VTEX vs BABA vs JOYY Stock Comparison

Vtex, Alibaba Group Holding and Joyy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VTEX Vtex
$3.97 +10.0% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$686.78M
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$252.69M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
3 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.26 -8.7% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$232.86B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
1.05%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins
JOYY JOYY Inc.
$82.99 +4.0% 1M +38.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.37B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.27B
Div. yield
6.51%
Social Media Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Joyy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Joyy 5, Alibaba Group Holding 3, Vtex 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVTEXBABAJOYYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $686.78M $232.86B $4.37B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.5x 22.1x 20.1x JOYY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.0x 14.3x 14.9x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% +8.1% +7.5% VTEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 7.0% 9.6% VTEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.4% 0.9% BABA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -3.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.05% 6.51% JOYY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.6% -42.6% +38.8% JOYY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.9%/yr -9.9%/yr +10.4%/yr JOYY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.1% 40.4% 31.0% JOYY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 46/100 57/100 VTEX

Percentile Scorecard

VTEXBABAJOYY

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

AxisVTEXBABAJOYY
Valuation 61 #36 of 90 71 #27 of 90 56 #40 of 90
Growth 89 #9 of 75 12 #66 of 75 27 #55 of 75
Profitability 72 #22 of 75 54 #35 of 75 45 #42 of 75
Financial Health 77 #24 of 99 55 #45 of 99 84 #17 of 99
Shareholder Returns 60 #15 of 36 37 #23 of 36 71 #11 of 36
Overall 72 46 57
  • VTEX ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BABA ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • JOYY ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVTEXBABAJOYYSPY
1 month +10.0%-8.7%+4.0% -0.8%
3 months -5.9%-12.8%+10.9% +3.5%
6 months -1.5%-24.3%+41.6% +7.0%
Year to date +5.6%-31.6%+28.2% +12.2%
1 year -11.6%-42.6%+38.8% +13.0%
3 years -26.5%+21.1%+113.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -9.8%+6.6%+28.8% +23.1%
5 years -77.7%-40.8%+64.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -25.9%-9.9%+10.4% +11.0%
10 years —-2.5%+53.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-0.2%+4.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVTEXBABAJOYYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.1%40.4%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.6%36.0%26.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.551.110.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.26-1.061.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.4%-62.9%-60.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-44.3%-2.3% -1.8%
52-week high $4.54$179.97$84.93 $779.14
52-week low $2.87$94.81$54.42 $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.

MultipleVTEXBABAJOYY
P/E now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 17.9x 22.1xmedian 17.9x 20.1xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.7x 1.9xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x 29.1xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 10.1x 7.0xmedian 10.1x —median 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 0.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.38 -15.35median 0.38 7.69median 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 monthsVTEXBABAJOYY
Revenue $252.69M $150.46B $2.27B
Gross profit $200.31M $57.45B $789.66M
Operating income $30.86M $4.39B $58.45M
Net income $30.26M $10.08B $207.29M
Free cash flow $44.98M $33.19B –
R&D $68.73M $10.68B $238.84M
EPS (diluted) $0.16 $4.38 $4.08
Cash & equivalents $15.45M $21.06B $336.99M
Total debt – $83.76B $94.78M
Shares (diluted) 185.11M 2.40B 53.26M
Enterprise value -$87.45M $54.93B $1.74B

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
MetricVTEXBABAJOYY
P/E 23.5x 22.1x 20.1x
P/FCF 15.3x 7.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x 20.6x –
P/S 2.7x 1.5x 1.9x
P/B 3.1x 1.4x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 1.5x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x – 29.1x
EV/EBIT 16.2x 48.0x 66.7x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.4x 1.7x
EV/FCF 11.1x 6.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 18.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 -15.35 7.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVTEXBABAJOYY
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.6% 8.1% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 37.2% 5.6% -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% 0.2% 1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 6.5% -1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 163.5% -77.5% 114.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.0% -35.9% 49.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.9% -50.0% -87.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.0% -3.6% -5.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 123.6% -47.9% -85.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.5% -1.4% 2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% -45.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.5% -27.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.0% -8.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.5% -0.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVTEXBABAJOYY
Gross margin 79.3% 38.2% 34.8%
EBITDA margin 13.7% – 5.9%
Operating margin 12.2% 2.9% 2.6%
Pretax margin 13.0% 9.7% 7.3%
Net margin 12.0% 7.0% 9.6%
FCF margin 17.8% 22.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.1% 7.5% –
Return on equity 8.3% 6.2% 3.2%
Return on assets 5.6% 3.6% 2.7%
Return on invested capital – 2.4% 0.9%
Return on capital employed 12.3% 2.1% 0.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 6.8% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVTEXBABAJOYY
Debt / assets – 7.5% 0.6%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -3.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 34.2% 43.6% 14.5%
Equity / assets 65.8% 56.4% 85.5%
Interest coverage – 3.2x 142.9x
Current ratio 2.9x 1.4x 2.0x
Quick ratio 2.8x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 2.1x 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.86 2.30 3.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVTEXBABAJOYY
Dividend yield – 1.0% 6.5%
Net buyback yield 2.3% – –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 1.0% 6.5%
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.

ConsensusVTEXBABAJOYY
Forward P/E 18.0xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.22FY2026 $7.00FY2026 $5.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +80.4%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.5% +23.1% +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $277.83MFY2026 $173.86BFY2026 $2.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.5%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +14.7% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVTEXBABAJOYY
Held by institutions 34.5% 10.1% 39.4%
Institutions holding 108 1,218 191
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -5.4% -1.7%
Institutions buying 67 555 84
Institutions selling 37 421 73
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.32 1.15

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.

VTEXBABAJOYY
VTEX 1.00 0.02 0.05
BABA 0.02 1.00 0.33
JOYY 0.05 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VTEX, BABA and JOYY?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vtex (VTEX) $686.78M, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.86B, Joyy (JOYY) $4.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, VTEX, BABA and JOYY?

Joyy (JOYY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vtex (VTEX) 23.5x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, Joyy (JOYY) 20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Vtex (VTEX) 18.0x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Joyy (JOYY) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vtex (VTEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vtex (VTEX) +9.6%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Joyy (JOYY) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vtex (VTEX) has the highest net margin (Vtex (VTEX) 12.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Joyy (JOYY) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Joyy (JOYY) 0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Joyy (JOYY) returned the most: Vtex (VTEX) -11.6%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%, Joyy (JOYY) +38.8%. Over five years, Joyy (JOYY) compounded fastest (Vtex (VTEX) -25.9%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr, Joyy (JOYY) +10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Joyy (JOYY) has the highest dividend yield: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 1.05%, Joyy (JOYY) 6.51%. Vtex (VTEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Joyy (JOYY) has been the steadiest (Vtex (VTEX) 45.1%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%, Joyy (JOYY) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VTEX, BABA and JOYY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Joyy (JOYY) leads on 5. 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.