CART vs PDD vs BABA Stock Comparison

Maplebear, PDD Holdings and Alibaba Group Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CART Maplebear Inc.
$60.88 +41.0% 1M +55.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.16B
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
PDD PDD Holdings Inc.
$78.13 +0.7% 1M -41.7% 1Y
Market cap
$109.01B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.26 -8.7% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$231.19B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionCARTPDDBABALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.16B $109.01B $231.19B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.5x 8.1x 22.0x PDD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 7.3x 14.3x PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +13.8% +8.1% PDD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 20.7% 7.0% PDD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 2.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.5% -41.7% -42.6% CART
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -3.3%/yr -9.9%/yr PDD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.0% 33.6% 40.4% PDD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 78/100 46/100 PDD

Percentile Scorecard

CARTPDDBABA

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

AxisCARTPDDBABA
Valuation 45 #92 of 167 89 #20 of 167 70 #51 of 167
Growth 48 #80 of 153 59 #63 of 153 17 #127 of 153
Profitability 90 #16 of 153 85 #24 of 153 53 #72 of 153
Financial Health 76 #44 of 179 80 #37 of 179 59 #74 of 179
Shareholder Returns 82 #18 of 94 – 30 #66 of 94
Overall 68 78 46
  • CART ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PDD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCARTPDDBABASPY
1 month +41.0%+0.7%-8.7% -0.8%
3 months +38.2%-7.9%-12.8% +3.5%
6 months +41.3%-20.7%-24.3% +7.0%
Year to date +35.3%-31.1%-31.6% +12.2%
1 year +55.5%-41.7%-42.6% +13.0%
3 years +144.4%-27.8%+21.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +34.7%-10.3%+6.6% +23.1%
5 years —-15.3%-40.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-3.3%-9.9% +11.0%
10 years ——-2.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-0.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCARTPDDBABASPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.0%33.6%40.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.3%35.6%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.861.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.26-1.24-1.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-73.1%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-43.4%-44.3% -1.8%
52-week high $60.88$138.13$179.97 $779.14
52-week low $32.93$73.30$94.81 $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.

MultipleCARTPDDBABA
P/E now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 17.5x 8.1xmedian 17.5x 22.1xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 12.1x 6.9xmedian 12.1x 7.0xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 28.07median 0.41 0.26median 0.41 -15.35median 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 monthsCARTPDDBABA
Revenue $3.99B $64.89B $150.46B
Gross profit $2.90B $36.55B $57.45B
Operating income $588.00M $14.41B $4.39B
Net income $480.00M $13.45B $10.08B
Free cash flow $1.18B $16.02B $33.19B
R&D $706.00M $2.64B $10.68B
EPS (diluted) $1.93 $9.08 $4.38
Cash & equivalents $757.00M $19.00B $21.06B
Total debt – – $83.76B
Shares (diluted) 248.94M 1.48B 2.40B
Enterprise value $10.21B -$135.04B $44.83B

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
MetricCARTPDDBABA
P/E 29.8x 8.1x 22.1x
P/FCF 12.1x 6.9x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.5x 6.9x 20.6x
P/S 3.6x 1.7x 1.5x
P/B 6.1x 1.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 1.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.0x – –
EV/EBIT 22.7x 3.0x 48.0x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 0.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF 11.3x 2.7x 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x 2.7x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 28.07 0.26 -15.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCARTPDDBABA
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 13.8% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 40.4% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% 11.6% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 29.3% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% 12.7% -77.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 37.4% -35.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.6% -1.4% -50.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 32.0% -3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.0% -1.6% -47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 30.8% -1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.8% 22.0% -45.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.6% -27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.0% 22.0% -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.6% -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCARTPDDBABA
Gross margin 72.6% 56.3% 38.2%
EBITDA margin 17.6% – –
Operating margin 14.7% 22.2% 2.9%
Pretax margin 15.7% 28.4% 9.7%
Net margin 12.0% 20.7% 7.0%
FCF margin 29.5% 24.7% 22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 30.9% 24.7% 7.5%
Return on equity 20.4% 21.1% 6.2%
Return on assets 13.6% 14.1% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – – 2.4%
Return on capital employed 22.7% 22.6% 2.1%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 10.0% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCARTPDDBABA
Debt / assets – – 7.5%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 33.8% 32.5% 43.6%
Equity / assets 66.2% 67.5% 56.4%
Interest coverage – – 3.2x
Current ratio 2.3x 2.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 2.0x 2.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.9x 2.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 7.28 4.56 2.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCARTPDDBABA
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 13.1% – –
Shareholder yield 13.1% 0.0% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusCARTPDDBABA
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2026 7.3xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.46FY2026 $10.76FY2026 $7.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +53.7%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +80.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.2% +19.5% +23.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.00BFY2026 $72.15BFY2026 $173.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.3% +9.4% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCARTPDDBABA
Held by institutions 82.5% 30.3% 10.1%
Institutions holding 499 507 1,218
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +4.8% -5.4%
Institutions buying 246 213 555
Institutions selling 178 234 421
Buyers to sellers 1.38 0.91 1.32

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.

CARTPDDBABA
CART 1.00 0.07 0.04
PDD 0.07 1.00 0.49
BABA 0.04 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CART, PDD and BABA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Maplebear (CART) $14.16B, PDD Holdings (PDD) $109.01B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $231.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, CART, PDD and BABA?

PDD Holdings (PDD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Maplebear (CART) 29.5x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.1x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (Maplebear (CART) 24.7x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.3x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

PDD Holdings (PDD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Maplebear (CART) +12.6%, PDD Holdings (PDD) +13.8%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

PDD Holdings (PDD) has the highest net margin (Maplebear (CART) 12.0%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Maplebear (CART) returned the most: Maplebear (CART) +55.5%, PDD Holdings (PDD) -41.7%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%. Over five years, PDD Holdings (PDD) compounded fastest (PDD Holdings (PDD) -3.3%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PDD Holdings (PDD) has been the steadiest (Maplebear (CART) 44.0%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.6%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.