Sea Limited (SE)
Sea Limited is a Southeast Asian digital powerhouse that combines a massive online shopping platform, a mobile gaming studio, and digital financial services.
Is Sea Limited a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: Sea Limited is a Southeast Asian digital powerhouse that combines a massive online shopping platform, a mobile gaming studio, and digital financial services.
Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only; any dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.
Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.
Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.
Dominance across all three business segments
Failure to maintain margins against rivals
What does Sea Limited do?
Think of Sea Limited as a digital ecosystem for Southeast Asia, operating Shopee for shopping, Garena for gaming, and SeaMoney for payments. The company takes a cut of transactions on their marketplace, sells virtual items in games, and charges fees for financial services. A lot rides on how they balance aggressive growth in shopping against the need to keep their gaming profits steady.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on growth and quality, and weakest on income.
- !Pays no dividend - the whole return rides on the share price
- ✓Growing - revenue up about 47% over the year
- !High P/E of 42 - big growth is already priced in
- ✓Low debt - a sturdier balance sheet
- Strong revenue growth shows high demand for their services
- Diverse business model spreads risk across shopping, gaming, and finance
- Solid return on equity suggests efficient use of shareholder money
- Income screens low (16/100)
- High beta means the share price can be quite a rollercoaster
- Heavy reliance on the Southeast Asian market makes it vulnerable to regional economic shifts
- Intense competition from other global and local tech giants
What do Sea Limited's numbers mean?
How much money does Sea Limited make?
Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.
Does Sea Limited pay a dividend?
No - Sea Limited doesn't currently pay a dividend, so the whole return would rest on the share price. Plenty of growing companies reinvest their profits instead of paying them out - neither approach is better or worse, they're just different.
When does Sea Limited report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
Sea Limited is next scheduled to report on about 2026-08-11 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.
Each quarter a company reports its results against what analysts expected. ‘Beating’ or ‘missing’ is about that expectation, not whether the business is doing well in absolute terms.
| Reported | Expected EPS: The earnings per share analysts expected for the quarter - the average of their forecasts. 'Beating' or 'missing' is measured against this number. | Actual EPS | vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | $0.77 | $0.81 | Beat +5% |
| 2026-03-03 | $0.81 | $0.77 | Missed -6% |
| 2025-11-11 | $0.95 | $0.76 | Missed -20% |
| 2025-08-12 | $0.88 | $0.84 | Missed -4% |
| 2025-05-13 | $0.91 | $0.83 | Missed -9% |
| 2025-03-04 | $0.69 | $0.60 | Missed -14% |
Across the last 6 quarters here, Sea Limited came in ahead of what analysts expected 1 time. One quarter is noise, not a trend.
See who else reports over the next two weeks →
Reported vs expected earnings per share (EPS) from published results; the expectation is the analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates that can move.
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An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.
What are the pros and cons of Sea Limited?
How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.
- Strong revenue growth shows high demand for their services
- Diverse business model spreads risk across shopping, gaming, and finance
- Solid return on equity suggests efficient use of shareholder money
- High price-to-earnings ratio suggests the shares are priced for perfection
- No dividend payments for those looking for regular income
- Earnings growth is currently much slower than revenue growth
- High beta means the share price can be quite a rollercoaster
- Heavy reliance on the Southeast Asian market makes it vulnerable to regional economic shifts
- Intense competition from other global and local tech giants
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- A sustained drop in revenue growth would challenge the current valuation
- Significant changes in regional government regulations on digital platforms
Built from public filings & market prices, checked for an education-only tone, and never a price target. How we make these →
This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-01 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.