Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio -33.3x · EV/EBITDA N/A · ROE -1.8%. (2016–2025 historical series)
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $538M | $659M | $711M | $889M | $954M | $1.7B | $4.8B | $4.2B | $2.6B | — | — |
| Enterprise Value | $437M | $-25320505 | $-429475499 | $457M | $298M | $-31201312 | $1.5B | $3.2B | $1.9B | — | — |
| P/E Ratio → | -33.30 | — | — | — | — | 2.88 | 5.37 | 8.89 | — | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | 0.56 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.44 | 3.46 | 0.55 | — | — |
| P/B Ratio | 0.74 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.46 | — | — |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | — | — | 7.32 | 5.86 | 2.22 | 4.38 | — | — |
| P/OCF | — | — | 7.54 | — | — | 5.12 | 3.84 | 2.14 | 3.60 | — | — |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | -0.00 | -0.07 | 0.07 | 0.03 | -0.00 | 0.14 | 2.62 | 0.40 | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | -0.33 | 1.87 | 81.25 | 0.81 | — | — |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | — | — | — | -0.05 | 2.14 | 38.65 | 70.27 | — | — |
| EV / FCF | — | — | — | — | — | -0.14 | 1.91 | 1.68 | 3.18 | — | — |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.3% | 11.7% | 7.1% | 14.1% | 20.8% | 17.7% | 15.6% | 11.7% | -37.4% |
| Operating Margin | -2.5% | -2.5% | -3.1% | -6.3% | -7.9% | -0.3% | 6.6% | 2.2% | 48.8% | -4.3% | -78.6% |
| Net Profit Margin | -1.7% | -1.7% | -0.8% | -2.9% | -5.9% | 5.1% | 8.1% | 5.6% | -44.0% | -3.7% | -78.5% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -1.8% | -1.8% | -0.5% | -1.9% | -5.0% | 5.8% | 9.6% | 0.9% | -66.0% | -39.9% | — |
| ROA | -1.4% | -1.4% | -0.4% | -1.5% | -4.0% | 4.5% | 7.4% | 0.7% | -48.8% | -11.0% | -374.1% |
| ROIC | -2.3% | -2.3% | -1.7% | -3.2% | -5.6% | -0.3% | 7.6% | 0.3% | 67.4% | -55.9% | — |
| ROCE | -2.6% | -2.6% | -2.1% | -4.0% | -6.6% | -0.3% | 7.7% | 0.4% | 71.8% | -41.0% | — |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | — | — | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | 0.86 | 0.10 | 2.63 | — | — | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | -0.14 | -0.15 | -0.04 | -0.06 | -0.16 | -0.33 | -0.12 | -0.13 | -0.78 | — |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | -18.02 | -3.87 | -26.05 | -0.31 | — | — |
| Debt / FCF | — | — | — | — | — | -7.45 | -3.95 | -0.54 | -1.20 | -2.22 | — |
| Interest Coverage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Net cash position: cash ($705M) exceeds total debt ($21M)
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.84 | 2.84 | 3.14 | 3.77 | 4.66 | 4.63 | 4.73 | 4.33 | 4.78 | 1.82 | 0.49 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.84 | 2.84 | 3.14 | 3.77 | 8.68 | 4.60 | 4.66 | 4.33 | 4.55 | 1.73 | 0.34 |
| Cash Ratio | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.72 | 3.41 | 4.31 | 4.25 | 4.39 | 4.12 | 4.34 | 1.51 | 0.32 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 0.97 | 0.64 | 0.54 | 0.67 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.11 | 0.66 | 1.68 | 4.77 |
| Inventory Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | 175.16 | 52.44 | 712.47 | 12.78 | 30.99 | 22.58 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 13.40 | 4.57 | 11.05 | 5.67 | 7.21 | 4.54 | 34.42 | 22.01 | 23.67 | 1.35 |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 65.8% | 100.0% | 100.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | — | — | — | — | — | 34.7% | 18.6% | 11.3% | — | — | — |
| FCF Yield | — | — | — | — | — | 13.7% | 17.1% | 45.0% | 22.8% | — | — |
| Buyback Yield | 2.5% | 13.7% | 34.9% | 22.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 68.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 22.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $229M | $232M | $243M | $241M | $242M | $239M | $232M | $167M | $100M | $111M |
Regulatory and monetization headwinds
Based on recent market data, HUYA trades at a P/S ratio of 0.54, which suggests that investors are heavily discounting the company's future growth prospects compared to historical averages and broader sector peers, likely reflecting deep skepticism regarding the sustainability of its current virtual gifting revenue model.
The negative TTM P/E ratio highlights the company's inability to generate consistent bottom-line earnings, forcing investors to rely on price-to-sales or book value metrics for valuation. This low valuation multiple appears to price in a terminal decline, suggesting that the market views the platform as a legacy asset rather than a growth-oriented technology firm.
As reported in quarterly financial statements, HUYA's gross margin has remained constrained near 13.5%, indicating that the company's high-variable-cost structure, driven by revenue-sharing obligations to content creators, effectively prevents the realization of meaningful operating leverage even during periods of relative stability in user engagement.
The persistent negative operating margin of -1.5% in 2025Q2 underscores the difficulty of scaling the business without incurring proportional increases in administrative and talent-related expenses. Investors should monitor whether the recent pivot toward game-related services can improve these margins, as the current model appears structurally incapable of generating sustainable profitability.
According to historical financial data, HUYA's ROIC has consistently trended in negative territory, reaching -0.4% in 2025Q2, which suggests that the company is currently failing to generate a positive return on its invested capital base, thereby eroding shareholder value rather than compounding it over the long term.
The decay in returns on capital is largely driven by the inability to convert gross profits into net income, compounded by the lack of operational efficiency in managing its asset base. This trend warrants further investigation into whether the company's current capital allocation strategy is capable of reversing this decline or if the business model is fundamentally value-destructive.
Based on reported figures, HUYA's asset turnover ratio has remained low at 0.20 as of 2025Q2, indicating that the company is struggling to generate sufficient revenue from its existing asset base, which reflects the broader challenges of maintaining growth in a saturated and highly competitive Chinese streaming market.
The low asset turnover suggests that the company's infrastructure and content investments are not being utilized to their full potential. While the short cash conversion cycle is a positive indicator of liquidity, it does not compensate for the lack of top-line velocity required to drive meaningful improvements in operational efficiency.
Analysts frequently misapply the Price-to-Sales ratio to HUYA, as this metric obscures the reality that a significant portion of reported revenue is essentially pass-through to content creators, thereby inflating the top-line figure and masking the platform's true underlying economic contribution to the Tencent ecosystem.
Investors should instead focus on metrics that account for the net revenue retained after creator payouts, as the gross revenue figure provides a misleading picture of the company's actual scale. Relying on P/S ratios in this context may lead to an overestimation of the company's intrinsic value by failing to account for the high-variable-cost nature of the streaming business.
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying HUYA stock.
HUYA Inc.'s current P/E ratio is -33.3x. The historical average is 5.7x.
HUYA Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is -1.8%. The historical average is -11.0%.
Based on historical data, HUYA Inc. is trading at a P/E of -33.3x. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
HUYA Inc.'s current dividend yield is 65.82%.
HUYA Inc. has 13.4% gross margin and -2.5% operating margin.