BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
BABA has the edge over BARK overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
BARK
BARK, Inc.
BARK offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
BARK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Unavailable |
BARK's cash flow is currently stable, but its revenue and profitability are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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's PE is 21x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
BARK PE Valuation
BARK has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BABA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BABA has the edge over BARK on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
BARK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect BARK's losses to shrink, with revenue declining.
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 BARK on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
BARK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.92 | +$1.08 |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.69 | -$0.29 |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.57 | -$0.77 |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.60 | $0.00 |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.00 | -$0.60 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.40 | +$0.60 |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.80 | +$0.40 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.60 | +$1.80 |
BARK is still losing money, but far less than before: $2.92 per share over the past year, against $8.80 at its worst in early 2022.
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 BARK 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 has the edge over BARK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BARK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $87.6M | -18% |
| Q2 2026 | $78.8M | -23% |
| Q1 2026 | $86.6M | -25% |
| Q4 2025 | $98.4M | -22% |
| Q3 2025 | $107M | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $102.9M | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $115.4M | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $126.4M | +1.1% |
BARK's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $88M last quarter, down 18% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.9% | +4.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1% | +8.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -14% | -8.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -9.1% | +0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | -10% | -5.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -8.1% | +1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -5.7% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.7% | +1.5 points |
BARK's operating margin was −5.9% last quarter, up 4.1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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.
BARK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.6M | +$24.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.7M | +$2.5M |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.1M | +$9.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6M | +$3.5M |
| Q3 2025 | -$19.9M | -2163% |
| Q2 2025 | -$6.1M | -$5.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$12M | -$8.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$2M | -115% |
BARK has the edge over BABA on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
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 the edge over BARK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
BARK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.6% | +143K shares |
| 1 year | +4.6% | +390K shares |
| 3 years | +0.9% | +79.1K shares |
| 5 years | +0.9% | +77.3K shares |
BARK has 9M diluted shares, up 4.6% from a year ago, despite $2M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2M |
| Q2 2026 | $233,000 |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $1.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $10.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.8M |
BARK spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 85% from the year before.
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's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
BARK Net Leverage
BARK's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
BARK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 36.6 | Neutral |
BARK's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 37 (neutral).
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.
BARK PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
BARK has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
BARK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.27 | 10% above |
| 20 week MA | $9.25 | 1.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.1 | 18% below |
| 100 week MA | $17.5 | 48% below |
| 200 week MA | $22.1 | 59% below |
BARK has the edge over BABA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
BARK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $248.0 | $370.0 | +49% |
| 2021 | $370.0 | $84.0 | -77% |
| 2022 | $84.0 | $28.4 | -66% |
| 2023 | $28.4 | $16.1 | -43% |
| 2024 | $16.1 | $37.4 | +132% |
| 2025 | $37.4 | $12.3 | -67% |
| 2026 YTD | $12.3 | $9.11 | -26% |
BARK has the edge over BABA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.