BABA vs LYFT vs BKNG Stock Comparison

Alibaba Group Holding, Lyft and Booking Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.26 -8.7% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$230.78B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
LYFT Lyft, Inc.
$17.06 +14.8% 1M -16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.46B
P/E
2.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.77B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
5 wins
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$153.14 -6.6% 1M -25.6% 1Y
Market cap
$115.87B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lyft leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lyft 5, Booking Holdings 5, Alibaba Group Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBABALYFTBKNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $230.78B $6.46B $115.87B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.9x 2.3x 16.1x LYFT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 29.9x 14.0x BKNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +10.8% +12.9% BKNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 42.3% 25.5% LYFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 0.0% 75.5% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -25.9x 0.3x LYFT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.6% -16.7% -25.6% LYFT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.9%/yr -18.3%/yr +9.5%/yr BKNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.4% 48.0% 38.0% BKNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 70/100 61/100 LYFT

Percentile Scorecard

BABALYFTBKNG

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

AxisBABALYFTBKNG
Valuation 70 #51 of 167 81 #33 of 167 66 #58 of 167
Growth 17 #127 of 153 89 #18 of 153 38 #96 of 153
Profitability 53 #72 of 153 56 #68 of 153 99 #2 of 153
Financial Health 59 #74 of 179 46 #98 of 179 41 #106 of 179
Shareholder Returns 30 #66 of 94 80 #20 of 94 59 #39 of 94
Overall 46 70 61
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • LYFT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBABALYFTBKNGSPY
1 month -8.7%+14.8%-6.6% -0.8%
3 months -12.8%+13.1%-18.0% +3.5%
6 months -24.3%+17.7%-13.7% +7.0%
Year to date -31.6%-11.9%-28.5% +12.2%
1 year -42.6%-16.7%-25.6% +13.0%
3 years +21.1%+84.2%+39.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.6%+22.6%+11.7% +23.1%
5 years -40.8%-63.5%+57.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.9%-18.3%+9.5% +11.0%
10 years -2.5%—+160.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.2%—+10.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBABALYFTBKNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.4%48.0%38.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%53.9%38.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.390.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.06-0.35-0.67 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-85.8%-39.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-30.6%-30.3% -1.8%
52-week high $179.97$24.57$219.68 $779.14
52-week low $94.81$12.65$153.14 $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.

MultipleBABALYFTBKNG
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 17.5x 2.3xmedian 17.5x 16.3xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 1.4x 4.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 182.3xmedian 14.5x 12.0xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 12.1x 5.8xmedian 12.1x 12.1xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.7x 2.1xmedian 1.7x -10.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -15.35median 0.41 0.04median 0.41 -0.28median 0.41

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 monthsBABALYFTBKNG
Revenue $150.46B $6.77B $28.24B
Gross profit $57.45B $3.08B –
Operating income $4.39B -$119.72M $9.28B
Net income $10.08B $2.87B $7.21B
Free cash flow $33.19B $1.11B $9.54B
R&D $10.68B $472.97M –
EPS (diluted) $4.38 $7.42 $9.36
Cash & equivalents $21.06B $1.14B $17.21B
Total debt $83.76B $990.56M $20.18B
Shares (diluted) 2.40B 386.33M 770.00M
Enterprise value $44.41B -$888.00M $48.92B

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
MetricBABALYFTBKNG
P/E 22.1x 2.3x 16.3x
P/FCF 7.0x 5.8x 12.1x
P/Operating cash flow 20.6x 5.4x 11.7x
P/S 1.5x 1.0x 4.1x
P/B 1.4x 2.1x -10.7x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.3x -9.9x
EV/EBITDA – 182.3x 12.0x
EV/EBIT 48.0x -47.2x 12.7x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.8x 4.2x
EV/FCF 6.3x 5.1x 12.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 4.7x 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.35 0.04 -0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBABALYFTBKNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 10.8% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 16.8% 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 20.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 20.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% -117.1% 12.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 54.4% 15.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.0% 3,009% 49.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 61.1% 17.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.9% 3,303% -93.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 60.8% -57.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% 14.0% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 98.9% 13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 12.0% 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 72.6% 13.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBABALYFTBKNG
Gross margin 38.2% 45.5% –
EBITDA margin – 0.5% 34.9%
Operating margin 2.9% -1.8% 32.9%
Pretax margin 9.7% -0.1% 32.9%
Net margin 7.0% 42.3% 25.5%
FCF margin 22.1% 16.4% 33.8%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 17.6% 34.9%
Return on equity 6.2% 94.7% –
Return on assets 3.6% 31.8% 25.1%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 0.0% 75.5%
Return on capital employed 2.1% -2.9% 121.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 4.6% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBABALYFTBKNG
Debt / assets 7.5% 10.9% 68.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x -1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – -25.9x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 0.9x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 66.8% 136.3%
Equity / assets 56.4% 33.2% -36.3%
Interest coverage 3.2x -5.9x 8.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.6x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.30 -0.06 5.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBABALYFTBKNG
Dividend yield 1.0% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 10.7% 9.2%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 10.7% 10.2%
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.

ConsensusBABALYFTBKNG
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 29.9xFY2026 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.02FY2026 $0.57FY2026 $10.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.9%FY2026 -91.6%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.8% +80.7% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $174.00BFY2026 $6.97BFY2026 $27.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +11.1% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBABALYFTBKNG
Held by institutions 10.1% 100.0% 92.9%
Institutions holding 1,218 528 1,915
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% +5.2% -9.6%
Institutions buying 555 260 891
Institutions selling 421 175 828
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.49 1.08

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.

BABALYFTBKNG
BABA 1.00 0.19 0.08
LYFT 0.19 1.00 0.39
BKNG 0.08 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BABA, LYFT and BKNG?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $230.78B, Lyft (LYFT) $6.46B, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $115.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, BABA, LYFT and BKNG?

Lyft (LYFT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 21.9x, Lyft (LYFT) 2.3x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Booking Holdings (BKNG) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Lyft (LYFT) 29.9x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 14.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Lyft (LYFT) +10.8%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lyft (LYFT) has the highest net margin (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Lyft (LYFT) 42.3%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Lyft (LYFT) 0.0%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lyft (LYFT) returned the most: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%, Lyft (LYFT) -16.7%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -25.6%. Over five years, Booking Holdings (BKNG) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr, Lyft (LYFT) -18.3%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +9.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Booking Holdings (BKNG) has been the steadiest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%, Lyft (LYFT) 48.0%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 38.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BABA, LYFT and BKNG?

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