BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
BABA has the edge over CPS overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
CPS
Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.
CPS 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.
CPS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
CPS's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
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.
CPS PE Valuation
CPS 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 |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BABA, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CPS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CPS, with profitability improving.
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 CPS on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CPS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.44 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$3.83 | -304% |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.13 | -286% |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.17 | +$0.41 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.23 | +$4.25 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.88 | +$11.77 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.68 | +$10.29 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.58 | +$3.30 |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.48 | +$7.16 |
CPS has swung to a loss: it lost $3.83 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 CPS 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 CPS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CPS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $708.6M | +1.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $721.3M | +2.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $686.4M | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $672.4M | +1.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $695.5M | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $706M | -0.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $667.1M | -1.4% |
| Q3 2024 | $685.4M | -6.9% |
CPS's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $709M last quarter, up 1.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8% | -3.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.5% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1% | -4.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.8% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.3% | +3.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.3% | +2.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.8% | N/A |
CPS's operating margin was 1.5% last quarter, down 2.3 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.
CPS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$10.8M | -139% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.3M | +$39.7M |
| Q1 2026 | -$93.2M | -$60.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $44.6M | -30% |
| Q3 2025 | $27.4M | +62% |
| Q2 2025 | -$23.4M | -$96K |
| Q1 2025 | -$32.4M | -$1.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $63.2M | +1.8% |
CPS has the edge over BABA on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
CPS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +7.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +134K shares |
| 3 years | +2.8% | +499K shares |
| 5 years | +5.6% | +962K shares |
| Available history | +4.9% | +851K shares |
CPS has the edge over BABA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | — |
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 CPS on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CPS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.3x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.0x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.1x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.4x | High |
CPS's net debt is about 7.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 4.4 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).
CPS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 28.3 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 7.3 | Oversold |
CPS's weekly RSI is 28 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 7 (oversold).
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.
CPS PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | CPS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
CPS 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.
CPS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $20.4 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $24.6 | 26% below |
| 50 week MA | $28.9 | 37% below |
| 100 week MA | $26.1 | 30% below |
| 200 week MA | $20.4 | 11% below |
CPS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 11% below its 200-week average.
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 the edge over CPS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CPS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $32.4 | $36.0 | +11% |
| 2021 | $36.0 | $20.8 | -42% |
| 2022 | $20.8 | $6.50 | -69% |
| 2023 | $6.50 | $19.5 | +201% |
| 2024 | $19.5 | $13.9 | -29% |
| 2025 | $13.9 | $33.1 | +139% |
| 2026 YTD | $33.1 | $18.2 | -45% |
CPS's yearly returns have swung widely, from +201% in 2023 to −69% in 2022. It's down 45% so far in 2026.