GETY vs EBAY vs BABA Stock Comparison

Getty Images Holdings, Ebay and Alibaba Group Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EBAY Ebay Inc
$118.02 +10.0% 1M +18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$53.50B
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.39B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.98 -7.2% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$230.70B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ebay leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ebay 5, Alibaba Group Holding 4, Getty Images Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGETYEBAYBABALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.63M $53.50B $230.70B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.1x 21.1x 21.9x EBAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.6x 14.4x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.3% +15.7% +8.1% EBAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.2% — 7.0% BABA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.3% — 2.4% GETY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 12.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -98.6% +18.5% -42.9% EBAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -68.6%/yr +9.0%/yr -9.4%/yr EBAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 272.2% 36.7% 40.3% EBAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 23/100 46/100 BABA

Percentile Scorecard

GETYEBAYBABA

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

AxisGETYEBAYBABA
Valuation 49 #86 of 166 22 #129 of 166 66 #58 of 166
Growth 11 #136 of 152 – 17 #126 of 152
Profitability 42 #88 of 152 – 55 #69 of 152
Financial Health 10 #162 of 179 16 #151 of 179 59 #74 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 30 #66 of 94 31 #65 of 94
Overall 28 23 46
  • GETY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • EBAY 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

PeriodGETYEBAYBABASPY
1 month -78.6%+10.0%-7.2% +0.9%
3 months -92.7%+2.4%-12.2% +5.9%
6 months -96.6%+13.7%-22.6% +8.5%
Year to date -97.8%+35.5%-31.1% +13.3%
1 year -98.6%+18.5%-42.9% +12.4%
3 years -99.3%+210.7%+21.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -80.6%+46.0%+6.8% +23.5%
5 years -99.7%+53.8%-38.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -68.6%+9.0%-9.4% +11.0%
10 years —+312.7%-0.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+15.2%-0.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGETYEBAYBABASPY
Volatility, 1Y 272.2%36.7%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 305.8%43.0%35.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.390.691.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.360.50-1.06 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-52.0%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -98.6%-4.0%-43.9% -0.9%
52-week high $2.15$122.91$179.97 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$79.41$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.

MultipleGETYEBAYBABA
P/E now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 16.8x 21.1xmedian 16.8x 22.3xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.4x 4.2xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 13.9x —median 13.9x —median 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 11.4x 18.7xmedian 11.4x 7.1xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.8x 11.9xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.36 —median 0.36 -15.46median 0.36

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 monthsGETYEBAYBABA
Revenue $978.00M $12.39B $150.46B
Gross profit $708.07M – $57.45B
Operating income $84.94M – $4.39B
Net income -$159.46M – $10.08B
Free cash flow -$83.03M – $33.19B
R&D – – $10.68B
EPS (diluted) $-0.38 – $4.38
Cash & equivalents $51.62M $1.17B $21.06B
Total debt $2.03B – $83.76B
Shares (diluted) 419.60M 455.00M 2.40B
Enterprise value -$287.10M $53.50B $44.33B

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
MetricGETYEBAYBABA
P/E -0.1x 21.1x 22.3x
P/FCF -0.2x 18.7x 7.1x
P/Operating cash flow -0.5x – 20.7x
P/S 0.0x 4.2x 1.6x
P/B 0.0x 11.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 11.9x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x – –
EV/EBIT 23.5x – 48.4x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 4.2x 1.4x
EV/FCF -24.0x – 6.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -78.5x – 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 – -15.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGETYEBAYBABA
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.3% 15.7% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 7.2% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% – 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -45.6% – -77.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% – -35.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -39.0% – -50.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.8% – -3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.7% – -47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.7% – -1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.2% – -45.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.3% – -27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -746.4% – -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -41.7% – -0.6%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGETYEBAYBABA
Debt / assets 66.6% – 7.5%
Debt / equity 4.1x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 12.6x – –
Debt / FCF -24.5x – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 83.7% 75.5% 43.6%
Equity / assets 16.3% 24.5% 56.4%
Interest coverage 0.4x – 3.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.2x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score -0.38 – 2.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGETYEBAYBABA
Dividend yield – 1.0% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 1.0% 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.

ConsensusGETYEBAYBABA
Forward P/E – 20.6xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.15FY2026 $5.73FY2026 $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 $880.49MFY2026 $11.92BFY2026 $174.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% +7.6% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGETYEBAYBABA
Held by institutions 38.1% 92.4% 10.1%
Institutions holding 112 1,294 1,218
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.3% +0.3% -5.4%
Institutions buying 56 617 555
Institutions selling 34 485 421
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.27 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.

GETYEBAYBABA
GETY 1.00 -0.02 -0.01
EBAY -0.02 1.00 0.15
BABA -0.01 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GETY, EBAY and BABA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Getty Images Holdings (GETY) $12.63M, Ebay (EBAY) $53.50B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $230.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, GETY, EBAY and BABA?

Ebay (EBAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -0.1x, Ebay (EBAY) 21.1x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 21.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Ebay (EBAY) 20.6x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.4x). 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: Getty Images Holdings (GETY) +3.3%, Ebay (EBAY) +15.7%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has the highest net margin (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -16.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) leads (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: Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -98.6%, Ebay (EBAY) +18.5%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.9%. Over five years, Ebay (EBAY) compounded fastest (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -68.6%/yr, Ebay (EBAY) +9.0%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ebay (EBAY) has been the steadiest (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) 272.2%, Ebay (EBAY) 36.7%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GETY, EBAY 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 5. 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.