ATHM vs BABA vs NFLX Stock Comparison

Autohome, Alibaba Group Holding and Netflix Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ATHM Autohome Inc.
$20.30 -4.7% 1M -23.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.37B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.39M
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.23 -8.7% 1M -44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$232.94B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
NFLX Netflix Inc
$62.52 -12.1% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$255.59B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.73B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionATHMBABANFLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.37B $232.94B $255.59B NFLX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.6x 22.1x 17.3x NFLX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 14.3x 18.2x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.5% +8.1% +14.7% NFLX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.0% 7.0% 29.7% NFLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.4% 29.2% NFLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.3% -44.1% -42.9% ATHM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.7%/yr -10.0%/yr -1.5%/yr NFLX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.3% 40.3% 36.4% ATHM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 46/100 67/100 NFLX

Percentile Scorecard

ATHMBABANFLX

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

AxisATHMBABANFLX
Valuation 72 #47 of 167 68 #55 of 167 43 #96 of 167
Growth 5 #145 of 153 17 #127 of 153 78 #35 of 153
Profitability 59 #63 of 153 54 #71 of 153 97 #6 of 153
Financial Health 92 #16 of 179 59 #74 of 179 53 #84 of 179
Shareholder Returns 76 #23 of 94 30 #66 of 94 63 #35 of 94
Overall 61 46 67
  • ATHM ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NFLX ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodATHMBABANFLXSPY
1 month -4.7%-8.7%-12.1% -0.2%
3 months -11.8%-13.0%-13.6% +3.9%
6 months +11.2%-23.4%-32.2% +8.2%
Year to date -8.8%-31.6%-33.3% +12.9%
1 year -23.3%-44.1%-42.9% +12.3%
3 years -24.3%+21.0%+57.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -8.9%+6.6%+16.3% +23.3%
5 years -49.4%-41.0%-7.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.7%-10.0%-1.5% +10.9%
10 years -16.6%-2.1%+394.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -1.8%-0.2%+17.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureATHMBABANFLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.3%40.3%36.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%35.9%37.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.851.110.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-1.10-1.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.7%-62.9%-75.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.3%-44.3%-46.0% -1.2%
52-week high $26.46$179.97$115.75 $779.14
52-week low $16.38$94.81$62.52 $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.

MultipleATHMBABANFLX
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 17.3x 22.1xmedian 17.3x 17.5xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 5.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x —median 14.2x 7.9xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.5x 7.0xmedian 11.5x 22.6xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 8.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.88median 0.40 -15.35median 0.40 0.34median 0.40

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 monthsATHMBABANFLX
Revenue $787.39M $150.46B $49.73B
Gross profit $573.40M $57.45B $25.21B
Operating income $48.02M $4.39B $15.56B
Net income $129.13M $10.08B $14.77B
Free cash flow – $33.19B $11.38B
R&D $148.61M $10.68B $3.89B
EPS (diluted) $1.14 $4.38 $3.52
Cash & equivalents $367.84M $21.06B $8.19B
Total debt – $83.76B $58.27B
Shares (diluted) 118.02M 2.40B 4.20B
Enterprise value -$8.80B $46.58B $216.89B

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
MetricATHMBABANFLX
P/E 17.8x 22.1x 17.5x
P/FCF – 7.0x 22.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 20.6x 20.9x
P/S 3.0x 1.5x 5.2x
P/B 0.7x 1.4x 8.8x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 1.4x 8.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 7.9x
EV/EBIT -6.8x 48.0x 16.9x
EV/Revenue -0.4x 1.4x 5.3x
EV/FCF – 6.3x 23.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.6x 21.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.88 -15.35 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATHMBABANFLX
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.5% 8.1% 14.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 5.6% 15.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -19.5% 0.2% 20.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 6.5% 24.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -59.0% -77.5% 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -36.4% -35.9% 37.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -37.6% -50.0% 41.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.3% -3.6% 48.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -32.5% -47.9% 46.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.1% -1.4% 51.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -45.8% 28.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -27.8% 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.5% 26.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% 26.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATHMBABANFLX
Gross margin 72.8% 38.2% 50.7%
EBITDA margin – – 67.3%
Operating margin 6.1% 2.9% 31.3%
Pretax margin 17.9% 9.7% 35.6%
Net margin 17.0% 7.0% 29.7%
FCF margin – 22.1% 22.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 7.5% 24.7%
Return on equity 3.9% 6.2% 49.7%
Return on assets 3.3% 3.6% 25.2%
Return on invested capital – 2.4% 29.2%
Return on capital employed 1.4% 2.1% 33.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATHMBABANFLX
Debt / assets – 7.5% 25.8%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.2x
Debt / FCF – 0.6x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 17.8% 43.6% 50.1%
Equity / assets 82.2% 56.4% 49.9%
Interest coverage – 3.2x 18.2x
Current ratio 6.8x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 6.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 6.0x 0.6x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 2.30 8.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATHMBABANFLX
Dividend yield 9.2% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – – 4.9%
Shareholder yield 9.2% 1.0% 4.9%
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.

ConsensusATHMBABANFLX
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 18.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $7.02FY2026 $3.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -36.9%FY2026 +80.9%FY2026 +35.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.4% +22.8% +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $770.59MFY2026 $174.00BFY2026 $54.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -16.5%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% +14.7% +10.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATHMBABANFLX
Held by institutions 42.5% 10.1% 80.9%
Institutions holding 127 1,218 3,359
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -5.4% +2.2%
Institutions buying 64 555 1,691
Institutions selling 44 421 1,366
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.32 1.24

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.

ATHMBABANFLX
ATHM 1.00 0.47 0.02
BABA 0.47 1.00 0.06
NFLX 0.02 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATHM, BABA and NFLX?

Netflix (NFLX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autohome (ATHM) $2.37B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.94B, Netflix (NFLX) $255.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATHM, BABA and NFLX?

Netflix (NFLX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autohome (ATHM) 17.6x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, Netflix (NFLX) 17.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Autohome (ATHM) 19.2x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Netflix (NFLX) 18.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Netflix (NFLX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autohome (ATHM) -16.5%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Netflix (NFLX) +14.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Netflix (NFLX) has the highest net margin (Autohome (ATHM) 17.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Netflix (NFLX) 29.7%). On return on invested capital, Netflix (NFLX) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Netflix (NFLX) 29.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Autohome (ATHM) returned the most: Autohome (ATHM) -23.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -44.1%, Netflix (NFLX) -42.9%. Over five years, Netflix (NFLX) compounded fastest (Autohome (ATHM) -12.7%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.0%/yr, Netflix (NFLX) -1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autohome (ATHM) has been the steadiest (Autohome (ATHM) 32.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.3%, Netflix (NFLX) 36.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATHM, BABA and NFLX?

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