BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
BABA has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
BLMN
Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
BLMN has the edge over BABA overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
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.
BLMN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
BLMN's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are 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 BLMN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BLMN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.4x | $10.12 | — |
| Cheap | 9.8x | $8.08 | -20% |
| Current | 12x | $10.12 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $18.19 | +80% |
| Expensive | 34x | $27.95 | +176% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BLMN's PE is in its cheap range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.4x next year's earnings.
BABA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BABA has the edge over BLMN on the outlook, with more favorable revenue and profitability expectations.
BLMN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect BLMN's earnings to grow, with its revenue and profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $4.42 over the past year, against $9.27 in mid-2025. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
BLMN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.07 | +31% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.82 | +$1.49 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.31 | +$0.36 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.25 | +$0.28 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.10 | +$1.59 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.67 | -$0.59 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.05 | -117% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.03 | -104% |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.49 | -158% |
BLMN has returned to profit: it earned $0.82 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
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 BLMN 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 BLMN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BLMN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $944.3M | +1.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $1B | +1.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +1% |
| Q4 2025 | $975.2M | +0.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $928.8M | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $1B | -10% |
| Q1 2025 | $1B | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $972M | -19% |
BLMN's revenue fell from its 2023 peak and has held roughly level since: $944M last quarter, up 1.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2% | +5.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.8% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.6% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1.4% | -3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.9% | -5.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3% | -1.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.5% | -1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.7% | -3.1 points |
BLMN's operating margin was 2% last quarter, up 5.9 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.
BLMN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$39.2M | -$33.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $46.9M | +321% |
| Q1 2026 | $50.1M | +81% |
| Q4 2025 | $63.7M | -35% |
| Q3 2025 | -$5.7M | +$69.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $11.1M | +$35.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $27.7M | +211% |
| Q4 2024 | $97.7M | +58% |
BLMN 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.
BLMN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.7% | -587K shares |
| 1 year | +0.6% | +543K shares |
| 3 years | -13% | -12.9M shares |
| 5 years | -21% | -22.1M shares |
| Available history | -4.6% | -4.1M shares |
BLMN has the edge over BABA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $18.2M |
| Q2 2024 | $14.6M |
| Q1 2024 | $232.9M |
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 BLMN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BLMN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9x | Moderate |
BLMN's net debt is about 2.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.0 years a year ago.
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).
BLMN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.6 | Neutral |
BLMN's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 54 (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.
BLMN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | BLMN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 18x | 32% below |
| PE % | 31 | 47 | 16 pts below |
BLMN 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.
BLMN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.32 | 8.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $9.35 | 8.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $7.86 | 29% above |
| 100 week MA | $8.25 | 23% above |
| 200 week MA | $15.7 | 36% below |
BLMN 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.
BLMN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.7 | $19.0 | -13% |
| 2021 | $19.0 | $21.0 | +11% |
| 2022 | $21.0 | $21.0 | 0% |
| 2023 | $21.0 | $28.2 | +34% |
| 2024 | $28.2 | $12.3 | -56% |
| 2025 | $12.3 | $6.79 | -45% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.79 | $10.1 | +49% |
BLMN has the edge over BABA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.