AIN
Albany International Corp.
AIN has the edge over BABA overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
BABA offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AIN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
AIN's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
BABA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy |
BABA's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
AIN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 21x | $66.39 | -1.8% |
| Current | 21x | $67.58 | — |
| Forward | 23x | $67.58 | — |
| Fair | 25x | $77.69 | +15% |
| Expensive | 30x | $93.70 | +39% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AIN's PE is in its cheap range at 21x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 23x next year's earnings.
BABA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $69.66 | -26% |
| Fair | 20x | $86.59 | -8.2% |
| Current | 21x | $94.36 | — |
| Expensive | 26x | $115 | +22% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BABA has the edge over AIN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
AIN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Decline | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect AIN's revenue to grow, but its earnings and profitability to decline.
BABA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BABA has the edge over AIN on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
AIN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.99 | -5.6% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.17 | +$5.10 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.66 | -183% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.96 | -179% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.94 | -169% |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.93 | -160% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.01 | -43% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.49 | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.80 | -21% |
AIN has returned to profit: it earned $3.17 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
BABA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | -52% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.57 | -18% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.79 | -22% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.85 | +49% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.27 | +116% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.06 | +71% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.47 | +24% |
| Q3 2024 | $5.26 | -35% |
BABA has the edge over AIN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AIN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $349.5M | +34% |
| Q2 2026 | $329.5M | +5.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $311.3M | +7.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $321.2M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $261.4M | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $311.4M | -6.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $288.8M | -7.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $286.9M | -11% |
AIN's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $350M last quarter, up 34% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 17% | +62 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9.8% | +2.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.2% | -1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.3% | +0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -45% | -53 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.2% | -5.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.8% | -2.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.5% | -4.4 points |
AIN has the edge over BABA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BABA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $40.2B | +8.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $36.5B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $42.7B | +1.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $37.2B | +4.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $37.2B | +1.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $35.5B | +6.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $42B | +7.6% |
| Q3 2024 | $35.5B | +5.2% |
BABA has the edge over AIN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 7.2% | -6.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3% | -12 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.1% | -7.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.2% | -13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +5.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +6.1 points |
| Q3 2024 | 15% | 0 points |
BABA's operating margin was 7.2% last quarter, down 6.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AIN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $36.5M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | -$14.5M | -177% |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.6M | +$9.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $51.4M | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.9M | -18% |
| Q2 2025 | $18.8M | -70% |
| Q1 2025 | -$13.5M | +$3.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $60.2M | +52% |
AIN has the edge over BABA on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
BABA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$6.7B | -$4.1B |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.7B | +$1.5B |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | -90% |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.2B | -254% |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.7B | -182% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.2B | -12231% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | -4.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.1B | -62% |
BABA's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$11.6B over the past year.
AIN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +8K shares |
| 1 year | -1.4% | -416K shares |
| 3 years | -8.6% | -2.7M shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -3.8M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -3.7M shares |
AIN has the edge over BABA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $15M |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $51.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $69.2M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
AIN spent $15M buying back its own shares over the past year.
BABA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +11.1M shares |
| 1 year | +0.9% | +21.4M shares |
| 3 years | -6.2% | -161M shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -339M shares |
| Available history | -8.4% | -221M shares |
BABA has 2.4B diluted shares, up 0.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $269.8M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
BABA spent $270M buying back its own shares over the past year, after none the year before.
AIN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 7.5x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.9x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 6.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 8.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 0.9x | Very low |
AIN's net debt is about 1.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 8.2 years a year ago.
BABA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
BABA has the edge over AIN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AIN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 58.9 | Neutral |
AIN's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 59 (neutral).
BABA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.7 | Oversold |
BABA's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 13 (oversold).
AIN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | AIN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 18x | 18% above |
| PE % | 19 | 47 | 28 pts below |
AIN has the edge over BABA on valuation relative to its sector.
BABA PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | BABA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 18x | 19% above |
| PE % | 60 | 47 | 13 pts above |
BABA is trading at 21x earnings, a 19% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x, though its earnings don't support one.
AIN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $63.6 | 6.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $65.4 | 3.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $61.1 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $63.7 | 6.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $76.5 | 12% below |
AIN has the edge over BABA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BABA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $104.7 | 9.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $111.1 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $128.0 | 26% below |
| 100 week MA | $127.7 | 26% below |
| 200 week MA | $106.4 | 11% below |
BABA is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 11% below its 200-week average.
AIN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $76.5 | $73.1 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | $73.1 | $88.5 | +21% |
| 2022 | $88.5 | $98.7 | +11% |
| 2023 | $98.7 | $98.2 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | $98.2 | $80.1 | -18% |
| 2025 | $80.1 | $51.6 | -36% |
| 2026 YTD | $51.6 | $67.6 | +31% |
AIN has the edge over BABA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
BABA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $215.5 | $222.0 | +3% |
| 2021 | $222.0 | $118.7 | -47% |
| 2022 | $118.7 | $85.7 | -28% |
| 2023 | $85.7 | $77.5 | -9.5% |
| 2024 | $77.5 | $85.1 | +9.7% |
| 2025 | $85.1 | $152.2 | +79% |
| 2026 YTD | $152.2 | $94.4 | -38% |
BABA has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 38% so far in 2026.