CRWV vs BABA vs IBM Stock Comparison

CoreWeave, Alibaba Group Holding and International Business Machines Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRWV CoreWeave, Inc.
$55.19 -37.0% 1M -58.4% 1Y
Market cap
$32.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.59B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
1 win
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
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

International Business Machines leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (International Business Machines 5, Alibaba Group Holding 4, CoreWeave 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRWVBABAIBMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.82B $232.68B $235.48B IBM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.0x 22.1x 21.1x IBM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.3x 19.3x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +115.3% +8.1% +6.8% CRWV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -25.4% 7.0% — BABA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.2% 2.4% — BABA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.4% -42.6% -17.6% IBM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -9.9%/yr +16.2%/yr IBM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.8% 40.4% 50.8% BABA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 46/100 55/100 IBM

Percentile Scorecard

CRWVBABAIBM

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

AxisCRWVBABAIBM
Valuation 68 #13 of 38 70 #51 of 167 62 #15 of 38
Growth 60 #15 of 36 17 #127 of 153 29 #26 of 36
Profitability 52 #17 of 34 53 #72 of 153 88 #5 of 34
Financial Health 38 #24 of 38 59 #74 of 179 41 #23 of 38
Shareholder Returns 30 #15 of 21 30 #66 of 94 –
Overall 49 46 55
  • CRWV ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRWVBABAIBMSPY
1 month -37.0%-8.7%+12.4% -0.8%
3 months -22.0%-12.8%+17.3% +3.5%
6 months -50.7%-24.3%+11.1% +7.0%
Year to date -22.9%-31.6%-14.4% +12.2%
1 year -58.4%-42.6%-17.6% +13.0%
3 years —+21.1%+77.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+6.6%+21.2% +23.1%
5 years —-40.8%+111.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-9.9%+16.2% +11.0%
10 years —-2.5%+74.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-0.2%+5.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCRWVBABAIBMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.8%40.4%50.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.1%36.0%59.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.631.110.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-1.06-0.35 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.5%-62.9%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.6%-44.3%-23.0% -1.8%
52-week high $139.93$179.97$329.23 $779.14
52-week low $54.24$94.81$205.96 $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.

MultipleCRWVBABAIBM
P/E now vs peer median -15.8xmedian 29.6x 22.1xmedian 17.5x 21.4xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 4.2x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 3.4xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 24.2x —median 14.5x —median 24.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 15.1x 7.0xmedian 12.1x 15.0xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 3.9x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 6.6xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.38 -15.35median 0.41 1.33median 0.38

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 monthsCRWVBABAIBM
Revenue $7.59B $150.46B $69.87B
Gross profit $5.12B $57.45B $40.50B
Operating income -$230.74M $4.39B –
Net income -$1.93B $10.08B $11.17B
Free cash flow -$13.66B $33.19B –
R&D – $10.68B –
EPS (diluted) $-3.50 $4.38 $11.72
Cash & equivalents $5.52B $21.06B $9.23B
Total debt $3.66B $83.76B –
Shares (diluted) 551.00M 2.40B 953.30M
Enterprise value $19.91B $46.32B $235.48B

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
MetricCRWVBABAIBM
P/E -15.8x 22.1x 21.4x
P/FCF -2.2x 7.0x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 20.6x 15.1x
P/S 4.0x 1.5x 3.4x
P/B 6.1x 1.4x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 1.5x 10.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x – –
EV/EBIT -123.7x 48.0x –
EV/Revenue 3.8x 1.4x 3.4x
EV/FCF -2.1x 6.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 4.1x 18.6x 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -15.35 1.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRWVBABAIBM
Revenue growth (1Y) 115.3% 8.1% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 94.9% 0.2% 7.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% 6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -204.2% -77.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -35.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -89.8% -50.0% 41.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -3.6% 17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -50.8% -47.9% 40.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -1.4% 16.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 983.6% -45.8% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -27.8% 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -72.1% -8.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRWVBABAIBM
Gross margin 67.4% 38.2% –
EBITDA margin 51.2% – –
Operating margin -3.0% 2.9% –
Pretax margin -25.3% 9.7% –
Net margin -25.4% 7.0% –
FCF margin -179.9% 22.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 91.1% 7.5% 22.7%
Return on equity -39.4% 6.2% 31.6%
Return on assets -2.9% 3.6% 7.3%
Return on invested capital -1.2% 2.4% –
Return on capital employed -0.5% 2.1% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.6x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 8.2% 1.1% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRWVBABAIBM
Debt / assets 4.8% 7.5% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – –
Debt / FCF -0.3x 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 93.5% 43.6% 76.6%
Equity / assets 6.5% 56.4% 23.4%
Interest coverage – 3.2x –
Current ratio 0.5x 1.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score 0.09 2.30 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRWVBABAIBM
Dividend yield – 1.0% 2.7%
Net buyback yield -9.9% – –
Shareholder yield -9.9% 1.0% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusCRWVBABAIBM
Forward P/E – 14.3xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.88FY2026 $7.02FY2026 $13.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +80.9%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +22.8% -1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.22BFY2026 $174.00BFY2026 $66.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +157.7%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +113.8% +14.7% +15.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRWVBABAIBM
Held by institutions 72.3% 10.1% 65.1%
Institutions holding 962 1,218 3,632
Change in shares held, QoQ +27.1% -5.4% +3.5%
Institutions buying 690 555 1,973
Institutions selling 171 421 1,226
Buyers to sellers 4.04 1.32 1.61

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.

CRWVBABAIBM
CRWV 1.00 0.29 0.06
BABA 0.29 1.00 0.04
IBM 0.06 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRWV, BABA and IBM?

International Business Machines (IBM) is the largest by market capitalisation: CoreWeave (CRWV) $32.82B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.68B, International Business Machines (IBM) $235.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRWV, BABA and IBM?

International Business Machines (IBM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CoreWeave (CRWV) -17.0x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, International Business Machines (IBM) 21.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, International Business Machines (IBM) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CoreWeave (CRWV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CoreWeave (CRWV) +115.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, International Business Machines (IBM) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has the highest net margin (CoreWeave (CRWV) -25.4%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) leads (CoreWeave (CRWV) -1.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year International Business Machines (IBM) returned the most: CoreWeave (CRWV) -58.4%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%, International Business Machines (IBM) -17.6%. Over five years, International Business Machines (IBM) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr, International Business Machines (IBM) +16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has been the steadiest (CoreWeave (CRWV) 95.8%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%, International Business Machines (IBM) 50.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRWV, BABA and IBM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, International Business Machines (IBM) 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.