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.
LOT
Lotus Technology Inc. American Depositary Shares
There isn't enough reported data to score LOT 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.
LOT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
LOT's profitability and cash flow are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and balance sheet.
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.
LOT PE Valuation
LOT 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 LOT on the outlook, with more favorable earnings expectations.
LOT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses steady | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect LOT's revenue to grow and its profitability to improve, with its earnings 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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 52% for BABA versus LOT down 141%.
LOT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -$0.71 | +$1.02 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.22 | +$0.35 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.43 | -$0.17 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.54 | -$0.31 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.73 | -$0.73 |
LOT is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.71 per share over the past year, against $1.73 at its worst in late 2024.
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% |
LOT has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 8.3% for BABA versus up 189% for LOT.
| 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 LOT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LOT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $268.1M | +112% |
| Q4 2025 | $163.3M | -40% |
| Q3 2025 | $136.8M | -46% |
| Q2 2025 | $126.6M | -44% |
| Q1 2025 | $92.8M | -46% |
| Q4 2024 | $271.5M | -25% |
| Q3 2024 | $254.7M | -7.2% |
| Q2 2024 | $225M | +103% |
LOT's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $268M last quarter, up 189% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -36% | +75 points |
| Q4 2025 | -40% | +29 points |
| Q3 2025 | -68% | -5.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | -87% | +3.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | -111% | +25 points |
| Q4 2024 | -69% | -5.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | -63% | -62 points |
| Q2 2024 | -91% | -90 points |
LOT's operating margin was −36% last quarter, up 75 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 has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is down 158% versus its history, compared with LOT at down 239%.
LOT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | -$905.9M | -$302.1M |
| Q3 2024 | $0 | -100% |
| Q2 2024 | $0 | -100% |
| Q1 2024 | $0 | -100% |
| Q4 2023 | -$603.7M | -$119.3M |
| Q3 2023 | $418.5M | +$418.6M |
| Q2 2023 | $325.6K | +$653.1K |
| Q1 2023 | $992.2K | +$1.2M |
LOT's free cash flow was −$906M over the past year, against −$184M the year before.
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.
LOT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.8% | +17.4M shares |
| 1 year | -2.1% | -13.8M shares |
| 3 years | -4.1% | -27.9M shares |
LOT has the edge over BABA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $70.2M |
| Q3 2023 | $70.2M |
| Q2 2023 | $270,039 |
| Q1 2023 | $70.4M |
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).
LOT Net Leverage
LOT'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).
LOT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 23.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 2.2 | Oversold |
LOT's weekly RSI is 23 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 2 (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.
LOT PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
LOT 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 |
LOT has stronger trend alignment. BABA is above 0 of 5 weekly averages versus LOT above 0 of 4.
LOT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.56 | 52% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.85 | 68% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.09 | 75% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.63 | 83% below |
LOT is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 83% 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 the edge over LOT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LOT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13.8 | $4.16 | -70% |
| 2025 | $4.16 | $1.31 | -69% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.31 | $0.27 | -79% |
LOT has finished every year since 2024 lower, and it's down 79% so far in 2026.