EBAY vs GETY vs BABA Stock Comparison

Ebay, Getty Images Holdings and Alibaba Group Holding Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EBAY Ebay Inc
$121.19 +15.2% 1M +21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$53.32B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.39B
Div. yield
1.01%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
8 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$99.51 -7.6% 1M -44.7% 1Y
Market cap
$231.12B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
1.06%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ebay leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ebay 8, Alibaba Group Holding 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEBAYGETYBABALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $53.32B $16.84M $231.12B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.6x -0.1x 21.9x BABA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x — 14.2x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.7% +3.3% +8.1% EBAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.9% -16.2% 7.0% EBAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.6% 3.3% 2.4% EBAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 12.6x — EBAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.01% — 1.06% BABA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.8% -98.1% -44.7% EBAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.6%/yr -66.8%/yr -9.6%/yr EBAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.8% 274.0% 40.2% EBAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 28/100 46/100 EBAY

Percentile Scorecard

EBAYGETYBABA

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

AxisEBAYGETYBABA
Valuation 38 #104 of 166 49 #86 of 166 67 #55 of 166
Growth 46 #83 of 153 11 #137 of 153 17 #127 of 153
Profitability 89 #18 of 153 42 #89 of 153 55 #70 of 153
Financial Health 32 #123 of 179 10 #162 of 179 59 #74 of 179
Shareholder Returns 40 #55 of 91 – 30 #64 of 91
Overall 49 28 46
  • EBAY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • GETY 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

PeriodEBAYGETYBABASPY
1 month +15.2%-50.0%-7.6% +0.7%
3 months +6.8%-89.5%-14.4% +3.7%
6 months +17.1%-95.2%-24.5% +7.1%
Year to date +39.1%-97.0%-32.1% +12.8%
1 year +21.8%-98.1%-44.7% +11.9%
3 years +213.6%-99.0%+19.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +46.4%-78.7%+6.2% +22.8%
5 years +58.0%-99.6%-39.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.6%-66.8%-9.6% +10.9%
10 years +323.7%—-2.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.5%—-0.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEBAYGETYBABASPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.8%274.0%40.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.2%307.0%35.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.681.451.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.59-0.36-1.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.8%-100.0%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.4%-98.1%-44.7% -1.2%
52-week high $122.91$2.08$179.97 $779.14
52-week low $79.41$0.01$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.

MultipleEBAYGETYBABA
P/E now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 16.7x -0.1xmedian 16.7x 21.9xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.4x 0.0xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 12.7x 12.7xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 10.5x -0.2xmedian 10.5x 7.0xmedian 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 1.7x 0.0xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -8.09median 0.39 -0.02median 0.39 -15.23median 0.39

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 monthsEBAYGETYBABA
Revenue $12.39B $978.00M $150.46B
Gross profit $8.95B $708.07M $57.45B
Operating income $2.52B $84.94M $4.39B
Net income $2.10B -$159.46M $10.08B
Free cash flow $2.45B -$83.03M $33.19B
R&D $1.79B – $10.68B
EPS (diluted) $4.63 $-0.38 $4.38
Cash & equivalents $1.17B $51.62M $21.06B
Total debt $6.73B $2.03B $83.76B
Shares (diluted) 453.00M 419.60M 2.40B
Enterprise value $41.26B -$282.89M $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
MetricEBAYGETYBABA
P/E 25.6x -0.1x 21.9x
P/FCF 21.8x -0.2x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 17.3x -0.7x 20.4x
P/S 4.3x 0.0x 1.5x
P/B 12.1x 0.0x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 12.1x 0.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.2x 12.7x –
EV/EBIT 23.1x 23.5x 47.6x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 2.0x 1.4x
EV/FCF 23.7x -24.1x 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x -78.6x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.09 -0.02 -15.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEBAYGETYBABA
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.7% 3.3% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 1.9% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% 2.4% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 1.9% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.3% -45.6% -77.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -23.4% -35.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% -39.0% -50.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.2% -3.8% -3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.3% -35.7% -47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 4.7% -1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.0% -135.2% -45.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -29.3% -27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 56.5% -746.4% -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -41.7% -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEBAYGETYBABA
Gross margin 72.2% 72.4% 38.2%
EBITDA margin 24.4% 16.1% –
Operating margin 20.3% 8.7% 2.9%
Pretax margin 20.4% -8.3% 9.7%
Net margin 16.9% -16.2% 7.0%
FCF margin 19.8% -8.5% 22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 24.9% -2.6% 7.5%
Return on equity 46.2% -29.4% 6.2%
Return on assets 11.7% -5.1% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 18.6% 3.3% 2.4%
Return on capital employed 21.3% 4.3% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 0.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 1.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEBAYGETYBABA
Debt / assets 37.4% 66.6% 7.5%
Debt / equity 1.5x 4.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 12.6x –
Debt / FCF 2.7x -24.5x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 75.5% 83.7% 43.6%
Equity / assets 24.5% 16.3% 56.4%
Interest coverage 10.0x 0.4x 3.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 6.56 -0.38 2.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEBAYGETYBABA
Dividend yield 1.0% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 3.8% – –
Shareholder yield 4.8% – 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.

ConsensusEBAYGETYBABA
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 – 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.73FY2026 $-0.15FY2026 $7.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 – +80.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.1% – +22.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.92BFY2026 $880.49MFY2026 $174.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% +15.2% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEBAYGETYBABA
Held by institutions 92.4% 38.1% 10.1%
Institutions holding 1,295 112 1,219
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% -9.3% -5.4%
Institutions buying 618 56 556
Institutions selling 485 34 421
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.65 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.

EBAYGETYBABA
EBAY 1.00 -0.03 0.13
GETY -0.03 1.00 -0.01
BABA 0.13 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EBAY, GETY and BABA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ebay (EBAY) $53.32B, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) $16.84M, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $231.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, EBAY, GETY and BABA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ebay (EBAY) 25.6x, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -0.1x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 21.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Ebay (EBAY) 21.2x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.2x). 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) +15.7%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) +3.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ebay (EBAY) has the highest net margin (Ebay (EBAY) 16.9%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -16.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Ebay (EBAY) leads (Ebay (EBAY) 18.6%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) 3.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ebay (EBAY) returned the most: Ebay (EBAY) +21.8%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -98.1%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -44.7%. Over five years, Ebay (EBAY) compounded fastest (Ebay (EBAY) +9.6%/yr, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -66.8%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has the highest dividend yield: Ebay (EBAY) 1.01%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 1.06%. Getty Images Holdings (GETY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ebay (EBAY) has been the steadiest (Ebay (EBAY) 36.8%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) 274.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EBAY, GETY 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, Ebay (EBAY) 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.