ABNB vs BABA vs DOCN Stock Comparison

Airbnb, Alibaba Group Holding and DigitalOcean Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABNB Airbnb, Inc.
$168.82 +7.2% 1M +30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$99.60B
P/E
37.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.16B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.23 -8.7% 1M -44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$232.79B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
1.05%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

DigitalOcean Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (DigitalOcean Holdings 5, Alibaba Group Holding 3, Airbnb 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABNBBABADOCNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $99.60B $232.79B $11.18B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.1x 22.1x 47.3x BABA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.3x 14.3x 78.3x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +8.1% +21.4% DOCN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.4% 7.0% 23.3% DOCN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.5% 2.4% 8.2% ABNB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.05% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.8% -44.1% +163.6% DOCN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr -10.0%/yr +2.2%/yr DOCN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 40.3% 85.7% ABNB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 46/100 59/100 DOCN

Percentile Scorecard

ABNBBABADOCN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisABNBBABADOCN
Valuation 25 #125 of 167 68 #55 of 167 38 #24 of 38
Growth 44 #86 of 153 17 #127 of 153 83 #7 of 36
Profitability 91 #15 of 153 54 #71 of 153 85 #6 of 34
Financial Health 53 #85 of 179 59 #74 of 179 54 #18 of 38
Shareholder Returns 60 #38 of 94 30 #66 of 94 35 #14 of 21
Overall 55 46 59
  • ABNB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DOCN ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABNBBABADOCNSPY
1 month +7.2%-8.7%-23.8% -0.2%
3 months +10.3%-13.0%-5.4% +3.9%
6 months +21.4%-23.4%+12.8% +8.2%
Year to date +24.4%-31.6%+121.2% +12.9%
1 year +30.8%-44.1%+163.6% +12.3%
3 years +48.0%+21.0%+418.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.0%+6.6%+73.1% +23.3%
5 years -1.7%-41.0%+11.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.3%-10.0%+2.2% +10.9%
10 years —-2.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —-0.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABNBBABADOCNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%40.3%85.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.7%35.9%73.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.101.112.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.86-1.101.91 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.2%-62.9%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-44.3%-41.3% -1.2%
52-week high $190.50$179.97$181.29 $779.14
52-week low $111.54$94.81$37.94 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleABNBBABADOCN
P/E now vs peer median 37.1xmedian 17.3x 22.1xmedian 17.3x 47.3xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 11.1xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x —median 14.2x 35.2xmedian 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 11.5x 7.0xmedian 11.5x 695.0xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 12.0xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 4.02median 0.40 -15.35median 0.40 0.37median 0.38

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsABNBBABADOCN
Revenue $13.16B $150.46B $1.01B
Gross profit $10.91B $57.45B $578.58M
Operating income $2.74B $4.39B $149.67M
Net income $2.69B $10.08B $235.24M
Free cash flow $4.86B $33.19B $16.08M
R&D $2.49B $10.68B $188.73M
EPS (diluted) $4.51 $4.38 $1.86
Cash & equivalents $6.82B $21.06B $767.03M
Total debt $2.48B $83.76B $921.05M
Shares (diluted) 597.00M 2.40B 126.55M
Enterprise value $52.83B $54.86B $9.18B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricABNBBABADOCN
P/E 37.1x 22.1x 47.3x
P/FCF 20.5x 7.0x 695.0x
P/Operating cash flow 20.5x 20.6x 36.1x
P/S 7.6x 1.5x 11.1x
P/B 12.8x 1.4x 12.0x
P/Tangible book 12.8x 1.4x 13.3x
EV/EBITDA – – 35.2x
EV/EBIT 32.9x 48.0x 75.7x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 1.4x 11.2x
EV/FCF 18.5x 6.3x 704.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.5x 18.6x 36.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.02 -15.35 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABNBBABADOCN
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 8.1% 21.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 5.6% 15.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 0.2% 15.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 6.5% 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.1% -77.5% 14.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.9% -35.9% 80.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% -50.0% 86.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -3.6% 147.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.5% -47.9% 47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.2% -1.4% 129.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% -45.8% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -27.8% 12.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% -8.5% -84.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -0.6% -48.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABNBBABADOCN
Gross margin 82.9% 38.2% 57.2%
EBITDA margin – – 31.8%
Operating margin 20.8% 2.9% 14.8%
Pretax margin 25.6% 9.7% 17.3%
Net margin 20.4% 7.0% 23.3%
FCF margin 36.9% 22.1% 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% 7.5% 30.7%
Return on equity 34.9% 6.2% 25.9%
Return on assets 9.7% 3.6% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 21.5% 2.4% 8.2%
Return on capital employed 28.2% 2.1% 7.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 13.0% 1.1% 9.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABNBBABADOCN
Debt / assets 8.6% 7.5% 29.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 0.6x 57.3x
Liabilities / assets 72.9% 43.6% 70.2%
Equity / assets 27.1% 56.4% 29.8%
Interest coverage – 3.2x 4.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.6x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 3.61 2.30 3.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABNBBABADOCN
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 4.0% – -8.0%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 1.0% -8.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusABNBBABADOCN
Forward P/E 30.3xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 78.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $7.02FY2026 $1.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.2%FY2026 +80.9%FY2026 -35.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +22.8% +25.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $174.00BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +23.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.9% +14.7% +52.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABNBBABADOCN
Held by institutions 85.9% 10.1% 91.0%
Institutions holding 1,307 1,218 566
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% -5.4% -0.9%
Institutions buying 646 555 331
Institutions selling 493 421 187
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.32 1.77

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ABNBBABADOCN
ABNB 1.00 0.13 0.00
BABA 0.13 1.00 0.15
DOCN 0.00 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABNB, BABA and DOCN?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Airbnb (ABNB) $99.60B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.79B, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) $11.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABNB, BABA and DOCN?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Airbnb (ABNB) 37.1x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 47.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Airbnb (ABNB) 30.3x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 78.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Airbnb (ABNB) +13.6%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +21.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) has the highest net margin (Airbnb (ABNB) 20.4%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 23.3%). On return on invested capital, Airbnb (ABNB) leads (Airbnb (ABNB) 21.5%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) returned the most: Airbnb (ABNB) +30.8%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -44.1%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +163.6%. Over five years, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) compounded fastest (Airbnb (ABNB) -0.3%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.0%/yr, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 1.05%. Airbnb (ABNB) and DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Airbnb (ABNB) has been the steadiest (Airbnb (ABNB) 35.8%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.3%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 85.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABNB, BABA and DOCN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.