PDD vs EXPE vs BABA Stock Comparison

PDD Holdings, Expedia and Alibaba Group Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PDD PDD Holdings Inc.
$78.13 +0.7% 1M -41.7% 1Y
Market cap
$111.21B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins
EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.
$283.97 +7.5% 1M +29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$32.51B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.70B
Div. yield
0.65%
Digital Marketplaces 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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PDD Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (PDD Holdings 6, Expedia 3, Alibaba Group Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPDDEXPEBABALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $111.21B $32.51B $232.86B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.1x 16.8x 22.1x PDD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 14.1x 14.3x PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.8% +12.0% +8.1% PDD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.7% 13.0% 7.0% PDD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 29.5% 2.4% EXPE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.65% 1.05% BABA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.7% +29.8% -42.6% EXPE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr +11.6%/yr -9.9%/yr EXPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 51.1% 40.4% PDD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 66/100 46/100 PDD

Percentile Scorecard

PDDEXPEBABA

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

AxisPDDEXPEBABA
Valuation 83 #16 of 90 70 #28 of 90 71 #27 of 90
Growth 62 #29 of 75 80 #16 of 75 12 #66 of 75
Profitability 88 #10 of 75 96 #4 of 75 54 #35 of 75
Financial Health 78 #23 of 99 30 #70 of 99 55 #45 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 54 #17 of 36 37 #23 of 36
Overall 78 66 46
  • PDD ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • EXPE ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BABA ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPDDEXPEBABASPY
1 month +0.7%+7.5%-8.7% -0.8%
3 months -7.9%+2.0%-12.8% +3.5%
6 months -20.7%+15.8%-24.3% +7.0%
Year to date -31.1%+0.2%-31.6% +12.2%
1 year -41.7%+29.8%-42.6% +13.0%
3 years -27.8%+205.1%+21.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -10.3%+45.1%+6.6% +23.1%
5 years -15.3%+73.0%-40.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.3%+11.6%-9.9% +11.0%
10 years —+126.2%-2.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+8.5%-0.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePDDEXPEBABASPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%51.1%40.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.6%50.5%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.961.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.240.58-1.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.1%-60.9%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.4%-16.3%-44.3% -1.8%
52-week high $138.13$339.12$179.97 $779.14
52-week low $73.30$188.51$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.

MultiplePDDEXPEBABA
P/E now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 17.9x 16.8xmedian 17.9x 22.1xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 2.1xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x 9.0xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 10.1x 7.3xmedian 10.1x 7.0xmedian 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.2x 13.2xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.38 0.41median 0.38 -15.35median 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 monthsPDDEXPEBABA
Revenue $64.89B $15.70B $150.46B
Gross profit $36.55B $14.20B $57.45B
Operating income $14.41B $2.51B $4.39B
Net income $13.45B $2.04B $10.08B
Free cash flow $16.02B $4.46B $33.19B
R&D $2.64B $1.28B $10.68B
EPS (diluted) $9.08 $16.61 $4.38
Cash & equivalents $19.00B $6.68B $21.06B
Total debt – $5.46B $83.76B
Shares (diluted) 1.48B 122.55M 2.40B
Enterprise value -$132.84B $7.68B $54.93B

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
MetricPDDEXPEBABA
P/E 8.1x 16.8x 22.1x
P/FCF 6.9x 7.3x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 6.2x 20.6x
P/S 1.7x 2.1x 1.5x
P/B 1.7x 13.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 20.4x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 9.0x –
EV/EBIT 3.0x 12.3x 48.0x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.0x 1.4x
EV/FCF 2.7x 6.9x 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.7x 5.9x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 0.41 -15.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPDDEXPEBABA
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.8% 12.0% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.4% 8.6% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.6% 13.0% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 10.3% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.7% 80.0% -77.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.4% 27.9% -35.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.4% 83.5% -50.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 31.4% -3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -1.6% 98.2% -47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.8% 41.0% -1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.0% 87.8% -45.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 18.6% -27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.0% 123.3% -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 24.3% -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPDDEXPEBABA
Gross margin 56.3% 90.4% 38.2%
EBITDA margin – 21.7% –
Operating margin 22.2% 16.0% 2.9%
Pretax margin 28.4% 15.5% 9.7%
Net margin 20.7% 13.0% 7.0%
FCF margin 24.7% 28.4% 22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 24.7% 33.2% 7.5%
Return on equity 21.1% 94.7% 6.2%
Return on assets 14.1% 7.3% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – 29.5% 2.4%
Return on capital employed 22.6% 33.9% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2.6x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.6% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPDDEXPEBABA
Debt / assets – 18.8% 7.5%
Debt / equity – 2.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x –
Debt / FCF – 1.2x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 32.5% 91.5% 43.6%
Equity / assets 67.5% 8.5% 56.4%
Interest coverage – 7.1x 3.2x
Current ratio 2.6x 0.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 2.1x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 4.56 1.51 2.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPDDEXPEBABA
Dividend yield – 0.6% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 5.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 6.4% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 10.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 109.8% –
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.

ConsensusPDDEXPEBABA
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.76FY2026 $20.17FY2026 $7.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +27.2%FY2026 +80.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.5% +16.3% +23.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $72.15BFY2026 $16.58BFY2026 $173.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.4% +1.5% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPDDEXPEBABA
Held by institutions 30.3% 100.0% 10.1%
Institutions holding 507 1,118 1,218
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +7.8% -5.4%
Institutions buying 213 602 555
Institutions selling 234 361 421
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.67 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.

PDDEXPEBABA
PDD 1.00 0.21 0.49
EXPE 0.21 1.00 0.10
BABA 0.49 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PDD, EXPE and BABA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: PDD Holdings (PDD) $111.21B, Expedia (EXPE) $32.51B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, PDD, EXPE and BABA?

PDD Holdings (PDD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.1x, Expedia (EXPE) 16.8x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.3x, Expedia (EXPE) 14.1x, 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?

PDD Holdings (PDD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: PDD Holdings (PDD) +13.8%, Expedia (EXPE) +12.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

PDD Holdings (PDD) has the highest net margin (PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%, Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Expedia (EXPE) leads (Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Expedia (EXPE) returned the most: PDD Holdings (PDD) -41.7%, Expedia (EXPE) +29.8%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%. Over five years, Expedia (EXPE) compounded fastest (PDD Holdings (PDD) -3.3%/yr, Expedia (EXPE) +11.6%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has the highest dividend yield: PDD Holdings (PDD) 0.00%, Expedia (EXPE) 0.65%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 1.05%. PDD Holdings (PDD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PDD Holdings (PDD) has been the steadiest (PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.6%, Expedia (EXPE) 51.1%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PDD, EXPE 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, PDD Holdings (PDD) leads on 6. 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.