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NetEase Inc ADR

NTESNASDAQ

SectorCommunication Services

IndustryInteractive Home Entertainment

Beta (adjusted)0.82

Intrinsic Value $220.98median of 6 methods · middle span $109-$464based on filings through 31 Dec 2025

Market Price $120.61Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Significantly undervaluedIntrinsic value is 83% above the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

marker beyond scale (+83%)

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Market Cap $77.2B

Enterprise Value $70.5B

Shares Outstanding 640.3M diluted

Moat Rating Wide

Next Earnings Date19 Nov 2026

Last ex-dividend5 Jun 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

NetEase entered the second half of 2026 with favorable core operating momentum: second-quarter revenue increased 7.9% year over year, games and related value-added services increased 9.7%, and gross profit increased 17.5% while operating expenses increased only 1.5%. Established franchises and newer titles including Where Winds Meet and Marvel Rivals supported growth, Sea of Remnants launched in China in July, Ananta and Blood Message remained in development, and Once Human expanded to PlayStation 5 and Xbox in August. The principal counterweights are dependence on hit-driven games, quarter-to-quarter pipeline execution, regulatory and geopolitical exposure, and earnings volatility from investments, foreign exchange and taxation.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets32 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$132.99

Mean target$161.69

High · most bullish analyst$200.82

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$132.9920%

The 12-month bear case assumes games revenue turns negative year over year as established-title engagement weakens or new releases underperform, while development and marketing costs remain committed. Reversal of lower revenue-sharing costs, adverse regulation or geopolitical developments, cybersecurity incidents, foreign-exchange losses, investment impairments or a higher effective tax burden would add downside.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$161.6955%

Matches the consensus mean

The 12-month base case assumes core games continue growing at a moderate pace, live operations offset normal title volatility, and the development pipeline contributes without requiring uniformly successful launches. Gross-profit growth moderates from the first-half pace, while research, development and marketing investment remains elevated.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$200.8225%

The 12-month bull case assumes established games retain engagement, Where Winds Meet and Marvel Rivals continue broadening their international reach, the Once Human console launch and October expansion add incremental activity, and upcoming titles execute successfully. Sustained high-single-digit or better games growth together with continued favorable revenue-sharing and product costs would support stronger operating leverage.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Core operating momentum was broad: second-quarter 2026 total revenue increased 7.9% year over year and games and related value-added services revenue increased 9.7%.
Gross profit increased 17.5% year over year while operating expenses increased 1.5%, with lower revenue-sharing and product costs supporting the improvement.
NetEase combines established franchises, international live-service titles and an active pipeline with RMB167.5 billion of net cash; Once Human also expanded to PlayStation 5 and Xbox in August 2026.

Key Investment Risks

The investment case remains heavily dependent on games, making player engagement, content cadence, monetization and launch execution central determinants of results.
Second-quarter shareholder net income declined to RMB7.0 billion from RMB8.6 billion a year earlier as investment valuation declines, impairments and a higher effective tax rate weighed on reported earnings.
Company-identified uncertainties include regulation, international expansion, geopolitical tensions, export controls, sanctions, cybersecurity threats, competition and foreign-exchange movements.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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