UBER vs CSX vs BABA Stock Comparison

Uber Technologies, Csx and Alibaba Group Holding Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UBER Uber Technologies, Inc
$66.67 -4.0% 1M -29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$134.60B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.23B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
6 wins
CSX Csx Corp
$50.79 +7.6% 1M +42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$94.84B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.95B
Div. yield
0.01%
Railroads Industrials
3 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$99.63 -10.1% 1M -42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$232.58B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionUBERCSXBABALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $134.60B $94.84B $232.58B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 26.5x 22.1x UBER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 26.6x 14.3x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.7% +5.9% +8.1% UBER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% 24.0% 7.0% CSX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.4% 12.6% 2.4% UBER
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 2.4x — UBER
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.5% +42.9% -42.0% CSX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.9%/yr +7.5%/yr -10.9%/yr UBER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.4% 22.5% 40.4% CSX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 48/100 46/100 UBER

Percentile Scorecard

UBERCSXBABA

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

AxisUBERCSXBABA
Valuation 60 #67 of 167 10 #122 of 136 71 #49 of 167
Growth 86 #23 of 153 61 #48 of 122 17 #127 of 153
Profitability 78 #34 of 153 84 #20 of 119 54 #71 of 153
Financial Health 48 #94 of 179 30 #104 of 147 59 #74 of 179
Shareholder Returns 63 #35 of 94 57 #37 of 84 30 #66 of 94
Overall 67 48 46
  • UBER ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • CSX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • 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

PeriodUBERCSXBABASPY
1 month -4.0%+7.6%-10.1% -1.0%
3 months +1.1%-4.6%-11.2% +2.9%
6 months -10.7%+11.8%-26.6% +6.4%
Year to date -18.4%+40.1%-32.0% +11.4%
1 year -29.5%+42.9%-42.0% +13.1%
3 years +50.9%+71.1%+20.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.7%+19.6%+6.3% +21.5%
5 years +46.5%+43.4%-43.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +7.9%+7.5%-10.9% +10.9%
10 years —+402.9%-4.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+17.5%-0.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureUBERCSXBABASPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.4%22.5%40.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.4%20.8%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.371.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.831.91-1.04 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.6%-30.5%-64.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.1%-4.6%-44.6% -2.5%
52-week high $99.72$53.23$179.97 $779.14
52-week low $65.95$33.68$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.

MultipleUBERCSXBABA
P/E now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 17.5x 26.2xmedian 16.0x 22.0xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.4x 6.3xmedian 1.0x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 14.9x 15.6xmedian 8.7x —median 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 11.2x 29.1xmedian 11.5x 7.0xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.7x 6.5xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.42 26.82median 0.82 -15.25median 0.42

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 monthsUBERCSXBABA
Revenue $55.23B $14.95B $150.46B
Gross profit $23.36B – $57.45B
Operating income $6.70B $5.44B $4.39B
Net income $9.67B $3.58B $10.08B
Free cash flow $10.12B $3.21B $33.19B
R&D $3.74B – $10.68B
EPS (diluted) $4.67 $1.93 $4.38
Cash & equivalents $4.87B $1.22B $21.06B
Total debt $12.72B $18.80B $83.76B
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 1.85B 2.40B
Enterprise value $106.40B $90.07B $46.21B

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
MetricUBERCSXBABA
P/E 14.2x 26.2x 22.0x
P/FCF 13.4x 29.1x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 16.7x 20.4x
P/S 2.5x 6.3x 1.5x
P/B 4.8x 6.5x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 6.5x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.2x 15.6x –
EV/EBIT 21.4x 20.4x 47.7x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 7.4x 1.4x
EV/FCF 14.2x 34.5x 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 19.8x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 26.82 -15.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUBERCSXBABA
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.7% 5.9% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 0.5% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.4% – 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.3% – 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.6% 20.4% -77.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 139.2% -0.8% -35.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -23.4% 23.4% -50.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 203.6% -1.5% -3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -21.3% 24.3% -47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 203.6% 1.0% -1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% 21.4% -45.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.8% 1.9% -27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.5% 107.0% -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 79.7% 1.8% -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUBERCSXBABA
Gross margin 42.3% – 38.2%
EBITDA margin 13.5% 47.4% –
Operating margin 12.1% 36.4% 2.9%
Pretax margin 12.1% 31.6% 9.7%
Net margin 17.3% 24.0% 7.0%
FCF margin 18.3% 21.5% 22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 18.9% 37.5% 7.5%
Return on equity 35.9% 25.4% 6.2%
Return on assets 15.4% 8.0% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 17.4% 12.6% 2.4%
Return on capital employed 14.0% 13.4% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.6x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUBERCSXBABA
Debt / assets 19.3% 41.6% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF 1.3x 5.9x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 57.1% 68.2% 43.6%
Equity / assets 42.9% 31.8% 56.4%
Interest coverage 14.5x 6.4x 3.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.13 2.89 2.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUBERCSXBABA
Dividend yield – 1.1% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 5.0% 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 5.0% 2.3% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 31.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% –

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.

ConsensusUBERCSXBABA
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 26.6xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.49FY2026 $1.91FY2026 $6.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -26.2%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 +79.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.6% +26.2% +23.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $61.46BFY2026 $14.43BFY2026 $173.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.2%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.9% +13.9% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUBERCSXBABA
Held by institutions 82.5% 79.3% 10.1%
Institutions holding 2,410 1,995 1,218
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +4.0% -5.4%
Institutions buying 1,184 999 555
Institutions selling 976 627 421
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.59 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.

UBERCSXBABA
UBER 1.00 0.13 0.17
CSX 0.13 1.00 0.00
BABA 0.17 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UBER, CSX and BABA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Uber Technologies (UBER) $134.60B, Csx (CSX) $94.84B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, UBER, CSX and BABA?

Uber Technologies (UBER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Uber Technologies (UBER) 14.1x, Csx (CSX) 26.5x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Uber Technologies (UBER) 19.1x, Csx (CSX) 26.6x, 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?

Uber Technologies (UBER) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Uber Technologies (UBER) +16.7%, Csx (CSX) +5.9%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Csx (CSX) has the highest net margin (Uber Technologies (UBER) 17.3%, Csx (CSX) 24.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Uber Technologies (UBER) leads (Uber Technologies (UBER) 17.4%, Csx (CSX) 12.6%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Csx (CSX) returned the most: Uber Technologies (UBER) -29.5%, Csx (CSX) +42.9%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.0%. Over five years, Uber Technologies (UBER) compounded fastest (Uber Technologies (UBER) +7.9%/yr, Csx (CSX) +7.5%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Uber Technologies (UBER) 0.00%, Csx (CSX) 0.01%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 0.00%. Uber Technologies (UBER) and Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Csx (CSX) has been the steadiest (Uber Technologies (UBER) 35.4%, Csx (CSX) 22.5%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UBER, CSX 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, Uber Technologies (UBER) 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.