EXPE vs TCOM vs PDD Stock Comparison

Expedia, Trip.com and PDD Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins
TCOM Trip.com Group Ltd
$39.91 +1.2% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$26.04B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
–
Travel Services Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
PDD PDD Holdings Inc.
$78.13 +0.7% 1M -41.7% 1Y
Market cap
$109.54B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Trip.com leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Trip.com 4, PDD Holdings 3, Expedia 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXPETCOMPDDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.44B $26.04B $109.54B PDD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.4x 7.6x 8.1x TCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 11.0x 7.2x PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +18.1% +13.8% TCOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% 36.1% 20.7% TCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.5% 5.3% — 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 +29.8% -45.2% -41.7% EXPE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.6%/yr +6.6%/yr -3.3%/yr EXPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.1% 36.3% 33.6% PDD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 81/100 78/100 TCOM

Percentile Scorecard

EXPETCOMPDD

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

AxisEXPETCOMPDD
Valuation 65 #59 of 167 82 #6 of 29 89 #20 of 167
Growth 77 #36 of 153 80 #6 of 26 59 #63 of 153
Profitability 96 #7 of 153 68 #9 of 26 85 #24 of 153
Financial Health 33 #121 of 179 93 #3 of 31 80 #37 of 179
Shareholder Returns 44 #53 of 94 – –
Overall 63 81 78
  • EXPE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TCOM ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • PDD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXPETCOMPDDSPY
1 month +7.5%+1.2%+0.7% -0.8%
3 months +2.0%-10.9%-7.9% +3.5%
6 months +15.8%-25.0%-20.7% +7.0%
Year to date +0.2%-44.5%-31.1% +12.2%
1 year +29.8%-45.2%-41.7% +13.0%
3 years +205.1%+13.0%-27.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +45.1%+4.2%-10.3% +23.1%
5 years +73.0%+37.9%-15.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +11.6%+6.6%-3.3% +11.0%
10 years +126.2%-14.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.5%-1.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEXPETCOMPDDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.1%36.3%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.5%43.1%35.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.960.590.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.58-1.25-1.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.9%-51.9%-73.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.3%-49.5%-43.4% -1.8%
52-week high $339.12$78.96$138.13 $779.14
52-week low $188.51$37.96$73.30 $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.

MultipleEXPETCOMPDD
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 17.5x 7.7xmedian 18.8x 8.1xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 14.5x —median 15.2x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 12.1x —median 16.1x 6.9xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 2.5x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 0.41 0.15median 0.38 0.26median 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 monthsEXPETCOMPDD
Revenue $15.70B $9.45B $64.89B
Gross profit $14.20B $7.55B $36.55B
Operating income $2.51B $1.50B $14.41B
Net income $2.04B $3.42B $13.45B
Free cash flow $4.46B – $16.02B
R&D $1.28B $2.30B $2.64B
EPS (diluted) $16.61 $4.88 $9.08
Cash & equivalents $6.68B $8.26B $19.00B
Total debt $5.46B $18.23B –
Shares (diluted) 122.55M 698.38M 1.48B
Enterprise value $8.61B -$18.99B -$134.51B

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
MetricEXPETCOMPDD
P/E 16.8x 7.7x 8.1x
P/FCF 7.3x – 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x – 6.9x
P/S 2.1x 2.7x 1.7x
P/B 13.2x 1.1x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 20.4x 1.2x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x – –
EV/EBIT 12.3x 12.0x 3.0x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF 6.9x – 2.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.9x – 2.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 0.15 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXPETCOMPDD
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 18.1% 13.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 27.2% 40.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 16.9% 11.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 40.9% 29.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 80.0% -28.2% 12.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 42.4% 37.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.5% 34.1% -1.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% 54.9% 32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 98.2% 33.2% -1.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.0% 51.8% 30.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 87.8% – 22.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.6% – 21.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 123.3% – 22.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.3% – 21.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXPETCOMPDD
Gross margin 90.4% 80.0% 56.3%
EBITDA margin 21.7% – –
Operating margin 16.0% 15.9% 22.2%
Pretax margin 15.5% 45.7% 28.4%
Net margin 13.0% 36.1% 20.7%
FCF margin 28.4% – 24.7%
Operating cash flow margin 33.2% – 24.7%
Return on equity 94.7% 14.3% 21.1%
Return on assets 7.3% 8.9% 14.1%
Return on invested capital 29.5% 5.3% –
Return on capital employed 33.9% 6.1% 22.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXPETCOMPDD
Debt / assets 18.8% 10.2% –
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – –
Debt / FCF 1.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 91.5% 38.0% 32.5%
Equity / assets 8.5% 62.0% 67.5%
Interest coverage 7.1x 19.8x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.3x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.9x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 1.51 – 4.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXPETCOMPDD
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield 5.7% – –
Shareholder yield 6.4% 0.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusEXPETCOMPDD
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.20FY2026 $3.64FY2026 $10.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.4%FY2026 -44.2%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.4% +17.0% +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.58BFY2026 $9.46BFY2026 $72.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +20.9% +9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXPETCOMPDD
Held by institutions 100.0% 23.0% 30.3%
Institutions holding 1,118 319 507
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +1.2% +4.8%
Institutions buying 602 152 213
Institutions selling 361 119 234
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.28 0.91

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.

EXPETCOMPDD
EXPE 1.00 0.25 0.21
TCOM 0.25 1.00 0.45
PDD 0.21 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXPE, TCOM and PDD?

PDD Holdings (PDD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Expedia (EXPE) $33.44B, Trip.com (TCOM) $26.04B, PDD Holdings (PDD) $109.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXPE, TCOM and PDD?

Trip.com (TCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Expedia (EXPE) 16.4x, Trip.com (TCOM) 7.6x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (Expedia (EXPE) 14.1x, Trip.com (TCOM) 11.0x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Trip.com (TCOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Expedia (EXPE) +12.0%, Trip.com (TCOM) +18.1%, PDD Holdings (PDD) +13.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trip.com (TCOM) has the highest net margin (Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%, Trip.com (TCOM) 36.1%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%). On return on invested capital, Expedia (EXPE) leads (Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%, Trip.com (TCOM) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Expedia (EXPE) returned the most: Expedia (EXPE) +29.8%, Trip.com (TCOM) -45.2%, PDD Holdings (PDD) -41.7%. Over five years, Expedia (EXPE) compounded fastest (Expedia (EXPE) +11.6%/yr, Trip.com (TCOM) +6.6%/yr, PDD Holdings (PDD) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Expedia (EXPE) 0.01%, Trip.com (TCOM) 0.00%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 0.00%. Trip.com (TCOM) and PDD Holdings (PDD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PDD Holdings (PDD) has been the steadiest (Expedia (EXPE) 51.1%, Trip.com (TCOM) 36.3%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXPE, TCOM and PDD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Trip.com (TCOM) leads on 4. 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.