EBAY vs BKNG vs BABA Stock Comparison

Ebay, Booking Holdings and Alibaba Group Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EBAY Ebay Inc
$118.62 +9.9% 1M +22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$52.79B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.01B
Div. yield
1.03%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$153.14 -6.6% 1M -25.6% 1Y
Market cap
$115.07B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
1.07%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
8 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.26 -8.7% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$232.86B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
1.05%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 8, Ebay 3, Alibaba Group Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEBAYBKNGBABALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.79B $115.07B $232.86B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.8x 16.3x 22.1x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.7x 14.0x 14.3x BKNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.7% +12.9% +8.1% EBAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.5% 25.5% 7.0% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.3% 75.5% 2.4% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.3x — BKNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.03% 1.07% 1.05% BKNG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.0% -25.6% -42.6% EBAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.8%/yr +9.5%/yr -9.9%/yr BKNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.8% 38.0% 40.4% EBAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 61/100 46/100 BKNG

Percentile Scorecard

EBAYBKNGBABA

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

AxisEBAYBKNGBABA
Valuation 37 #105 of 167 66 #58 of 167 70 #51 of 167
Growth 50 #77 of 153 38 #96 of 153 17 #127 of 153
Profitability 87 #21 of 153 99 #2 of 153 53 #72 of 153
Financial Health 38 #111 of 179 41 #106 of 179 59 #74 of 179
Shareholder Returns 40 #57 of 94 59 #39 of 94 30 #66 of 94
Overall 50 61 46
  • EBAY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BKNG 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

PeriodEBAYBKNGBABASPY
1 month +9.9%-6.6%-8.7% -0.8%
3 months +4.8%-18.0%-12.8% +3.5%
6 months +18.3%-13.7%-24.3% +7.0%
Year to date +36.2%-28.5%-31.6% +12.2%
1 year +22.0%-25.6%-42.6% +13.0%
3 years +212.2%+39.4%+21.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +46.2%+11.7%+6.6% +23.1%
5 years +52.7%+57.7%-40.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.8%+9.5%-9.9% +11.0%
10 years +311.6%+160.6%-2.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.2%+10.1%-0.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEBAYBKNGBABASPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.8%38.0%40.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.2%38.2%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.841.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.60-0.67-1.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.6%-39.5%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-30.3%-44.3% -1.8%
52-week high $122.91$219.68$179.97 $779.14
52-week low $79.41$153.14$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.

MultipleEBAYBKNGBABA
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 17.5x 16.3xmedian 17.5x 22.1xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.4x 4.1xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 14.5x 12.0xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 12.1x 12.1xmedian 12.1x 7.0xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 1.7x -10.7xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.95median 0.41 -0.28median 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 monthsEBAYBKNGBABA
Revenue $12.01B $28.24B $150.46B
Gross profit $8.70B – $57.45B
Operating income $2.46B $9.28B $4.39B
Net income $2.22B $7.21B $10.08B
Free cash flow $2.51B $9.54B $33.19B
R&D $1.79B – $10.68B
EPS (diluted) $4.88 $9.36 $4.38
Cash & equivalents $2.31B $17.21B $21.06B
Total debt $6.74B $20.18B $83.76B
Shares (diluted) 455.00M 770.00M 2.40B
Enterprise value $39.32B $48.12B $54.93B

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
MetricEBAYBKNGBABA
P/E 23.8x 16.3x 22.1x
P/FCF 21.1x 12.1x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 17.0x 11.7x 20.6x
P/S 4.4x 4.1x 1.5x
P/B 11.3x -10.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 11.3x -9.9x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.2x 12.0x –
EV/EBIT 22.8x 12.7x 48.0x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 4.2x 1.4x
EV/FCF 22.4x 12.4x 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 12.0x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.95 -0.28 -15.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEBAYBKNGBABA
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.7% 12.9% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 13.4% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% – 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.6% 12.9% -77.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 15.3% -35.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.1% 49.8% -50.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 17.4% -3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.5% -93.7% -47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.1% -57.3% -1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 68.5% 2.9% -45.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 13.2% -27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 77.8% 3.2% -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 13.9% -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEBAYBKNGBABA
Gross margin 72.5% – 38.2%
EBITDA margin 24.4% 34.9% –
Operating margin 20.5% 32.9% 2.9%
Pretax margin 20.6% 32.9% 9.7%
Net margin 18.5% 25.5% 7.0%
FCF margin 20.9% 33.8% 22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 25.9% 34.9% 7.5%
Return on equity 49.0% – 6.2%
Return on assets 12.4% 25.1% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 19.3% 75.5% 2.4%
Return on capital employed 20.5% 121.7% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 2.1% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEBAYBKNGBABA
Debt / assets 37.6% 68.0% 7.5%
Debt / equity 1.4x -1.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.3x –
Debt / FCF 2.7x 2.1x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 136.3% 43.6%
Equity / assets 26.0% -36.3% 56.4%
Interest coverage 9.9x 8.4x 3.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 6.65 5.80 2.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEBAYBKNGBABA
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.1% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 3.7% 9.2% –
Shareholder yield 4.7% 10.2% 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.

ConsensusEBAYBKNGBABA
Forward P/E 20.7xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.73FY2026 $10.90FY2026 $7.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 +80.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.3% +16.7% +23.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.91BFY2026 $27.56BFY2026 $173.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.7% +11.4% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEBAYBKNGBABA
Held by institutions 92.4% 92.9% 10.1%
Institutions holding 1,293 1,915 1,218
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% -9.6% -5.4%
Institutions buying 616 891 555
Institutions selling 485 828 421
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.08 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.

EBAYBKNGBABA
EBAY 1.00 0.24 0.15
BKNG 0.24 1.00 0.08
BABA 0.15 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EBAY, BKNG and BABA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ebay (EBAY) $52.79B, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $115.07B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, EBAY, BKNG and BABA?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ebay (EBAY) 23.8x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 16.3x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Booking Holdings (BKNG) is cheapest (Ebay (EBAY) 20.7x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 14.0x, 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?

Ebay (EBAY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ebay (EBAY) +14.7%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Ebay (EBAY) 18.5%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Ebay (EBAY) 19.3%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.5%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ebay (EBAY) returned the most: Ebay (EBAY) +22.0%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -25.6%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%. Over five years, Booking Holdings (BKNG) compounded fastest (Ebay (EBAY) +8.8%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +9.5%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest dividend yield: Ebay (EBAY) 1.03%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 1.07%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 1.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ebay (EBAY) has been the steadiest (Ebay (EBAY) 36.8%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 38.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EBAY, BKNG 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, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads on 8. 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.