EBAY vs LSPD vs BABA Stock Comparison

Ebay, Lightspeed Commerce and Alibaba Group Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EBAY Ebay Inc
$117.83 +9.2% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$52.43B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.01B
Div. yield
1.04%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins
LSPD Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
$10.88 +10.2% 1M -14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
1 win
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.23 -8.7% 1M -44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$232.79B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
1.05%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionEBAYLSPDBABALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.43B $1.50B $232.79B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.6x -15.6x 22.1x BABA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 18.1x 14.3x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.7% +11.6% +8.1% EBAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.5% -7.8% 7.0% EBAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.3% — 2.4% EBAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.04% — 1.05% BABA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.2% -14.0% -44.1% EBAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.2%/yr -35.6%/yr -10.0%/yr EBAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.7% 44.5% 40.3% EBAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 72/100 46/100 LSPD

Percentile Scorecard

EBAYLSPDBABA

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

AxisEBAYLSPDBABA
Valuation 37 #105 of 167 61 #35 of 89 68 #55 of 167
Growth 50 #77 of 153 94 #6 of 81 17 #127 of 153
Profitability 87 #21 of 153 40 #46 of 76 54 #71 of 153
Financial Health 38 #112 of 179 83 #17 of 94 59 #74 of 179
Shareholder Returns 40 #57 of 94 84 #9 of 51 30 #66 of 94
Overall 50 72 46
  • EBAY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • LSPD ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • 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

PeriodEBAYLSPDBABASPY
1 month +9.2%+10.2%-8.7% -0.2%
3 months +0.3%+1.5%-13.0% +3.9%
6 months +17.4%+20.4%-23.4% +8.2%
Year to date +35.3%-9.9%-31.6% +12.9%
1 year +20.2%-14.0%-44.1% +12.3%
3 years +210.2%-12.1%+21.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +45.9%-4.2%+6.6% +23.3%
5 years +62.7%-88.9%-41.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.2%-35.6%-10.0% +10.9%
10 years +309.0%—-2.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.1%—-0.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEBAYLSPDBABASPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.7%44.5%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.0%46.3%35.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.691.061.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.55-0.31-1.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.0%-92.2%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.1%-19.0%-44.3% -1.2%
52-week high $122.91$13.44$179.97 $779.14
52-week low $79.41$8.37$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.

MultipleEBAYLSPDBABA
P/E now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 17.3x -15.6xmedian 40.1x 22.1xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 2.5x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 14.2x 191.2xmedian 18.5x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 11.5x 30.2xmedian 20.1x 7.0xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.94median 0.40 -0.29median 1.73 -15.35median 0.40

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 monthsEBAYLSPDBABA
Revenue $12.01B $1.24B $150.46B
Gross profit $8.70B $536.41M $57.45B
Operating income $2.46B -$115.79M $4.39B
Net income $2.22B -$97.27M $10.08B
Free cash flow $2.51B $49.64M $33.19B
R&D $1.79B $125.76M $10.68B
EPS (diluted) $4.88 $-0.70 $4.38
Cash & equivalents $2.31B $372.14M $21.06B
Total debt $6.74B – $83.76B
Shares (diluted) 455.00M 139.17M 2.40B
Enterprise value $38.97B -$268.60M $54.86B

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
MetricEBAYLSPDBABA
P/E 23.6x -15.6x 22.1x
P/FCF 20.9x 30.2x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 16.8x 34.7x 20.6x
P/S 4.4x 1.2x 1.5x
P/B 11.2x 1.1x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 11.2x 1.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.0x 191.2x –
EV/EBIT 22.7x -9.7x 48.0x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 0.9x 1.4x
EV/FCF 22.3x 22.7x 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.9x 26.1x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.94 -0.29 -15.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEBAYLSPDBABA
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.7% 11.6% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 17.6% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% 13.9% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 16.1% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.6% 83.3% -77.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 52.1% -35.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.1% 85.7% -50.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 54.3% -3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.5% 84.2% -47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 53.1% -1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 68.5% 804.1% -45.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 34.2% -27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 77.8% 3,659% -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 34.5% -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEBAYLSPDBABA
Gross margin 72.5% 43.1% 38.2%
EBITDA margin 24.4% 0.5% –
Operating margin 20.5% -9.3% 2.9%
Pretax margin 20.6% -7.7% 9.7%
Net margin 18.5% -7.8% 7.0%
FCF margin 20.9% 4.0% 22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 25.9% 3.5% 7.5%
Return on equity 49.0% -6.8% 6.2%
Return on assets 12.4% -6.0% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 19.3% – 2.4%
Return on capital employed 20.5% -8.0% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -0.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 4.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEBAYLSPDBABA
Debt / assets 37.6% – 7.5%
Debt / equity 1.4x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x – –
Debt / FCF 2.7x – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 12.5% 43.6%
Equity / assets 26.0% 87.5% 56.4%
Interest coverage 9.9x – 3.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 3.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 2.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 6.63 3.21 2.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEBAYLSPDBABA
Dividend yield 1.0% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 3.7% 7.1% –
Shareholder yield 4.8% 7.1% 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.

ConsensusEBAYLSPDBABA
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.73FY2026 $0.60FY2026 $7.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +36.4%FY2026 +80.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.1% +46.7% +22.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.92BFY2026 $1.22BFY2026 $174.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% +23.4% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEBAYLSPDBABA
Held by institutions 92.4% 54.9% 10.1%
Institutions holding 1,293 108 1,218
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% -4.3% -5.4%
Institutions buying 616 54 555
Institutions selling 485 37 421
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.46 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.

EBAYLSPDBABA
EBAY 1.00 0.25 0.15
LSPD 0.25 1.00 0.14
BABA 0.15 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EBAY, LSPD and BABA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ebay (EBAY) $52.43B, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) $1.50B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, EBAY, LSPD and BABA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ebay (EBAY) 23.6x, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -15.6x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Ebay (EBAY) 20.6x, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) 18.1x, 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%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) +11.6%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ebay (EBAY) has the highest net margin (Ebay (EBAY) 18.5%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -7.8%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Ebay (EBAY) leads (Ebay (EBAY) 19.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ebay (EBAY) returned the most: Ebay (EBAY) +20.2%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -14.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -44.1%. Over five years, Ebay (EBAY) compounded fastest (Ebay (EBAY) +10.2%/yr, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -35.6%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has the highest dividend yield: Ebay (EBAY) 1.04%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 1.05%. Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ebay (EBAY) has been the steadiest (Ebay (EBAY) 36.7%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) 44.5%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EBAY, LSPD 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 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.