NBIS vs BABA vs P Stock Comparison

Nebius, Alibaba Group Holding and Everpure Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NBIS Nebius Group N.V.
$153.27 -35.4% 1M +30.7% 1Y
Market cap
$38.78B
P/E
41.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
3 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.26 -8.7% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$232.86B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
1.05%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins
P Everpure, Inc.
$131.41 +4.3% 1M +40.1% 1Y
Market cap
$43.79B
P/E
172.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Alibaba Group Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alibaba Group Holding 5, Nebius 3, Everpure 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNBISBABAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $38.78B $232.86B $43.79B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.5x 22.1x 172.7x BABA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.3x 44.4x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +506.9% +8.1% +27.2% NBIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 66.1% 7.0% 5.9% 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 — 1.05% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.7% -42.6% +40.1% P
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -9.9%/yr +37.8%/yr P
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 107.0% 40.4% 73.0% BABA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 46/100 54/100 NBIS

Percentile Scorecard

NBISBABAP

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

AxisNBISBABAP
Valuation 65 #7 of 18 71 #27 of 90 23 #32 of 41
Growth 38 #11 of 17 12 #66 of 75 72 #11 of 37
Profitability 67 #6 of 16 54 #35 of 75 66 #13 of 36
Financial Health 77 #5 of 18 55 #45 of 99 37 #30 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 37 #23 of 36 73 #8 of 27
Overall 61 46 54
  • NBIS ranked among 19 companies in Cloud Computing
  • BABA ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • P ranked among 49 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNBISBABAPSPY
1 month -35.4%-8.7%+4.3% -0.8%
3 months -18.4%-12.8%+77.1% +3.5%
6 months +5.7%-24.3%+77.7% +7.0%
Year to date +83.1%-31.6%+96.1% +12.2%
1 year +30.7%-42.6%+40.1% +13.0%
3 years —+21.1%+298.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+6.6%+58.6% +23.1%
5 years —-40.8%+396.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-9.9%+37.8% +11.0%
10 years —-2.5%+948.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-0.2%+26.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNBISBABAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 107.0%40.4%73.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.4%36.0%82.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.781.112.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.29-1.060.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.3%-62.9%-48.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.5%-44.3%-16.3% -1.8%
52-week high $286.69$179.97$156.95 $779.14
52-week low $73.87$94.81$56.99 $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.

MultipleNBISBABAP
P/E now vs peer median 41.5xmedian 15.8x 22.1xmedian 17.9x 172.7xmedian 36.9x
P/S now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 2.7x 1.5xmedian 1.7x 10.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 231.6xmedian 24.2x —median 11.8x 111.4xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 10.3x 7.0xmedian 10.1x 341.7xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 28.4xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.59median 0.35 -15.35median 0.38 0.31median 0.97

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 monthsNBISBABAP
Revenue $1.36B $150.46B $4.26B
Gross profit $1.01B $57.45B $2.97B
Operating income -$668.60M $4.39B $224.21M
Net income $61.60M $10.08B $253.29M
Free cash flow $16.40B $33.19B $128.17M
R&D $356.40M $10.68B $1.05B
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $4.38 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $8.04B $21.06B $385.69M
Total debt $25.23B $83.76B –
Shares (diluted) 282.72M 2.40B 345.59M
Enterprise value $12.21B $54.93B $38.20B

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
MetricNBISBABAP
P/E 41.5x 22.1x 172.7x
P/FCF 2.4x 7.0x 341.7x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 20.6x 102.4x
P/S 28.6x 1.5x 10.3x
P/B 3.8x 1.4x 28.4x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.5x 28.9x
EV/EBITDA 231.6x – 111.4x
EV/EBIT -58.8x 48.0x 190.8x
EV/Revenue 29.0x 1.4x 10.0x
EV/FCF 2.4x 6.3x 333.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x 18.6x 100.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.59 -15.35 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNBISBABAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 506.9% 8.1% 27.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -83.4% 5.6% 15.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 631.9% 0.2% 28.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -81.7% 6.5% 15.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -49.0% -77.5% 195.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.7% -35.9% 277.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -73.4% -50.0% 82.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -90.6% -3.6% 574.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 318.1% -47.9% 77.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -70.8% -1.4% 550.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,193% -45.8% -46.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -55.8% -27.8% -13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,310% -8.5% -76.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.1% -0.6% -34.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNBISBABAP
Gross margin 74.3% 38.2% 69.7%
EBITDA margin 12.5% – 9.0%
Operating margin -49.3% 2.9% 5.3%
Pretax margin 5.3% 9.7% 6.6%
Net margin 66.1% 7.0% 5.9%
FCF margin 1,210% 22.1% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 388.0% 7.5% 10.0%
Return on equity 0.7% 6.2% 17.0%
Return on assets 0.2% 3.6% 5.1%
Return on invested capital -3.3% 2.4% –
Return on capital employed -2.9% 2.1% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 85.4x 1.1x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 13.9% 1.1% 12.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNBISBABAP
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% 70.5%
Equity / assets 37.0% 56.4% 29.5%
Interest coverage -2.8x 3.2x –
Current ratio 4.0x 1.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 3.5x 0.6x 1.3x
Cash ratio 3.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.79 2.30 8.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNBISBABAP
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 7,333% – 0.6%
Shareholder yield 7,333% 1.0% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusNBISBABAP
Forward P/E – 14.3xFY2026 44.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.88FY2026 $7.00FY2026 $2.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +80.4%FY2026 +43.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +23.1% +48.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.25BFY2026 $173.86BFY2026 $4.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +512.5%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 +29.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +248.5% +14.7% +41.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNBISBABAP
Held by institutions 66.4% 10.1% 83.0%
Institutions holding 1,052 1,218 804
Change in shares held, QoQ +29.6% -5.4% +2.2%
Institutions buying 694 555 442
Institutions selling 274 421 259
Buyers to sellers 2.53 1.32 1.71

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.

NBISBABAP
NBIS 1.00 0.25 0.34
BABA 0.25 1.00 0.19
P 0.34 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NBIS, BABA and P?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nebius (NBIS) $38.78B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.86B, Everpure (P) $43.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, NBIS, BABA and P?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nebius (NBIS) 41.5x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, Everpure (P) 172.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Everpure (P) 44.4x). 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%, Everpure (P) +27.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nebius (NBIS) has the highest net margin (Nebius (NBIS) 66.1%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Everpure (P) 5.9%). 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 Everpure (P) returned the most: Nebius (NBIS) +30.7%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%, Everpure (P) +40.1%. Over five years, Everpure (P) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr, Everpure (P) +37.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 1.05%. Nebius (NBIS) and Everpure (P) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has been the steadiest (Nebius (NBIS) 107.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%, Everpure (P) 73.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.