (477) | (377) | (601) | (300) | (287) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 2,067 | 1,440 | 951 | 2,004 | 3,313 | 3,435 | 3,640 | 4,376 | 5,135 | 6,969 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 4,376 | 5,871 | 4,888 | 6,731 | 9,362 | 9,826 | 10,841 | 12,514 | 14,201 | 18,339 | ||||
| Total debt | 550 | 1,018 | 1,987 | 2,457 | 3,062 | 3,237 | 3,992 | 2,770 | 1,676 | 913 | |||||
| Net debt | (5,191) | (6,519) | (5,981) | (8,344) | (11,731) | (12,520) | (13,430) | (15,469) | (17,595) | (22,958) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 5,540 | 7,137 | 6,694 | 8,991 | 12,720 | 15,579 | 15,765 | 18,024 | 19,510 | 23,597 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 22.72 | 17.08 | 7.59 | 21.22 | 9.77 | 11.54 | 12.00 | 16.17 | 15.34 | 16.50 | ||||
| ROIC | 325.80 | 188.89 | 100.62 | 191.35 | 140.75 | 52.63 | 76.15 | 95.48 | 132.30 | 501.39 | |||||
| ROE | 33.21 | 25.97 | 12.94 | 38.90 | 17.03 | 18.69 | 18.81 | 24.52 | 21.68 | 22.40 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
NetEase, Inc. vs peers in Electronic Gaming & Multimedia (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTES NetEase, Inc. | $81.0B | 17.2× | 13.1× | +13.96% (above 0%: growing) | −14.36% (below 0%: shrinking) | +1.53% (above 0%: growing) | 70.47% | 40.16% | |
| TTWO Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | $39.2B | — (loss-making) | 124× | +2.00% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −182.48% (below 0%: shrinking) | 57.53% | (2.31%) | Compare |
| RBLX Roblox Corporation | $36.5B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +35.89% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +67.05% (above 0%: growing) | 80.12% | (15.59%) | Compare |
| PLTK Playtika Holding Corp. | $831.5M | — (loss-making) | 6.4× | +5.04% (above 0%: growing) | +44.44% (above 0%: growing) | −90.17% (below 0%: shrinking) | 73.62% | 18.41% | Compare |
| DDI DoubleDown Interactive Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | $680.1M | 5.5× | 4.7× | +11.17% (above 0%: growing) | +50.00% (above 0%: growing) | +24.80% (above 0%: growing) | 75.54% | 38.72% | Compare |
| GRVY GRAVITY Co., Ltd. | $463.6M | 8.2× | — | −17.14% (below 0%: shrinking) | +60.28% (above 0%: growing) | +3,467.78% (above 0%: growing) | 32.33% | 17.04% | Compare |
| SOHU Sohu.com Inc. | $328.7M | 1.5× | — (loss-making) | +7.34% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +65.84% (above 0%: growing) | 78.64% | (13.50%) | Compare |
| FIRY Firy Inc. | $192.3M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +22.92% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +15.94% (above 0%: growing) | 87.38% | (69.59%) | Compare |
| GDEV GDEV Inc. | $190.2M | 2.7× | 2.8× | −18.54% (below 0%: shrinking) | +1,000.00% (above 0%: growing) | +4,744.48% (above 0%: growing) | 84.44% | 21.72% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $571.9M | 4.1× | 5.5× | +6.19% | +55.14% | +45.32% | 77.09% | 7.37% |
NetEase, Inc. (NTES) key facts
- Strength: NetEase, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $16.1 billion, up 11.6% from fiscal 2024.
- NetEase, Inc. (NTES) is an Electronic Gaming & Multimedia company in the Communication Services sector, traded in the US as an ADR.
- As of October 16, 2026, NTES traded at $126.06, a market capitalization of $81.0 billion.
- NetEase, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.93 per share, a yield of 2.32%, with a payout ratio of 40.4%.
- Return on equity was 22.4% and debt-to-equity 0.07.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 9 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 9.21 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.