BABA vs GRAB vs UPS Stock Comparison

Alibaba Group Holding, Grab Holdings and United Parcel Service 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
$231.61B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins
GRAB Grab Holdings Ltd
$2.71 -13.4% 1M -53.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.09B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.73B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
4 wins
UPS United Parcel Service Inc
$100.20 +6.7% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$87.94B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.93B
Div. yield
–
Parcel Delivery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

United Parcel Service leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (United Parcel Service 4, Grab Holdings 4, Alibaba Group Holding 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBABAGRABUPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $231.61B $11.09B $87.94B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.0x 19.4x 19.2x UPS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 16.9x 14.8x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +21.5% -0.4% GRAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 15.3% 5.1% GRAB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 1.5% 12.9% UPS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -6.5x 1.9x GRAB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.6% -53.7% +14.9% UPS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.9%/yr -27.2%/yr -13.9%/yr BABA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.4% 38.7% 30.6% UPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 56/100 45/100 GRAB

Percentile Scorecard

BABAGRABUPS

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

AxisBABAGRABUPS
Valuation 70 #51 of 167 46 #90 of 167 46 #74 of 136
Growth 17 #127 of 153 80 #32 of 153 23 #94 of 122
Profitability 53 #72 of 153 45 #84 of 153 70 #36 of 116
Financial Health 59 #74 of 179 51 #89 of 179 33 #97 of 144
Shareholder Returns 30 #66 of 94 – 56 #37 of 82
Overall 46 56 45
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • GRAB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • UPS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBABAGRABUPSSPY
1 month -8.7%-13.4%+6.7% -0.8%
3 months -12.8%-19.1%-11.2% +3.5%
6 months -24.3%-30.3%-7.4% +7.0%
Year to date -31.6%-45.7%+1.0% +12.2%
1 year -42.6%-53.7%+14.9% +13.0%
3 years +21.1%-10.6%-25.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.6%-3.7%-9.4% +23.1%
5 years -40.8%-79.5%-52.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.9%-27.2%-13.9% +11.0%
10 years -2.5%—-7.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.2%—-0.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBABAGRABUPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.4%38.7%30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%39.5%33.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.390.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.06-1.390.49 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-86.5%-64.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-55.7%-16.5% -1.8%
52-week high $179.97$6.12$120.00 $779.14
52-week low $94.81$2.71$89.22 $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.

MultipleBABAGRABUPS
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 17.5x 19.4xmedian 17.5x 18.7xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 2.9xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 26.5xmedian 14.5x 9.1xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 12.1x 55.7xmedian 12.1x 13.8xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.7x 1.6xmedian 1.7x 5.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -15.35median 0.41 —median 0.41 -0.82median 0.81

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 monthsBABAGRABUPS
Revenue $150.46B $3.73B $89.93B
Gross profit $57.45B $1.63B –
Operating income $4.39B $120.00M $6.58B
Net income $10.08B $525.00M $4.57B
Free cash flow $33.19B $193.00M $5.46B
R&D $10.68B $417.00M –
EPS (diluted) $4.38 $0.14 $5.37
Cash & equivalents $21.06B $2.86B $4.65B
Total debt $83.76B $2.99B $24.48B
Shares (diluted) 2.40B 4.21B 851.00M
Enterprise value $45.25B -$4.03B $64.84B

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
MetricBABAGRABUPS
P/E 22.1x 19.4x 18.7x
P/FCF 7.0x 55.7x 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow 20.6x 82.7x 8.5x
P/S 1.5x 2.9x 0.8x
P/B 1.4x 1.6x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.6x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA – 26.5x 9.1x
EV/EBIT 48.0x 71.9x 14.4x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.3x 1.1x
EV/FCF 6.3x 44.7x 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 66.3x 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.35 – -0.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBABAGRABUPS
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 21.5% -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 23.6% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 23.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 69.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% 340.0% -21.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 28.7% -17.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.0% 837.5% -20.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 35.1% -23.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.9% 82.0% -20.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.4% – -22.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% -82.1% 18.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 34.4% -8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% -76.7% 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 40.6% -4.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBABAGRABUPS
Gross margin 38.2% 43.6% –
EBITDA margin – 8.7% 11.6%
Operating margin 2.9% 3.2% 7.3%
Pretax margin 9.7% 13.9% 6.5%
Net margin 7.0% 15.3% 5.1%
FCF margin 22.1% 5.2% 6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 3.5% 9.9%
Return on equity 6.2% 7.9% 29.6%
Return on assets 3.6% 4.2% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 1.5% 12.9%
Return on capital employed 2.1% 1.7% 11.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.2x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 6.4% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBABAGRABUPS
Debt / assets 7.5% 15.1% 34.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -6.5x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 10.5x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 49.7% 78.8%
Equity / assets 56.4% 50.3% 21.2%
Interest coverage 3.2x 1.1x 6.0x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.30 -0.27 2.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBABAGRABUPS
Dividend yield 1.0% – 6.5%
Net buyback yield – – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.0% – 6.4%
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.

ConsensusBABAGRABUPS
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 14.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.00FY2026 $0.16FY2026 $6.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.4%FY2026 +166.7%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.1% +12.5% +26.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $173.86BFY2026 $4.07BFY2026 $87.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.2%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +33.7% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBABAGRABUPS
Held by institutions 10.1% 75.6% 70.9%
Institutions holding 1,218 483 2,137
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% +0.9% +6.0%
Institutions buying 555 231 1,088
Institutions selling 421 168 809
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.38 1.34

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.

BABAGRABUPS
BABA 1.00 0.27 0.02
GRAB 0.27 1.00 0.15
UPS 0.02 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BABA, GRAB and UPS?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $231.61B, Grab Holdings (GRAB) $11.09B, United Parcel Service (UPS) $87.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, BABA, GRAB and UPS?

United Parcel Service (UPS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.0x, Grab Holdings (GRAB) 19.4x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Grab Holdings (GRAB) 16.9x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 14.8x). 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%, United Parcel Service (UPS) -0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Grab Holdings (GRAB) has the highest net margin (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Grab Holdings (GRAB) 15.3%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, United Parcel Service (UPS) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Grab Holdings (GRAB) 1.5%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Parcel Service (UPS) returned the most: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%, Grab Holdings (GRAB) -53.7%, United Parcel Service (UPS) +14.9%. Over five years, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr, Grab Holdings (GRAB) -27.2%/yr, United Parcel Service (UPS) -13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Parcel Service (UPS) has been the steadiest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%, Grab Holdings (GRAB) 38.7%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, United Parcel Service (UPS) leads on 4. 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.