BABA vs BKNG vs EBAY Stock Comparison

Alibaba Group Holding, Booking Holdings and Ebay Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$155.83 0.0% 1M -23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$117.57B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins
EBAY Ebay Inc
$121.41 +11.3% 1M +27.1% 1Y
Market cap
$52.77B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.01B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 6, Ebay 3, Alibaba Group Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBABABKNGEBAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $232.58B $117.57B $52.77B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x 16.3x 23.7x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 14.3x 21.2x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +12.9% +14.7% EBAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 25.5% 18.5% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 75.5% 19.3% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x 1.2x BKNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.0% -23.5% +27.1% EBAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.9%/yr +10.2%/yr +8.5%/yr BKNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.4% 38.0% 36.7% EBAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 60/100 49/100 BKNG

Percentile Scorecard

BABABKNGEBAY

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

AxisBABABKNGEBAY
Valuation 71 #49 of 167 66 #57 of 167 36 #107 of 167
Growth 17 #127 of 153 38 #96 of 153 50 #77 of 153
Profitability 54 #71 of 153 99 #2 of 153 86 #22 of 153
Financial Health 59 #74 of 179 39 #109 of 179 37 #113 of 179
Shareholder Returns 30 #66 of 94 59 #39 of 94 38 #59 of 94
Overall 46 60 49
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • EBAY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBABABKNGEBAYSPY
1 month -10.1%0.0%+11.3% -1.0%
3 months -11.2%-12.2%+11.0% +2.9%
6 months -26.6%-13.5%+24.0% +6.4%
Year to date -32.0%-27.3%+39.4% +11.4%
1 year -42.0%-23.5%+27.1% +13.1%
3 years +20.2%+37.4%+196.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +6.3%+11.2%+43.6% +21.5%
5 years -43.9%+62.7%+50.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -10.9%+10.2%+8.5% +10.9%
10 years -4.1%+165.5%+317.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year -0.4%+10.3%+15.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBABABKNGEBAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.4%38.0%36.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%38.2%43.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.130.860.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.04-0.620.74 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.2%-39.5%-54.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.6%-29.1%-1.2% -2.5%
52-week high $179.97$219.68$122.91 $779.14
52-week low $94.81$154.13$79.41 $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.

MultipleBABABKNGEBAY
P/E now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 17.5x 16.6xmedian 17.5x 24.3xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 4.1xmedian 1.4x 4.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.9x 12.2xmedian 14.9x 19.6xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 11.2x 12.3xmedian 11.2x 21.6xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.7x -10.9xmedian 1.7x 11.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -15.25median 0.42 -0.29median 0.42 0.97median 0.42

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 monthsBABABKNGEBAY
Revenue $150.46B $28.24B $12.01B
Gross profit $57.45B – $8.70B
Operating income $4.39B $9.28B $2.46B
Net income $10.08B $7.21B $2.22B
Free cash flow $33.19B $9.54B $2.51B
R&D $10.68B – $1.79B
EPS (diluted) $4.38 $9.36 $4.88
Cash & equivalents $21.06B $17.21B $2.31B
Total debt $83.76B $20.18B $6.74B
Shares (diluted) 2.40B 770.00M 455.00M
Enterprise value $46.21B $50.62B $39.30B

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
MetricBABABKNGEBAY
P/E 22.0x 16.6x 24.3x
P/FCF 7.0x 12.3x 21.6x
P/Operating cash flow 20.4x 11.9x 17.4x
P/S 1.5x 4.1x 4.5x
P/B 1.4x -10.9x 11.6x
P/Tangible book 1.4x -10.1x 11.6x
EV/EBITDA – 12.2x 19.6x
EV/EBIT 47.7x 12.9x 23.3x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 4.3x 4.8x
EV/FCF 6.3x 12.6x 22.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.5x 12.2x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.25 -0.29 0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBABABKNGEBAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 12.9% 14.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 13.4% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% – 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% – 6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% 12.9% 10.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 15.3% 3.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.0% 49.8% 2.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 17.4% 18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.9% -93.7% 5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.4% -57.3% 25.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% 2.9% 68.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 13.2% 2.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 3.2% 77.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 13.9% 1.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBABABKNGEBAY
Gross margin 38.2% – 72.5%
EBITDA margin – 34.9% 24.4%
Operating margin 2.9% 32.9% 20.5%
Pretax margin 9.7% 32.9% 20.6%
Net margin 7.0% 25.5% 18.5%
FCF margin 22.1% 33.8% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 34.9% 25.9%
Return on equity 6.2% – 49.0%
Return on assets 3.6% 25.1% 12.4%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 75.5% 19.3%
Return on capital employed 2.1% 121.7% 20.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.1% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBABABKNGEBAY
Debt / assets 7.5% 68.0% 37.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x -1.9x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 2.1x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 136.3% 74.0%
Equity / assets 56.4% -36.3% 26.0%
Interest coverage 3.2x 8.4x 9.9x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.29 5.83 6.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBABABKNGEBAY
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.1% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 9.0% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 10.0% 4.6%
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.

ConsensusBABABKNGEBAY
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 21.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.97FY2026 $10.90FY2026 $5.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +79.6%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.0% +16.8% +14.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $173.52BFY2026 $27.56BFY2026 $11.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.0%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.6% +11.5% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBABABKNGEBAY
Held by institutions 10.1% 92.9% 92.4%
Institutions holding 1,218 1,915 1,293
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% -9.6% +0.3%
Institutions buying 555 891 616
Institutions selling 421 828 485
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.08 1.27

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.

BABABKNGEBAY
BABA 1.00 0.08 0.15
BKNG 0.08 1.00 0.24
EBAY 0.15 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BABA, BKNG and EBAY?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.58B, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $117.57B, Ebay (EBAY) $52.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, BABA, BKNG and EBAY?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 16.3x, Ebay (EBAY) 23.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 14.3x, Ebay (EBAY) 21.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ebay (EBAY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%, Ebay (EBAY) +14.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%, Ebay (EBAY) 18.5%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.5%, Ebay (EBAY) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ebay (EBAY) returned the most: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.0%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -23.5%, Ebay (EBAY) +27.1%. Over five years, Booking Holdings (BKNG) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.9%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +10.2%/yr, Ebay (EBAY) +8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ebay (EBAY) has been the steadiest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 38.0%, Ebay (EBAY) 36.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.