GRAB vs BABA vs KYIV Stock Comparison

Grab Holdings, Alibaba Group Holding and Kyivstar Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (UBER) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
GRAB Grab Holdings Ltd
$2.79 -12.8% 1M -51.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.05B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.73B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
3 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
2 wins
KYIV Kyivstar Group Ltd.
$13.29 +2.1% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.84B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$662.00M
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kyivstar leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kyivstar 6, Grab Holdings 3, Alibaba Group Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGRABBABAKYIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.05B $232.58B $2.84B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.3x 22.1x 17.4x KYIV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 14.3x 9.7x KYIV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.5% +8.1% -36.2% GRAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.3% 7.0% 24.6% KYIV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.5% 2.4% 14.1% KYIV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -6.5x — -0.5x GRAB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -51.2% -42.0% +0.3% KYIV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.0%/yr -10.9%/yr — BABA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.9% 40.4% 49.4% GRAB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 46/100 60/100 KYIV

Percentile Scorecard

GRABBABAKYIV

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

AxisGRABBABAKYIV
Valuation 46 #91 of 167 71 #49 of 167 35 #32 of 49
Growth 81 #30 of 153 17 #127 of 153 16 #39 of 46
Profitability 45 #84 of 153 54 #71 of 153 100 #1 of 46
Financial Health 51 #89 of 179 59 #74 of 179 90 #6 of 50
Shareholder Returns – 30 #66 of 94 –
Overall 56 46 60
  • GRAB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • KYIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGRABBABAKYIVSPY
1 month -12.8%-10.1%+2.1% -1.0%
3 months -15.7%-11.2%-0.8% +2.9%
6 months -28.5%-26.6%+13.4% +6.4%
Year to date -44.1%-32.0%+2.4% +11.4%
1 year -51.2%-42.0%+0.3% +13.1%
3 years -14.9%+20.2%— +79.4%
3 years, per year -5.3%+6.3%— +21.5%
5 years -74.6%-43.9%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -24.0%-10.9%— +10.9%
10 years —-4.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —-0.4%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGRABBABAKYIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.9%40.4%49.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.5%36.0%49.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.431.131.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.32-1.040.01 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.5%-64.2%-38.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.4%-44.6%-17.8% -2.5%
52-week high $6.12$179.97$16.17 $779.14
52-week low $2.79$94.81$9.33 $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.

MultipleGRABBABAKYIV
P/E now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 17.5x 22.0xmedian 17.5x 17.6xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 4.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 14.9x —median 14.9x 8.0xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 57.4xmedian 11.2x 7.0xmedian 11.2x 0.5xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 2.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.42 -15.25median 0.42 —median 0.24

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 monthsGRABBABAKYIV
Revenue $3.73B $150.46B $662.00M
Gross profit $1.63B $57.45B $7.07B
Operating income $120.00M $4.39B $238.00M
Net income $525.00M $10.08B $163.00M
Free cash flow $193.00M $33.19B $6.23B
R&D $417.00M $10.68B –
EPS (diluted) $0.14 $4.38 $0.75
Cash & equivalents $2.86B $21.06B $364.00M
Total debt $2.99B $83.76B $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 4.21B 2.40B 216.12M
Enterprise value -$4.08B $46.21B $695.71M

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
MetricGRABBABAKYIV
P/E 20.0x 22.0x 17.6x
P/FCF 57.4x 7.0x 0.5x
P/Operating cash flow 85.2x 20.4x 0.5x
P/S 3.0x 1.5x 4.6x
P/B 1.6x 1.4x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.4x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 27.4x – 8.0x
EV/EBIT 74.5x 47.7x 12.2x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.4x 4.4x
EV/FCF 46.3x 6.3x 0.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 68.8x 18.5x 0.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -15.25 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGRABBABAKYIV
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.5% 8.1% -36.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 5.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.6% 0.2% -33.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 69.9% 6.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 340.0% -77.5% -41.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.7% -35.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 837.5% -50.0% -45.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.1% -3.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 82.0% -47.9% -48.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -1.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -82.1% -45.8% 12.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.4% -27.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -76.7% -8.5% 20.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.6% -0.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGRABBABAKYIV
Gross margin 43.6% 38.2% 1,068%
EBITDA margin 8.7% – 55.0%
Operating margin 3.2% 2.9% 36.0%
Pretax margin 13.9% 9.7% 30.8%
Net margin 15.3% 7.0% 24.6%
FCF margin 5.2% 22.1% 941.5%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 7.5% 931.7%
Return on equity 7.9% 6.2% 12.0%
Return on assets 4.2% 3.6% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 1.5% 2.4% 14.1%
Return on capital employed 1.7% 2.1% 13.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.1x 37.8x
Stock comp / revenue 6.4% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGRABBABAKYIV
Debt / assets 15.1% 7.5% 15.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -6.5x – -0.5x
Debt / FCF 10.5x 0.6x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 49.7% 43.6% 38.8%
Equity / assets 50.3% 56.4% 61.2%
Interest coverage 1.1x 3.2x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.6x 1.1x
Altman Z-score -0.24 2.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGRABBABAKYIV
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 1.1% –
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.

ConsensusGRABBABAKYIV
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.16FY2026 $6.97FY2026 $1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +166.7%FY2026 +79.6%FY2026 +140.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.5% +23.0% +22.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.07BFY2026 $173.52BFY2026 $1.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.7% +14.6% +8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGRABBABAKYIV
Held by institutions 75.6% 10.1% 12.7%
Institutions holding 483 1,218 74
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% -5.4% +5.3%
Institutions buying 231 555 46
Institutions selling 168 421 18
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.32 2.56

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.

GRABBABAKYIV
GRAB 1.00 0.28 0.20
BABA 0.28 1.00 0.16
KYIV 0.20 0.16 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GRAB, BABA and KYIV?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grab Holdings (GRAB) $11.05B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.58B, Kyivstar (KYIV) $2.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, GRAB, BABA and KYIV?

Kyivstar (KYIV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grab Holdings (GRAB) 19.3x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, Kyivstar (KYIV) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kyivstar (KYIV) is cheapest (Grab Holdings (GRAB) 17.4x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Kyivstar (KYIV) 9.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Grab Holdings (GRAB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grab Holdings (GRAB) +21.5%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Kyivstar (KYIV) -36.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kyivstar (KYIV) has the highest net margin (Grab Holdings (GRAB) 15.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Kyivstar (KYIV) 24.6%). On return on invested capital, Kyivstar (KYIV) leads (Grab Holdings (GRAB) 1.5%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Kyivstar (KYIV) 14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kyivstar (KYIV) returned the most: Grab Holdings (GRAB) -51.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.0%, Kyivstar (KYIV) +0.3%. Over five years, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) compounded fastest (Grab Holdings (GRAB) -24.0%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Grab Holdings (GRAB) has been the steadiest (Grab Holdings (GRAB) 38.9%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%, Kyivstar (KYIV) 49.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GRAB, BABA and KYIV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kyivstar (KYIV) 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.