Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio 8.8x · EV/EBITDA 0.9x · ROE 7.1%. (2012–2025 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 | $962M | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $3.2B | $7.6B | $5.1B | $5.1B | $3.7B |
| Enterprise Value | $180M | $-4206284089 | $1.9B | $-1938345185 | $-433216424 | $1.1B | $4.7B | $10.1B | $7.6B | $605M | $2.0B |
| P/E Ratio → | 8.81 | 1.42 | 1.38 | 0.71 | 1.23 | — | 1.45 | 2.54 | 1.83 | 2.44 | 3.68 |
| P/S Ratio | 0.63 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.57 | 1.01 |
| P/B Ratio | 0.62 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.54 | 0.46 | 0.75 | 0.85 |
| P/FCF | 9.73 | 1.65 | 1.06 | 0.82 | 1.58 | 1.24 | 1.07 | 1.44 | 1.67 | 1.98 | 2.55 |
| P/OCF | 5.68 | 0.96 | 0.88 | 0.61 | 1.48 | 1.17 | 1.02 | 1.39 | 1.55 | 1.82 | 2.47 |
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 | — | -0.41 | 0.18 | -0.16 | -0.03 | 0.07 | 0.31 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.07 | 0.53 |
| EV / EBITDA | 0.85 | -2.93 | 1.19 | -0.81 | -0.25 | 0.47 | 1.63 | 2.58 | 2.15 | 0.24 | 1.89 |
| EV / EBIT | 0.90 | -2.42 | 0.97 | -0.71 | -0.20 | — | 1.59 | 2.56 | 2.16 | 0.24 | 1.97 |
| EV / FCF | — | -6.26 | 1.40 | -1.14 | -0.38 | 0.74 | 1.60 | 1.92 | 2.45 | 0.24 | 1.33 |
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 | 37.8% | 37.8% | 39.0% | 41.5% | 41.6% | 42.5% | 46.9% | 50.1% | 46.4% | 50.8% | 56.3% |
| Operating Margin | 13.1% | 13.1% | 14.5% | 19.2% | 12.8% | 13.8% | 16.8% | 20.9% | 24.4% | 27.4% | 26.3% |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.8% | 7.8% | 9.8% | 16.3% | 11.7% | -20.0% | 14.0% | 17.5% | 21.0% | 24.2% | 26.4% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 7.1% | 7.1% | 8.9% | 17.1% | 13.8% | -22.9% | 14.6% | 23.7% | 31.4% | 38.4% | 26.3% |
| ROA | 5.0% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 12.2% | 8.7% | -14.1% | 9.2% | 14.3% | 20.5% | 31.0% | 22.1% |
| ROIC | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.2% | 19.9% | 13.2% | 11.5% | 11.6% | 17.8% | 30.9% | 74.1% | 32.1% |
| ROCE | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.7% | 18.3% | 12.2% | 11.1% | 12.5% | 19.7% | 28.3% | 43.3% | 26.1% |
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 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.40 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.46 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.44 | — | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.09 | 0.09 | 2.88 | 0.96 | 1.59 | 2.13 | 1.70 | 1.32 | 1.39 | — | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | -0.48 | 0.04 | -0.28 | -0.21 | -0.07 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.22 | -0.66 | -0.41 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | -3.70 | -3.70 | 0.29 | -1.40 | -1.29 | -0.33 | 0.54 | 0.65 | 0.69 | -1.78 | -1.73 |
| Debt / FCF | — | -7.91 | 0.34 | -1.96 | -1.96 | -0.50 | 0.53 | 0.48 | 0.78 | -1.75 | -1.22 |
| Interest Coverage | 24.62 | 24.62 | 15.28 | 43.63 | 25.32 | -27.40 | 37.75 | 50.20 | 61.87 | — | — |
Net cash position: cash ($5.4B) exceeds total debt ($129M)
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 | 4.68 | 4.68 | 1.88 | 3.74 | 2.47 | 3.74 | 4.67 | 6.06 | 4.69 | 4.57 | 5.39 |
| Quick Ratio | 4.68 | 4.68 | 1.88 | 3.74 | 2.45 | 3.74 | 4.67 | 6.06 | 4.69 | 4.57 | 5.39 |
| Cash Ratio | 4.17 | 4.17 | 0.96 | 3.29 | 2.24 | 3.35 | 4.34 | 5.73 | 4.19 | 4.08 | 4.87 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 0.75 | 0.57 | 0.74 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.65 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 1.04 | 0.69 |
| Inventory Turnover | — | — | — | — | 75.96 | — | 3744.97 | — | — | — | 3238.96 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 9.44 | 6.65 | 6.13 | 5.42 | 5.14 | 4.88 | 5.78 | 19.59 | 11.96 | 24.72 |
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 | 4.9% | 30.4% | 49.7% | 68.6% | 46.3% | 46.9% | 35.6% | 11.6% | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | 41.9% | 41.9% | 68.9% | 48.9% | 56.7% | — | 53.4% | 29.5% | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | 11.4% | 70.5% | 72.4% | 141.6% | 81.3% | — | 69.2% | 39.3% | 54.7% | 41.1% | 27.2% |
| FCF Yield | 10.3% | 60.6% | 94.0% | 121.8% | 63.1% | 80.6% | 93.7% | 69.6% | 60.0% | 50.4% | 39.2% |
| Buyback Yield | 11.5% | 67.6% | 83.1% | 15.2% | 21.6% | 47.5% | 10.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 16.3% | 97.9% | 100.0% | 83.8% | 67.9% | 94.4% | 46.1% | 11.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $169M | $187M | $201M | $202M | $202M | $226M | $226M | $217M | $208M | $204M |
Regulatory and competitive saturation
Based on reported figures, Hello Group trades at an EV/EBITDA of 0.55, a valuation level that suggests the market is assigning negligible value to the core operating business beyond its substantial cash reserves, effectively pricing in a terminal decline scenario for the firm's social discovery assets.
The current P/E of 8.23 and P/S of 0.59 indicate that investors are heavily discounting the company's future earnings potential compared to historical averages. This valuation gap appears to reflect a lack of confidence in management's ability to pivot the business model toward growth, leaving the stock to trade primarily as a cash-backed yield play.
As indicated by recent financial disclosures, ROIC has trended downward from 5.2% in 2023Q4 to 4.1% in 2026Q1, signaling that the company is struggling to maintain its historical ability to compound returns on invested capital amidst a maturing and increasingly competitive social discovery landscape.
The compression in ROIC suggests that the marginal utility of reinvested capital is diminishing, likely due to the rising costs of talent acquisition and the saturation of the core user base. Investors should monitor whether this trend continues, as it may indicate that the company's competitive moat is narrowing in the face of short-video platform dominance.
According to quarterly filings, the company maintains a DSO of 13 days as of 2026Q1, which, while slightly elevated from historical lows, suggests that Hello Group continues to exercise effective control over its receivables collection process despite the broader slowdown in its core live-streaming revenue segments.
The stability in cash conversion metrics implies that the company's underlying operational processes remain disciplined even as top-line growth contracts. However, the lack of significant improvement in asset turnover suggests that the firm is not successfully leveraging its existing infrastructure to drive higher revenue density per unit of capital employed.
Investors frequently misapply the P/E ratio to Hello Group, as the metric fails to account for the company's massive cash-heavy balance sheet, which significantly distorts the earnings multiple and obscures the true valuation of the underlying operating business relative to its peers in the sector.
A more appropriate metric for this business model is the EV/EBITDA ratio, which strips out the cash position to reveal the market's actual sentiment toward the firm's operational performance. Relying on P/E alone risks misinterpreting the company's valuation as 'cheap' when the market may simply be pricing in a permanent loss of competitive relevance.
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Hello Group Inc.'s current P/E ratio is 8.8x. The historical average is 5.8x. This places it at the 90th percentile of its historical range.
Hello Group Inc.'s current EV/EBITDA is 0.9x. This enterprise value multiple compares the company's total value (equity + debt - cash) to its EBITDA. The historical average is 4.6x.
Hello Group Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is 7.1%. The historical average is 9.1%.
Based on historical data, Hello Group Inc. is trading at a P/E of 8.8x. This is at the 90th percentile of its historical P/E range. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
Hello Group Inc.'s current dividend yield is 4.89% with a payout ratio of 41.9%.
Hello Group Inc. has 37.8% gross margin and 13.1% operating margin. Operating margin between 10-20% is typical for established companies.
Hello Group Inc.'s Debt/EBITDA ratio is 0.1x, indicating low leverage. A ratio below 2x is generally considered financially healthy.