ETSY vs EBAY vs CART Stock Comparison

Etsy, Ebay and Maplebear Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ETSY Etsy Inc
$87.57 +27.9% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.09B
P/E
39.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.86B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
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
8 wins
CART Maplebear Inc.
$60.08 +39.1% 1M +56.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.00B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ebay leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ebay 8, Maplebear 2, Etsy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETSYEBAYCARTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.09B $52.43B $14.00B EBAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.5x 23.6x 29.4x EBAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.5x 20.6x 24.4x EBAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +14.7% +12.6% EBAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% 18.5% 12.0% EBAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.9% 19.3% — ETSY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 1.2x — EBAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.04% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.9% +20.2% +56.7% CART
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.5%/yr +10.2%/yr — EBAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.1% 36.7% 44.0% EBAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 50/100 68/100 CART

Percentile Scorecard

ETSYEBAYCART

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

AxisETSYEBAYCART
Valuation 56 #74 of 167 37 #105 of 167 46 #90 of 167
Growth 46 #83 of 153 50 #77 of 153 48 #80 of 153
Profitability 92 #13 of 153 87 #21 of 153 90 #16 of 153
Financial Health 30 #126 of 179 38 #112 of 179 75 #45 of 179
Shareholder Returns 73 #26 of 94 40 #57 of 94 82 #18 of 94
Overall 59 50 68
  • ETSY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • EBAY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • CART ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodETSYEBAYCARTSPY
1 month +27.9%+9.2%+39.1% -0.2%
3 months +1.3%+0.3%+31.7% +3.9%
6 months +38.5%+17.4%+42.3% +8.2%
Year to date +58.0%+35.3%+33.6% +12.9%
1 year +15.9%+20.2%+56.7% +12.3%
3 years +40.2%+210.2%+141.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.9%+45.9%+34.1% +23.3%
5 years -63.9%+62.7%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -18.5%+10.2%— +10.9%
10 years +582.5%+309.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.2%+15.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureETSYEBAYCARTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.1%36.7%44.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.3%43.0%43.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.050.690.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.310.551.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-52.0%-38.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%-4.1%-1.3% -1.2%
52-week high $90.88$122.91$60.88 $779.14
52-week low $44.05$79.41$32.93 $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.

MultipleETSYEBAYCART
P/E now vs peer median 39.5xmedian 17.3x 23.6xmedian 17.3x 29.4xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.4x 4.4xmedian 1.4x 3.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 14.2x 19.0xmedian 14.2x 18.8xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 11.5x 20.9xmedian 11.5x 11.9xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median -5.8xmedian 1.8x 11.2xmedian 1.8x 6.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.20median 0.40 0.94median 0.40 27.70median 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 monthsETSYEBAYCART
Revenue $2.86B $12.01B $3.99B
Gross profit $2.07B $8.70B $2.90B
Operating income $457.22M $2.46B $588.00M
Net income $209.27M $2.22B $480.00M
Free cash flow $785.04M $2.51B $1.18B
R&D $427.79M $1.79B $706.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.74 $4.88 $1.93
Cash & equivalents $901.28M $2.31B $757.00M
Total debt $2.99B $6.74B –
Shares (diluted) 119.96M 455.00M 248.94M
Enterprise value $2.45B $38.97B $10.04B

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
MetricETSYEBAYCART
P/E 39.5x 23.6x 29.4x
P/FCF 10.3x 20.9x 11.9x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 16.8x 11.4x
P/S 2.8x 4.4x 3.5x
P/B -5.8x 11.2x 6.0x
P/Tangible book -5.7x 11.2x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 17.8x 19.0x 18.8x
EV/EBIT 21.8x 22.7x 22.4x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 4.7x 3.3x
EV/FCF 12.7x 22.3x 11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.5x 17.9x 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.20 0.94 27.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETSYEBAYCART
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 14.7% 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 6.5% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.5% 14.9% 9.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 6.6% 10.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 37.6% 10.6% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.8% 3.7% 13.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.6% 2.1% -1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.8% 18.3% -13.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.2% 5.5% 10.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 25.1% 1.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.1% 68.5% 46.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 2.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.0% 77.8% 51.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 1.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETSYEBAYCART
Gross margin 72.3% 72.5% 72.6%
EBITDA margin 19.5% 24.4% 17.6%
Operating margin 16.0% 20.5% 14.7%
Pretax margin 17.2% 20.6% 15.7%
Net margin 7.3% 18.5% 12.0%
FCF margin 27.5% 20.9% 29.5%
Operating cash flow margin 27.7% 25.9% 30.9%
Return on equity – 49.0% 20.4%
Return on assets 8.2% 12.4% 13.6%
Return on invested capital 21.9% 19.3% –
Return on capital employed 35.4% 20.5% 22.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.8x 1.4x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 8.4% 5.4% 10.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETSYEBAYCART
Debt / assets 122.4% 37.6% –
Debt / equity -2.1x 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 1.2x –
Debt / FCF 3.8x 2.7x –
Liabilities / assets 157.2% 74.0% 33.8%
Equity / assets -57.2% 26.0% 66.2%
Interest coverage 22.1x 9.9x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.0x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.76 6.63 7.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETSYEBAYCART
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 7.7% 3.7% 13.2%
Shareholder yield 7.7% 4.8% 13.2%
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.

ConsensusETSYEBAYCART
Forward P/E 27.5xFY2026 20.6xFY2026 24.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $5.73FY2026 $2.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +128.8%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +53.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +34.6% +14.1% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.94BFY2026 $11.92BFY2026 $4.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +7.6% +25.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETSYEBAYCART
Held by institutions 100.0% 92.4% 82.5%
Institutions holding 556 1,293 499
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +0.3% +3.5%
Institutions buying 282 616 246
Institutions selling 184 485 178
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.27 1.38

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.

ETSYEBAYCART
ETSY 1.00 0.48 0.27
EBAY 0.48 1.00 0.24
CART 0.27 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ETSY, EBAY and CART?

Ebay (EBAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Etsy (ETSY) $8.09B, Ebay (EBAY) $52.43B, Maplebear (CART) $14.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, ETSY, EBAY and CART?

Ebay (EBAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Etsy (ETSY) 39.5x, Ebay (EBAY) 23.6x, Maplebear (CART) 29.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ebay (EBAY) is cheapest (Etsy (ETSY) 27.5x, Ebay (EBAY) 20.6x, Maplebear (CART) 24.4x). 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: Etsy (ETSY) +3.7%, Ebay (EBAY) +14.7%, Maplebear (CART) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ebay (EBAY) has the highest net margin (Etsy (ETSY) 7.3%, Ebay (EBAY) 18.5%, Maplebear (CART) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Etsy (ETSY) leads (Etsy (ETSY) 21.9%, Ebay (EBAY) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Maplebear (CART) returned the most: Etsy (ETSY) +15.9%, Ebay (EBAY) +20.2%, Maplebear (CART) +56.7%. Over five years, Ebay (EBAY) compounded fastest (Etsy (ETSY) -18.5%/yr, Ebay (EBAY) +10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ebay (EBAY) 1.04%. Etsy (ETSY) and Maplebear (CART) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ebay (EBAY) has been the steadiest (Etsy (ETSY) 51.1%, Ebay (EBAY) 36.7%, Maplebear (CART) 44.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ETSY, EBAY and CART?

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.