CART vs BABA vs EXPE Stock Comparison

Maplebear, Alibaba Group Holding and Expedia Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CART Maplebear Inc.
$60.88 +41.0% 1M +55.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.12B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins
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
EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.
$283.97 +7.5% 1M +29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$33.44B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.70B
Div. yield
0.01%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Expedia leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Expedia 5, Maplebear 3, Alibaba Group Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCARTBABAEXPELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.12B $232.68B $33.44B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.4x 22.1x 16.4x EXPE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 14.3x 14.1x EXPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +8.1% +12.0% CART
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 7.0% 13.0% EXPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.4% 29.5% EXPE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.5% -42.6% +29.8% CART
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -9.9%/yr +11.6%/yr EXPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.0% 40.4% 51.1% BABA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 46/100 63/100 CART

Percentile Scorecard

CARTBABAEXPE

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

AxisCARTBABAEXPE
Valuation 45 #92 of 167 70 #51 of 167 65 #59 of 167
Growth 48 #80 of 153 17 #127 of 153 77 #36 of 153
Profitability 90 #16 of 153 53 #72 of 153 96 #7 of 153
Financial Health 76 #44 of 179 59 #74 of 179 33 #121 of 179
Shareholder Returns 82 #18 of 94 30 #66 of 94 44 #53 of 94
Overall 68 46 63
  • CART ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BABA 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

PeriodCARTBABAEXPESPY
1 month +41.0%-8.7%+7.5% -0.8%
3 months +38.2%-12.8%+2.0% +3.5%
6 months +41.3%-24.3%+15.8% +7.0%
Year to date +35.3%-31.6%+0.2% +12.2%
1 year +55.5%-42.6%+29.8% +13.0%
3 years +144.4%+21.1%+205.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +34.7%+6.6%+45.1% +23.1%
5 years —-40.8%+73.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-9.9%+11.6% +11.0%
10 years —-2.5%+126.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-0.2%+8.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCARTBABAEXPESPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.0%40.4%51.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.3%36.0%50.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.451.110.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.26-1.060.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-62.9%-60.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-44.3%-16.3% -1.8%
52-week high $60.88$179.97$339.12 $779.14
52-week low $32.93$94.81$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.

MultipleCARTBABAEXPE
P/E now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 17.5x 22.1xmedian 17.5x 16.8xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x 9.0xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 12.1x 7.0xmedian 12.1x 7.3xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 13.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 28.07median 0.41 -15.35median 0.41 0.41median 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 monthsCARTBABAEXPE
Revenue $3.99B $150.46B $15.70B
Gross profit $2.90B $57.45B $14.20B
Operating income $588.00M $4.39B $2.51B
Net income $480.00M $10.08B $2.04B
Free cash flow $1.18B $33.19B $4.46B
R&D $706.00M $10.68B $1.28B
EPS (diluted) $1.93 $4.38 $16.61
Cash & equivalents $757.00M $21.06B $6.68B
Total debt – $83.76B $5.46B
Shares (diluted) 248.94M 2.40B 122.55M
Enterprise value $10.16B $46.32B $8.61B

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
MetricCARTBABAEXPE
P/E 29.8x 22.1x 16.8x
P/FCF 12.1x 7.0x 7.3x
P/Operating cash flow 11.5x 20.6x 6.2x
P/S 3.6x 1.5x 2.1x
P/B 6.1x 1.4x 13.2x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 1.5x 20.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.0x – 9.0x
EV/EBIT 22.7x 48.0x 12.3x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 1.4x 2.0x
EV/FCF 11.3x 6.3x 6.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x 18.6x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 28.07 -15.35 0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCARTBABAEXPE
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 8.1% 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 5.6% 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% 0.2% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 6.5% 10.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% -77.5% 80.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.3% -35.9% 27.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.6% -50.0% 83.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% -3.6% 31.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.0% -47.9% 98.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.1% -1.4% 41.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.8% -45.8% 87.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -27.8% 18.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.0% -8.5% 123.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% 24.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCARTBABAEXPE
Gross margin 72.6% 38.2% 90.4%
EBITDA margin 17.6% – 21.7%
Operating margin 14.7% 2.9% 16.0%
Pretax margin 15.7% 9.7% 15.5%
Net margin 12.0% 7.0% 13.0%
FCF margin 29.5% 22.1% 28.4%
Operating cash flow margin 30.9% 7.5% 33.2%
Return on equity 20.4% 6.2% 94.7%
Return on assets 13.6% 3.6% 7.3%
Return on invested capital – 2.4% 29.5%
Return on capital employed 22.7% 2.1% 33.9%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.1x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 10.0% 1.1% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCARTBABAEXPE
Debt / assets – 7.5% 18.8%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.6x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 33.8% 43.6% 91.5%
Equity / assets 66.2% 56.4% 8.5%
Interest coverage – 3.2x 7.1x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.4x 0.8x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 7.28 2.30 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCARTBABAEXPE
Dividend yield – 1.0% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 13.1% – 5.7%
Shareholder yield 13.1% 1.0% 6.4%
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.

ConsensusCARTBABAEXPE
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.46FY2026 $7.02FY2026 $20.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +53.7%FY2026 +80.9%FY2026 +27.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.2% +22.8% +16.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.00BFY2026 $174.00BFY2026 $16.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.3% +14.7% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCARTBABAEXPE
Held by institutions 82.5% 10.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 499 1,218 1,118
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% -5.4% +7.8%
Institutions buying 246 555 602
Institutions selling 178 421 361
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.32 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.

CARTBABAEXPE
CART 1.00 0.04 0.18
BABA 0.04 1.00 0.10
EXPE 0.18 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CART, BABA and EXPE?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Maplebear (CART) $14.12B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.68B, Expedia (EXPE) $33.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, CART, BABA and EXPE?

Expedia (EXPE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Maplebear (CART) 29.4x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, Expedia (EXPE) 16.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Expedia (EXPE) is cheapest (Maplebear (CART) 24.7x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Expedia (EXPE) 14.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Maplebear (CART) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Maplebear (CART) +12.6%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Expedia (EXPE) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Expedia (EXPE) has the highest net margin (Maplebear (CART) 12.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%). On return on invested capital, Expedia (EXPE) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Maplebear (CART) returned the most: Maplebear (CART) +55.5%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%, Expedia (EXPE) +29.8%. Over five years, Expedia (EXPE) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr, Expedia (EXPE) +11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Maplebear (CART) 0.00%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 0.00%, Expedia (EXPE) 0.01%. Maplebear (CART) and Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has been the steadiest (Maplebear (CART) 44.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%, Expedia (EXPE) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CART, BABA 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, Expedia (EXPE) 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.