BABA vs MELI vs PGY Stock Comparison

Alibaba Group Holding, Mercadolibre and Pagaya Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.23 -8.7% 1M -44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$232.66B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
MELI Mercadolibre Inc
$1,680.51 -4.1% 1M -26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$84.97B
P/E
45.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.18B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins
PGY Pagaya Technologies Ltd.
$19.77 +12.2% 1M -31.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.68B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.39B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pagaya Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Pagaya Technologies 6, Mercadolibre 3, Alibaba Group Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBABAMELIPGYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $232.66B $84.97B $1.68B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x 45.6x 13.4x PGY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 41.5x 11.4x PGY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +46.0% +20.5% MELI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 5.3% 9.0% PGY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 11.7% 31.5% PGY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x 0.6x PGY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.1% -26.4% -31.9% MELI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.0%/yr +2.1%/yr -30.3%/yr MELI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.3% 41.0% 74.6% BABA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 62/100 69/100 PGY

Percentile Scorecard

BABAMELIPGY

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

AxisBABAMELIPGY
Valuation 68 #55 of 167 52 #81 of 167 93 #8 of 99
Growth 17 #127 of 153 79 #33 of 153 91 #9 of 94
Profitability 54 #71 of 153 86 #23 of 153 85 #14 of 90
Financial Health 59 #74 of 179 33 #120 of 179 41 #62 of 105
Shareholder Returns 30 #66 of 94 – 35 #40 of 61
Overall 46 62 69
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MELI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PGY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBABAMELIPGYSPY
1 month -8.7%-4.1%+12.2% -0.2%
3 months -13.0%-9.8%+19.0% +3.9%
6 months -23.4%-6.2%+46.8% +8.2%
Year to date -31.6%-16.6%-5.4% +12.9%
1 year -44.1%-26.4%-31.9% +12.3%
3 years +21.0%+40.0%+47.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.6%+11.9%+13.7% +23.3%
5 years -41.0%+10.8%-83.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.0%+2.1%-30.3% +10.9%
10 years -2.1%+891.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.2%+25.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBABAMELIPGYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.3%41.0%74.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%44.9%77.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.043.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.10-0.64-0.43 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-64.2%-98.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-28.8%-31.9% -1.2%
52-week high $179.97$2,360.76$29.01 $779.14
52-week low $94.81$1,546.81$10.64 $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.

MultipleBABAMELIPGY
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 17.3x 45.7xmedian 17.3x 13.1xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 20.9xmedian 14.2x 4.9xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 11.5x 6.9xmedian 11.5x 6.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.8x 10.9xmedian 1.8x 2.5xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -15.35median 0.40 1.30median 0.40 —median 1.03

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 monthsBABAMELIPGY
Revenue $150.46B $35.18B $1.39B
Gross profit $57.45B $15.01B $603.06M
Operating income $4.39B $2.91B $345.48M
Net income $10.08B $1.86B $127.54M
Free cash flow $33.19B $12.41B $251.78M
R&D $10.68B $2.58B $70.60M
EPS (diluted) $4.38 $36.75 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $21.06B $3.65B $249.26M
Total debt $83.76B $10.63B $471.87M
Shares (diluted) 2.40B 50.70M 97.25M
Enterprise value $46.29B $60.99B $660.45M

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
MetricBABAMELIPGY
P/E 22.1x 45.7x 13.1x
P/FCF 7.0x 6.9x 6.5x
P/Operating cash flow 20.6x 6.1x 6.2x
P/S 1.5x 2.4x 1.2x
P/B 1.4x 10.9x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 10.9x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA – 20.9x 4.9x
EV/EBIT 48.0x 31.0x 5.4x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.6x 1.3x
EV/FCF 6.3x 7.3x 7.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 6.5x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.35 1.30 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBABAMELIPGY
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 46.0% 20.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 41.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 35.8% 23.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 33.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% -2.0% 118.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 18.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -50.0% -9.3% 141.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 35.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -47.9% -9.3% 136.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 35.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% 64.1% 135.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 45.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 68.0% 160.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 44.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBABAMELIPGY
Gross margin 38.2% 42.7% 43.4%
EBITDA margin – 12.3% 27.7%
Operating margin 2.9% 8.3% 24.9%
Pretax margin 9.7% 7.4% 7.1%
Net margin 7.0% 5.3% 9.0%
FCF margin 22.1% 35.3% 18.1%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 39.5% 19.0%
Return on equity 6.2% 24.7% 19.0%
Return on assets 3.6% 3.8% 7.1%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 11.7% 31.5%
Return on capital employed 2.1% 22.8% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 7.5x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.8% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBABAMELIPGY
Debt / assets 7.5% 20.7% 27.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 0.9x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 84.7% 61.7%
Equity / assets 56.4% 15.3% 38.3%
Interest coverage 3.2x 13.7x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.2x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 2.30 2.33 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBABAMELIPGY
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield – – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 0.0% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusBABAMELIPGY
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 41.5xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.02FY2026 $40.52FY2026 $1.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.9%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 +86.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.8% +42.0% +28.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $174.00BFY2026 $39.34BFY2026 $1.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +36.2%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +45.2% +28.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBABAMELIPGY
Held by institutions 10.1% 77.8% 45.0%
Institutions holding 1,218 1,438 221
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% +3.5% -12.0%
Institutions buying 555 714 133
Institutions selling 421 525 62
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.36 2.15

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.

BABAMELIPGY
BABA 1.00 0.17 0.14
MELI 0.17 1.00 0.26
PGY 0.14 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BABA, MELI and PGY?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.66B, Mercadolibre (MELI) $84.97B, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) $1.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, BABA, MELI and PGY?

Pagaya Technologies (PGY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 45.6x, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 13.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.5x, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mercadolibre (MELI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Mercadolibre (MELI) +46.0%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) +20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pagaya Technologies (PGY) has the highest net margin (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 9.0%). On return on invested capital, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 11.7%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 31.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mercadolibre (MELI) returned the most: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -44.1%, Mercadolibre (MELI) -26.4%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) -31.9%. Over five years, Mercadolibre (MELI) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.0%/yr, Mercadolibre (MELI) +2.1%/yr, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) -30.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has been the steadiest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.3%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.0%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 74.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BABA, MELI and PGY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) leads on 6. 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.