NetEase
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NetEase reported revenue of CNY 113B in the fiscal year ended Dec 2025, up 7.0% from the year before. Operating income was CNY 35.8B, an operating margin of 31.8%, and net income was CNY 34.8B. Operating cash flow of CNY 50.7B less capital expenditure of CNY 1.1B left free cash flow of CNY 49.7B.
Last 5 fiscal years
Revenue and net income
Income statement
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CNY 87.6B | CNY 96.5B | CNY 103B | CNY 105B | CNY 113B |
| Cost of revenue | CNY 40.6B | CNY 43.7B | CNY 40.4B | CNY 39.5B | CNY 40.2B |
| Gross profit | CNY 47B | CNY 52.8B | CNY 63.1B | CNY 65.8B | CNY 72.4B |
| Research & development | CNY 14.1B | CNY 15B | CNY 16.5B | CNY 17.5B | CNY 17.7B |
| Operating income | CNY 16.4B | CNY 19.6B | CNY 27.7B | CNY 29.6B | CNY 35.8B |
| Pre-tax income | CNY 21.1B | CNY 24.3B | CNY 34.1B | CNY 35.7B | CNY 40.8B |
| Income tax | CNY 4.1B | CNY 5B | CNY 4.7B | CNY 5.5B | CNY 6B |
| Net income | CNY 17B | CNY 19.8B | CNY 29.4B | CNY 30.3B | CNY 34.8B |
| Diluted EPS | 5.01 | 6.17 | 9.05 | 9.19 | 10.48 |
| Diluted shares | 3,367M | 3,296M | 3,252M | 3,231M | 3,218M |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | CNY 14.5B | CNY 24.9B | CNY 21.4B | CNY 51.4B | CNY 47.2B |
| Receivables | CNY 5.5B | CNY 5B | CNY 6.4B | CNY 5.7B | CNY 5.3B |
| Inventory | CNY 965M | CNY 994M | CNY 695M | CNY 572M | CNY 689M |
| Current assets | CNY 113B | CNY 132B | CNY 143B | CNY 153B | CNY 181B |
| Net PP&E | CNY 5.4B | CNY 6.3B | CNY 8.1B | CNY 8.5B | CNY 8.4B |
| Goodwill | CNY 595M | CNY 2.2B | CNY 1.9B | CNY 1.9B | CNY 1.9B |
| Total assets | CNY 154B | CNY 173B | CNY 186B | CNY 196B | CNY 221B |
| Payables | CNY 985M | CNY 1.5B | CNY 881M | CNY 721M | CNY 643M |
| Deferred revenue | CNY 12.1B | CNY 12.5B | CNY 13.4B | CNY 15.3B | CNY 20.5B |
| Current liabilities | CNY 50.5B | CNY 56.8B | CNY 53.8B | CNY 49.7B | CNY 52.4B |
| Long-term debt | CNY 1.3B | CNY 3.7B | CNY 428M | CNY 428M | – |
| Total liabilities | CNY 54.2B | CNY 63.9B | CNY 57.8B | CNY 53.5B | CNY 56.3B |
| Shareholders' equity | CNY 95.3B | CNY 105B | CNY 124B | CNY 139B | CNY 160B |
| Backlog (remaining obligations) | CNY 12.4B | CNY 12.8B | CNY 14B | CNY 16B | CNY 21.4B |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | CNY 24.9B | CNY 27.7B | CNY 35.3B | CNY 39.7B | CNY 50.7B |
| Capital expenditure | CNY 1.6B | CNY 2.1B | CNY 2.3B | CNY 1.3B | CNY 1.1B |
| Free cash flow | CNY 23.3B | CNY 25.6B | CNY 33B | CNY 38.4B | CNY 49.7B |
| Depreciation & amortisation | CNY 3.3B | CNY 2.9B | CNY 3.1B | CNY 2.4B | CNY 2.2B |
| Stock-based compensation | CNY 3B | CNY 3.2B | CNY 3.2B | CNY 3.9B | CNY 3.6B |
| Dividends paid | CNY 3.5B | CNY 6.7B | CNY 8B | CNY 11.2B | CNY 13.8B |
Key ratios
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 10.1% | 7.2% | 1.8% | 7.0% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | 19.6% | 41.2% | 6.8% | 21.1% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | 23.2% | 46.7% | 1.5% | 14.0% |
| Gross margin | 53.6% | 54.7% | 60.9% | 62.5% | 64.3% |
| Operating margin | 18.7% | 20.3% | 26.8% | 28.1% | 31.8% |
| Net margin | 19.4% | 20.6% | 28.4% | 28.7% | 30.9% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 17.8% | 18.9% | 23.6% | 21.8% | 21.7% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 15.9% | 16.9% | 21.0% | 20.2% | 21.2% |
| Free cash flow margin | 26.6% | 26.5% | 31.9% | 36.5% | 44.1% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 1.47x | 1.40x | 1.20x | 1.31x | 1.46x |
| Receivable days | 23 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Inventory days | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Payable days | 9 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Debt ÷ equity | 0.01x | 0.03x | 0.00x | 0.00x | – |
| Net debtDebt − cash & equivalents; excludes investments; negative = net cash | −CNY 13.2B | −CNY 21.2B | −CNY 21B | −CNY 51B | – |
| Current ratio | 2.24x | 2.32x | 2.65x | 3.09x | 3.45x |
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