BABA vs GRAB vs PDD Stock Comparison

Alibaba Group Holding, Grab Holdings and PDD Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.26 -8.7% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$232.86B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
1.05%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
GRAB Grab Holdings Ltd
$2.71 -13.4% 1M -53.7% 1Y
Market cap
$10.76B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.73B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
1 win
PDD PDD Holdings Inc.
$78.13 +0.7% 1M -41.7% 1Y
Market cap
$111.21B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

PDD Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (PDD Holdings 7, Alibaba Group Holding 2, Grab Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBABAGRABPDDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $232.86B $10.76B $111.21B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x 19.4x 8.1x PDD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 16.9x 7.3x PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +21.5% +13.8% GRAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 15.3% 20.7% PDD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 1.5% — BABA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -6.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.05% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.6% -53.7% -41.7% PDD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.9%/yr -27.2%/yr -3.3%/yr PDD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.4% 38.7% 33.6% PDD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 58/100 78/100 PDD

Percentile Scorecard

BABAGRABPDD

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

AxisBABAGRABPDD
Valuation 71 #27 of 90 54 #42 of 90 83 #16 of 90
Growth 12 #66 of 75 82 #14 of 75 62 #29 of 75
Profitability 54 #35 of 75 50 #38 of 75 88 #10 of 75
Financial Health 55 #45 of 99 46 #54 of 99 78 #23 of 99
Shareholder Returns 37 #23 of 36 – –
Overall 46 58 78
  • BABA ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • GRAB ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PDD ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBABAGRABPDDSPY
1 month -8.7%-13.4%+0.7% -0.8%
3 months -12.8%-19.1%-7.9% +3.5%
6 months -24.3%-30.3%-20.7% +7.0%
Year to date -31.6%-45.7%-31.1% +12.2%
1 year -42.6%-53.7%-41.7% +13.0%
3 years +21.1%-10.6%-27.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.6%-3.7%-10.3% +23.1%
5 years -40.8%-79.5%-15.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.9%-27.2%-3.3% +11.0%
10 years -2.5%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.2%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBABAGRABPDDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.4%38.7%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%39.5%35.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.390.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.06-1.39-1.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-86.5%-73.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-55.7%-43.4% -1.8%
52-week high $179.97$6.12$138.13 $779.14
52-week low $94.81$2.71$73.30 $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.

MultipleBABAGRABPDD
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 17.9x 19.4xmedian 17.9x 8.1xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.7x 2.9xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x 26.5xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 10.1x 55.7xmedian 10.1x 6.9xmedian 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -15.35median 0.38 —median 0.38 0.26median 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 monthsBABAGRABPDD
Revenue $150.46B $3.73B $64.89B
Gross profit $57.45B $1.63B $36.55B
Operating income $4.39B $120.00M $14.41B
Net income $10.08B $525.00M $13.45B
Free cash flow $33.19B $193.00M $16.02B
R&D $10.68B $417.00M $2.64B
EPS (diluted) $4.38 $0.14 $9.08
Cash & equivalents $21.06B $2.86B $19.00B
Total debt $83.76B $2.99B –
Shares (diluted) 2.40B 4.21B 1.48B
Enterprise value $54.93B -$3.93B -$132.84B

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
MetricBABAGRABPDD
P/E 22.1x 19.4x 8.1x
P/FCF 7.0x 55.7x 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 20.6x 82.7x 6.9x
P/S 1.5x 2.9x 1.7x
P/B 1.4x 1.6x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.6x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – 26.5x –
EV/EBIT 48.0x 71.9x 3.0x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.3x 0.7x
EV/FCF 6.3x 44.7x 2.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 66.3x 2.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.35 – 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBABAGRABPDD
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 21.5% 13.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 23.6% 40.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 23.6% 11.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 69.9% 29.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% 340.0% 12.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 28.7% 37.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.0% 837.5% -1.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 35.1% 32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.9% 82.0% -1.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.4% – 30.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% -82.1% 22.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 34.4% 21.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% -76.7% 22.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 40.6% 21.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBABAGRABPDD
Gross margin 38.2% 43.6% 56.3%
EBITDA margin – 8.7% –
Operating margin 2.9% 3.2% 22.2%
Pretax margin 9.7% 13.9% 28.4%
Net margin 7.0% 15.3% 20.7%
FCF margin 22.1% 5.2% 24.7%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 3.5% 24.7%
Return on equity 6.2% 7.9% 21.1%
Return on assets 3.6% 4.2% 14.1%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 1.5% –
Return on capital employed 2.1% 1.7% 22.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 6.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBABAGRABPDD
Debt / assets 7.5% 15.1% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -6.5x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x 10.5x –
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 49.7% 32.5%
Equity / assets 56.4% 50.3% 67.5%
Interest coverage 3.2x 1.1x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.5x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.8x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 2.30 -0.27 4.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBABAGRABPDD
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.0% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusBABAGRABPDD
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.00FY2026 $0.16FY2026 $10.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.4%FY2026 +166.7%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.1% +12.5% +19.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $173.86BFY2026 $4.07BFY2026 $72.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.2%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +33.7% +9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBABAGRABPDD
Held by institutions 10.1% 75.6% 30.3%
Institutions holding 1,218 483 507
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% +0.9% +4.8%
Institutions buying 555 231 213
Institutions selling 421 168 234
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.38 0.91

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.

BABAGRABPDD
BABA 1.00 0.27 0.49
GRAB 0.27 1.00 0.35
PDD 0.49 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BABA, GRAB and PDD?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.86B, Grab Holdings (GRAB) $10.76B, PDD Holdings (PDD) $111.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, BABA, GRAB and PDD?

PDD Holdings (PDD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, Grab Holdings (GRAB) 19.4x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Grab Holdings (GRAB) 16.9x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Grab Holdings (GRAB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Grab Holdings (GRAB) +21.5%, PDD Holdings (PDD) +13.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

PDD Holdings (PDD) has the highest net margin (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Grab Holdings (GRAB) 15.3%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%). On return on invested capital, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Grab Holdings (GRAB) 1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PDD Holdings (PDD) returned the most: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%, Grab Holdings (GRAB) -53.7%, PDD Holdings (PDD) -41.7%. Over five years, PDD Holdings (PDD) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr, Grab Holdings (GRAB) -27.2%/yr, PDD Holdings (PDD) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 1.05%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 0.00%. Grab Holdings (GRAB) and PDD Holdings (PDD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PDD Holdings (PDD) has been the steadiest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%, Grab Holdings (GRAB) 38.7%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BABA, GRAB and PDD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, PDD Holdings (PDD) leads on 7. 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.