NTNX vs AMZN vs BABA Stock Comparison

Nutanix, Amazon Com and Alibaba Group Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTNX Nutanix, Inc.
$72.74 +6.9% 1M +4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.53B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.85B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
4 wins
AMZN Amazon Com Inc
$253.10 +1.4% 1M +11.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.72T
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$730.00B
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.23 -8.7% 1M -44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$232.94B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionNTNXAMZNBABALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.53B $2.72T $232.94B AMZN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.9x 20.6x 22.1x NTNX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.9x 20.7x 14.3x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.4% +15.8% +8.1% AMZN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 53.0% 18.1% 7.0% NTNX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.0% 2.4% AMZN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.6% +11.5% -44.1% AMZN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.2%/yr +8.0%/yr -10.0%/yr NTNX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.3% 34.2% 40.3% AMZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 64/100 46/100 NTNX

Percentile Scorecard

NTNXAMZNBABA

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

AxisNTNXAMZNBABA
Valuation 70 #12 of 38 18 #85 of 104 68 #55 of 167
Growth 91 #4 of 36 92 #9 of 99 17 #127 of 153
Profitability 91 #4 of 34 68 #32 of 98 54 #71 of 153
Financial Health 62 #15 of 38 77 #27 of 112 59 #74 of 179
Shareholder Returns 85 #4 of 21 – 30 #66 of 94
Overall 80 64 46
  • NTNX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • AMZN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • 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

PeriodNTNXAMZNBABASPY
1 month +6.9%+1.4%-8.7% -0.2%
3 months +23.2%+9.6%-13.0% +3.9%
6 months +76.1%-2.5%-23.4% +8.2%
Year to date +40.7%+9.7%-31.6% +12.9%
1 year +4.6%+11.5%-44.1% +12.3%
3 years +109.5%+98.1%+21.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.0%+25.6%+6.6% +23.3%
5 years +111.9%+46.9%-41.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.2%+8.0%-10.0% +10.9%
10 years +165.2%+518.6%-2.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.2%+20.0%-0.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNTNXAMZNBABASPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.3%34.2%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.8%30.1%35.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.741.461.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.100.34-1.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.1%-55.7%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.5%-10.9%-44.3% -1.2%
52-week high $74.63$284.02$179.97 $779.14
52-week low $34.41$198.79$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.

MultipleNTNXAMZNBABA
P/E now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 29.5x 20.6xmedian 16.7x 22.1xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 4.5x 3.7xmedian 0.5x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 49.5xmedian 23.9x 17.2xmedian 9.0x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 15.0x -104.0xmedian 16.5x 7.0xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 4.3x 4.9xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.38 0.16median 0.72 -15.35median 0.40

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 monthsNTNXAMZNBABA
Revenue $2.85B $730.00B $150.46B
Gross profit $2.48B $377.28B $57.45B
Operating income $273.97M $87.91B $4.39B
Net income $1.51B $132.25B $10.08B
Free cash flow $840.68M -$26.23B $33.19B
R&D $790.89M – $10.68B
EPS (diluted) $5.17 $12.13 $4.38
Cash & equivalents $777.31M $78.21B $21.06B
Total debt – $128.89B $83.76B
Shares (diluted) 292.18M 10.90B 2.40B
Enterprise value $11.21B $2.24T $46.57B

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
MetricNTNXAMZNBABA
P/E 12.9x 20.6x 22.1x
P/FCF 23.4x -104.0x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 21.5x 19.6x 20.6x
P/S 6.9x 3.7x 1.5x
P/B 28.0x 4.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 28.1x 4.9x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 49.5x 17.2x –
EV/EBIT 63.2x 31.1x 48.0x
EV/Revenue 6.1x 3.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF 20.6x -104.3x 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x 19.6x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 0.16 -15.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTNXAMZNBABA
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.4% 15.8% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 12.7% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.4% 18.8% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 16.9% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.8% 26.2% -77.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.2% 68.7% -35.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 700.0% 106.3% -50.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 130.7% -3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 694.1% 104.5% -47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 113.9% 127.5% -1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.6% 38.4% -45.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.9% 49.6% -27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% -885.3% -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.5% -17.6% -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTNXAMZNBABA
Gross margin 86.8% 51.7% 38.2%
EBITDA margin 12.3% 21.8% –
Operating margin 9.6% 12.0% 2.9%
Pretax margin 11.5% 23.2% 9.7%
Net margin 53.0% 18.1% 7.0%
FCF margin 29.5% -3.6% 22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 32.1% 19.1% 7.5%
Return on equity – 26.6% 6.2%
Return on assets 35.5% 13.2% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – 11.0% 2.4%
Return on capital employed 10.7% 11.5% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 12.5% 2.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTNXAMZNBABA
Debt / assets – 11.8% 7.5%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.0x –
Debt / FCF – -4.9x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 86.2% 49.7% 43.6%
Equity / assets 13.8% 50.3% 56.4%
Interest coverage – 27.7x 3.2x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.74 4.39 2.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTNXAMZNBABA
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 1.4% – –
Shareholder yield 1.4% – 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.

ConsensusNTNXAMZNBABA
Forward P/E 29.9xFY2027 20.7xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.43FY2027 $12.23FY2026 $7.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.1%FY2027 +70.6%FY2026 +80.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% -15.3% +22.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.42BFY2027 $774.81BFY2026 $174.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.0%FY2027 +8.1%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +27.9% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTNXAMZNBABA
Held by institutions 98.7% 67.0% 10.1%
Institutions holding 559 6,143 1,218
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.5% +4.8% -5.4%
Institutions buying 332 3,243 555
Institutions selling 174 2,411 421
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.35 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.

NTNXAMZNBABA
NTNX 1.00 0.08 0.06
AMZN 0.08 1.00 0.30
BABA 0.06 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTNX, AMZN and BABA?

Amazon Com (AMZN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nutanix (NTNX) $19.53B, Amazon Com (AMZN) $2.72T, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTNX, AMZN and BABA?

Nutanix (NTNX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nutanix (NTNX) 12.9x, Amazon Com (AMZN) 20.6x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Nutanix (NTNX) 29.9x, Amazon Com (AMZN) 20.7x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amazon Com (AMZN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nutanix (NTNX) +12.4%, Amazon Com (AMZN) +15.8%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutanix (NTNX) has the highest net margin (Nutanix (NTNX) 53.0%, Amazon Com (AMZN) 18.1%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Amazon Com (AMZN) leads (Amazon Com (AMZN) 11.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amazon Com (AMZN) returned the most: Nutanix (NTNX) +4.6%, Amazon Com (AMZN) +11.5%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -44.1%. Over five years, Nutanix (NTNX) compounded fastest (Nutanix (NTNX) +16.2%/yr, Amazon Com (AMZN) +8.0%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amazon Com (AMZN) has been the steadiest (Nutanix (NTNX) 47.3%, Amazon Com (AMZN) 34.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTNX, AMZN 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, Amazon Com (AMZN) 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.