BABA vs TME vs CART Stock Comparison

Alibaba Group Holding, Tencent Music Entertainment and Maplebear Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.26 -8.7% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$232.67B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
CART Maplebear Inc.
$60.88 +41.0% 1M +55.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.03B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionBABATMECARTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $232.67B $13.00B $14.03B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x 10.2x 29.2x TME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 9.4x 24.7x TME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +200.4% +12.6% TME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 835.7% 12.0% TME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 12.8% — TME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.6% -63.0% +55.5% CART
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.9%/yr +0.9%/yr — TME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.4% 49.5% 44.0% BABA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 68/100 68/100 CART

Percentile Scorecard

BABATMECART

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

AxisBABATMECART
Valuation 70 #51 of 167 76 #41 of 167 45 #92 of 167
Growth 17 #127 of 153 53 #73 of 153 48 #80 of 153
Profitability 53 #72 of 153 86 #22 of 153 90 #16 of 153
Financial Health 59 #74 of 179 78 #41 of 179 76 #44 of 179
Shareholder Returns 30 #66 of 94 46 #51 of 94 82 #18 of 94
Overall 46 68 68
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TME ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • CART ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBABATMECARTSPY
1 month -8.7%+1.0%+41.0% -0.8%
3 months -12.8%-8.9%+38.2% +3.5%
6 months -24.3%-9.4%+41.3% +7.0%
Year to date -31.6%-51.6%+35.3% +12.2%
1 year -42.6%-63.0%+55.5% +13.0%
3 years +21.1%+18.9%+144.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.6%+6.0%+34.7% +23.1%
5 years -40.8%+4.8%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.9%+0.9%— +11.0%
10 years -2.5%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.2%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBABATMECARTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.4%49.5%44.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%58.5%43.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.110.870.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.06-1.271.26 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-70.6%-38.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-64.2%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $179.97$23.71$60.88 $779.14
52-week low $94.81$7.74$32.93 $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.

MultipleBABATMECART
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 17.5x 10.2xmedian 17.5x 29.8xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 87.4xmedian 1.4x 3.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 4.7xmedian 14.5x 19.0xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 12.1x 8.3xmedian 12.1x 12.1xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x 6.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -15.35median 0.41 0.44median 0.41 28.07median 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 monthsBABATMECART
Revenue $150.46B $152.71M $3.99B
Gross profit $57.45B $2.15B $2.90B
Operating income $4.39B $1.61B $588.00M
Net income $10.08B $1.31B $480.00M
Free cash flow $33.19B $1.61B $1.18B
R&D $10.68B – $706.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.38 $0.82 $1.93
Cash & equivalents $21.06B $3.49B $757.00M
Total debt $83.76B $1.93B –
Shares (diluted) 2.40B 1.55B 248.94M
Enterprise value $46.30B -$9.73B $10.08B

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
MetricBABATMECART
P/E 22.1x 10.2x 29.8x
P/FCF 7.0x 8.3x 12.1x
P/Operating cash flow 20.6x 8.3x 11.5x
P/S 1.5x 87.4x 3.6x
P/B 1.4x 1.2x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.3x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA – 4.7x 19.0x
EV/EBIT 48.0x 5.6x 22.7x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 58.8x 3.3x
EV/FCF 6.3x 5.6x 11.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 5.6x 10.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.35 0.44 28.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBABATMECART
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 200.4% 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 5.2% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 17.2% 9.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 15.7% 10.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% -6.1% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 26.1% 13.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.0% -10.7% -1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 23.6% -13.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.9% -9.3% 10.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 23.2% 1.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% 31.8% 46.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 13.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 31.8% 51.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 13.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBABATMECART
Gross margin 38.2% 1,408% 72.6%
EBITDA margin – 1,262% 17.6%
Operating margin 2.9% 1,052% 14.7%
Pretax margin 9.7% 1,042% 15.7%
Net margin 7.0% 835.7% 12.0%
FCF margin 22.1% 1,054% 29.5%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 1,054% 30.9%
Return on equity 6.2% 11.6% 20.4%
Return on assets 3.6% 8.3% 13.6%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 12.8% –
Return on capital employed 2.1% 12.9% 22.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.2x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 10.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBABATMECART
Debt / assets 7.5% 11.2% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.3x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x 1.2x –
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 33.1% 33.8%
Equity / assets 56.4% 66.9% 66.2%
Interest coverage 3.2x 79.1x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.7x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 2.1x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.9x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.30 2.27 7.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBABATMECART
Dividend yield 1.0% 2.8% –
Net buyback yield – – 13.1%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 2.8% 13.1%
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.

ConsensusBABATMECART
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 9.4xFY2026 24.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.02FY2026 $0.90FY2026 $2.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.9%FY2026 -11.8%FY2026 +53.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.8% -1.1% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $174.00BFY2026 $5.49BFY2026 $4.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% -2.6% +25.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBABATMECART
Held by institutions 10.1% 27.5% 82.5%
Institutions holding 1,218 312 499
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% +1.6% +3.5%
Institutions buying 555 172 246
Institutions selling 421 99 178
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.74 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.

BABATMECART
BABA 1.00 0.33 0.04
TME 0.33 1.00 0.13
CART 0.04 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BABA, TME and CART?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.67B, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) $13.00B, Maplebear (CART) $14.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, BABA, TME and CART?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 10.2x, Maplebear (CART) 29.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 9.4x, Maplebear (CART) 24.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +200.4%, Maplebear (CART) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest net margin (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 835.7%, Maplebear (CART) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Maplebear (CART) returned the most: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) -63.0%, Maplebear (CART) +55.5%. Over five years, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +0.9%/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) 40.4%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 49.5%, Maplebear (CART) 44.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BABA, TME and CART?

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