DASH vs LYFT vs BABA Stock Comparison

DoorDash, Lyft and Alibaba Group Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DASH DoorDash, Inc.
$168.44 -12.9% 1M -34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$74.63B
P/E
88.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.89B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
2 wins
LYFT Lyft, Inc.
$17.06 +14.8% 1M -16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.44B
P/E
2.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.77B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
4 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.26 -8.7% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$231.58B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionDASHLYFTBABALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $74.63B $6.44B $231.58B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 88.7x 2.2x 22.0x LYFT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 60.6x 29.9x 14.3x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.6% +10.8% +8.1% DASH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.3% 42.3% 7.0% LYFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% 2.4% BABA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -25.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.8% -16.7% -42.6% LYFT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr -18.3%/yr -9.9%/yr DASH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.1% 48.0% 40.4% BABA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 70/100 46/100 LYFT

Percentile Scorecard

DASHLYFTBABA

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

AxisDASHLYFTBABA
Valuation 27 #122 of 167 81 #33 of 167 70 #51 of 167
Growth 82 #28 of 153 89 #18 of 153 17 #127 of 153
Profitability 62 #59 of 153 56 #68 of 153 53 #72 of 153
Financial Health 57 #77 of 179 46 #98 of 179 59 #74 of 179
Shareholder Returns 43 #54 of 94 80 #20 of 94 30 #66 of 94
Overall 54 70 46
  • DASH ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • LYFT 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

PeriodDASHLYFTBABASPY
1 month -12.9%+14.8%-8.7% -0.8%
3 months -8.6%+13.1%-12.8% +3.5%
6 months -3.2%+17.7%-24.3% +7.0%
Year to date -25.6%-11.9%-31.6% +12.2%
1 year -34.8%-16.7%-42.6% +13.0%
3 years +138.4%+84.2%+21.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +33.6%+22.6%+6.6% +23.1%
5 years -15.3%-63.5%-40.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.3%-18.3%-9.9% +11.0%
10 years ——-2.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-0.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDASHLYFTBABASPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.1%48.0%40.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.4%53.9%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.391.391.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.35-1.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.5%-85.8%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.7%-30.6%-44.3% -1.8%
52-week high $266.06$24.57$179.97 $779.14
52-week low $146.60$12.65$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.

MultipleDASHLYFTBABA
P/E now vs peer median 87.0xmedian 17.5x 2.3xmedian 17.5x 22.1xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 37.6xmedian 14.5x 182.3xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 12.1x 5.8xmedian 12.1x 7.0xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 1.7x 2.1xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.33median 0.41 0.04median 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 monthsDASHLYFTBABA
Revenue $15.89B $6.77B $150.46B
Gross profit $8.17B $3.08B $57.45B
Operating income $712.00M -$119.72M $4.39B
Net income $841.00M $2.87B $10.08B
Free cash flow $2.60B $1.11B $33.19B
R&D $1.71B $472.97M $10.68B
EPS (diluted) $1.91 $7.42 $4.38
Cash & equivalents $4.42B $1.14B $21.06B
Total debt – $990.56M $83.76B
Shares (diluted) 439.35M 386.33M 2.40B
Enterprise value $54.01B -$905.11M $45.22B

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
MetricDASHLYFTBABA
P/E 87.0x 2.3x 22.1x
P/FCF 28.1x 5.8x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 25.8x 5.4x 20.6x
P/S 4.6x 1.0x 1.5x
P/B 7.4x 2.1x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 2.3x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 37.6x 182.3x –
EV/EBIT 95.0x -47.2x 48.0x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 0.8x 1.4x
EV/FCF 26.1x 5.1x 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.9x 4.7x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.33 0.04 -15.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDASHLYFTBABA
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.6% 10.8% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 16.8% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.3% 20.9% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.2% 20.8% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.4% -117.1% -77.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 54.4% -35.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.1% 3,009% -50.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.6% 61.1% -3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.4% 3,303% -47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.3% 60.8% -1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.3% 14.0% -45.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.9% 98.9% -27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.8% 12.0% -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.2% 72.6% -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDASHLYFTBABA
Gross margin 51.4% 45.5% 38.2%
EBITDA margin 11.3% 0.5% –
Operating margin 4.5% -1.8% 2.9%
Pretax margin 5.5% -0.1% 9.7%
Net margin 5.3% 42.3% 7.0%
FCF margin 16.3% 16.4% 22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% 17.6% 7.5%
Return on equity 8.3% 94.7% 6.2%
Return on assets 4.3% 31.8% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% 2.4%
Return on capital employed 5.3% -2.9% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.4x 0.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% 4.6% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDASHLYFTBABA
Debt / assets – 10.9% 7.5%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -25.9x –
Debt / FCF – 0.9x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 49.3% 66.8% 43.6%
Equity / assets 50.7% 33.2% 56.4%
Interest coverage – -5.9x 3.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 5.26 -0.06 2.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDASHLYFTBABA
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 10.7% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 10.7% 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.

ConsensusDASHLYFTBABA
Forward P/E 60.6xFY2026 29.9xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.78FY2026 $0.57FY2026 $7.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.5%FY2026 -91.6%FY2026 +80.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +79.1% +80.7% +22.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.88BFY2026 $6.97BFY2026 $174.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.6%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +11.1% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDASHLYFTBABA
Held by institutions 88.2% 100.0% 10.1%
Institutions holding 1,043 528 1,218
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% +5.2% -5.4%
Institutions buying 578 260 555
Institutions selling 349 175 421
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.49 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.

DASHLYFTBABA
DASH 1.00 0.39 0.07
LYFT 0.39 1.00 0.19
BABA 0.07 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DASH, LYFT and BABA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: DoorDash (DASH) $74.63B, Lyft (LYFT) $6.44B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $231.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, DASH, LYFT and BABA?

Lyft (LYFT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DoorDash (DASH) 88.7x, Lyft (LYFT) 2.2x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (DoorDash (DASH) 60.6x, Lyft (LYFT) 29.9x, 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?

DoorDash (DASH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DoorDash (DASH) +33.6%, Lyft (LYFT) +10.8%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lyft (LYFT) has the highest net margin (DoorDash (DASH) 5.3%, Lyft (LYFT) 42.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) leads (Lyft (LYFT) 0.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lyft (LYFT) returned the most: DoorDash (DASH) -34.8%, Lyft (LYFT) -16.7%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%. Over five years, DoorDash (DASH) compounded fastest (DoorDash (DASH) -3.3%/yr, Lyft (LYFT) -18.3%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has been the steadiest (DoorDash (DASH) 50.1%, Lyft (LYFT) 48.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DASH, LYFT 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, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) leads on 4. 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.