BABA vs BKNG vs CRWV Stock Comparison

Alibaba Group Holding, Booking Holdings and CoreWeave Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.23 -8.7% 1M -44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$234.40B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$150.14 -8.4% 1M -28.6% 1Y
Market cap
$113.33B
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
8 wins
CRWV CoreWeave, Inc.
$59.57 -32.0% 1M -56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$35.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.59B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 8, CoreWeave 2, Alibaba Group Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBABABKNGCRWVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $234.40B $113.33B $35.06B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x 15.7x -18.2x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 13.8x — BKNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +12.9% +115.3% CRWV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 25.5% -25.4% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 75.5% -1.2% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x -0.5x CRWV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.1% -28.6% -56.2% BKNG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.0%/yr +9.1%/yr — BKNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.3% 38.0% 95.9% BKNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 61/100 48/100 BKNG

Percentile Scorecard

BABABKNGCRWV

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

AxisBABABKNGCRWV
Valuation 68 #55 of 167 66 #57 of 167 62 #15 of 38
Growth 17 #127 of 153 38 #95 of 153 60 #15 of 36
Profitability 54 #71 of 153 99 #2 of 153 52 #17 of 34
Financial Health 59 #74 of 179 41 #106 of 179 38 #24 of 38
Shareholder Returns 30 #66 of 94 61 #37 of 94 30 #15 of 21
Overall 46 61 48
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • CRWV ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBABABKNGCRWVSPY
1 month -8.7%-8.4%-32.0% -0.2%
3 months -13.0%-24.7%-11.5% +3.9%
6 months -23.4%-13.4%-43.6% +8.2%
Year to date -31.6%-29.9%-16.8% +12.9%
1 year -44.1%-28.6%-56.2% +12.3%
3 years +21.0%+36.7%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.6%+11.0%— +23.3%
5 years -41.0%+54.5%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.0%+9.1%— +10.9%
10 years -2.1%+156.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.2%+9.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBABABKNGCRWVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.3%38.0%95.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%38.1%92.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.110.843.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.10-0.75-0.59 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-39.5%-70.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-31.7%-57.4% -1.2%
52-week high $179.97$219.68$139.93 $779.14
52-week low $94.81$150.14$54.24 $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.

MultipleBABABKNGCRWV
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 17.3x 16.0xmedian 17.3x -17.0xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 4.0xmedian 1.4x 4.3xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 11.7xmedian 14.2x 8.0xmedian 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 11.5x 11.8xmedian 11.5x -2.4xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.8x -10.5xmedian 1.8x 6.5xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median -15.35median 0.40 -0.28median 0.40 —median 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 monthsBABABKNGCRWV
Revenue $150.46B $28.24B $7.59B
Gross profit $57.45B – $5.12B
Operating income $4.39B $9.28B -$230.74M
Net income $10.08B $7.21B -$1.93B
Free cash flow $33.19B $9.54B -$13.66B
R&D $10.68B – –
EPS (diluted) $4.38 $9.36 $-3.50
Cash & equivalents $21.06B $17.21B $5.52B
Total debt $83.76B $20.18B $3.66B
Shares (diluted) 2.40B 770.00M 551.00M
Enterprise value $48.03B $46.38B $22.15B

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
MetricBABABKNGCRWV
P/E 22.1x 16.0x -17.0x
P/FCF 7.0x 11.8x -2.4x
P/Operating cash flow 20.6x 11.4x 4.7x
P/S 1.5x 4.0x 4.3x
P/B 1.4x -10.5x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 1.4x -9.7x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA – 11.7x 8.0x
EV/EBIT 48.0x 12.5x -134.1x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 4.1x 4.1x
EV/FCF 6.3x 12.1x -2.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 11.7x 4.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.35 -0.28 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBABABKNGCRWV
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 12.9% 115.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 13.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% – 94.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% 12.9% -204.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 15.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -50.0% 49.8% -89.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 17.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -47.9% -93.7% -50.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.4% -57.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% 2.9% 983.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 13.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 3.2% -72.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 13.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBABABKNGCRWV
Gross margin 38.2% – 67.4%
EBITDA margin – 34.9% 51.2%
Operating margin 2.9% 32.9% -3.0%
Pretax margin 9.7% 32.9% -25.3%
Net margin 7.0% 25.5% -25.4%
FCF margin 22.1% 33.8% -179.9%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 34.9% 91.1%
Return on equity 6.2% – -39.4%
Return on assets 3.6% 25.1% -2.9%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 75.5% -1.2%
Return on capital employed 2.1% 121.7% -0.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x -3.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.1% 8.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBABABKNGCRWV
Debt / assets 7.5% 68.0% 4.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x -1.9x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 2.1x -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 136.3% 93.5%
Equity / assets 56.4% -36.3% 6.5%
Interest coverage 3.2x 8.4x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.30 5.77 0.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBABABKNGCRWV
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield – 9.3% -9.1%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 10.4% -9.1%
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.

ConsensusBABABKNGCRWV
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 13.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.02FY2026 $10.90FY2026 $-3.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.9%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +22.8% +16.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $174.00BFY2026 $27.56BFY2026 $13.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +157.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +11.4% +113.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBABABKNGCRWV
Held by institutions 10.1% 92.9% 87.2%
Institutions holding 1,218 1,916 962
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% -9.6% +27.1%
Institutions buying 555 892 690
Institutions selling 421 828 171
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.08 4.04

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.

BABABKNGCRWV
BABA 1.00 0.08 0.28
BKNG 0.08 1.00 -0.10
CRWV 0.28 -0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BABA, BKNG and CRWV?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $234.40B, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $113.33B, CoreWeave (CRWV) $35.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, BABA, BKNG and CRWV?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.3x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 15.7x, CoreWeave (CRWV) -18.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Booking Holdings (BKNG) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 13.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CoreWeave (CRWV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%, CoreWeave (CRWV) +115.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%, CoreWeave (CRWV) -25.4%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.5%, CoreWeave (CRWV) -1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Booking Holdings (BKNG) returned the most: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -44.1%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -28.6%, CoreWeave (CRWV) -56.2%. Over five years, Booking Holdings (BKNG) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.0%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Booking Holdings (BKNG) has been the steadiest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.3%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 38.0%, CoreWeave (CRWV) 95.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BABA, BKNG and CRWV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads on 8. 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.