IQ vs BABA vs FENG Stock Comparison

iQIYI, Alibaba Group Holding and Phoenix New Media Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.88 -13.7% 1M -59.6% 1Y
Market cap
$368.58M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.26 -8.7% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$230.78B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins
FENG Phoenix New Media Ltd
$1.38 -2.8% 1M -43.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.69M
P/E
5.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$118.50M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Alibaba Group Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alibaba Group Holding 5, Phoenix New Media 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIQBABAFENGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $368.58M $230.78B $16.69M BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.1x 21.9x 5.7x FENG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.3x 1.4x FENG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.2% +8.1% +17.9% FENG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.2% 7.0% 2.5% BABA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.8% 2.4% — BABA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.6% -42.6% -43.2% BABA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.8%/yr -9.9%/yr -31.0%/yr BABA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.7% 40.4% 36.8% FENG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 46/100 77/100 FENG

Percentile Scorecard

IQBABAFENG

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

AxisIQBABAFENG
Valuation 68 #54 of 167 70 #51 of 167 99 #3 of 167
Growth 0 #153 of 153 17 #127 of 153 92 #13 of 153
Profitability 32 #105 of 153 53 #72 of 153 43 #88 of 153
Financial Health 19 #145 of 179 59 #74 of 179 75 #45 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 30 #66 of 94 –
Overall 30 46 77
  • IQ ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • FENG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIQBABAFENGSPY
1 month -13.7%-8.7%-2.8% -0.8%
3 months -28.5%-12.8%-4.8% +3.5%
6 months -20.7%-24.3%-20.2% +7.0%
Year to date -54.2%-31.6%-17.4% +12.2%
1 year -59.6%-42.6%-43.2% +13.0%
3 years -81.7%+21.1%+7.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -43.2%+6.6%+2.5% +23.1%
5 years -89.9%-40.8%-84.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -36.8%-9.9%-31.0% +11.0%
10 years —-2.5%-93.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-0.2%-24.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIQBABAFENGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.7%40.4%36.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.9%36.0%43.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.261.110.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.18-1.06-1.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.5%-62.9%-88.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.6%-44.3%-43.0% -1.8%
52-week high $2.35$179.97$2.42 $779.14
52-week low $0.86$94.81$1.38 $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.

MultipleIQBABAFENG
P/E now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 17.5x 22.1xmedian 17.5x 5.7xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 0.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x —median 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 12.1x 7.0xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 0.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.41 -15.35median 0.41 0.12median 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 monthsIQBABAFENG
Revenue $3.71B $150.46B $118.50M
Gross profit $665.38M $57.45B $63.62M
Operating income -$57.57M $4.39B -$3.49M
Net income -$89.99M $10.08B $4.10M
Free cash flow $66.12M $33.19B –
R&D $233.12M $10.68B $8.68M
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 $4.38 $0.24
Cash & equivalents $471.90M $21.06B $74.01M
Total debt $3.74B $83.76B –
Shares (diluted) 2.36B 2.40B 12.01M
Enterprise value -$2.00B $44.41B -$549.00M

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
MetricIQBABAFENG
P/E -3.2x 22.1x 5.7x
P/FCF 12.8x 7.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 18.4x 20.6x –
P/S 0.2x 1.5x 0.1x
P/B 0.5x 1.4x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.5x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -22.3x 48.0x 36.8x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 1.4x -1.1x
EV/FCF 19.5x 6.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 27.9x 18.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 -15.35 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIQBABAFENG
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.2% 8.1% 17.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.2% 5.6% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -24.2% 0.2% 46.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.0% 6.5% 23.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -150.6% -77.5% 61.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.2% -35.9% 38.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -239.9% -50.0% 144.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.2% -3.6% 58.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,091% -47.9% 135.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.0% -1.4% 46.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -69.5% -45.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.2% -27.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -57.7% -8.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.4% -0.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIQBABAFENG
Gross margin 17.9% 38.2% 53.7%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -1.6% 2.9% -2.9%
Pretax margin -2.1% 9.7% 4.1%
Net margin -3.2% 7.0% 2.5%
FCF margin 1.8% 22.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 1.2% 7.5% –
Return on equity -4.8% 6.2% 2.6%
Return on assets -1.3% 3.6% 1.8%
Return on invested capital -0.8% 2.4% –
Return on capital employed -1.6% 2.1% -2.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIQBABAFENG
Debt / assets 15.6% 7.5% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 15.8x 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 43.6% 32.0%
Equity / assets 27.7% 56.4% 68.0%
Interest coverage -0.5x 3.2x –
Current ratio 0.4x 1.4x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.6x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 2.1x
Altman Z-score -1.06 2.30 0.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIQBABAFENG
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 1.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusIQBABAFENG
Forward P/E – 14.3xFY2026 1.4xFY2023
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.07FY2026 $7.00FY2026 $0.98FY2023
EPS growth, next FY -275.0%FY2026 +80.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +23.1% -345.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.56BFY2026 $173.86BFY2026 $194.02MFY2023
Revenue growth, next FY -8.8%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +14.7% -24.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIQBABAFENG
Held by institutions 26.0% 10.1% 1.5%
Institutions holding 128 1,218 6
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% -5.4% -2.1%
Institutions buying 57 555 1
Institutions selling 40 421 3
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.32 0.33

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.

IQBABAFENG
IQ 1.00 0.31 -0.04
BABA 0.31 1.00 -0.05
FENG -0.04 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IQ, BABA and FENG?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: iQIYI (IQ) $368.58M, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $230.78B, Phoenix New Media (FENG) $16.69M.

Which stock is cheaper, IQ, BABA and FENG?

Phoenix New Media (FENG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (iQIYI (IQ) -3.1x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 21.9x, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 5.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phoenix New Media (FENG) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 1.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phoenix New Media (FENG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) +17.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has the highest net margin (iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 2.5%). On return on invested capital, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) leads (iQIYI (IQ) -0.8%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) returned the most: iQIYI (IQ) -59.6%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) -43.2%. Over five years, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) compounded fastest (iQIYI (IQ) -36.8%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr, Phoenix New Media (FENG) -31.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phoenix New Media (FENG) has been the steadiest (iQIYI (IQ) 50.7%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 36.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IQ, BABA and FENG?

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