UPS vs BABA vs JBHT Stock Comparison

United Parcel Service, Alibaba Group Holding and Hunt J B Transport Services Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UPS United Parcel Service Inc
$100.20 +6.7% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$90.64B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.93B
Div. yield
–
Parcel Delivery Industrials
2 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.26 -8.7% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$232.68B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hunt J B Transport Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hunt J B Transport Services 6, Alibaba Group Holding 3, United Parcel Service 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUPSBABAJBHTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.64B $232.68B $21.74B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 22.1x 32.2x UPS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.8x 14.3x 32.8x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.4% +8.1% +10.6% JBHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% 7.0% 5.1% BABA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% 2.4% 15.1% JBHT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — 0.7x JBHT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.9% -42.6% +36.0% JBHT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.9%/yr -9.9%/yr +2.9%/yr JBHT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 40.4% 34.8% UPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 46/100 50/100 JBHT

Percentile Scorecard

UPSBABAJBHT

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

AxisUPSBABAJBHT
Valuation 46 #74 of 136 70 #51 of 167 29 #97 of 136
Growth 23 #94 of 122 17 #127 of 153 55 #56 of 122
Profitability 70 #36 of 116 53 #72 of 153 68 #38 of 116
Financial Health 33 #97 of 144 59 #74 of 179 58 #61 of 144
Shareholder Returns 56 #37 of 82 30 #66 of 94 38 #51 of 82
Overall 45 46 50
  • UPS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • JBHT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUPSBABAJBHTSPY
1 month +6.7%-8.7%-0.4% -0.8%
3 months -11.2%-12.8%-20.1% +3.5%
6 months -7.4%-24.3%-10.3% +7.0%
Year to date +1.0%-31.6%+15.5% +12.2%
1 year +14.9%-42.6%+36.0% +13.0%
3 years -25.7%+21.1%+35.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -9.4%+6.6%+10.6% +23.1%
5 years -52.8%-40.8%+15.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.9%-9.9%+2.9% +11.0%
10 years -7.7%-2.5%+179.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.8%-0.2%+10.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureUPSBABAJBHTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%40.4%34.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.6%36.0%37.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.711.110.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.49-1.061.03 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.4%-62.9%-43.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.5%-44.3%-24.8% -1.8%
52-week high $120.00$179.97$298.41 $779.14
52-week low $89.22$94.81$158.92 $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.

MultipleUPSBABAJBHT
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 16.1x 22.1xmedian 17.5x 31.1xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.0x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 8.7x —median 14.5x 13.1xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 11.5x 7.0xmedian 12.1x 21.7xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 5.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.82median 0.81 -15.35median 0.41 -23.56median 0.81

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 monthsUPSBABAJBHT
Revenue $89.93B $150.46B $13.33B
Gross profit – $57.45B –
Operating income $6.58B $4.39B $960.11M
Net income $4.57B $10.08B $676.07M
Free cash flow $5.46B $33.19B $966.50M
R&D – $10.68B –
EPS (diluted) $5.37 $4.38 $7.14
Cash & equivalents $4.65B $21.06B $3.75M
Total debt $24.48B $83.76B $1.12B
Shares (diluted) 851.00M 2.40B 94.65M
Enterprise value $67.53B $46.32B $21.71B

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
MetricUPSBABAJBHT
P/E 18.7x 22.1x 31.1x
P/FCF 13.8x 7.0x 21.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 20.6x 14.0x
P/S 0.8x 1.5x 1.6x
P/B 5.0x 1.4x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 1.5x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x – 13.1x
EV/EBIT 14.4x 48.0x 23.0x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.4x 1.7x
EV/FCF 17.4x 6.3x 22.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.7x 18.6x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.82 -15.35 -23.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUPSBABAJBHT
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.4% 8.1% 10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 5.6% 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 0.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -21.7% -77.5% 16.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% -35.9% -3.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.2% -50.0% 18.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.0% -3.6% -4.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.6% -47.9% 20.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.7% -1.4% -1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% -45.8% -7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.0% -27.8% -8.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.2% -8.5% 22.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.2% -0.6% 162.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUPSBABAJBHT
Gross margin – 38.2% –
EBITDA margin 11.6% – 12.6%
Operating margin 7.3% 2.9% 7.2%
Pretax margin 6.5% 9.7% 6.7%
Net margin 5.1% 7.0% 5.1%
FCF margin 6.1% 22.1% 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 7.5% 11.2%
Return on equity 29.6% 6.2% 18.5%
Return on assets 6.4% 3.6% 8.4%
Return on invested capital 12.9% 2.4% 15.1%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 2.1% 14.9%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.5x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.1x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 1.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUPSBABAJBHT
Debt / assets 34.4% 7.5% 13.9%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – 0.7x
Debt / FCF 4.5x 0.6x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 78.8% 43.6% 55.1%
Equity / assets 21.2% 56.4% 44.9%
Interest coverage 6.0x 3.2x 14.2x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.78 2.30 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUPSBABAJBHT
Dividend yield 6.5% 1.0% 0.8%
Net buyback yield -0.2% – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 1.0% 3.1%
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.

ConsensusUPSBABAJBHT
Forward P/E 14.8xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 32.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2026 $7.02FY2026 $6.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.7%FY2026 +80.9%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.7% +22.8% +36.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $87.80BFY2026 $174.00BFY2026 $13.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.0%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.6% +14.7% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUPSBABAJBHT
Held by institutions 70.9% 10.1% 76.9%
Institutions holding 2,137 1,218 856
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% -5.4% +1.8%
Institutions buying 1,088 555 515
Institutions selling 809 421 233
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.32 2.21

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.

UPSBABAJBHT
UPS 1.00 0.03 0.45
BABA 0.03 1.00 0.04
JBHT 0.45 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UPS, BABA and JBHT?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: United Parcel Service (UPS) $90.64B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.68B, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) $21.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, UPS, BABA and JBHT?

United Parcel Service (UPS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (United Parcel Service (UPS) 19.8x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 32.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (United Parcel Service (UPS) 14.8x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 32.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: United Parcel Service (UPS) -0.4%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has the highest net margin (United Parcel Service (UPS) 5.1%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) leads (United Parcel Service (UPS) 12.9%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 15.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) returned the most: United Parcel Service (UPS) +14.9%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +36.0%. Over five years, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) compounded fastest (United Parcel Service (UPS) -13.9%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Parcel Service (UPS) has been the steadiest (United Parcel Service (UPS) 30.6%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 34.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UPS, BABA and JBHT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 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.