PDD vs YMM vs BABA Stock Comparison

PDD Holdings, Full Truck Alliance and Alibaba Group Holding Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PDD PDD Holdings Inc.
$77.46 -1.3% 1M -43.9% 1Y
Market cap
$110.76B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.98 -7.2% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$230.54B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

PDD Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (PDD Holdings 7, Alibaba Group Holding 1, Full Truck Alliance 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPDDYMMBABALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $110.76B $8.36B $230.54B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.2x 13.7x 21.9x PDD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 10.7x 14.4x PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.8% — +8.1% PDD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.7% — 7.0% PDD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 2.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.9% -38.4% -42.9% YMM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr -10.8%/yr -9.4%/yr PDD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 36.5% 40.3% PDD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 74/100 46/100 PDD

Percentile Scorecard

PDDYMMBABA

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

AxisPDDYMMBABA
Valuation 89 #19 of 166 84 #27 of 166 66 #58 of 166
Growth 59 #63 of 152 74 #40 of 152 17 #126 of 152
Profitability 86 #22 of 152 71 #45 of 152 55 #69 of 152
Financial Health 81 #35 of 179 94 #11 of 179 59 #74 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 48 #49 of 94 31 #65 of 94
Overall 79 74 46
  • PDD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • YMM ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • 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

PeriodPDDYMMBABASPY
1 month -1.3%-1.9%-7.2% +0.9%
3 months -12.3%-16.6%-12.2% +5.9%
6 months -20.7%-3.1%-22.6% +8.5%
Year to date -31.7%-24.9%-31.1% +13.3%
1 year -43.9%-38.4%-42.9% +12.4%
3 years -28.5%+11.3%+21.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -10.6%+3.6%+6.8% +23.5%
5 years -12.9%-43.4%-38.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -2.7%-10.8%-9.4% +11.0%
10 years ——-0.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——-0.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePDDYMMBABASPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%36.5%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.5%40.7%35.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.861.121.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.31-1.05-1.06 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.1%-71.8%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.9%-38.4%-43.9% -0.9%
52-week high $138.13$13.08$179.97 $779.14
52-week low $73.30$7.54$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.

MultiplePDDYMMBABA
P/E now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 16.8x 13.8xmedian 16.8x 22.3xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.9x —median 13.9x —median 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 11.4x 8.4xmedian 11.4x 7.1xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.36 0.34median 0.36 -15.46median 0.36

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 monthsPDDYMMBABA
Revenue $64.89B – $150.46B
Gross profit $36.55B – $57.45B
Operating income $14.41B $620.89M $4.39B
Net income $13.45B $671.27M $10.08B
Free cash flow $16.02B $1.00B $33.19B
R&D $2.64B $145.15M $10.68B
EPS (diluted) $9.08 $0.58 $4.38
Cash & equivalents $19.00B $1.00B $21.06B
Total debt – – $83.76B
Shares (diluted) 1.48B 1.05B 2.40B
Enterprise value -$133.30B -$2.41B $44.18B

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
MetricPDDYMMBABA
P/E 8.0x 13.8x 22.3x
P/FCF 6.9x 8.4x 7.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 8.7x 20.7x
P/S 1.7x – 1.6x
P/B 1.7x 1.4x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.4x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 3.0x 7.9x 48.4x
EV/Revenue 0.7x – 1.4x
EV/FCF 2.7x 4.9x 6.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.7x 5.1x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 0.34 -15.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPDDYMMBABA
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.8% – 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.4% – 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.6% – 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.3% – 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.7% 13.3% -77.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.4% 90.8% -35.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.4% 21.4% -50.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 59.4% -3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -1.6% 4.3% -47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.8% 40.4% -1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.0% – -45.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.6% – -27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.0% – -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.6% – -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPDDYMMBABA
Gross margin 56.3% – 38.2%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 22.2% – 2.9%
Pretax margin 28.4% – 9.7%
Net margin 20.7% – 7.0%
FCF margin 24.7% – 22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 24.7% – 7.5%
Return on equity 21.1% 10.3% 6.2%
Return on assets 14.1% 9.3% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – – 2.4%
Return on capital employed 22.6% 10.2% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPDDYMMBABA
Debt / assets – – 7.5%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 32.5% 10.4% 43.6%
Equity / assets 67.5% 89.6% 56.4%
Interest coverage – – 3.2x
Current ratio 2.6x 8.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio 2.1x 6.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 2.1x 6.6x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 4.54 – 2.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPDDYMMBABA
Dividend yield – 3.0% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.0% 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.

ConsensusPDDYMMBABA
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 10.7xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.78FY2026 $0.75FY2026 $7.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 +80.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.6% +6.7% +22.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $72.21BFY2026 $1.97BFY2026 $174.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.0%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.4% -4.1% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPDDYMMBABA
Held by institutions 30.3% 71.1% 10.1%
Institutions holding 507 247 1,218
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +3.0% -5.4%
Institutions buying 213 168 555
Institutions selling 234 58 421
Buyers to sellers 0.91 2.90 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.

PDDYMMBABA
PDD 1.00 0.48 0.49
YMM 0.48 1.00 0.38
BABA 0.49 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PDD, YMM and BABA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: PDD Holdings (PDD) $110.76B, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) $8.36B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $230.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, PDD, YMM and BABA?

PDD Holdings (PDD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.2x, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) 13.7x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 21.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.2x, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) 10.7x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.4x). 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%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

PDD Holdings (PDD) has the highest net margin (PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Full Truck Alliance (YMM) returned the most: PDD Holdings (PDD) -43.9%, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) -38.4%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.9%. Over five years, PDD Holdings (PDD) compounded fastest (PDD Holdings (PDD) -2.7%/yr, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) -10.8%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PDD Holdings (PDD) has been the steadiest (PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.5%, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) 36.5%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PDD, YMM 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 7. 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.