ABNB vs GETYQ vs BABA Stock Comparison

Airbnb, Getty Images Holdings and Alibaba Group Holding Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABNB Airbnb, Inc.
$176.37 +7.5% 1M +44.2% 1Y
Market cap
$104.06B
P/E
38.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.16B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$105.38 -4.9% 1M -35.9% 1Y
Market cap
$244.75B
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
1.00%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Airbnb leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Airbnb 7, Alibaba Group Holding 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABNBGETYQBABALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $104.06B $8.42M $244.75B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.8x -0.1x 23.2x BABA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.7x — 15.0x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +3.3% +8.1% ABNB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.4% -16.2% 7.0% ABNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.5% 3.3% 2.4% ABNB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 12.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.2% -98.9% -35.9% ABNB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr -71.1%/yr -7.9%/yr ABNB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 251.0% 40.6% ABNB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 27/100 45/100 ABNB

Percentile Scorecard

ABNBGETYQBABA

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

AxisABNBGETYQBABA
Valuation 23 #128 of 166 50 #84 of 166 69 #53 of 166
Growth 44 #87 of 154 9 #140 of 154 17 #128 of 154
Profitability 90 #16 of 154 41 #92 of 154 55 #70 of 154
Financial Health 54 #83 of 179 9 #163 of 179 57 #78 of 179
Shareholder Returns 58 #41 of 97 – 30 #68 of 97
Overall 54 27 45
  • ABNB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • GETYQ ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABNBGETYQBABASPY
1 month +7.5%-50.0%-4.9% -1.0%
3 months +15.7%-95.7%-18.0% -0.4%
6 months +26.1%-97.5%-25.5% +4.5%
Year to date +30.0%-98.5%-28.1% +12.4%
1 year +44.2%-98.9%-35.9% +13.6%
3 years +43.8%-99.6%+23.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year +12.9%-83.7%+7.3% +20.8%
5 years -12.5%-99.8%-33.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year -2.6%-71.1%-7.9% +10.4%
10 years ——+8.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year ——+0.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureABNBGETYQBABASPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%251.0%40.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.7%281.4%35.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.092.151.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.21-0.39-0.88 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.2%-100.0%-62.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.4%-98.9%-40.5% -1.6%
52-week high $190.50$1.80$177.18 $779.14
52-week low $111.54$0.01$94.81 $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.

MultipleABNBGETYQBABA
P/E now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 18.2x -0.1xmedian 18.2x 23.2xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 1.5x 0.0xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.3x 12.7xmedian 15.3x —median 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 12.2x -0.1xmedian 12.2x 7.4xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 1.8x 0.0xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 4.20median 0.38 -0.01median 0.38 -16.13median 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 monthsABNBGETYQBABA
Revenue $13.16B $978.00M $150.46B
Gross profit $10.91B $708.07M $57.45B
Operating income $2.74B $84.94M $4.39B
Net income $2.69B -$159.46M $10.08B
Free cash flow $4.86B -$83.03M $33.19B
R&D $2.49B – $10.68B
EPS (diluted) $4.51 $-0.38 $4.38
Cash & equivalents $6.82B $51.62M $21.06B
Total debt $2.48B $2.03B $21.57B
Shares (diluted) 597.00M 419.60M 2.40B
Enterprise value $57.29B -$291.31M $66.83B

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
MetricABNBGETYQBABA
P/E 38.8x -0.1x 23.2x
P/FCF 21.4x -0.1x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow 21.4x -0.3x 21.6x
P/S 7.9x 0.0x 1.6x
P/B 13.3x 0.0x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 13.3x 0.1x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 12.7x –
EV/EBIT 34.5x 23.4x 50.7x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 2.0x 1.5x
EV/FCF 19.4x -24.0x 6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x -78.3x 19.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.20 -0.01 -16.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABNBGETYQBABA
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 3.3% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 1.9% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 2.4% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 1.9% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.1% -45.6% -77.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.9% -23.4% -35.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% -39.0% -50.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -3.8% -3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.5% -35.7% -47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 4.7% -1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% -135.2% -45.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -29.3% -27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% -746.4% -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -41.7% -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABNBGETYQBABA
Gross margin 82.9% 72.4% 38.2%
EBITDA margin – 16.1% –
Operating margin 20.8% 8.7% 2.9%
Pretax margin 25.6% -8.3% 9.7%
Net margin 20.4% -16.2% 7.0%
FCF margin 36.9% -8.5% 22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% -2.6% 7.5%
Return on equity 34.9% -29.4% 6.2%
Return on assets 9.7% -5.1% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 21.5% 3.3% 2.4%
Return on capital employed 28.2% 4.3% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 13.0% 1.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABNBGETYQBABA
Debt / assets 8.6% 66.6% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 4.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 12.6x –
Debt / FCF 0.5x -24.5x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 72.9% 83.7% 43.6%
Equity / assets 27.1% 16.3% 56.4%
Interest coverage – 0.4x 3.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.74 -0.38 2.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABNBGETYQBABA
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 3.8% – –
Shareholder yield 3.8% – 1.0%
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.

ConsensusABNBGETYQBABA
Forward P/E 31.7xFY2026 – 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $-0.15FY2026 $7.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.2%FY2026 – +80.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% – +22.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $880.49MFY2026 $174.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.9% +15.2% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABNBGETYQBABA
Held by institutions 60.2% – 10.1%
Institutions holding 1,311 – 1,221
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% – -5.4%
Institutions buying 648 – 557
Institutions selling 495 – 422
Buyers to sellers 1.31 – 1.32

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.

ABNBGETYQBABA
ABNB 1.00 0.08 0.15
GETYQ 0.08 1.00 0.04
BABA 0.15 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABNB, GETYQ and BABA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Airbnb (ABNB) $104.06B, Getty Images Holdings (GETYQ) $8.42M, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $244.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABNB, GETYQ and BABA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Airbnb (ABNB) 38.8x, Getty Images Holdings (GETYQ) -0.1x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 23.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Airbnb (ABNB) 31.7x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 15.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Airbnb (ABNB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Airbnb (ABNB) +13.6%, Getty Images Holdings (GETYQ) +3.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Airbnb (ABNB) has the highest net margin (Airbnb (ABNB) 20.4%, Getty Images Holdings (GETYQ) -16.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Airbnb (ABNB) leads (Airbnb (ABNB) 21.5%, Getty Images Holdings (GETYQ) 3.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Airbnb (ABNB) returned the most: Airbnb (ABNB) +44.2%, Getty Images Holdings (GETYQ) -98.9%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -35.9%. Over five years, Airbnb (ABNB) compounded fastest (Airbnb (ABNB) -2.6%/yr, Getty Images Holdings (GETYQ) -71.1%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 1.00%. Airbnb (ABNB) and Getty Images Holdings (GETYQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Airbnb (ABNB) has been the steadiest (Airbnb (ABNB) 36.4%, Getty Images Holdings (GETYQ) 251.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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