EBAY vs EXPE vs ABNB Stock Comparison

Ebay, Expedia and Airbnb Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EBAY Ebay Inc
$118.62 +9.9% 1M +22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$52.42B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.01B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.
$283.97 +7.5% 1M +29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$33.44B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.70B
Div. yield
0.01%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins
ABNB Airbnb, Inc.
$171.05 +8.6% 1M +33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$99.96B
P/E
37.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.16B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Expedia leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Expedia 6, Airbnb 4, Ebay 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEBAYEXPEABNBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.42B $33.44B $99.96B ABNB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.6x 16.4x 37.1x EXPE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.7x 14.1x 30.7x EXPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.7% +12.0% +13.6% EBAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.5% 13.0% 20.4% ABNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.3% 29.5% 21.5% EXPE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.5x — EXPE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.0% +29.8% +33.6% ABNB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.8%/yr +11.6%/yr +0.2%/yr EXPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.8% 51.1% 35.9% ABNB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 63/100 54/100 EXPE

Percentile Scorecard

EBAYEXPEABNB

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

AxisEBAYEXPEABNB
Valuation 37 #105 of 167 65 #59 of 167 25 #126 of 167
Growth 50 #77 of 153 77 #36 of 153 44 #86 of 153
Profitability 87 #21 of 153 96 #7 of 153 91 #15 of 153
Financial Health 38 #111 of 179 33 #121 of 179 52 #86 of 179
Shareholder Returns 40 #57 of 94 44 #53 of 94 58 #40 of 94
Overall 50 63 54
  • EBAY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • EXPE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • ABNB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEBAYEXPEABNBSPY
1 month +9.9%+7.5%+8.6% -0.8%
3 months +4.8%+2.0%+16.5% +3.5%
6 months +18.3%+15.8%+21.3% +7.0%
Year to date +36.2%+0.2%+26.0% +12.2%
1 year +22.0%+29.8%+33.6% +13.0%
3 years +212.2%+205.1%+49.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +46.2%+45.1%+14.5% +23.1%
5 years +52.7%+73.0%+1.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.8%+11.6%+0.2% +11.0%
10 years +311.6%+126.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.2%+8.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEBAYEXPEABNBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.8%51.1%35.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.2%50.5%33.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.961.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.600.580.94 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.6%-60.9%-60.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-16.3%-10.2% -1.8%
52-week high $122.91$339.12$190.50 $779.14
52-week low $79.41$188.51$111.54 $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.

MultipleEBAYEXPEABNB
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 17.5x 16.8xmedian 17.5x 37.6xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 1.4x 7.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 14.5x 9.0xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 12.1x 7.3xmedian 12.1x 20.8xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 1.7x 13.2xmedian 1.7x 12.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.95median 0.41 0.41median 0.41 4.08median 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 monthsEBAYEXPEABNB
Revenue $12.01B $15.70B $13.16B
Gross profit $8.70B $14.20B $10.91B
Operating income $2.46B $2.51B $2.74B
Net income $2.22B $2.04B $2.69B
Free cash flow $2.51B $4.46B $4.86B
R&D $1.79B $1.28B $2.49B
EPS (diluted) $4.88 $16.61 $4.51
Cash & equivalents $2.31B $6.68B $6.82B
Total debt $6.74B $5.46B $2.48B
Shares (diluted) 455.00M 122.55M 597.00M
Enterprise value $38.96B $8.61B $53.19B

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
MetricEBAYEXPEABNB
P/E 23.8x 16.8x 37.6x
P/FCF 21.1x 7.3x 20.8x
P/Operating cash flow 17.0x 6.2x 20.8x
P/S 4.4x 2.1x 7.7x
P/B 11.3x 13.2x 12.9x
P/Tangible book 11.3x 20.4x 12.9x
EV/EBITDA 19.2x 9.0x –
EV/EBIT 22.8x 12.3x 33.4x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 2.0x 6.9x
EV/FCF 22.4x 6.9x 18.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 5.9x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.95 0.41 4.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEBAYEXPEABNB
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.7% 12.0% 13.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 8.6% 13.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% 13.0% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 10.3% 13.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.6% 80.0% 5.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 27.9% 11.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.1% 83.5% 2.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 31.4% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.5% 98.2% 7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 41.0% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 68.5% 87.8% 12.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 18.6% 7.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 77.8% 123.3% 12.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 24.3% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEBAYEXPEABNB
Gross margin 72.5% 90.4% 82.9%
EBITDA margin 24.4% 21.7% –
Operating margin 20.5% 16.0% 20.8%
Pretax margin 20.6% 15.5% 25.6%
Net margin 18.5% 13.0% 20.4%
FCF margin 20.9% 28.4% 36.9%
Operating cash flow margin 25.9% 33.2% 36.9%
Return on equity 49.0% 94.7% 34.9%
Return on assets 12.4% 7.3% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 19.3% 29.5% 21.5%
Return on capital employed 20.5% 33.9% 28.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 2.6% 13.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEBAYEXPEABNB
Debt / assets 37.6% 18.8% 8.6%
Debt / equity 1.4x 2.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.5x –
Debt / FCF 2.7x 1.2x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 91.5% 72.9%
Equity / assets 26.0% 8.5% 27.1%
Interest coverage 9.9x 7.1x –
Current ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 6.65 1.51 3.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEBAYEXPEABNB
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 3.7% 5.7% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 6.4% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 10.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 109.8% –
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.

ConsensusEBAYEXPEABNB
Forward P/E 20.7xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 30.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.73FY2026 $20.20FY2026 $5.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +27.4%FY2026 +38.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.1% +16.4% +4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.92BFY2026 $16.58BFY2026 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% +1.5% +20.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEBAYEXPEABNB
Held by institutions 92.4% 100.0% 60.2%
Institutions holding 1,293 1,118 1,307
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +7.8% +5.9%
Institutions buying 616 602 646
Institutions selling 485 361 493
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.67 1.31

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.

EBAYEXPEABNB
EBAY 1.00 0.30 0.28
EXPE 0.30 1.00 0.53
ABNB 0.28 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EBAY, EXPE and ABNB?

Airbnb (ABNB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ebay (EBAY) $52.42B, Expedia (EXPE) $33.44B, Airbnb (ABNB) $99.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, EBAY, EXPE and ABNB?

Expedia (EXPE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ebay (EBAY) 23.6x, Expedia (EXPE) 16.4x, Airbnb (ABNB) 37.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Expedia (EXPE) is cheapest (Ebay (EBAY) 20.7x, Expedia (EXPE) 14.1x, Airbnb (ABNB) 30.7x). 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%, Expedia (EXPE) +12.0%, Airbnb (ABNB) +13.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Airbnb (ABNB) has the highest net margin (Ebay (EBAY) 18.5%, Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%, Airbnb (ABNB) 20.4%). On return on invested capital, Expedia (EXPE) leads (Ebay (EBAY) 19.3%, Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%, Airbnb (ABNB) 21.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Airbnb (ABNB) returned the most: Ebay (EBAY) +22.0%, Expedia (EXPE) +29.8%, Airbnb (ABNB) +33.6%. Over five years, Expedia (EXPE) compounded fastest (Ebay (EBAY) +8.8%/yr, Expedia (EXPE) +11.6%/yr, Airbnb (ABNB) +0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ebay (EBAY) 0.00%, Expedia (EXPE) 0.01%, Airbnb (ABNB) 0.00%. Ebay (EBAY) and Airbnb (ABNB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Airbnb (ABNB) has been the steadiest (Ebay (EBAY) 36.8%, Expedia (EXPE) 51.1%, Airbnb (ABNB) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EBAY, EXPE and ABNB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Expedia (EXPE) leads on 6. 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.