BABA vs IBM vs NTNX Stock Comparison

Alibaba Group Holding, International Business Machines and Nutanix Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$99.63 -10.1% 1M -42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$232.58B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
NTNX Nutanix, Inc.
$70.58 +1.3% 1M +1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$19.56B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.85B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nutanix leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nutanix 5, International Business Machines 3, Alibaba Group Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBABAIBMNTNXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $232.58B $238.12B $19.56B IBM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x 22.2x 12.9x NTNX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 19.4x 29.0x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +7.9% +12.4% NTNX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 15.5% 53.0% NTNX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 11.3% — IBM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.0% -11.0% +1.2% NTNX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.9%/yr +15.7%/yr +14.5%/yr IBM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.4% 51.3% 47.2% BABA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 67/100 79/100 NTNX

Percentile Scorecard

BABAIBMNTNX

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

AxisBABAIBMNTNX
Valuation 71 #49 of 167 76 #10 of 38 68 #13 of 38
Growth 17 #127 of 153 60 #15 of 36 91 #4 of 36
Profitability 54 #71 of 153 91 #4 of 34 88 #5 of 34
Financial Health 59 #74 of 179 38 #24 of 38 62 #15 of 38
Shareholder Returns 30 #66 of 94 71 #7 of 22 86 #4 of 22
Overall 46 67 79
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • 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

PeriodBABAIBMNTNXSPY
1 month -10.1%+8.9%+1.3% -1.0%
3 months -11.2%+18.4%+28.2% +2.9%
6 months -26.6%+9.3%+74.0% +6.4%
Year to date -32.0%-14.4%+36.5% +11.4%
1 year -42.0%-11.0%+1.2% +13.1%
3 years +20.2%+84.0%+93.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +6.3%+22.6%+24.5% +21.5%
5 years -43.9%+107.4%+96.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -10.9%+15.7%+14.5% +10.9%
10 years -4.1%+77.3%+141.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year -0.4%+5.9%+9.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBABAIBMNTNXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.4%51.3%47.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%59.9%50.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.130.880.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.04-0.210.03 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.2%-37.4%-62.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.6%-23.0%-5.4% -2.5%
52-week high $179.97$329.23$74.63 $779.14
52-week low $94.81$205.96$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.

MultipleBABAIBMNTNX
P/E now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 17.5x 22.3xmedian 29.1x 12.5xmedian 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 3.5xmedian 4.5x 6.7xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.9x 17.9xmedian 21.5x 47.8xmedian 21.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 11.2x 17.3xmedian 17.3x 22.7xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.7x 6.9xmedian 3.9x 27.2xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median -15.25median 0.42 0.31median 0.33 0.11median 0.33

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 monthsBABAIBMNTNX
Revenue $150.46B $69.10B $2.85B
Gross profit $57.45B $40.15B $2.48B
Operating income $4.39B $11.11B $273.97M
Net income $10.08B $10.73B $1.51B
Free cash flow $33.19B $13.79B $840.68M
R&D $10.68B $8.75B $790.89M
EPS (diluted) $4.38 $11.25 $5.17
Cash & equivalents $21.06B $7.17B $777.31M
Total debt $83.76B $252.72B –
Shares (diluted) 2.40B 953.30M 292.18M
Enterprise value $46.21B $188.94B $11.25B

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
MetricBABAIBMNTNX
P/E 22.0x 22.3x 12.5x
P/FCF 7.0x 17.3x 22.7x
P/Operating cash flow 20.4x 16.0x 20.8x
P/S 1.5x 3.5x 6.7x
P/B 1.4x 6.9x 27.2x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 11.6x 27.3x
EV/EBITDA – 17.9x 47.8x
EV/EBIT 47.7x 26.3x 61.1x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 4.2x 5.9x
EV/FCF 6.3x 21.2x 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.5x 19.7x 18.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.25 0.31 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBABAIBMNTNX
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 7.9% 12.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 4.5% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 8.9% 12.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 6.7% 17.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% 19.6% 58.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 13.5% 49.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.0% 83.9% 700.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 74.3% 0.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.9% 82.8% 694.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 72.3% 113.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% 12.1% 11.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 6.6% 49.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 12.7% 12.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 8.2% 59.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBABAIBMNTNX
Gross margin 38.2% 58.1% 86.8%
EBITDA margin – 23.6% 12.3%
Operating margin 2.9% 16.1% 9.6%
Pretax margin 9.7% 15.1% 11.5%
Net margin 7.0% 15.5% 53.0%
FCF margin 22.1% 20.0% 29.5%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 21.5% 32.1%
Return on equity 6.2% 31.7% –
Return on assets 3.6% 7.0% 35.5%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 11.3% –
Return on capital employed 2.1% 9.4% 10.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.7% 12.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBABAIBMNTNX
Debt / assets 7.5% 40.8% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.3x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x 4.5x –
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 77.3% 86.2%
Equity / assets 56.4% 22.7% 13.8%
Interest coverage 3.2x 5.8x –
Current ratio 1.4x 0.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.4x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 2.29 3.29 2.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBABAIBMNTNX
Dividend yield 1.1% 2.7% –
Net buyback yield – -0.3% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 2.4% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 58.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 45.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% –

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.

ConsensusBABAIBMNTNX
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 29.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $6.97FY2026 $13.05FY2026 $2.43FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +79.6%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +19.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +23.0% -1.8% +4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $173.52BFY2026 $66.19BFY2026 $3.42BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +17.0%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026 +20.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +14.6% +15.9% +11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBABAIBMNTNX
Held by institutions 10.1% 65.1% 98.5%
Institutions holding 1,218 3,632 559
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% +3.5% +10.5%
Institutions buying 555 1,973 332
Institutions selling 421 1,226 174
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.61 1.91

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.

BABAIBMNTNX
BABA 1.00 0.04 0.06
IBM 0.04 1.00 0.34
NTNX 0.06 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BABA, IBM and NTNX?

International Business Machines (IBM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.58B, International Business Machines (IBM) $238.12B, Nutanix (NTNX) $19.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, BABA, IBM and NTNX?

Nutanix (NTNX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, International Business Machines (IBM) 22.2x, Nutanix (NTNX) 12.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, International Business Machines (IBM) 19.4x, Nutanix (NTNX) 29.0x). 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%, International Business Machines (IBM) +7.9%, Nutanix (NTNX) +12.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutanix (NTNX) has the highest net margin (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, International Business Machines (IBM) 15.5%, Nutanix (NTNX) 53.0%). On return on invested capital, International Business Machines (IBM) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, International Business Machines (IBM) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nutanix (NTNX) returned the most: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.0%, International Business Machines (IBM) -11.0%, Nutanix (NTNX) +1.2%. Over five years, International Business Machines (IBM) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.9%/yr, International Business Machines (IBM) +15.7%/yr, Nutanix (NTNX) +14.5%/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%, International Business Machines (IBM) 0.03%, Nutanix (NTNX) 0.00%. Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) and Nutanix (NTNX) 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) 40.4%, International Business Machines (IBM) 51.3%, Nutanix (NTNX) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BABA, IBM 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 5. 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.