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TME

Unloved Quality

Tencent Music Entertainment Group · Communication Services · China · $13.9B cap · $50.1M/day traded

$9.02 -2.2% · close 12 Nov · scored 13 Nov

Score up 1.8 since 12 Nov.

Unloved Quality: Strong and cheap, but the market has not warmed to it.

65
Score
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Quality
64
Value
54
Momentum
42

As of 13 Nov 2026, the MoatMap Score for Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) is 65/100, ranked against 25,000+ stocks in 38 markets (Quality 64, Value 54, Momentum 42, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
11.7x
peers 19.5x
ROE
11.0%
peers 3.3%
D/E
0.2x
peers 0.1x
Dividend %
2.5%
trailing yield

ABOUT TENCENT MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

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Tencent Music Entertainment Group is the leading online music entertainment platform in China, operating highly popular apps including QQ Music, Kugou Music, and Kuwo Music. The company operates a highly integrated ecosystem spanning music streaming, online karaoke, and live music-centric social entertainment. TME's competitive moat is secured by its massive user base, extensive licensed music library, and deep integration with the broader Tencent social media ecosystem.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Reported in CNY

Year2022202320242025CAGRTTM2026E2027EFwd CAGR
Revenue4.2B3.9B4.0B4.6B2.8%5.1B5.3B5.7B7.7%
EPS1.461.882.293.8638.2%0.824.224.554.6%
Shares804.8M804.8M804.8M804.8M0.0%797.3M———
Debt856.7M851.0M829.1M545.0M-14.0%2.5B———
Equity6.9B7.9B9.3B11.5B18.4%————
Op CF1.1B1.0B1.4B1.4B8.5%1.7B———
Inv CF-215.3M-263.6M-948.9M-1.4B—————
Fin CF-509.1M-217.6M-533.0M-647.0M—————
PRICE (1Y) · USD+16.5%
7.78.28.79.19.62 Oct23 Oct12 Nov
SMA 50SMA 200

Price checkTurning upExperimental

18% above its 52-week low and back above a rising 50-day average since 10 Nov 2026.

The Momentum score still reads 42: it weighs six months of price and earnings revisions, so it trails a turn like this.

SwingsBumpy

Swung more than 58% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 47% a year).

How this is worked out

The Price check reads only the chart, the price side of the Momentum score in words; it is not the MoatMap Score.

  • Still falling: It set a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, after a deep fall.
  • Finding a floor: It fell hard, but has set no new low for more than two weeks.
  • Turning up (this stock): It has climbed off its low and is back above a rising 50-day average.
  • In an uptrend: It is near its 52-week high and above its 200-day average.
  • No clear trend: None of the above: no recent deep fall and no steady climb.
  • No read yet: Not enough price history yet: it needs a year of trading.

In past US falls, waiting for Turning up cut the chance of another 20% drop from 42% to 33%. Returns were no better, and 33% of turns failed.

The exact rules

Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high, with the low set after the high. Finding a floor is the same fall with no new low in the last two weeks. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average, with the 50-day average above the 200-day, and within 15% of the high. No clear trend is everything else. No read yet is under 252 trading days of history, or missing data. A new state shows once it has held for three trading days.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
$9.02
RSI (14)
62.6
52-Week Range-53.0% from high
Low $7.66High $19.21

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
64
ROIC
12.7%68.6
ROE
11.0%63.9
GP/Assets
14.8%28.5
Op. Margin
29.2%88.8
FCF/Assets
8.8%72.0
Piotroski
890.6
Int. Cover
50.0x86.5
D/E Ratio
0.21x53.0
Current Ratio
1.75x56.8
Value
54
P/E (TTM)
11.7x65.2
EV/EBITDA
2.8x88.0
P/FCF
10.3x53.6
P/B
9.0x7.0
P/S
3.1x25.1
Div Yield
2.5%45.7
Momentum
42
52W High %
47%18.1
RS 6M
3%61.9
SMA 50/200
0.85x20.9
EPS Rev 4W
+0.2%84.7
EPS Rev 12W
-4.8%15.7
EPS Improve
+23%39.6
Q Growth
3%48.3

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$13.9B
P/E (Forward)
9.5x
Gross Margin
44.3%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Communication Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of TME are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapScore
TMETencent Music Entertainment Group(you)$13.9B65
1024.HKKuaishou Technology$15.3B56
BZKanzhun Limited$7.2B74
9899.HKNetEase Cloud Music Inc.$2.4B61
9626.HKBilibili Inc.$5.6B43
2518.HKAutohome Inc.$2.3B55
9898.HKWeibo Corporation$1.5B67
1357.HKMeitu, Inc.$2.1B41
9888.HKBaidu, Inc.$26.4B16
603888.SSXinhuanet Co., Ltd.$1.9B40

Peer medians: ROE 3.3% · P/E 19.5x · Gross margin 33.4%

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Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME): Stock Score Summary

Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) has a MoatMap Score of 65/100 based on Quality (64/100), Value (54/100), and Momentum (42/100) factor scores.

Tencent Music Entertainment Group is the leading online music entertainment platform in China, operating highly popular apps including QQ Music, Kugou Music, and Kuwo Music. The company operates a highly integrated ecosystem spanning music streaming, online karaoke, and live music-centric social entertainment. TME's competitive moat is secured by its massive user base, extensive licensed music library, and deep integration with the broader Tencent social media ecosystem.

Director dealings

From 2 Jan 2026 to 12 Nov 2026, MoatMap's records hold no purchases or sales of Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) shares by its directors.

TME insider filings, last 180 days

Key Financial Metrics

Price$9.02
Market Cap$13.9B
P/E (TTM)11.66
P/E (Forward)9.46
Price/Book8.98
Return on Equity11.0%
Return on Invested Capital12.7%
Debt/Equity0.21x
Gross Margin44.3%
Operating Margin29.2%
Revenue Growth5.8%
Dividend Yield2.5%
Free Cash Flow$1.3B

Tencent Music Entertainment Group operates in the Internet Content & Information industry, part of the Communication Services sector (China).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Tencent Music Entertainment Group’s (TME) MoatMap Score?
The MoatMap Score for Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) is 65/100. It is a composite of Quality (64), Value (54), and Momentum (42), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 25,000+ stocks.
Does Tencent Music Entertainment Group have an economic moat?
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) has a Quality factor score of 64/100. Quality blends several measures of profitability and financial strength, led by gross profit to assets, return on invested capital and free cash flow to assets. A high score describes the financial record a durable advantage tends to leave; it does not prove a moat.
What sector is Tencent Music Entertainment Group in?
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Internet Content & Information industry (China).