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.
JL
J-Long Group Limited
There isn't enough reported data to score JL 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.
JL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
There isn't enough reported data to rate JL's fundamentals.
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.
JL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.3x | N/A | N/A |
| Fair | 11x | N/A | N/A |
| Expensive | 21x | N/A | N/A |
| Current | 46x | $4.33 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
JL's PE is 46x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
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.
JL Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for JL to show an outlook.
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.
JL Earnings Per Share
JL 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's revenue has grown year over year for 16 quarters in a row: $40.2B last quarter, up 8.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 JL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
JL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $2.5M | -93% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.9M | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $36.6M | +1974% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.4M | +31% |
| Q1 2024 | $1.8M | -89% |
| Q3 2023 | $1.9M | -83% |
| Q1 2023 | $15.9M | +547% |
| Q3 2022 | $11.2M | +355% |
JL has the edge over BABA in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 2.5% | +11 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.7% | -9.6 points |
| Q3 2024 | 13% | -4.4 points |
| Q1 2024 | -8.3% | -23 points |
| Q3 2023 | 11% | -3.9 points |
| Q1 2023 | 15% | +6.6 points |
| Q3 2022 | 17% | +8.2 points |
JL's operating margin was 2.5% last quarter, up 11 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2020.
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.
JL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | -$849.4K | -798% |
| Q3 2023 | -$849.4K | -798% |
| Q1 2023 | $121.7K | -67% |
| Q3 2022 | $121.7K | -67% |
| Q1 2022 | $373.5K | +66% |
| Q3 2021 | $373.5K | +66% |
JL's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$1M over the past year.
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 JL 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.
JL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -5.2% | -195K shares |
| 1 year | +19% | +565K shares |
JL has 4M diluted shares, up 19% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
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).
JL Net Leverage
JL'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).
JL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.7 | Oversold |
JL's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 13 (oversold).
BABA PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | BABA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 18x | 19% above |
| PE % | 60 | 47 | 13 pts above |
BABA has the edge over JL on valuation relative to its sector.
JL PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | JL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 46x | 18x | 153% above |
| PE % | 90 | 25 | 65 pts above |
JL is trading at 46x earnings, a 153% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x, though its earnings don't support one.
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 |
JL has stronger trend alignment. BABA is above 0 of 5 weekly averages versus JL above 0 of 4.
JL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.39 | 1.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.92 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $5.36 | 19% below |
| 100 week MA | $5.22 | 17% below |
JL is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 17% below its 100-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 finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 38% so far in 2026.
JL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $100.5 | $3.65 | -96% |
| 2025 | $3.65 | $6.27 | +72% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.27 | $4.33 | -31% |
JL has the edge over BABA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.