ABNB vs LUV vs BABA Stock Comparison

Airbnb, Southwest Airlines and Alibaba Group Holding Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABNB Airbnb, Inc.
$166.04 +6.4% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$97.96B
P/E
36.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.16B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins
LUV Southwest Airlines Co
$43.49 +2.9% 1M +39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$21.29B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.55B
Div. yield
1.66%
Airlines Industrials
5 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.98 -7.2% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$234.53B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
1.04%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Southwest Airlines leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Southwest Airlines 5, Airbnb 4, Alibaba Group Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABNBLUVBABALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $97.96B $21.29B $234.53B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.5x 20.2x 22.3x LUV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.8x 16.7x 14.4x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +14.5% +8.1% LUV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.4% 3.3% 7.0% ABNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.5% 8.2% 2.4% ABNB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.66% 1.04% LUV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.7% +39.9% -42.9% LUV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.5%/yr -1.7%/yr -9.4%/yr ABNB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.9% 43.3% 40.3% ABNB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 58/100 46/100 LUV

Percentile Scorecard

ABNBLUVBABA

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

AxisABNBLUVBABA
Valuation 25 #125 of 166 49 #70 of 136 66 #58 of 166
Growth 45 #84 of 152 88 #16 of 122 17 #126 of 152
Profitability 90 #16 of 152 44 #65 of 116 55 #69 of 152
Financial Health 53 #84 of 179 32 #97 of 143 59 #74 of 179
Shareholder Returns 60 #38 of 94 78 #19 of 81 31 #65 of 94
Overall 55 58 46
  • ABNB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • LUV ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • 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

PeriodABNBLUVBABASPY
1 month +6.4%+2.9%-7.2% +0.9%
3 months +8.5%-2.0%-12.2% +5.9%
6 months +18.4%+16.8%-22.6% +8.5%
Year to date +22.3%+5.2%-31.1% +13.3%
1 year +29.7%+39.9%-42.9% +12.4%
3 years +45.5%+94.7%+21.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +13.3%+24.9%+6.8% +23.5%
5 years -2.7%-8.0%-38.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -0.5%-1.7%-9.4% +11.0%
10 years —+11.0%-0.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+1.0%-0.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureABNBLUVBABASPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%43.3%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.8%38.1%35.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.611.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.830.92-1.06 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.2%-57.4%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.8%-20.6%-43.9% -0.9%
52-week high $190.50$54.80$179.97 $779.14
52-week low $111.54$29.67$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.

MultipleABNBLUVBABA
P/E now vs peer median 36.5xmedian 16.8x 20.2xmedian 16.1x 22.3xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 0.9x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.9x 8.0xmedian 8.6x —median 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 11.4x -47.4xmedian 11.6x 7.1xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 3.96median 0.36 0.50median 0.80 -15.46median 0.36

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 monthsABNBLUVBABA
Revenue $13.16B $31.55B $150.46B
Gross profit $10.91B – $57.45B
Operating income $2.74B $1.39B $4.39B
Net income $2.69B $1.05B $10.08B
Free cash flow $4.86B -$449.00M $33.19B
R&D $2.49B – $10.68B
EPS (diluted) $4.51 $2.13 $4.38
Cash & equivalents $6.82B $3.62B $21.06B
Total debt $2.48B $5.89B $83.76B
Shares (diluted) 597.00M 494.00M 2.40B
Enterprise value $51.19B $7.32B $56.61B

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
MetricABNBLUVBABA
P/E 36.5x 20.2x 22.3x
P/FCF 20.2x -47.4x 7.1x
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x 7.7x 20.7x
P/S 7.4x 0.7x 1.6x
P/B 12.6x 2.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 12.6x 2.9x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 8.0x –
EV/EBIT 32.3x 17.0x 48.4x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 0.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF 18.2x -52.5x 6.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 8.5x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.96 0.50 -15.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABNBLUVBABA
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 14.5% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 7.4% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% – 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.1% 339.7% -77.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 78.6% -35.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% 177.8% -50.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 28.4% -3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.5% 195.8% -47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 40.0% -1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% 36.2% -45.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -6.0% -27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% -35.2% -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 20.2% -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABNBLUVBABA
Gross margin 82.9% – 38.2%
EBITDA margin – 9.4% –
Operating margin 20.8% 4.4% 2.9%
Pretax margin 25.6% 4.3% 9.7%
Net margin 20.4% 3.3% 7.0%
FCF margin 36.9% -1.4% 22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% 8.7% 7.5%
Return on equity 34.9% 14.6% 6.2%
Return on assets 9.7% 3.5% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 21.5% 8.2% 2.4%
Return on capital employed 28.2% 8.3% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.6x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 13.0% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABNBLUVBABA
Debt / assets 8.6% 19.3% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.5x -13.1x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 72.9% 76.0% 43.6%
Equity / assets 27.1% 24.0% 56.4%
Interest coverage – 5.9x 3.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.56 2.22 2.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABNBLUVBABA
Dividend yield – 1.7% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 4.1% 5.8% –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 7.5% 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.

ConsensusABNBLUVBABA
Forward P/E 29.8xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $2.60FY2026 $7.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.2%FY2026 +179.6%FY2026 +80.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +58.8% +22.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $31.34BFY2026 $174.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.9% +16.7% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABNBLUVBABA
Held by institutions 85.9% 92.9% 10.1%
Institutions holding 1,307 930 1,218
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +4.4% -5.4%
Institutions buying 646 476 555
Institutions selling 493 280 421
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.70 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.

ABNBLUVBABA
ABNB 1.00 0.31 0.13
LUV 0.31 1.00 0.13
BABA 0.13 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABNB, LUV and BABA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Airbnb (ABNB) $97.96B, Southwest Airlines (LUV) $21.29B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $234.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABNB, LUV and BABA?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Airbnb (ABNB) 36.5x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 20.2x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Airbnb (ABNB) 29.8x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 16.7x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Airbnb (ABNB) +13.6%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +14.5%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Airbnb (ABNB) has the highest net margin (Airbnb (ABNB) 20.4%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 3.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Airbnb (ABNB) leads (Airbnb (ABNB) 21.5%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 8.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southwest Airlines (LUV) returned the most: Airbnb (ABNB) +29.7%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +39.9%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.9%. Over five years, Airbnb (ABNB) compounded fastest (Airbnb (ABNB) -0.5%/yr, Southwest Airlines (LUV) -1.7%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has the highest dividend yield: Southwest Airlines (LUV) 1.66%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 1.04%. Airbnb (ABNB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Airbnb (ABNB) has been the steadiest (Airbnb (ABNB) 35.9%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 43.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABNB, LUV 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, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 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.