BABA vs NBIS vs ORCL Stock Comparison

Alibaba Group Holding, Nebius and Oracle Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.26 -8.7% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$232.68B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
NBIS Nebius Group N.V.
$153.27 -35.4% 1M +30.7% 1Y
Market cap
$41.43B
P/E
46.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
4 wins
ORCL Oracle Corp
$126.06 -8.0% 1M -55.5% 1Y
Market cap
$387.32B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.78B
Div. yield
0.02%
ERP Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Oracle leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Oracle 5, Nebius 4, Alibaba Group Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBABANBISORCLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $232.68B $41.43B $387.32B ORCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x 46.3x 20.6x ORCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x — 14.7x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +506.9% +21.6% NBIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 66.1% 26.2% NBIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% -3.3% 11.0% ORCL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x 2.6x ORCL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.6% +30.7% -55.5% NBIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.9%/yr — +5.6%/yr ORCL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.4% 107.0% 57.0% BABA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 66/100 53/100 NBIS

Percentile Scorecard

BABANBISORCL

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

AxisBABANBISORCL
Valuation 70 #51 of 167 78 #9 of 38 56 #45 of 102
Growth 17 #127 of 153 34 #24 of 36 63 #37 of 98
Profitability 53 #72 of 153 76 #9 of 34 84 #16 of 95
Financial Health 59 #74 of 179 76 #10 of 38 39 #67 of 109
Shareholder Returns 30 #66 of 94 – 21 #51 of 64
Overall 46 66 53
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NBIS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • ORCL ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBABANBISORCLSPY
1 month -8.7%-35.4%-8.0% -0.8%
3 months -12.8%-18.4%+5.1% +3.5%
6 months -24.3%+5.7%-27.1% +7.0%
Year to date -31.6%+83.1%-35.3% +12.2%
1 year -42.6%+30.7%-55.5% +13.0%
3 years +21.1%—+24.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.6%—+7.7% +23.1%
5 years -40.8%—+31.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.9%—+5.6% +11.0%
10 years -2.5%—+229.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.2%—+12.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBABANBISORCLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.4%107.0%57.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%98.4%56.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.113.782.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.060.29-0.97 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-58.3%-65.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-46.5%-55.2% -1.8%
52-week high $179.97$286.69$281.40 $779.14
52-week low $94.81$73.87$115.01 $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.

MultipleBABANBISORCL
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 17.5x 41.5xmedian 29.6x 19.9xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 28.6xmedian 4.2x 5.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 231.6xmedian 24.2x 13.8xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 12.1x 2.4xmedian 15.1x -13.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.7x 3.8xmedian 3.9x 5.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -15.35median 0.41 -0.59median 0.38 0.84median 0.85

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 monthsBABANBISORCL
Revenue $150.46B $1.36B $71.78B
Gross profit $57.45B $1.01B –
Operating income $4.39B -$668.60M $23.06B
Net income $10.08B $61.60M $18.92B
Free cash flow $33.19B $16.40B -$28.72B
R&D $10.68B $356.40M $10.18B
EPS (diluted) $4.38 $3.17 $6.27
Cash & equivalents $21.06B $8.04B $36.37B
Total debt $83.76B $25.23B $125.34B
Shares (diluted) 2.40B 282.72M 3.00B
Enterprise value $46.32B $14.87B $259.45B

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
MetricBABANBISORCL
P/E 22.1x 41.5x 19.9x
P/FCF 7.0x 2.4x -13.3x
P/Operating cash flow 20.6x 7.4x 8.1x
P/S 1.5x 28.6x 5.3x
P/B 1.4x 3.8x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 3.8x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA – 231.6x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 48.0x -58.8x 20.4x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 29.0x 6.5x
EV/FCF 6.3x 2.4x -16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 7.5x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.35 -0.59 0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBABANBISORCL
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 506.9% 21.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -83.4% 12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 631.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% -81.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% -49.0% 28.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% -26.7% 18.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.0% -73.4% 52.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -90.6% 26.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.9% 318.1% 46.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.4% -70.8% 23.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% 1,193% 118.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.8% -55.8% 38.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 1,310% -388.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% -47.1% -71.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBABANBISORCL
Gross margin 38.2% 74.3% –
EBITDA margin – 12.5% 47.3%
Operating margin 2.9% -49.3% 32.1%
Pretax margin 9.7% 5.3% 30.3%
Net margin 7.0% 66.1% 26.2%
FCF margin 22.1% 1,210% -40.0%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 388.0% 65.4%
Return on equity 6.2% 0.7% 34.3%
Return on assets 3.6% 0.2% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 2.4% -3.3% 11.0%
Return on capital employed 2.1% -2.9% 9.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 85.4x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 13.9% 6.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBABANBISORCL
Debt / assets 7.5% 30.6% 41.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.8x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 0.5x -4.4x
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 63.0% 77.8%
Equity / assets 56.4% 37.0% 22.2%
Interest coverage 3.2x -2.8x 4.5x
Current ratio 1.4x 4.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 3.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 3.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.30 1.79 1.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBABANBISORCL
Dividend yield 1.0% – 1.6%
Net buyback yield – 7,333% -5.3%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 7,333% -3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 31.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -20.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 17.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 15.1%

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.

ConsensusBABANBISORCL
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 – 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.02FY2026 $-1.82FY2026 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.9%FY2026 – +12.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.8% – +23.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $174.00BFY2026 $3.25BFY2026 $95.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +514.3%FY2026 +41.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +246.0% +45.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBABANBISORCL
Held by institutions 10.1% 66.4% 44.7%
Institutions holding 1,218 1,052 3,495
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% +29.6% +6.5%
Institutions buying 555 694 1,807
Institutions selling 421 274 1,308
Buyers to sellers 1.32 2.53 1.38

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.

BABANBISORCL
BABA 1.00 0.25 0.22
NBIS 0.25 1.00 0.55
ORCL 0.22 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BABA, NBIS and ORCL?

Oracle (ORCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.68B, Nebius (NBIS) $41.43B, Oracle (ORCL) $387.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, BABA, NBIS and ORCL?

Oracle (ORCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, Nebius (NBIS) 46.3x, Oracle (ORCL) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Oracle (ORCL) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nebius (NBIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Nebius (NBIS) +506.9%, Oracle (ORCL) +21.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nebius (NBIS) has the highest net margin (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Nebius (NBIS) 66.1%, Oracle (ORCL) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, Oracle (ORCL) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Nebius (NBIS) -3.3%, Oracle (ORCL) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nebius (NBIS) returned the most: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%, Nebius (NBIS) +30.7%, Oracle (ORCL) -55.5%. Over five years, Oracle (ORCL) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr, Oracle (ORCL) +5.6%/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%, Nebius (NBIS) 0.00%, Oracle (ORCL) 0.02%. Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) and Nebius (NBIS) 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%, Nebius (NBIS) 107.0%, Oracle (ORCL) 57.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BABA, NBIS and ORCL?

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