BABA vs PDD vs JMIA Stock Comparison

Alibaba Group Holding, PDD Holdings and Jumia Technologies AG Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.26 -8.7% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$231.59B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
PDD PDD Holdings Inc.
$78.13 +0.7% 1M -41.7% 1Y
Market cap
$108.96B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins
JMIA Jumia Technologies AG
$5.72 -16.9% 1M -47.4% 1Y
Market cap
$707.52M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$209.58M
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

PDD Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (PDD Holdings 7, Alibaba Group Holding 2, Jumia Technologies AG 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBABAPDDJMIALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $231.59B $108.96B $707.52M BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.0x 8.1x -12.3x PDD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 7.2x — PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +13.8% +27.8% JMIA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 20.7% -27.5% PDD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% — -293.2% BABA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.6% -41.7% -47.4% PDD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.9%/yr -3.3%/yr -20.2%/yr PDD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.4% 33.6% 64.5% PDD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 78/100 27/100 PDD

Percentile Scorecard

BABAPDDJMIA

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

AxisBABAPDDJMIA
Valuation 70 #51 of 167 89 #20 of 167 10 #151 of 167
Growth 17 #127 of 153 59 #63 of 153 65 #55 of 153
Profitability 53 #72 of 153 85 #24 of 153 20 #122 of 153
Financial Health 59 #74 of 179 80 #37 of 179 12 #158 of 179
Shareholder Returns 30 #66 of 94 – –
Overall 46 78 27
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PDD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • JMIA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBABAPDDJMIASPY
1 month -8.7%+0.7%-16.9% -0.8%
3 months -12.8%-7.9%-5.9% +3.5%
6 months -24.3%-20.7%-18.6% +7.0%
Year to date -31.6%-31.1%-54.2% +12.2%
1 year -42.6%-41.7%-47.4% +13.0%
3 years +21.1%-27.8%+147.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.6%-10.3%+35.3% +23.1%
5 years -40.8%-15.3%-67.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.9%-3.3%-20.2% +11.0%
10 years -2.5%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.2%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBABAPDDJMIASPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.4%33.6%64.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%35.6%61.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.110.862.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.06-1.24-0.74 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-73.1%-91.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-43.4%-60.8% -1.8%
52-week high $179.97$138.13$14.60 $779.14
52-week low $94.81$73.30$5.70 $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.

MultipleBABAPDDJMIA
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 17.5x 8.1xmedian 17.5x -12.2xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 3.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x —median 14.5x -14.6xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 12.1x 6.9xmedian 12.1x -19.9xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 797.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -15.35median 0.41 0.26median 0.41 -0.37median 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 monthsBABAPDDJMIA
Revenue $150.46B $64.89B $209.58M
Gross profit $57.45B $36.55B $118.07M
Operating income $4.39B $14.41B -$54.28M
Net income $10.08B $13.45B -$56.93M
Free cash flow $33.19B $16.02B -$35.67M
R&D $10.68B $2.64B $36.06M
EPS (diluted) $4.38 $9.08 $-0.47
Cash & equivalents $21.06B $19.00B $47.43M
Total debt $83.76B – $47.84M
Shares (diluted) 2.40B 1.48B 123.48M
Enterprise value $45.22B -$135.09B $436.30M

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
MetricBABAPDDJMIA
P/E 22.1x 8.1x -12.2x
P/FCF 7.0x 6.9x -19.9x
P/Operating cash flow 20.6x 6.9x -18.5x
P/S 1.5x 1.7x 3.4x
P/B 1.4x 1.7x 797.8x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.7x -243.9x
EV/EBITDA – – -14.6x
EV/EBIT 48.0x 3.0x -12.4x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.7x 3.2x
EV/FCF 6.3x 2.7x -18.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 2.7x -17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.35 0.26 -0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBABAPDDJMIA
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 13.8% 27.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 40.4% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 11.6% 30.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 29.3% 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% 12.7% 25.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 37.4% 25.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.0% -1.4% 16.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 32.0% 28.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.9% -1.6% 26.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 30.8% 33.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% 22.0% 56.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 21.6% 35.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 22.0% 57.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 21.6% 36.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBABAPDDJMIA
Gross margin 38.2% 56.3% 56.3%
EBITDA margin – – -22.0%
Operating margin 2.9% 22.2% -25.9%
Pretax margin 9.7% 28.4% -26.7%
Net margin 7.0% 20.7% -27.5%
FCF margin 22.1% 24.7% -17.0%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 24.7% -18.3%
Return on equity 6.2% 21.1% -859.2%
Return on assets 3.6% 14.1% -52.4%
Return on invested capital 2.4% – -293.2%
Return on capital employed 2.1% 22.6% -430.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.2x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBABAPDDJMIA
Debt / assets 7.5% – 12.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 15.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.6x – -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 32.5% 99.2%
Equity / assets 56.4% 67.5% 0.8%
Interest coverage 3.2x – -7.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 2.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 2.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.30 4.56 -25.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBABAPDDJMIA
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusBABAPDDJMIA
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.02FY2026 $10.78FY2026 $-0.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.9%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +22.8% +19.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $174.00BFY2026 $72.21BFY2026 $239.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +26.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +9.4% +23.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBABAPDDJMIA
Held by institutions 10.1% 30.3% 25.3%
Institutions holding 1,218 507 134
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% +4.8% -12.9%
Institutions buying 555 213 70
Institutions selling 421 234 35
Buyers to sellers 1.32 0.91 2.00

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.

BABAPDDJMIA
BABA 1.00 0.49 0.19
PDD 0.49 1.00 0.21
JMIA 0.19 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BABA, PDD and JMIA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $231.59B, PDD Holdings (PDD) $108.96B, Jumia Technologies AG (JMIA) $707.52M.

Which stock is cheaper, BABA, PDD and JMIA?

PDD Holdings (PDD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.0x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.1x, Jumia Technologies AG (JMIA) -12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Jumia Technologies AG (JMIA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, PDD Holdings (PDD) +13.8%, Jumia Technologies AG (JMIA) +27.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

PDD Holdings (PDD) has the highest net margin (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%, Jumia Technologies AG (JMIA) -27.5%). On return on invested capital, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Jumia Technologies AG (JMIA) -293.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PDD Holdings (PDD) returned the most: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%, PDD Holdings (PDD) -41.7%, Jumia Technologies AG (JMIA) -47.4%. Over five years, PDD Holdings (PDD) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr, PDD Holdings (PDD) -3.3%/yr, Jumia Technologies AG (JMIA) -20.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PDD Holdings (PDD) has been the steadiest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.6%, Jumia Technologies AG (JMIA) 64.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BABA, PDD and JMIA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, PDD Holdings (PDD) leads on 7. 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.