NBIS vs BABA vs IBM Stock Comparison

Nebius, Alibaba Group Holding and International Business Machines Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NBIS Nebius Group N.V.
$182.34 -21.4% 1M +49.7% 1Y
Market cap
$42.79B
P/E
47.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
4 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.98 -7.2% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$230.73B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nebius leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nebius 4, International Business Machines 3, Alibaba Group Holding 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNBISBABAIBMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.79B $230.73B $239.21B IBM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.8x 21.9x 21.4x IBM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.4x 19.3x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +506.9% +8.1% +6.8% NBIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 66.1% 7.0% — NBIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.3% 2.4% — BABA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.7% -42.9% -19.0% NBIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -9.4%/yr +16.2%/yr IBM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 107.5% 40.3% 50.7% BABA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 46/100 56/100 NBIS

Percentile Scorecard

NBISBABAIBM

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

AxisNBISBABAIBM
Valuation 78 #9 of 38 66 #58 of 166 65 #14 of 38
Growth 31 #25 of 36 17 #126 of 152 29 #26 of 36
Profitability 76 #9 of 34 55 #69 of 152 91 #4 of 34
Financial Health 76 #10 of 38 59 #74 of 179 41 #23 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 31 #65 of 94 –
Overall 65 46 56
  • NBIS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNBISBABAIBMSPY
1 month -21.4%-7.2%+14.8% +0.9%
3 months +23.0%-12.2%+11.8% +5.9%
6 months +29.1%-22.6%+11.5% +8.5%
Year to date +117.8%-31.1%-14.5% +13.3%
1 year +49.7%-42.9%-19.0% +12.4%
3 years —+21.9%+77.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+6.8%+21.1% +23.5%
5 years —-38.8%+111.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-9.4%+16.2% +11.0%
10 years —-0.9%+73.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-0.1%+5.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNBISBABAIBMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 107.5%40.3%50.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.7%35.9%59.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.831.110.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.46-1.06-0.37 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.3%-62.9%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.4%-43.9%-23.1% -0.9%
52-week high $286.69$179.97$329.23 $779.14
52-week low $73.87$94.81$205.96 $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.

MultipleNBISBABAIBM
P/E now vs peer median 49.4xmedian 27.6x 22.3xmedian 16.8x 21.3xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 34.0xmedian 4.8x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 3.4xmedian 4.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 275.0xmedian 24.1x —median 13.9x —median 24.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 15.0x 7.1xmedian 11.4x 15.0xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 4.4x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 6.6xmedian 4.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.70median 0.38 -15.46median 0.36 1.33median 0.38

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 monthsNBISBABAIBM
Revenue $1.36B $150.46B $69.87B
Gross profit $1.01B $57.45B $40.50B
Operating income -$668.60M $4.39B –
Net income $61.60M $10.08B $11.17B
Free cash flow $16.40B $33.19B –
R&D $356.40M $10.68B –
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $4.38 $11.72
Cash & equivalents $8.04B $21.06B $9.23B
Total debt $25.23B $83.76B –
Shares (diluted) 282.72M 2.40B 953.30M
Enterprise value $16.22B $44.37B $239.21B

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
MetricNBISBABAIBM
P/E 49.4x 22.3x 21.3x
P/FCF 2.8x 7.1x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 20.7x 15.1x
P/S 34.0x 1.6x 3.4x
P/B 4.5x 1.4x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 1.5x 10.6x
EV/EBITDA 275.0x – –
EV/EBIT -69.8x 48.4x –
EV/Revenue 34.4x 1.4x 3.4x
EV/FCF 2.8x 6.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 18.8x 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.70 -15.46 1.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNBISBABAIBM
Revenue growth (1Y) 506.9% 8.1% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -83.4% 5.6% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 631.9% 0.2% 7.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -81.7% 6.5% 6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -49.0% -77.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.7% -35.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -73.4% -50.0% 41.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -90.6% -3.6% 17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 318.1% -47.9% 40.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -70.8% -1.4% 16.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,193% -45.8% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -55.8% -27.8% 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,310% -8.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.1% -0.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNBISBABAIBM
Gross margin 74.3% 38.2% –
EBITDA margin 12.5% – –
Operating margin -49.3% 2.9% –
Pretax margin 5.3% 9.7% –
Net margin 66.1% 7.0% –
FCF margin 1,210% 22.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 388.0% 7.5% 22.7%
Return on equity 0.7% 6.2% 31.6%
Return on assets 0.2% 3.6% 7.3%
Return on invested capital -3.3% 2.4% –
Return on capital employed -2.9% 2.1% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 85.4x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 13.9% 1.1% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNBISBABAIBM
Debt / assets 30.6% 7.5% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – –
Debt / FCF 0.5x 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 63.0% 43.6% 76.6%
Equity / assets 37.0% 56.4% 23.4%
Interest coverage -2.8x 3.2x –
Current ratio 4.0x 1.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 3.5x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 3.4x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score 2.04 2.30 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNBISBABAIBM
Dividend yield – 1.0% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 6,164% – –
Shareholder yield 6,164% 1.0% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusNBISBABAIBM
Forward P/E – 14.4xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.82FY2026 $7.02FY2026 $13.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +80.9%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +22.8% -1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.25BFY2026 $174.00BFY2026 $66.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +514.3%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +246.0% +14.7% +15.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNBISBABAIBM
Held by institutions – 10.1% 65.1%
Institutions holding – 1,218 3,635
Change in shares held, QoQ – -5.4% +3.5%
Institutions buying – 555 1,975
Institutions selling – 421 1,227
Buyers to sellers – 1.32 1.61

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.

NBISBABAIBM
NBIS 1.00 0.25 0.04
BABA 0.25 1.00 0.04
IBM 0.04 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NBIS, BABA and IBM?

International Business Machines (IBM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nebius (NBIS) $42.79B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $230.73B, International Business Machines (IBM) $239.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, NBIS, BABA and IBM?

International Business Machines (IBM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nebius (NBIS) 47.8x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 21.9x, International Business Machines (IBM) 21.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.4x, International Business Machines (IBM) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nebius (NBIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nebius (NBIS) +506.9%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, International Business Machines (IBM) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nebius (NBIS) has the highest net margin (Nebius (NBIS) 66.1%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) leads (Nebius (NBIS) -3.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nebius (NBIS) returned the most: Nebius (NBIS) +49.7%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.9%, International Business Machines (IBM) -19.0%. Over five years, International Business Machines (IBM) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.4%/yr, International Business Machines (IBM) +16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has been the steadiest (Nebius (NBIS) 107.5%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.3%, International Business Machines (IBM) 50.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NBIS, BABA and IBM?

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