NTNX vs BABA vs MSFT Stock Comparison

Nutanix, Alibaba Group Holding and Microsoft Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTNX Nutanix, Inc.
$72.74 +6.9% 1M +4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.55B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.85B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
5 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.23 -8.7% 1M -44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$234.40B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
MSFT Microsoft Corp
$531.33 +2.9% 1M 0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.94T
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$331.84B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cloud Platforms Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionNTNXBABAMSFTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.55B $234.40B $3.94T MSFT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.9x 22.3x 29.4x NTNX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.9x 14.3x 26.1x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.4% +8.1% +17.8% MSFT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 53.0% 7.0% 40.3% NTNX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.4% 26.7% MSFT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.6% -44.1% 0.0% NTNX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.2%/yr -10.0%/yr +10.4%/yr NTNX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.3% 40.3% 32.7% MSFT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 46/100 79/100 NTNX

Percentile Scorecard

NTNXBABAMSFT

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

AxisNTNXBABAMSFT
Valuation 70 #12 of 38 68 #55 of 167 57 #17 of 38
Growth 91 #4 of 36 17 #127 of 153 77 #9 of 36
Profitability 91 #4 of 34 54 #71 of 153 97 #2 of 34
Financial Health 62 #15 of 38 59 #74 of 179 84 #7 of 38
Shareholder Returns 85 #4 of 21 30 #66 of 94 80 #5 of 21
Overall 80 46 79
  • NTNX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MSFT ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNTNXBABAMSFTSPY
1 month +6.9%-8.7%+2.9% -0.2%
3 months +23.2%-13.0%+35.1% +3.9%
6 months +76.1%-23.4%+23.8% +8.2%
Year to date +40.7%-31.6%+9.9% +12.9%
1 year +4.6%-44.1%0.0% +12.3%
3 years +109.5%+21.0%+61.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.0%+6.6%+17.2% +23.3%
5 years +111.9%-41.0%+63.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.2%-10.0%+10.4% +10.9%
10 years +165.2%-2.1%+784.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.2%-0.2%+24.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNTNXBABAMSFTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.3%40.3%32.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.8%35.9%30.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.741.111.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.10-1.100.00 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.1%-62.9%-37.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.5%-44.3%-2.2% -1.2%
52-week high $74.63$179.97$543.45 $779.14
52-week low $34.41$94.81$352.83 $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.

MultipleNTNXBABAMSFT
P/E now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 29.5x 22.1xmedian 17.3x 29.5xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 4.5x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 11.9xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 49.5xmedian 23.9x —median 14.2x 19.7xmedian 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 15.0x 7.0xmedian 11.5x 58.9xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 4.3x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 8.9xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.38 -15.35median 0.40 1.29median 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 monthsNTNXBABAMSFT
Revenue $2.85B $150.46B $331.84B
Gross profit $2.48B $57.45B $225.47B
Operating income $273.97M $4.39B $155.24B
Net income $1.51B $10.08B $133.75B
Free cash flow $840.68M $33.19B $66.99B
R&D $790.89M $10.68B $35.56B
EPS (diluted) $5.17 $4.38 $17.95
Cash & equivalents $777.31M $21.06B $20.94B
Total debt – $83.76B $40.29B
Shares (diluted) 292.18M 2.40B 7.45B
Enterprise value $11.23B $48.03B $3.86T

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
MetricNTNXBABAMSFT
P/E 12.9x 22.1x 29.5x
P/FCF 23.4x 7.0x 58.9x
P/Operating cash flow 21.5x 20.6x 21.6x
P/S 6.9x 1.5x 11.9x
P/B 28.0x 1.4x 8.9x
P/Tangible book 28.1x 1.4x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA 49.5x – 19.7x
EV/EBIT 63.2x 48.0x 25.2x
EV/Revenue 6.1x 1.4x 11.8x
EV/FCF 20.6x 6.3x 58.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x 18.6x 21.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 -15.35 1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTNXBABAMSFT
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.4% 8.1% 17.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 5.6% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.4% 0.2% 16.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 6.5% 15.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.8% -77.5% 20.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.2% -35.9% 20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 700.0% -50.0% 31.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -3.6% 22.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 694.1% -47.9% 31.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 113.9% -1.4% 22.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.6% -45.8% 34.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.9% -27.8% 27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% -8.5% -6.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.5% -0.6% 4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTNXBABAMSFT
Gross margin 86.8% 38.2% 67.9%
EBITDA margin 12.3% – 59.9%
Operating margin 9.6% 2.9% 46.8%
Pretax margin 11.5% 9.7% 50.0%
Net margin 53.0% 7.0% 40.3%
FCF margin 29.5% 22.1% 20.2%
Operating cash flow margin 32.1% 7.5% 55.1%
Return on equity – 6.2% 31.2%
Return on assets 35.5% 3.6% 18.4%
Return on invested capital – 2.4% 26.7%
Return on capital employed 10.7% 2.1% 27.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 12.5% 1.1% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTNXBABAMSFT
Debt / assets – 7.5% 5.3%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 0.6x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 86.2% 43.6% 41.7%
Equity / assets 13.8% 56.4% 58.3%
Interest coverage – 3.2x 50.9x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.74 2.30 9.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTNXBABAMSFT
Dividend yield – 1.0% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 1.4% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 1.0% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 19.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 39.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 9.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.1%

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.

ConsensusNTNXBABAMSFT
Forward P/E 29.9xFY2027 14.3xFY2026 26.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.43FY2027 $7.02FY2026 $20.39FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +19.1%FY2027 +80.9%FY2026 +18.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +22.8% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.42BFY2027 $174.00BFY2026 $402.39BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +20.0%FY2027 +17.3%FY2026 +21.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +14.7% +12.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTNXBABAMSFT
Held by institutions 98.7% 10.1% 73.9%
Institutions holding 559 1,218 6,229
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.5% -5.4% +3.3%
Institutions buying 332 555 3,433
Institutions selling 174 421 2,426
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.32 1.42

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.

NTNXBABAMSFT
NTNX 1.00 0.06 0.39
BABA 0.06 1.00 0.14
MSFT 0.39 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTNX, BABA and MSFT?

Microsoft (MSFT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nutanix (NTNX) $19.55B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $234.40B, Microsoft (MSFT) $3.94T.

Which stock is cheaper, NTNX, BABA and MSFT?

Nutanix (NTNX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nutanix (NTNX) 12.9x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.3x, Microsoft (MSFT) 29.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Nutanix (NTNX) 29.9x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Microsoft (MSFT) 26.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Microsoft (MSFT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nutanix (NTNX) +12.4%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Microsoft (MSFT) +17.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutanix (NTNX) has the highest net margin (Nutanix (NTNX) 53.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Microsoft (MSFT) 40.3%). On return on invested capital, Microsoft (MSFT) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Microsoft (MSFT) 26.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nutanix (NTNX) returned the most: Nutanix (NTNX) +4.6%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -44.1%, Microsoft (MSFT) 0.0%. Over five years, Nutanix (NTNX) compounded fastest (Nutanix (NTNX) +16.2%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.0%/yr, Microsoft (MSFT) +10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nutanix (NTNX) 0.00%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 0.00%, Microsoft (MSFT) 0.01%. Nutanix (NTNX) and Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microsoft (MSFT) has been the steadiest (Nutanix (NTNX) 47.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.3%, Microsoft (MSFT) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTNX, BABA and MSFT?

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.