DOCN vs BABA vs AMZN Stock Comparison

DigitalOcean Holdings, Alibaba Group Holding and Amazon Com Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$99.63 -10.1% 1M -42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$232.58B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
AMZN Amazon Com Inc
$248.00 -0.5% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.68T
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$730.00B
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amazon Com leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Amazon Com 7, DigitalOcean Holdings 3, Alibaba Group Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOCNBABAAMZNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.41B $232.58B $2.68T AMZN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.3x 22.1x 20.3x AMZN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 68.5x 14.3x 20.4x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.4% +8.1% +15.8% DOCN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.3% 7.0% 18.1% DOCN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% 2.4% 11.0% AMZN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — 0.0x AMZN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +135.3% -42.0% +12.2% DOCN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr -10.9%/yr +8.3%/yr AMZN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.3% 40.4% 34.2% AMZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 46/100 65/100 AMZN

Percentile Scorecard

DOCNBABAAMZN

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

AxisDOCNBABAAMZN
Valuation 41 #23 of 38 71 #49 of 167 20 #83 of 104
Growth 83 #7 of 36 17 #127 of 153 93 #8 of 99
Profitability 85 #6 of 34 54 #71 of 153 69 #31 of 99
Financial Health 54 #18 of 38 59 #74 of 179 77 #27 of 113
Shareholder Returns 33 #15 of 22 30 #66 of 94 –
Overall 59 46 65
  • DOCN ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • AMZN ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOCNBABAAMZNSPY
1 month -34.0%-10.1%-0.5% -1.0%
3 months -24.6%-11.2%+6.8% +2.9%
6 months -2.1%-26.6%-6.1% +6.4%
Year to date +93.7%-32.0%+7.4% +11.4%
1 year +135.3%-42.0%+12.2% +13.1%
3 years +319.2%+20.2%+92.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +61.3%+6.3%+24.5% +21.5%
5 years -0.8%-43.9%+48.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.2%-10.9%+8.3% +10.9%
10 years —-4.1%+505.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year —-0.4%+19.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDOCNBABAAMZNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.3%40.4%34.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.4%36.0%30.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.681.131.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.59-1.040.36 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.8%-64.2%-55.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.6%-44.6%-12.7% -2.5%
52-week high $181.29$179.97$284.02 $779.14
52-week low $37.94$94.81$198.79 $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.

MultipleDOCNBABAAMZN
P/E now vs peer median 41.4xmedian 29.1x 22.0xmedian 17.5x 20.2xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 4.5x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 3.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.9xmedian 21.5x —median 14.9x 16.9xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 608.5xmedian 17.3x 7.0xmedian 11.2x -102.0xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 3.9x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 4.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.32median 0.33 -15.25median 0.42 0.16median 0.73

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 monthsDOCNBABAAMZN
Revenue $1.01B $150.46B $730.00B
Gross profit $578.58M $57.45B $377.28B
Operating income $149.67M $4.39B $87.91B
Net income $235.24M $10.08B $132.25B
Free cash flow $16.08M $33.19B -$26.23B
R&D $188.73M $10.68B –
EPS (diluted) $1.86 $4.38 $12.13
Cash & equivalents $767.03M $21.06B $78.21B
Total debt $921.05M $83.76B $128.89B
Shares (diluted) 126.55M 2.40B 10.90B
Enterprise value $8.41B $46.21B $2.20T

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
MetricDOCNBABAAMZN
P/E 41.4x 22.0x 20.2x
P/FCF 608.5x 7.0x -102.0x
P/Operating cash flow 31.6x 20.4x 19.2x
P/S 9.7x 1.5x 3.7x
P/B 10.5x 1.4x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 11.7x 1.4x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 30.9x – 16.9x
EV/EBIT 66.4x 47.7x 30.5x
EV/Revenue 9.8x 1.4x 3.7x
EV/FCF 618.1x 6.3x -102.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.1x 18.5x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.32 -15.25 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOCNBABAAMZN
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.4% 8.1% 15.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 5.6% 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.0% 0.2% 18.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 6.5% 16.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.8% -77.5% 26.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 80.3% -35.9% 68.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 86.0% -50.0% 106.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 147.5% -3.6% 130.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.9% -47.9% 104.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 129.0% -1.4% 127.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% -45.8% 38.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% -27.8% 49.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -84.5% -8.5% -885.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -48.0% -0.6% -17.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOCNBABAAMZN
Gross margin 57.2% 38.2% 51.7%
EBITDA margin 31.8% – 21.8%
Operating margin 14.8% 2.9% 12.0%
Pretax margin 17.3% 9.7% 23.2%
Net margin 23.3% 7.0% 18.1%
FCF margin 1.6% 22.1% -3.6%
Operating cash flow margin 30.7% 7.5% 19.1%
Return on equity 25.9% 6.2% 26.6%
Return on assets 8.3% 3.6% 13.2%
Return on invested capital 8.2% 2.4% 11.0%
Return on capital employed 7.2% 2.1% 11.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 9.4% 1.1% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOCNBABAAMZN
Debt / assets 29.5% 7.5% 11.8%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 57.3x 0.6x -4.9x
Liabilities / assets 70.2% 43.6% 49.7%
Equity / assets 29.8% 56.4% 50.3%
Interest coverage 4.8x 3.2x 27.7x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.26 2.29 4.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOCNBABAAMZN
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield -9.1% – –
Shareholder yield -9.1% 1.1% –
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.

ConsensusDOCNBABAAMZN
Forward P/E 68.5xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.36FY2026 $6.97FY2026 $12.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -35.8%FY2026 +79.6%FY2026 +69.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.5% +23.0% -14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $173.52BFY2026 $774.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +52.7% +14.6% +27.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOCNBABAAMZN
Held by institutions 91.0% 10.1% 67.0%
Institutions holding 566 1,218 6,141
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% -5.4% +4.8%
Institutions buying 331 555 3,241
Institutions selling 187 421 2,411
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.32 1.34

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.

DOCNBABAAMZN
DOCN 1.00 0.15 0.15
BABA 0.15 1.00 0.30
AMZN 0.15 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOCN, BABA and AMZN?

Amazon Com (AMZN) is the largest by market capitalisation: DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) $10.41B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.58B, Amazon Com (AMZN) $2.68T.

Which stock is cheaper, DOCN, BABA and AMZN?

Amazon Com (AMZN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 44.3x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, Amazon Com (AMZN) 20.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 68.5x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Amazon Com (AMZN) 20.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +21.4%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Amazon Com (AMZN) +15.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) has the highest net margin (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 23.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Amazon Com (AMZN) 18.1%). On return on invested capital, Amazon Com (AMZN) leads (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 8.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Amazon Com (AMZN) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) returned the most: DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +135.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.0%, Amazon Com (AMZN) +12.2%. Over five years, Amazon Com (AMZN) compounded fastest (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) -0.2%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.9%/yr, Amazon Com (AMZN) +8.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amazon Com (AMZN) has been the steadiest (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 85.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%, Amazon Com (AMZN) 34.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOCN, BABA and AMZN?

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