CRWV vs BABA vs NTNX Stock Comparison

CoreWeave, Alibaba Group Holding and Nutanix Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRWV CoreWeave, Inc.
$59.57 -32.0% 1M -56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$32.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.59B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
1 win
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.23 -8.7% 1M -44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$232.79B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
1.05%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins
NTNX Nutanix, Inc.
$72.74 +6.9% 1M +4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.68B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.85B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nutanix leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nutanix 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.

QuestionCRWVBABANTNXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.82B $232.79B $19.68B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.0x 22.1x 12.9x NTNX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.3x 29.9x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +115.3% +8.1% +12.4% CRWV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -25.4% 7.0% 53.0% NTNX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.2% 2.4% — BABA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.05% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.2% -44.1% +4.6% NTNX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -10.0%/yr +16.2%/yr NTNX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.9% 40.3% 47.3% BABA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 46/100 80/100 NTNX

Percentile Scorecard

CRWVBABANTNX

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

AxisCRWVBABANTNX
Valuation 62 #15 of 38 68 #55 of 167 70 #12 of 38
Growth 60 #15 of 36 17 #127 of 153 91 #4 of 36
Profitability 52 #17 of 34 54 #71 of 153 91 #4 of 34
Financial Health 38 #24 of 38 59 #74 of 179 62 #15 of 38
Shareholder Returns 30 #15 of 21 30 #66 of 94 85 #4 of 21
Overall 48 46 80
  • CRWV ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NTNX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRWVBABANTNXSPY
1 month -32.0%-8.7%+6.9% -0.2%
3 months -11.5%-13.0%+23.2% +3.9%
6 months -43.6%-23.4%+76.1% +8.2%
Year to date -16.8%-31.6%+40.7% +12.9%
1 year -56.2%-44.1%+4.6% +12.3%
3 years —+21.0%+109.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+6.6%+28.0% +23.3%
5 years —-41.0%+111.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-10.0%+16.2% +10.9%
10 years —-2.1%+165.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-0.2%+10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRWVBABANTNXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.9%40.3%47.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.1%35.9%50.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.651.110.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.59-1.100.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.5%-62.9%-62.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.4%-44.3%-2.5% -1.2%
52-week high $139.93$179.97$74.63 $779.14
52-week low $54.24$94.81$34.41 $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.

MultipleCRWVBABANTNX
P/E now vs peer median -17.0xmedian 29.5x 22.1xmedian 17.3x 12.9xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 4.5x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 6.9xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 23.9x —median 14.2x 49.5xmedian 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 15.0x 7.0xmedian 11.5x 23.4xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 4.3x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 28.0xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.38 -15.35median 0.40 0.11median 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 monthsCRWVBABANTNX
Revenue $7.59B $150.46B $2.85B
Gross profit $5.12B $57.45B $2.48B
Operating income -$230.74M $4.39B $273.97M
Net income -$1.93B $10.08B $1.51B
Free cash flow -$13.66B $33.19B $840.68M
R&D – $10.68B $790.89M
EPS (diluted) $-3.50 $4.38 $5.17
Cash & equivalents $5.52B $21.06B $777.31M
Total debt $3.66B $83.76B –
Shares (diluted) 551.00M 2.40B 292.18M
Enterprise value $19.92B $54.86B $11.37B

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
MetricCRWVBABANTNX
P/E -17.0x 22.1x 12.9x
P/FCF -2.4x 7.0x 23.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.7x 20.6x 21.5x
P/S 4.3x 1.5x 6.9x
P/B 6.5x 1.4x 28.0x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 1.4x 28.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x – 49.5x
EV/EBIT -134.1x 48.0x 63.2x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 1.4x 6.1x
EV/FCF -2.3x 6.3x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.5x 18.6x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -15.35 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRWVBABANTNX
Revenue growth (1Y) 115.3% 8.1% 12.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 94.9% 0.2% 12.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% 17.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -204.2% -77.5% 58.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -35.9% 49.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -89.8% -50.0% 700.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -3.6% 0.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -50.8% -47.9% 694.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -1.4% 113.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 983.6% -45.8% 11.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -27.8% 49.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -72.1% -8.5% 12.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% 59.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRWVBABANTNX
Gross margin 67.4% 38.2% 86.8%
EBITDA margin 51.2% – 12.3%
Operating margin -3.0% 2.9% 9.6%
Pretax margin -25.3% 9.7% 11.5%
Net margin -25.4% 7.0% 53.0%
FCF margin -179.9% 22.1% 29.5%
Operating cash flow margin 91.1% 7.5% 32.1%
Return on equity -39.4% 6.2% –
Return on assets -2.9% 3.6% 35.5%
Return on invested capital -1.2% 2.4% –
Return on capital employed -0.5% 2.1% 10.7%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.6x 1.1x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 8.2% 1.1% 12.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRWVBABANTNX
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% 86.2%
Equity / assets 6.5% 56.4% 13.8%
Interest coverage – 3.2x –
Current ratio 0.5x 1.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.6x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 0.11 2.30 2.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRWVBABANTNX
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield -9.1% – 1.4%
Shareholder yield -9.1% 1.0% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusCRWVBABANTNX
Forward P/E – 14.3xFY2026 29.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.88FY2026 $7.02FY2026 $2.43FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +80.9%FY2026 +19.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +22.8% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.22BFY2026 $174.00BFY2026 $3.42BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +157.7%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +20.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +113.8% +14.7% +11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRWVBABANTNX
Held by institutions 87.2% 10.1% 98.7%
Institutions holding 962 1,218 559
Change in shares held, QoQ +27.1% -5.4% +10.5%
Institutions buying 690 555 332
Institutions selling 171 421 174
Buyers to sellers 4.04 1.32 1.91

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.

CRWVBABANTNX
CRWV 1.00 0.29 0.10
BABA 0.29 1.00 0.06
NTNX 0.10 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRWV, BABA and NTNX?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: CoreWeave (CRWV) $32.82B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.79B, Nutanix (NTNX) $19.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRWV, BABA and NTNX?

Nutanix (NTNX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CoreWeave (CRWV) -17.0x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, Nutanix (NTNX) 12.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Nutanix (NTNX) 29.9x). 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%, Nutanix (NTNX) +12.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutanix (NTNX) has the highest net margin (CoreWeave (CRWV) -25.4%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Nutanix (NTNX) 53.0%). 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 Nutanix (NTNX) returned the most: CoreWeave (CRWV) -56.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -44.1%, Nutanix (NTNX) +4.6%. Over five years, Nutanix (NTNX) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.0%/yr, Nutanix (NTNX) +16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 1.05%. CoreWeave (CRWV) and Nutanix (NTNX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has been the steadiest (CoreWeave (CRWV) 95.9%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.3%, Nutanix (NTNX) 47.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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