BABA vs EXPE vs SONY Stock Comparison

Alibaba Group Holding, Expedia and Sony Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.26 -8.7% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$231.52B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.
$283.97 +7.5% 1M +29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$33.36B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.70B
Div. yield
0.01%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
9 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$26.03 +10.5% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$152.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Expedia leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Expedia 9, Alibaba Group Holding 1, Sony 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBABAEXPESONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $231.52B $33.36B $152.90B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.0x 16.4x -29.9x EXPE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 14.1x 19.7x EXPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +12.0% +2.1% EXPE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 13.0% -6.2% EXPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 29.5% 12.2% EXPE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x -0.3x EXPE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.6% +29.8% -9.1% EXPE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.9%/yr +11.6%/yr +2.8%/yr EXPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.4% 51.1% 29.3% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 63/100 53/100 EXPE

Percentile Scorecard

BABAEXPESONY

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

AxisBABAEXPESONY
Valuation 70 #51 of 167 65 #59 of 167 79 #24 of 111
Growth 17 #127 of 153 77 #36 of 153 20 #87 of 108
Profitability 53 #72 of 153 96 #7 of 153 63 #39 of 104
Financial Health 59 #74 of 179 33 #121 of 179 47 #61 of 115
Shareholder Returns 30 #66 of 94 44 #53 of 94 58 #35 of 81
Overall 46 63 53
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • EXPE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBABAEXPESONYSPY
1 month -8.7%+7.5%+10.5% -0.8%
3 months -12.8%+2.0%+16.8% +3.5%
6 months -24.3%+15.8%+29.2% +7.0%
Year to date -31.6%+0.2%+1.7% +12.2%
1 year -42.6%+29.8%-9.1% +13.0%
3 years +21.1%+205.1%+62.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.6%+45.1%+17.6% +23.1%
5 years -40.8%+73.0%+14.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.9%+11.6%+2.8% +11.0%
10 years -2.5%+126.2%+308.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.2%+8.5%+15.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBABAEXPESONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.4%51.1%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%50.5%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.110.960.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.060.58-0.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-60.9%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-16.3%-14.0% -1.8%
52-week high $179.97$339.12$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $94.81$188.51$19.32 $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.

MultipleBABAEXPESONY
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 17.5x 16.8xmedian 17.5x -30.4xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 9.0xmedian 14.5x 8.7xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 12.1x 7.3xmedian 12.1x 14.8xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.7x 13.2xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -15.35median 0.41 0.41median 0.41 0.76median 1.13

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 monthsBABAEXPESONY
Revenue $150.46B $15.70B $82.39B
Gross profit $57.45B $14.20B $26.19B
Operating income $4.39B $2.51B $10.29B
Net income $10.08B $2.04B -$5.01B
Free cash flow $33.19B $4.46B $10.78B
R&D $10.68B $1.28B –
EPS (diluted) $4.38 $16.61 $-0.85
Cash & equivalents $21.06B $6.68B $13.40B
Total debt $83.76B $5.46B $36.06B
Shares (diluted) 2.40B 122.55M 6.01B
Enterprise value $45.15B $8.53B $90.16B

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
MetricBABAEXPESONY
P/E 22.1x 16.8x -30.4x
P/FCF 7.0x 7.3x 14.8x
P/Operating cash flow 20.6x 6.2x 11.8x
P/S 1.5x 2.1x 1.9x
P/B 1.4x 13.2x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 20.4x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA – 9.0x 8.7x
EV/EBIT 48.0x 12.3x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.0x 1.9x
EV/FCF 6.3x 6.9x 14.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 5.9x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.35 0.41 0.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBABAEXPESONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 12.0% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 8.6% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 13.0% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 10.3% -5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% 80.0% 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 27.9% 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.0% 83.5% -168.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 31.4% -40.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.9% 98.2% -167.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 41.0% -40.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% 87.8% -18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 18.6% 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 123.3% -11.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 24.3% 82.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBABAEXPESONY
Gross margin 38.2% 90.4% 31.8%
EBITDA margin – 21.7% 21.6%
Operating margin 2.9% 16.0% 12.5%
Pretax margin 9.7% 15.5% 12.2%
Net margin 7.0% 13.0% -6.2%
FCF margin 22.1% 28.4% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 33.2% 16.4%
Return on equity 6.2% 94.7% -9.5%
Return on assets 3.6% 7.3% -5.1%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 29.5% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 2.1% 33.9% 15.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.6x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBABAEXPESONY
Debt / assets 7.5% 18.8% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 1.2x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 91.5% 45.3%
Equity / assets 56.4% 8.5% 54.7%
Interest coverage 3.2x 7.1x 12.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.30 1.51 3.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBABAEXPESONY
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.6% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – 5.7% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 6.4% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 10.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 109.8% –
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.

ConsensusBABAEXPESONY
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.02FY2026 $20.20FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.9%FY2026 +27.4%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.8% +16.4% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $174.00BFY2026 $16.58BFY2026 $84.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +1.5% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBABAEXPESONY
Held by institutions 10.1% 100.0% 7.9%
Institutions holding 1,218 1,118 739
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% +7.8% +2.1%
Institutions buying 555 602 333
Institutions selling 421 361 268
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.67 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.

BABAEXPESONY
BABA 1.00 0.10 0.13
EXPE 0.10 1.00 0.20
SONY 0.13 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BABA, EXPE and SONY?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $231.52B, Expedia (EXPE) $33.36B, Sony (SONY) $152.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, BABA, EXPE and SONY?

Expedia (EXPE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.0x, Expedia (EXPE) 16.4x, Sony (SONY) -29.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Expedia (EXPE) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Expedia (EXPE) 14.1x, Sony (SONY) 19.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Expedia (EXPE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Expedia (EXPE) +12.0%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Expedia (EXPE) has the highest net margin (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, Expedia (EXPE) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Expedia (EXPE) returned the most: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%, Expedia (EXPE) +29.8%, Sony (SONY) -9.1%. Over five years, Expedia (EXPE) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr, Expedia (EXPE) +11.6%/yr, Sony (SONY) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 0.00%, Expedia (EXPE) 0.01%, Sony (SONY) 0.00%. Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) and Sony (SONY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%, Expedia (EXPE) 51.1%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BABA, EXPE and SONY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Expedia (EXPE) leads on 9. 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.