ABNB vs BABA vs MSFT Stock Comparison

Airbnb, Alibaba Group Holding and Microsoft Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABNB Airbnb, Inc.
$172.01 +15.0% 1M +35.1% 1Y
Market cap
$101.22B
P/E
37.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.16B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$99.63 -10.1% 1M -42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$232.58B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
MSFT Microsoft Corp
$524.51 +4.8% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.96T
P/E
29.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$331.84B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cloud Platforms Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Microsoft leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Microsoft 7, Alibaba Group Holding 2, Airbnb 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABNBBABAMSFTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $101.22B $232.58B $3.96T MSFT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.6x 22.1x 29.6x BABA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.9x 14.3x 25.7x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +8.1% +17.8% MSFT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.4% 7.0% 40.3% MSFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.5% 2.4% 26.7% MSFT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.1% -42.0% +0.8% ABNB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.6%/yr -10.9%/yr +11.2%/yr MSFT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 40.4% 32.7% MSFT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 46/100 79/100 MSFT

Percentile Scorecard

ABNBBABAMSFT

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

AxisABNBBABAMSFT
Valuation 25 #126 of 167 71 #49 of 167 54 #18 of 38
Growth 44 #86 of 153 17 #127 of 153 77 #9 of 36
Profitability 90 #16 of 153 54 #71 of 153 97 #2 of 34
Financial Health 53 #85 of 179 59 #74 of 179 84 #7 of 38
Shareholder Returns 58 #40 of 94 30 #66 of 94 81 #5 of 22
Overall 54 46 79
  • ABNB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MSFT ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABNBBABAMSFTSPY
1 month +15.0%-10.1%+4.8% -1.0%
3 months +21.9%-11.2%+37.4% +2.9%
6 months +20.4%-26.6%+23.5% +6.4%
Year to date +26.7%-32.0%+8.5% +11.4%
1 year +35.1%-42.0%+0.8% +13.1%
3 years +41.0%+20.2%+58.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.1%+6.3%+16.7% +21.5%
5 years +3.2%-43.9%+69.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +0.6%-10.9%+11.2% +10.9%
10 years —-4.1%+779.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year —-0.4%+24.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureABNBBABAMSFTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%40.4%32.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.0%36.0%30.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.101.131.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.98-1.040.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.2%-64.2%-37.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.7%-44.6%-3.5% -2.5%
52-week high $190.50$179.97$543.45 $779.14
52-week low $111.54$94.81$352.83 $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.

MultipleABNBBABAMSFT
P/E now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 17.5x 22.0xmedian 17.5x 29.1xmedian 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 11.7xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.9x —median 14.9x 19.4xmedian 21.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 11.2x 7.0xmedian 11.2x 58.2xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 8.8xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 4.10median 0.42 -15.25median 0.42 1.28median 0.33

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 monthsABNBBABAMSFT
Revenue $13.16B $150.46B $331.84B
Gross profit $10.91B $57.45B $225.47B
Operating income $2.74B $4.39B $155.24B
Net income $2.69B $10.08B $133.75B
Free cash flow $4.86B $33.19B $66.99B
R&D $2.49B $10.68B $35.56B
EPS (diluted) $4.51 $4.38 $17.95
Cash & equivalents $6.82B $21.06B $20.94B
Total debt $2.48B $83.76B $164.03B
Shares (diluted) 597.00M 2.40B 7.45B
Enterprise value $54.45B $46.21B $3.88T

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
MetricABNBBABAMSFT
P/E 37.8x 22.0x 29.1x
P/FCF 20.9x 7.0x 58.2x
P/Operating cash flow 20.9x 20.4x 21.3x
P/S 7.7x 1.5x 11.7x
P/B 13.0x 1.4x 8.8x
P/Tangible book 13.0x 1.4x 9.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 19.4x
EV/EBIT 33.6x 47.7x 24.9x
EV/Revenue 7.0x 1.4x 11.6x
EV/FCF 18.9x 6.3x 57.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x 18.5x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.10 -15.25 1.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABNBBABAMSFT
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 8.1% 17.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 5.6% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 0.2% 16.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 6.5% 15.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.1% -77.5% 20.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.9% -35.9% 20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% -50.0% 31.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -3.6% 22.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.5% -47.9% 31.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.2% -1.4% 22.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% -45.8% 34.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -27.8% 27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% -8.5% -6.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -0.6% 4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABNBBABAMSFT
Gross margin 82.9% 38.2% 67.9%
EBITDA margin – – 59.9%
Operating margin 20.8% 2.9% 46.8%
Pretax margin 25.6% 9.7% 50.0%
Net margin 20.4% 7.0% 40.3%
FCF margin 36.9% 22.1% 20.2%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% 7.5% 55.1%
Return on equity 34.9% 6.2% 31.2%
Return on assets 9.7% 3.6% 18.4%
Return on invested capital 21.5% 2.4% 26.7%
Return on capital employed 28.2% 2.1% 27.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 13.0% 1.1% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABNBBABAMSFT
Debt / assets 8.6% 7.5% 5.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 72.9% 43.6% 41.7%
Equity / assets 27.1% 56.4% 58.3%
Interest coverage – 3.2x 50.9x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.66 2.29 9.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABNBBABAMSFT
Dividend yield – 1.1% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 3.9% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 1.1% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 19.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 39.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 9.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.1%

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.

ConsensusABNBBABAMSFT
Forward P/E 30.9xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 25.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $6.97FY2026 $20.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +38.2%FY2026 +79.6%FY2026 +17.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +23.0% +11.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $173.52BFY2026 $402.02BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +21.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +20.9% +14.6% +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABNBBABAMSFT
Held by institutions 60.2% 10.1% 73.9%
Institutions holding 1,307 1,218 6,227
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% -5.4% +3.3%
Institutions buying 646 555 3,432
Institutions selling 493 421 2,425
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.32 1.42

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.

ABNBBABAMSFT
ABNB 1.00 0.13 0.26
BABA 0.13 1.00 0.14
MSFT 0.26 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABNB, BABA and MSFT?

Microsoft (MSFT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Airbnb (ABNB) $101.22B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.58B, Microsoft (MSFT) $3.96T.

Which stock is cheaper, ABNB, BABA and MSFT?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Airbnb (ABNB) 37.6x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, Microsoft (MSFT) 29.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Airbnb (ABNB) 30.9x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Microsoft (MSFT) 25.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Microsoft (MSFT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Airbnb (ABNB) +13.6%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Microsoft (MSFT) +17.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Microsoft (MSFT) has the highest net margin (Airbnb (ABNB) 20.4%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Microsoft (MSFT) 40.3%). On return on invested capital, Microsoft (MSFT) leads (Airbnb (ABNB) 21.5%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Microsoft (MSFT) 26.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Airbnb (ABNB) returned the most: Airbnb (ABNB) +35.1%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.0%, Microsoft (MSFT) +0.8%. Over five years, Microsoft (MSFT) compounded fastest (Airbnb (ABNB) +0.6%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.9%/yr, Microsoft (MSFT) +11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Airbnb (ABNB) 0.00%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 0.00%, Microsoft (MSFT) 0.01%. Airbnb (ABNB) and Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microsoft (MSFT) has been the steadiest (Airbnb (ABNB) 35.8%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%, Microsoft (MSFT) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Microsoft (MSFT) leads on 7. 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.