BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
BABA offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
BBY
Best Buy Co., Inc.
BBY has the edge over BABA overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
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.
BBY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
BBY's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
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 BBY in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BBY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $66.80 | -35% |
| Fair | 14x | $83.80 | -19% |
| Forward | 15x | $103 | — |
| Expensive | 17x | $104 | +0.3% |
| Current | 17x | $103 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BBY's PE is in its expensive range at 17x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
BABA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BABA has the edge over BBY on the outlook, with more favorable revenue and profitability expectations.
BBY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect BBY's earnings to grow, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
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 BBY on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
BBY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.12 | +18% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.01 | +66% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.40 | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.04 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.03 | -48% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.63 | -37% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.10 | -28% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.28 | -25% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.84 | +0.7% |
BBY's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $6.01 over the past year, against $10.32 in late 2021.
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 BBY 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 BBY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BBY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.8B | +3.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.9B | +1.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.8B | -1% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.7B | +2.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.4B | +1.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.8B | -0.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.9B | -4.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.4B | -3.2% |
BBY's revenue fell from its 2021 peak and has held roughly level since: $9.8B last quarter, up 3.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.3% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.1% | +1.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.2% | +3.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2% | -1.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.7% | -1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.5% | -1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.6% | -2.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7% | +0.1 points |
BBY's operating margin was 4.3% last quarter, up 1.6 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.
BBY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $737M | +28% |
| Q2 2026 | $215M | +$347M |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | -19% |
| Q4 2025 | -$287M | +$162M |
| Q3 2025 | $574M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | -$132M | -3400% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | -$449M | -$341M |
BBY 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 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.
BBY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.7% | +1.4M shares |
| 1 year | +0.3% | +700K shares |
| 3 years | -2.9% | -6.3M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -40.1M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -52.5M shares |
BBY has the edge over BABA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $36M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $73M |
| Q4 2025 | $35M |
| Q3 2025 | $65M |
| Q2 2025 | $100M |
| Q1 2025 | $215M |
| Q4 2024 | $137M |
BBY spent $144M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 72% 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).
BBY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
BBY has the edge over BABA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
BBY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 68.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 84.5 | Overbought |
BBY's weekly RSI is 68 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 84 (overbought).
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.
BBY PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | BBY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 18x | 4.5% below |
| PE % | 82 | 47 | 35 pts above |
BBY has the edge over BABA on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
BBY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $94.6 | 9.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $89.3 | 16% above |
| 50 week MA | $76.1 | 36% above |
| 100 week MA | $75.6 | 37% above |
| 200 week MA | $77.9 | 33% above |
BBY 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.
BBY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $87.0 | $102.6 | +18% |
| 2021 | $102.6 | $98.1 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | $98.1 | $81.4 | -17% |
| 2023 | $81.4 | $78.3 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | $78.3 | $88.0 | +12% |
| 2025 | $88.0 | $69.6 | -21% |
| 2026 YTD | $69.6 | $103.4 | +49% |
BBY has the edge over BABA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.