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How Alibaba Group Holding Limited stacks up
BABA · against 8 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Valuation
31/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #8 of 9 · scores higher than 13% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score6 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including BABA · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 31?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly because of its free cash flow yield and EBITDA yield, which are weaker than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Free cash flow yield: -2.9% vs peer median 6.1%
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 64% of peers. EBITDA yield: 6.5% vs peer median 8.8%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 4.1% vs peer median 4.4%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = BABA, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | BABA | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 9 reported | 4.1% | 4.3% | 38% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 9 reported | 6.5% | 6.3% | 63% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 6 reported | -2.9% | 0.5% | 40% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 8 reported | 63.9% | 12.0% | 86% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BABA| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.25T BRL (≈$225.8B) | 57 | 50 | |
| 2 | 197.9B EUR (≈$217.7B) | 52 | 53 | |
| 3 | 332.9B USD | 38 | 45 | |
| 4 | 186.1B USD | 37 | 49 | |
| 5 | 228.5B USD | 34 | 40 | |
| 6 | 174.8B EUR (≈$192.3B) | 32 | 56 | |
| 6 | 151.4B USD | 32 | 61 | |
| 8 | 249.7B USD | 31 | 46 | |
| 9 | 137.5B EUR (≈$151.2B) | 29 | 70 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score