NTNX vs BABA vs IBM Stock Comparison

Nutanix, Alibaba Group Holding and International Business Machines Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NTNX Nutanix, Inc.
$64.43 -10.9% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$17.43B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.85B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
5 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$101.51 -4.1% 1M -40.4% 1Y
Market cap
$235.76B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
1.03%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nutanix leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nutanix 5, International Business Machines 4, Alibaba Group Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTNXBABAIBMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.43B $235.76B $237.97B IBM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x 22.4x 22.2x NTNX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.5x 14.5x 19.2x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.4% +8.1% +7.9% NTNX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 53.0% 7.0% 15.5% NTNX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.4% 11.3% IBM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.03% 2.67% IBM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.6% -40.4% -17.8% NTNX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.2%/yr -9.4%/yr +15.8%/yr IBM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.8% 40.3% 50.8% BABA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 45/100 68/100 NTNX

Percentile Scorecard

NTNXBABAIBM

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

AxisNTNXBABAIBM
Valuation 75 #10 of 37 66 #57 of 165 78 #9 of 37
Growth 91 #4 of 36 17 #127 of 153 60 #15 of 36
Profitability 88 #5 of 34 55 #70 of 153 91 #4 of 34
Financial Health 62 #15 of 38 58 #76 of 179 38 #24 of 38
Shareholder Returns 86 #4 of 22 29 #67 of 94 71 #7 of 22
Overall 80 45 68
  • NTNX 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

PeriodNTNXBABAIBMSPY
1 month -10.9%-4.1%+13.5% -2.3%
3 months +5.5%-20.2%+11.7% -0.7%
6 months +47.3%-23.8%+10.1% +4.8%
Year to date +24.6%-30.7%-14.7% +10.3%
1 year -9.6%-40.4%-17.8% +10.3%
3 years +71.9%+19.0%+70.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +19.8%+6.0%+19.5% +20.1%
5 years +77.6%-38.9%+107.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +12.2%-9.4%+15.8% +10.1%
10 years +162.4%+3.0%+73.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year +10.1%+0.3%+5.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNTNXBABAIBMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.8%40.3%50.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%35.7%60.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.811.090.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-1.00-0.35 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.1%-62.5%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.7%-42.7%-23.3% -3.5%
52-week high $74.63$177.18$329.23 $779.14
52-week low $34.41$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.

MultipleNTNXBABAIBM
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 26.4x 22.4xmedian 17.3x 22.2xmedian 26.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 3.8x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 3.4xmedian 3.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 43.1xmedian 21.2x —median 14.5x 17.9xmedian 21.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 17.3x 7.1xmedian 10.8x 17.3xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 3.4x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 6.9xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 0.34 -15.54median 0.40 0.31median 0.34

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 monthsNTNXBABAIBM
Revenue $2.85B $150.46B $69.10B
Gross profit $2.48B $57.45B $40.15B
Operating income $273.97M $4.39B $11.11B
Net income $1.51B $10.08B $10.73B
Free cash flow $840.68M $33.19B $13.79B
R&D $790.89M $10.68B $8.75B
EPS (diluted) $5.17 $4.38 $11.25
Cash & equivalents $777.31M $21.06B $7.17B
Total debt – $21.57B $61.99B
Shares (diluted) 292.18M 2.40B 953.30M
Enterprise value $9.12B $57.84B $188.88B

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
MetricNTNXBABAIBM
P/E 11.5x 22.4x 22.2x
P/FCF 20.7x 7.1x 17.3x
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x 20.8x 16.0x
P/S 6.1x 1.6x 3.4x
P/B 24.8x 1.4x 6.9x
P/Tangible book 24.9x 1.5x 11.6x
EV/EBITDA 43.1x – 17.9x
EV/EBIT 55.0x 48.7x 26.3x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 1.4x 4.2x
EV/FCF 17.9x 6.4x 21.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.4x 18.9x 19.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 -15.54 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTNXBABAIBM
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.4% 8.1% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 5.6% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.4% 0.2% 8.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 6.5% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.8% -77.5% 19.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.2% -35.9% 13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 700.0% -50.0% 83.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -3.6% 74.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 694.1% -47.9% 82.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 113.9% -1.4% 72.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.6% -45.8% 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.9% -27.8% 6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% -8.5% 12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.5% -0.6% 8.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTNXBABAIBM
Gross margin 86.8% 38.2% 58.1%
EBITDA margin 12.3% – 23.6%
Operating margin 9.6% 2.9% 16.1%
Pretax margin 11.5% 9.7% 15.1%
Net margin 53.0% 7.0% 15.5%
FCF margin 29.5% 22.1% 20.0%
Operating cash flow margin 32.1% 7.5% 21.5%
Return on equity – 6.2% 31.7%
Return on assets 35.5% 3.6% 7.0%
Return on invested capital – 2.4% 11.3%
Return on capital employed 10.7% 2.1% 9.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 12.5% 1.1% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTNXBABAIBM
Debt / assets – 7.5% 40.8%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.6x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 86.2% 43.6% 77.3%
Equity / assets 13.8% 56.4% 22.7%
Interest coverage – 3.2x 5.8x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.4x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.43 2.31 3.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTNXBABAIBM
Dividend yield – 1.0% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 1.6% – -0.3%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 1.0% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 58.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 45.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.7%

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.

ConsensusNTNXBABAIBM
Forward P/E 26.5xFY2027 14.5xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.43FY2027 $7.02FY2026 $13.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.1%FY2027 +80.9%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +22.8% -1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.42BFY2027 $174.00BFY2026 $66.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.0%FY2027 +17.3%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +14.7% +15.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTNXBABAIBM
Held by institutions 98.5% 10.1% 65.1%
Institutions holding 561 1,220 3,637
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.5% -5.4% +3.5%
Institutions buying 334 556 1,976
Institutions selling 174 422 1,228
Buyers to sellers 1.92 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.

NTNXBABAIBM
NTNX 1.00 0.06 0.34
BABA 0.06 1.00 0.03
IBM 0.34 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTNX, BABA and IBM?

International Business Machines (IBM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nutanix (NTNX) $17.43B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $235.76B, International Business Machines (IBM) $237.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTNX, BABA and IBM?

Nutanix (NTNX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nutanix (NTNX) 11.5x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.4x, International Business Machines (IBM) 22.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Nutanix (NTNX) 26.5x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.5x, International Business Machines (IBM) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nutanix (NTNX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nutanix (NTNX) +12.4%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, International Business Machines (IBM) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutanix (NTNX) has the highest net margin (Nutanix (NTNX) 53.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, International Business Machines (IBM) 15.5%). On return on invested capital, International Business Machines (IBM) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, International Business Machines (IBM) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nutanix (NTNX) returned the most: Nutanix (NTNX) -9.6%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -40.4%, International Business Machines (IBM) -17.8%. Over five years, International Business Machines (IBM) compounded fastest (Nutanix (NTNX) +12.2%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.4%/yr, International Business Machines (IBM) +15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

International Business Machines (IBM) has the highest dividend yield: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 1.03%, International Business Machines (IBM) 2.67%. Nutanix (NTNX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has been the steadiest (Nutanix (NTNX) 47.8%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.3%, International Business Machines (IBM) 50.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTNX, 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, Nutanix (NTNX) 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.