BABA vs UBER vs EXPE Stock Comparison

Alibaba Group Holding, Uber Technologies and Expedia Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$99.63 -10.1% 1M -42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$232.58B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
UBER Uber Technologies, Inc
$66.67 -4.0% 1M -29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$134.60B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.23B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
5 wins
EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.
$289.01 +11.6% 1M +34.0% 1Y
Market cap
$34.13B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.70B
Div. yield
0.01%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBABAUBEREXPELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $232.58B $134.60B $34.13B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x 14.1x 16.8x UBER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 19.1x 14.3x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +16.7% +12.0% UBER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 17.3% 13.0% UBER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 17.4% 29.5% EXPE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x -0.5x EXPE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.0% -29.5% +34.0% EXPE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.9%/yr +7.9%/yr +12.3%/yr EXPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.4% 35.4% 51.0% UBER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 67/100 63/100 UBER

Percentile Scorecard

BABAUBEREXPE

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

AxisBABAUBEREXPE
Valuation 71 #49 of 167 60 #67 of 167 65 #60 of 167
Growth 17 #127 of 153 86 #23 of 153 77 #36 of 153
Profitability 54 #71 of 153 78 #34 of 153 97 #6 of 153
Financial Health 59 #74 of 179 48 #94 of 179 33 #121 of 179
Shareholder Returns 30 #66 of 94 63 #35 of 94 44 #53 of 94
Overall 46 67 63
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • UBER ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • EXPE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBABAUBEREXPESPY
1 month -10.1%-4.0%+11.6% -1.0%
3 months -11.2%+1.1%+11.2% +2.9%
6 months -26.6%-10.7%+14.9% +6.4%
Year to date -32.0%-18.4%+2.0% +11.4%
1 year -42.0%-29.5%+34.0% +13.1%
3 years +20.2%+50.9%+197.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +6.3%+14.7%+43.8% +21.5%
5 years -43.9%+46.5%+78.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -10.9%+7.9%+12.3% +10.9%
10 years -4.1%—+126.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year -0.4%—+8.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBABAUBEREXPESPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.4%35.4%51.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%35.4%50.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.130.830.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.04-0.830.67 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.2%-56.6%-60.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.6%-33.1%-14.8% -2.5%
52-week high $179.97$99.72$339.12 $779.14
52-week low $94.81$65.95$188.51 $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.

MultipleBABAUBEREXPE
P/E now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 17.5x 14.2xmedian 17.5x 17.1xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.9x 19.2xmedian 14.9x 9.2xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 11.2x 13.4xmedian 11.2x 7.4xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.7x 4.8xmedian 1.7x 13.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -15.25median 0.42 0.07median 0.42 0.42median 0.42

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 monthsBABAUBEREXPE
Revenue $150.46B $55.23B $15.70B
Gross profit $57.45B $23.36B $14.20B
Operating income $4.39B $6.70B $2.51B
Net income $10.08B $9.67B $2.04B
Free cash flow $33.19B $10.12B $4.46B
R&D $10.68B $3.74B $1.28B
EPS (diluted) $4.38 $4.67 $16.61
Cash & equivalents $21.06B $4.87B $6.68B
Total debt $83.76B $12.72B $5.46B
Shares (diluted) 2.40B 2.05B 122.55M
Enterprise value $46.21B $106.40B $9.31B

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
MetricBABAUBEREXPE
P/E 22.0x 14.2x 17.1x
P/FCF 7.0x 13.4x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow 20.4x 13.0x 6.3x
P/S 1.5x 2.5x 2.1x
P/B 1.4x 4.8x 13.4x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 5.0x 20.8x
EV/EBITDA – 19.2x 9.2x
EV/EBIT 47.7x 21.4x 12.5x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.6x 2.0x
EV/FCF 6.3x 14.2x 7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.5x 13.8x 6.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.25 0.07 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBABAUBEREXPE
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 16.7% 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 16.4% 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 24.4% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 19.3% 10.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% 48.6% 80.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 139.2% 27.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.0% -23.4% 83.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 203.6% 31.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.9% -21.3% 98.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 203.6% 41.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% 18.6% 87.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 73.8% 18.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 18.5% 123.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 79.7% 24.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBABAUBEREXPE
Gross margin 38.2% 42.3% 90.4%
EBITDA margin – 13.5% 21.7%
Operating margin 2.9% 12.1% 16.0%
Pretax margin 9.7% 12.1% 15.5%
Net margin 7.0% 17.3% 13.0%
FCF margin 22.1% 18.3% 28.4%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 18.9% 33.2%
Return on equity 6.2% 35.9% 94.7%
Return on assets 3.6% 15.4% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 17.4% 29.5%
Return on capital employed 2.1% 14.0% 33.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 3.5% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBABAUBEREXPE
Debt / assets 7.5% 19.3% 18.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 1.3x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 57.1% 91.5%
Equity / assets 56.4% 42.9% 8.5%
Interest coverage 3.2x 14.5x 7.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.29 3.13 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBABAUBEREXPE
Dividend yield 1.1% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield – 5.0% 5.6%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 5.0% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 10.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 109.8%
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.

ConsensusBABAUBEREXPE
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.97FY2026 $3.49FY2026 $20.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +79.6%FY2026 -26.2%FY2026 +27.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.0% +20.6% +16.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $173.52BFY2026 $61.46BFY2026 $16.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.0%FY2026 +18.2%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.6% +15.9% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBABAUBEREXPE
Held by institutions 10.1% 82.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,218 2,410 1,118
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% +1.3% +7.8%
Institutions buying 555 1,184 602
Institutions selling 421 976 361
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.21 1.67

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.

BABAUBEREXPE
BABA 1.00 0.17 0.10
UBER 0.17 1.00 0.37
EXPE 0.10 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BABA, UBER and EXPE?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.58B, Uber Technologies (UBER) $134.60B, Expedia (EXPE) $34.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, BABA, UBER and EXPE?

Uber Technologies (UBER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, Uber Technologies (UBER) 14.1x, Expedia (EXPE) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Uber Technologies (UBER) 19.1x, Expedia (EXPE) 14.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Uber Technologies (UBER) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Uber Technologies (UBER) +16.7%, Expedia (EXPE) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Uber Technologies (UBER) has the highest net margin (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Uber Technologies (UBER) 17.3%, Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%). On return on invested capital, Expedia (EXPE) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Uber Technologies (UBER) 17.4%, Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Expedia (EXPE) returned the most: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.0%, Uber Technologies (UBER) -29.5%, Expedia (EXPE) +34.0%. Over five years, Expedia (EXPE) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.9%/yr, Uber Technologies (UBER) +7.9%/yr, Expedia (EXPE) +12.3%/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%, Uber Technologies (UBER) 0.00%, Expedia (EXPE) 0.01%. Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) and Uber Technologies (UBER) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Uber Technologies (UBER) has been the steadiest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%, Uber Technologies (UBER) 35.4%, Expedia (EXPE) 51.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BABA, UBER and EXPE?

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