BABA vs EXPE vs YTRA Stock Comparison

Alibaba Group Holding, Expedia and Yatra Online Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$99.51 -7.6% 1M -44.7% 1Y
Market cap
$227.02B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.
$282.73 +6.2% 1M +28.7% 1Y
Market cap
$34.32B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.70B
Div. yield
0.01%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
8 wins
YTRA Yatra Online, Inc.
$0.83 -12.6% 1M -46.1% 1Y
Market cap
$49.67M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$108.20M
Div. yield
–
Travel Services Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBABAEXPEYTRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $227.02B $34.32B $49.67M BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.6x 16.9x -19.0x EXPE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 14.0x 7.5x YTRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +12.0% +2.2% EXPE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 13.0% -2.4% EXPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 29.5% -1.6% EXPE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x 1.8x EXPE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.7% +28.7% -46.1% EXPE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.6%/yr +11.5%/yr -18.8%/yr EXPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.2% 51.0% 61.5% BABA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 62/100 39/100 EXPE

Percentile Scorecard

BABAEXPEYTRA

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

AxisBABAEXPEYTRA
Valuation 67 #55 of 166 63 #62 of 166 30 #20 of 28
Growth 17 #127 of 153 76 #37 of 153 25 #19 of 25
Profitability 55 #70 of 153 97 #6 of 153 25 #19 of 25
Financial Health 59 #74 of 179 33 #120 of 179 76 #8 of 30
Shareholder Returns 30 #64 of 91 42 #53 of 91 –
Overall 46 62 39
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • EXPE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • YTRA ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBABAEXPEYTRASPY
1 month -7.6%+6.2%-12.6% +0.7%
3 months -14.4%-3.5%-1.2% +3.7%
6 months -24.5%+13.8%-18.6% +7.1%
Year to date -32.1%-0.2%-53.4% +12.8%
1 year -44.7%+28.7%-46.1% +11.9%
3 years +19.7%+197.8%-47.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.2%+43.9%-19.5% +22.8%
5 years -39.7%+72.0%-64.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -9.6%+11.5%-18.8% +10.9%
10 years -2.4%+114.8%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -0.2%+7.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBABAEXPEYTRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.2%51.0%61.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%50.3%65.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.120.940.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.110.56-0.75 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-60.9%-80.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.7%-16.6%-56.5% -1.2%
52-week high $179.97$339.12$1.91 $779.14
52-week low $94.81$188.51$0.83 $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.

MultipleBABAEXPEYTRA
P/E now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 16.7x 16.7xmedian 16.7x -20.0xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 1.4x 0.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.7x 9.0xmedian 12.7x 20.4xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 10.5x 7.3xmedian 10.5x -3.6xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.7x 13.1xmedian 1.7x 0.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -15.23median 0.39 0.41median 0.39 0.16median 0.30

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 monthsBABAEXPEYTRA
Revenue $150.46B $15.70B $108.20M
Gross profit $57.45B $14.20B $53.18M
Operating income $4.39B $2.51B -$1.85M
Net income $10.08B $2.04B -$387.00K
Free cash flow $33.19B $4.46B -$14.57M
R&D $10.68B $1.28B –
EPS (diluted) $4.38 $16.61 $-0.04
Cash & equivalents $21.06B $6.68B $8.13M
Total debt $83.76B $5.46B $40.81M
Shares (diluted) 2.40B 122.55M 62.80M
Enterprise value $40.65B $9.50B $16.51M

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
MetricBABAEXPEYTRA
P/E 21.9x 16.7x -20.0x
P/FCF 7.0x 7.3x -3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 20.4x 6.2x -3.5x
P/S 1.5x 2.1x 0.5x
P/B 1.4x 13.1x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 20.3x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA – 9.0x 20.4x
EV/EBIT 47.6x 12.2x -31.4x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.0x 0.5x
EV/FCF 6.3x 6.9x -4.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.5x 5.9x -3.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.23 0.41 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBABAEXPEYTRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 12.0% 2.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 8.6% 29.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 13.0% 7.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 10.3% 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% 80.0% -433.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 27.9% -52.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.0% 83.5% -124.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 31.4% 52.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.9% 98.2% -666.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 41.0% -121.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% 87.8% -414.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 18.6% 10.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 123.3% -365.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 24.3% 10.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBABAEXPEYTRA
Gross margin 38.2% 90.4% 49.1%
EBITDA margin – 21.7% 2.6%
Operating margin 2.9% 16.0% -1.7%
Pretax margin 9.7% 15.5% -1.2%
Net margin 7.0% 13.0% -2.4%
FCF margin 22.1% 28.4% -13.5%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 33.2% -13.8%
Return on equity 6.2% 94.7% -1.6%
Return on assets 3.6% 7.3% -1.0%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 29.5% -1.6%
Return on capital employed 2.1% 33.9% -2.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.6x 38.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBABAEXPEYTRA
Debt / assets 7.5% 18.8% 9.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 1.2x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 91.5% 37.5%
Equity / assets 56.4% 8.5% 62.5%
Interest coverage 3.2x 7.1x -1.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.8x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.29 1.51 -0.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBABAEXPEYTRA
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.7% –
Net buyback yield – 5.8% –
Shareholder yield 1.1% 6.4% –
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.

ConsensusBABAEXPEYTRA
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 7.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.02FY2026 $20.20FY2026 $0.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.9%FY2026 +27.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +22.8% +16.4% -318.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $174.00BFY2026 $16.58BFY2026 $125.40MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +1.5% -6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBABAEXPEYTRA
Held by institutions 10.1% 100.0% 30.7%
Institutions holding 1,219 1,119 20
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% +7.8% -1.0%
Institutions buying 556 602 8
Institutions selling 421 362 6
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.66 1.33

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.

BABAEXPEYTRA
BABA 1.00 0.10 0.14
EXPE 0.10 1.00 0.16
YTRA 0.14 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BABA, EXPE and YTRA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $227.02B, Expedia (EXPE) $34.32B, Yatra Online (YTRA) $49.67M.

Which stock is cheaper, BABA, EXPE and YTRA?

Expedia (EXPE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 21.6x, Expedia (EXPE) 16.9x, Yatra Online (YTRA) -19.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yatra Online (YTRA) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.2x, Expedia (EXPE) 14.0x, Yatra Online (YTRA) 7.5x). 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%, Yatra Online (YTRA) +2.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Expedia (EXPE) has the highest net margin (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%, Yatra Online (YTRA) -2.4%). On return on invested capital, Expedia (EXPE) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%, Yatra Online (YTRA) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Expedia (EXPE) returned the most: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -44.7%, Expedia (EXPE) +28.7%, Yatra Online (YTRA) -46.1%. Over five years, Expedia (EXPE) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.6%/yr, Expedia (EXPE) +11.5%/yr, Yatra Online (YTRA) -18.8%/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%, Yatra Online (YTRA) 0.00%. Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) and Yatra Online (YTRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has been the steadiest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.2%, Expedia (EXPE) 51.0%, Yatra Online (YTRA) 61.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.