SE vs TCOM vs BABA Stock Comparison

Sea, Trip.com and Alibaba Group Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SE Sea Ltd
$74.01 -25.7% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$44.43B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
TCOM Trip.com Group Ltd
$39.91 +1.2% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$25.95B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
–
Travel Services Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.26 -8.7% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$230.82B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Trip.com leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Trip.com 7, Alibaba Group Holding 2, Sea 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSETCOMBABALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.43B $25.95B $230.82B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.4x 7.6x 21.9x TCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.5x 11.0x 14.3x TCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +43.5% +18.1% +8.1% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% 36.1% 7.0% TCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.3% 2.4% TCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.1% -45.2% -42.6% BABA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.3%/yr +6.6%/yr -9.9%/yr TCOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.3% 36.3% 40.4% TCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 81/100 46/100 TCOM

Percentile Scorecard

SETCOMBABA

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

AxisSETCOMBABA
Valuation 78 #37 of 167 82 #6 of 29 70 #51 of 167
Growth 68 #49 of 153 80 #6 of 26 17 #127 of 153
Profitability 68 #50 of 153 68 #9 of 26 53 #72 of 153
Financial Health 70 #54 of 179 93 #3 of 31 59 #74 of 179
Shareholder Returns – – 30 #66 of 94
Overall 71 81 46
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TCOM ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • 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

PeriodSETCOMBABASPY
1 month -25.7%+1.2%-8.7% -0.8%
3 months -29.1%-10.9%-12.8% +3.5%
6 months -13.4%-25.0%-24.3% +7.0%
Year to date -42.0%-44.5%-31.6% +12.2%
1 year -52.1%-45.2%-42.6% +13.0%
3 years +85.2%+13.0%+21.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.8%+4.2%+6.6% +23.1%
5 years -78.2%+37.9%-40.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -26.3%+6.6%-9.9% +11.0%
10 years —-14.5%-2.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-1.6%-0.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSETCOMBABASPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.3%36.3%40.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.9%43.1%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.591.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.00-1.25-1.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.3%-51.9%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.8%-49.5%-44.3% -1.8%
52-week high $160.10$78.96$179.97 $779.14
52-week low $74.01$37.96$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.

MultipleSETCOMBABA
P/E now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 17.5x 7.7xmedian 18.8x 22.1xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x —median 15.2x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 12.1x —median 16.1x 7.0xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.7x 1.1xmedian 2.5x 1.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.41 0.15median 0.38 -15.35median 0.41

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 monthsSETCOMBABA
Revenue $26.55B $9.45B $150.46B
Gross profit $12.29B $7.55B $57.45B
Operating income $2.28B $1.50B $4.39B
Net income $3.91B $3.42B $10.08B
Free cash flow $5.22B – $33.19B
R&D $1.17B $2.30B $10.68B
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $4.88 $4.38
Cash & equivalents $3.53B $8.26B $21.06B
Total debt $2.37B $18.23B $83.76B
Shares (diluted) 638.23M 698.38M 2.40B
Enterprise value $4.32B -$19.09B $44.46B

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
MetricSETCOMBABA
P/E 26.2x 7.7x 22.1x
P/FCF 8.7x – 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x – 20.6x
P/S 1.7x 2.7x 1.5x
P/B – 1.1x 1.4x
P/Tangible book – 1.2x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 16.0x 12.0x 48.0x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.9x 1.4x
EV/FCF 7.0x – 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x – 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 0.15 -15.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSETCOMBABA
Revenue growth (1Y) 43.5% 18.1% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 27.2% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.1% 16.9% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -83.4% 40.9% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.3% -28.2% -77.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 42.4% -35.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -97.5% 34.1% -50.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 54.9% -3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% 33.2% -47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 73.7% 51.8% -1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% – -45.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% – -27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% – -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% – -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSETCOMBABA
Gross margin 46.3% 80.0% 38.2%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 8.6% 15.9% 2.9%
Pretax margin 11.6% 45.7% 9.7%
Net margin 6.3% 36.1% 7.0%
FCF margin 19.6% – 22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% – 7.5%
Return on equity – 14.3% 6.2%
Return on assets 12.5% 8.9% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – 5.3% 2.4%
Return on capital employed 15.0% 6.1% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSETCOMBABA
Debt / assets 1.0% 10.2% 7.5%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 0.1x – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 59.2% 38.0% 43.6%
Equity / assets – 62.0% 56.4%
Interest coverage 123.4x 19.8x 3.2x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.9x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – 2.30

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusSETCOMBABA
Forward P/E 19.5xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.79FY2026 $3.64FY2026 $7.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 -44.2%FY2026 +80.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.2% +17.0% +22.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.91BFY2026 $9.46BFY2026 $174.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +20.9% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSETCOMBABA
Held by institutions 63.6% 23.0% 10.1%
Institutions holding 773 319 1,218
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +1.2% -5.4%
Institutions buying 436 152 555
Institutions selling 223 119 421
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.28 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.

SETCOMBABA
SE 1.00 0.23 0.27
TCOM 0.23 1.00 0.33
BABA 0.27 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SE, TCOM and BABA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sea (SE) $44.43B, Trip.com (TCOM) $25.95B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $230.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, SE, TCOM and BABA?

Trip.com (TCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sea (SE) 26.4x, Trip.com (TCOM) 7.6x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 21.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trip.com (TCOM) is cheapest (Sea (SE) 19.5x, Trip.com (TCOM) 11.0x, 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?

Sea (SE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sea (SE) +43.5%, Trip.com (TCOM) +18.1%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trip.com (TCOM) has the highest net margin (Sea (SE) 6.3%, Trip.com (TCOM) 36.1%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Trip.com (TCOM) leads (Trip.com (TCOM) 5.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) returned the most: Sea (SE) -52.1%, Trip.com (TCOM) -45.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%. Over five years, Trip.com (TCOM) compounded fastest (Sea (SE) -26.3%/yr, Trip.com (TCOM) +6.6%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trip.com (TCOM) has been the steadiest (Sea (SE) 52.3%, Trip.com (TCOM) 36.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SE, TCOM 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, Trip.com (TCOM) 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.