TCOM vs BABA vs VAC Stock Comparison

Trip.com, Alibaba Group Holding and Marriott Vacations Worldwide Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TCOM Trip.com Group Ltd
$39.91 +1.2% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$25.96B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
–
Travel Services Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.26 -8.7% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$231.40B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Trip.com leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Trip.com 8, Alibaba Group Holding 1, Marriott Vacations Worldwide 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTCOMBABAVACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.96B $231.40B $3.83B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 22.0x -11.5x TCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x 14.3x 11.7x TCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.1% +8.1% +1.7% TCOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 36.1% 7.0% -6.5% TCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.3% 2.4% -31.8% TCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.2% -42.6% +55.7% VAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.6%/yr -9.9%/yr -6.8%/yr TCOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.3% 40.4% 60.7% TCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 46/100 31/100 TCOM

Percentile Scorecard

TCOMBABAVAC

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

AxisTCOMBABAVAC
Valuation 82 #6 of 29 70 #51 of 167 36 #19 of 29
Growth 80 #6 of 26 17 #127 of 153 4 #25 of 26
Profitability 68 #9 of 26 53 #72 of 153 20 #21 of 26
Financial Health 93 #3 of 31 59 #74 of 179 27 #23 of 31
Shareholder Returns – 30 #66 of 94 68 #7 of 20
Overall 81 46 31
  • TCOM ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • VAC ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTCOMBABAVACSPY
1 month +1.2%-8.7%+6.8% -0.8%
3 months -10.9%-12.8%+11.2% +3.5%
6 months -25.0%-24.3%+51.7% +7.0%
Year to date -44.5%-31.6%+90.3% +12.2%
1 year -45.2%-42.6%+55.7% +13.0%
3 years +13.0%+21.1%+26.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +4.2%+6.6%+8.0% +23.1%
5 years +37.9%-40.8%-29.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +6.6%-9.9%-6.8% +11.0%
10 years -14.5%-2.5%+75.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.6%-0.2%+5.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTCOMBABAVACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.3%40.4%60.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.1%36.0%63.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.591.111.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.25-1.060.92 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-62.9%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.5%-44.3%-12.1% -1.8%
52-week high $78.96$179.97$124.86 $779.14
52-week low $37.96$94.81$45.49 $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.

MultipleTCOMBABAVAC
P/E now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 18.8x 22.1xmedian 17.5x -11.4xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.2x —median 14.5x -4.8xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.1x 7.0xmedian 12.1x 38.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.5x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 1.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 0.38 -15.35median 0.41 0.26median 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 monthsTCOMBABAVAC
Revenue $9.45B $150.46B $5.16B
Gross profit $7.55B $57.45B $3.94B
Operating income $1.50B $4.39B -$1.39B
Net income $3.42B $10.08B -$335.00M
Free cash flow – $33.19B $99.00M
R&D $2.30B $10.68B –
EPS (diluted) $4.88 $4.38 $-8.74
Cash & equivalents $8.26B $21.06B $211.00M
Total debt $18.23B $83.76B $8.91B
Shares (diluted) 698.38M 2.40B 38.20M
Enterprise value -$19.07B $45.04B $2.47B

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
MetricTCOMBABAVAC
P/E 7.7x 22.1x -11.4x
P/FCF – 7.0x 38.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 20.6x 26.2x
P/S 2.7x 1.5x 0.7x
P/B 1.1x 1.4x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.5x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – – -4.8x
EV/EBIT 12.0x 48.0x -4.2x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.4x 1.1x
EV/FCF – 6.3x 59.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.6x 41.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 -15.35 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTCOMBABAVAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.1% 8.1% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 5.6% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.9% 0.2% 1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 40.9% 6.5% 2.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -28.2% -77.5% -100.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 42.4% -35.9% -54.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.1% -50.0% -228.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.9% -3.6% -42.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.2% -47.9% -240.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 51.8% -1.4% -44.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -45.8% 9.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -27.8% -24.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.5% 41.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% -24.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTCOMBABAVAC
Gross margin 80.0% 38.2% 76.3%
EBITDA margin – – -23.8%
Operating margin 15.9% 2.9% -27.0%
Pretax margin 45.7% 9.7% -6.5%
Net margin 36.1% 7.0% -6.5%
FCF margin – 22.1% 1.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 7.5% 2.8%
Return on equity 14.3% 6.2% -16.5%
Return on assets 8.9% 3.6% -3.5%
Return on invested capital 5.3% 2.4% -31.8%
Return on capital employed 6.1% 2.1% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTCOMBABAVAC
Debt / assets 10.2% 7.5% 24.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.7x
Debt / FCF – 0.6x 23.8x
Liabilities / assets 38.0% 43.6% 78.3%
Equity / assets 62.0% 56.4% 21.7%
Interest coverage 19.8x 3.2x -20.0x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score – 2.30 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTCOMBABAVAC
Dividend yield – 1.0% 2.9%
Net buyback yield – – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.0% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusTCOMBABAVAC
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 11.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.64FY2026 $7.02FY2026 $9.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -44.2%FY2026 +80.9%FY2026 +30.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.0% +22.8% -3.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.46BFY2026 $174.00BFY2026 $5.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.9% +14.7% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTCOMBABAVAC
Held by institutions 23.0% 10.1% 91.2%
Institutions holding 319 1,218 370
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% -5.4% -0.7%
Institutions buying 152 555 180
Institutions selling 119 421 104
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.32 1.73

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.

TCOMBABAVAC
TCOM 1.00 0.33 0.14
BABA 0.33 1.00 -0.01
VAC 0.14 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TCOM, BABA and VAC?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Trip.com (TCOM) $25.96B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $231.40B, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) $3.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, TCOM, BABA and VAC?

Trip.com (TCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Trip.com (TCOM) 7.6x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.0x, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trip.com (TCOM) is cheapest (Trip.com (TCOM) 11.0x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 11.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Trip.com (TCOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Trip.com (TCOM) +18.1%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trip.com (TCOM) has the highest net margin (Trip.com (TCOM) 36.1%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.5%). On return on invested capital, Trip.com (TCOM) leads (Trip.com (TCOM) 5.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -31.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) returned the most: Trip.com (TCOM) -45.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +55.7%. Over five years, Trip.com (TCOM) compounded fastest (Trip.com (TCOM) +6.6%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trip.com (TCOM) has been the steadiest (Trip.com (TCOM) 36.3%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 60.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TCOM, BABA and VAC?

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 8. 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.