BABA vs BKNG vs NTNX Stock Comparison

Alibaba Group Holding, Booking Holdings and Nutanix Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$170.97 +8.0% 1M -14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$127.15B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.13B
Div. yield
0.73%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
NTNX Nutanix, Inc.
$63.70 -13.2% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.24B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.85B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBABABKNGNTNXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $244.75B $127.15B $17.24B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.2x 17.9x 11.3x NTNX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 15.7x 26.2x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +8.0% +12.4% NTNX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 25.5% 53.0% NTNX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 75.1% — BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.00% 0.73% — BABA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.9% -14.4% -9.1% NTNX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr +10.3%/yr +12.3%/yr NTNX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.6% 39.4% 47.7% BKNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 59/100 79/100 NTNX

Percentile Scorecard

BABABKNGNTNX

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

AxisBABABKNGNTNX
Valuation 69 #53 of 166 63 #62 of 166 68 #13 of 39
Growth 17 #128 of 154 34 #102 of 154 91 #4 of 36
Profitability 55 #70 of 154 99 #3 of 154 88 #5 of 34
Financial Health 57 #78 of 179 43 #103 of 179 62 #15 of 38
Shareholder Returns 30 #68 of 97 55 #44 of 97 86 #4 of 22
Overall 45 59 79
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NTNX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBABABKNGNTNXSPY
1 month -4.9%+8.0%-13.2% -1.0%
3 months -18.0%-17.4%+4.5% -0.4%
6 months -25.5%+1.6%+47.7% +4.5%
Year to date -28.1%-20.2%+23.2% +12.4%
1 year -35.9%-14.4%-9.1% +13.6%
3 years +23.5%+49.5%+69.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +7.3%+14.4%+19.3% +20.8%
5 years -33.6%+63.2%+78.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year -7.9%+10.3%+12.3% +10.4%
10 years +8.0%+200.1%+164.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +0.8%+11.6%+10.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBABABKNGNTNXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%39.4%47.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.7%38.4%51.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.110.910.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.88-0.37-0.19 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.5%-39.5%-61.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.5%-22.2%-14.6% -1.6%
52-week high $177.18$219.68$74.63 $779.14
52-week low $94.81$147.94$34.41 $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.

MultipleBABABKNGNTNX
P/E now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 18.2x 17.9xmedian 18.2x 11.3xmedian 28.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 4.5xmedian 1.5x 6.0xmedian 3.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.3x 13.4xmedian 15.3x 42.5xmedian 22.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 12.2x 13.8xmedian 12.2x 20.5xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.8x -12.2xmedian 1.8x 24.5xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median -16.13median 0.38 -0.30median 0.38 0.10median 1.27

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 monthsBABABKNGNTNX
Revenue $150.46B $28.13B $2.85B
Gross profit $57.45B – $2.48B
Operating income $4.39B $9.22B $273.97M
Net income $10.08B $7.18B $1.51B
Free cash flow $33.19B $9.24B $840.68M
R&D $10.68B – $790.89M
EPS (diluted) $4.38 $9.53 $5.17
Cash & equivalents $21.06B $15.81B $777.31M
Total debt $21.57B $20.06B –
Shares (diluted) 2.40B 753.00M 292.18M
Enterprise value $66.83B $60.90B $8.92B

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
MetricBABABKNGNTNX
P/E 23.2x 17.9x 11.3x
P/FCF 7.4x 13.8x 20.5x
P/Operating cash flow 21.6x 13.3x 18.8x
P/S 1.6x 4.5x 6.0x
P/B 1.5x -12.2x 24.5x
P/Tangible book 1.5x -11.4x 24.6x
EV/EBITDA – 13.4x 42.5x
EV/EBIT 50.7x 14.3x 54.3x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 4.7x 5.2x
EV/FCF 6.7x 14.2x 17.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 13.7x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -16.13 -0.30 0.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBABABKNGNTNX
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 8.0% 12.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 10.9% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% – 12.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% – 17.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% 8.2% 58.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 11.9% 49.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.0% 42.3% 700.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 10.6% 0.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.9% -93.8% 694.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.4% -59.9% 113.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% 10.7% 11.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 5.4% 49.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 11.1% 12.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 5.6% 59.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBABABKNGNTNX
Gross margin 38.2% – 86.8%
EBITDA margin – 34.9% 12.3%
Operating margin 2.9% 32.8% 9.6%
Pretax margin 9.7% 32.9% 11.5%
Net margin 7.0% 25.5% 53.0%
FCF margin 22.1% 32.8% 29.5%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 34.0% 32.1%
Return on equity 6.2% – –
Return on assets 3.6% 24.8% 35.5%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 75.1% –
Return on capital employed 2.1% 96.0% 10.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.1% 12.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBABABKNGNTNX
Debt / assets 7.5% 71.0% –
Debt / equity 0.1x -1.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x 2.2x –
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 136.8% 86.2%
Equity / assets 56.4% -36.8% 13.8%
Interest coverage 3.2x 8.3x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.8x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 2.35 6.39 2.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBABABKNGNTNX
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.7% –
Net buyback yield – 9.5% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 10.2% 1.6%
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.

ConsensusBABABKNGNTNX
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 15.7xFY2026 26.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $7.02FY2026 $10.90FY2026 $2.43FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +80.9%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 +19.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +22.8% +16.7% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $174.00BFY2026 $27.56BFY2026 $3.42BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +20.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +11.4% +11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBABABKNGNTNX
Held by institutions 10.1% 92.9% 98.5%
Institutions holding 1,221 1,920 562
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% -9.6% +10.5%
Institutions buying 557 894 334
Institutions selling 422 830 174
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.08 1.92

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.

BABABKNGNTNX
BABA 1.00 0.12 0.05
BKNG 0.12 1.00 0.15
NTNX 0.05 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BABA, BKNG and NTNX?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $244.75B, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $127.15B, Nutanix (NTNX) $17.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, BABA, BKNG and NTNX?

Nutanix (NTNX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 23.2x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 17.9x, Nutanix (NTNX) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 15.0x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 15.7x, Nutanix (NTNX) 26.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nutanix (NTNX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +8.0%, Nutanix (NTNX) +12.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutanix (NTNX) has the highest net margin (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%, Nutanix (NTNX) 53.0%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nutanix (NTNX) returned the most: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -35.9%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -14.4%, Nutanix (NTNX) -9.1%. Over five years, Nutanix (NTNX) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -7.9%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +10.3%/yr, Nutanix (NTNX) +12.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has the highest dividend yield: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 1.00%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 0.73%. Nutanix (NTNX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Booking Holdings (BKNG) has been the steadiest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.6%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 39.4%, Nutanix (NTNX) 47.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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