BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
BABA's fundamentals are weak: its operating margin fell 10 points to 4.2% and free cash flow turned negative, though revenue grew 4.3%. Its PE isn't a useful guide right now because of how its recent earnings were reported.
GEF
Greif, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score GEF yet.
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.
GEF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure |
GEF's profitability is currently healthy, but its revenue and balance sheet are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its cash flow.
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.
GEF PE Valuation
GEF 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 GEF on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
GEF Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect GEF's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue 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'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.
GEF Earnings Per Share
GEF and BABA do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 GEF 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.
GEF Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +2.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | -23% |
| Q4 2025 | $994.8M | -21% |
| Q3 2025 | $701.3M | -51% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | -22% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | +1.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.3B | +5% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4B | +8.3% |
GEF's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $1.2B last quarter, up 2.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 9.3% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.3% | -5.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 26% | +21 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7% | -8.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.4% | -5.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.6% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.7% | -1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.9% | +0.3 points |
GEF has the edge over BABA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
GEF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $49.1M | -69% |
| Q1 2026 | $59.8M | -44% |
| Q4 2025 | -$57.4M | +$9.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $156.9M | +390% |
| Q2 2025 | $106.4M | +129% |
| Q1 2025 | -$66.5M | -$15.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $142.1M | +13% |
| Q3 2024 | $32M | -80% |
GEF 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.
GEF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +32K shares |
| 1 year | -2.8% | -1.3M shares |
| 3 years | -1.4% | -637K shares |
| 5 years | -4.9% | -2.4M shares |
| Available history | -4.4% | -2.1M shares |
GEF has the edge over BABA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $19.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $128.1M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
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).
GEF Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q3 2024 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q2 2024 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2024 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2023 | 2.4x | Moderate |
GEF's net debt is about 3.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as 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).
GEF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.5 | Oversold |
GEF's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (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.
GEF PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | GEF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
GEF 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.
GEF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $79.6 | 10% below |
| 20 week MA | $81.3 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $73.9 | 3.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $67.1 | 6.3% above |
| 200 week MA | $66.1 | 7.8% above |
GEF 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.
GEF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $44.4 | $47.1 | +6% |
| 2021 | $47.1 | $57.2 | +22% |
| 2022 | $57.2 | $68.2 | +19% |
| 2023 | $68.2 | $65.6 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | $65.6 | $61.3 | -6.6% |
| 2025 | $61.3 | $70.2 | +15% |
| 2026 YTD | $70.2 | $71.3 | +1.6% |
GEF has the edge over BABA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.