EXPE vs PDD vs BABA Stock Comparison

Expedia, PDD Holdings and Alibaba Group Holding Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.
$289.01 +11.6% 1M +34.0% 1Y
Market cap
$34.13B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.70B
Div. yield
0.01%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins
PDD PDD Holdings Inc.
$79.04 -0.2% 1M -40.7% 1Y
Market cap
$109.18B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$99.63 -10.1% 1M -42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$232.58B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

PDD Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (PDD Holdings 6, Expedia 3, Alibaba Group Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXPEPDDBABALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.13B $109.18B $232.58B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 8.1x 22.1x PDD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 7.3x 14.3x PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +13.8% +8.1% PDD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% 20.7% 7.0% PDD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.5% — 2.4% EXPE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.0% -40.7% -42.0% EXPE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.3%/yr -4.4%/yr -10.9%/yr EXPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.0% 33.6% 40.4% PDD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 78/100 46/100 PDD

Percentile Scorecard

EXPEPDDBABA

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

AxisEXPEPDDBABA
Valuation 65 #60 of 167 88 #21 of 167 71 #49 of 167
Growth 77 #36 of 153 60 #62 of 153 17 #127 of 153
Profitability 97 #6 of 153 84 #25 of 153 54 #71 of 153
Financial Health 33 #121 of 179 80 #36 of 179 59 #74 of 179
Shareholder Returns 44 #53 of 94 – 30 #66 of 94
Overall 63 78 46
  • EXPE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PDD 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

PeriodEXPEPDDBABASPY
1 month +11.6%-0.2%-10.1% -1.0%
3 months +11.2%-4.4%-11.2% +2.9%
6 months +14.9%-19.4%-26.6% +6.4%
Year to date +2.0%-30.3%-32.0% +11.4%
1 year +34.0%-40.7%-42.0% +13.1%
3 years +197.1%-27.0%+20.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +43.8%-10.0%+6.3% +21.5%
5 years +78.8%-20.2%-43.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +12.3%-4.4%-10.9% +10.9%
10 years +126.5%—-4.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.5%—-0.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureEXPEPDDBABASPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.0%33.6%40.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.7%35.7%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.980.881.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.67-1.21-1.04 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.9%-74.6%-64.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%-42.8%-44.6% -2.5%
52-week high $339.12$138.13$179.97 $779.14
52-week low $188.51$73.30$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.

MultipleEXPEPDDBABA
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 17.5x 8.2xmedian 17.5x 22.0xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 14.9x —median 14.9x —median 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 11.2x 7.0xmedian 11.2x 7.0xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 0.42 0.27median 0.42 -15.25median 0.42

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 monthsEXPEPDDBABA
Revenue $15.70B $64.89B $150.46B
Gross profit $14.20B $36.55B $57.45B
Operating income $2.51B $14.41B $4.39B
Net income $2.04B $13.45B $10.08B
Free cash flow $4.46B $16.02B $33.19B
R&D $1.28B $2.64B $10.68B
EPS (diluted) $16.61 $9.08 $4.38
Cash & equivalents $6.68B $19.00B $21.06B
Total debt $5.46B – $83.76B
Shares (diluted) 122.55M 1.48B 2.40B
Enterprise value $9.31B -$134.87B $46.21B

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
MetricEXPEPDDBABA
P/E 17.1x 8.2x 22.0x
P/FCF 7.4x 7.0x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x 7.0x 20.4x
P/S 2.1x 1.7x 1.5x
P/B 13.4x 1.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 20.8x 1.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x – –
EV/EBIT 12.5x 3.1x 47.7x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 0.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF 7.0x 2.8x 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.0x 2.8x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 0.27 -15.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXPEPDDBABA
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 13.8% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 40.4% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 11.6% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 29.3% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 80.0% 12.7% -77.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 37.4% -35.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.5% -1.4% -50.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% 32.0% -3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 98.2% -1.6% -47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.0% 30.8% -1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 87.8% 22.0% -45.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 21.6% -27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 123.3% 22.0% -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 21.6% -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXPEPDDBABA
Gross margin 90.4% 56.3% 38.2%
EBITDA margin 21.7% – –
Operating margin 16.0% 22.2% 2.9%
Pretax margin 15.5% 28.4% 9.7%
Net margin 13.0% 20.7% 7.0%
FCF margin 28.4% 24.7% 22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 33.2% 24.7% 7.5%
Return on equity 94.7% 21.1% 6.2%
Return on assets 7.3% 14.1% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 29.5% – 2.4%
Return on capital employed 33.9% 22.6% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXPEPDDBABA
Debt / assets 18.8% – 7.5%
Debt / equity 2.2x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – –
Debt / FCF 1.2x – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 91.5% 32.5% 43.6%
Equity / assets 8.5% 67.5% 56.4%
Interest coverage 7.1x – 3.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 2.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 2.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 2.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.52 4.58 2.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXPEPDDBABA
Dividend yield 0.6% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 5.6% – –
Shareholder yield 6.3% 0.0% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusEXPEPDDBABA
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 7.3xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.17FY2026 $10.77FY2026 $6.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.2%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +79.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.3% +19.3% +23.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.58BFY2026 $72.03BFY2026 $173.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +9.5% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXPEPDDBABA
Held by institutions 100.0% 30.3% 10.1%
Institutions holding 1,118 507 1,218
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +4.8% -5.4%
Institutions buying 602 213 555
Institutions selling 361 234 421
Buyers to sellers 1.67 0.91 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.

EXPEPDDBABA
EXPE 1.00 0.21 0.10
PDD 0.21 1.00 0.49
BABA 0.10 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXPE, PDD and BABA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Expedia (EXPE) $34.13B, PDD Holdings (PDD) $109.18B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXPE, PDD and BABA?

PDD Holdings (PDD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Expedia (EXPE) 16.8x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.1x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (Expedia (EXPE) 14.3x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.3x, 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?

PDD Holdings (PDD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Expedia (EXPE) +12.0%, PDD Holdings (PDD) +13.8%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

PDD Holdings (PDD) has the highest net margin (Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Expedia (EXPE) leads (Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Expedia (EXPE) returned the most: Expedia (EXPE) +34.0%, PDD Holdings (PDD) -40.7%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.0%. Over five years, Expedia (EXPE) compounded fastest (Expedia (EXPE) +12.3%/yr, PDD Holdings (PDD) -4.4%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Expedia (EXPE) 0.01%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 0.00%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 0.00%. PDD Holdings (PDD) and Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PDD Holdings (PDD) has been the steadiest (Expedia (EXPE) 51.0%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.6%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXPE, PDD 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, PDD Holdings (PDD) 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.