BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
BABA has the edge over MED overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
MED
Medifast, Inc.
MED's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
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.
MED Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
MED's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow 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.
MED PE Valuation
MED 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 MED on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
MED Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect MED's losses to shrink, with 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 has the edge over MED on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
MED Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.68 | -18500% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.32 | -803% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.82 | -$1.18 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.70 | -995% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.02 | -97% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.33 | -88% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.64 | -110% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.19 | -98% |
MED has swung to a loss: it lost $3.68 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 MED 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 MED on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MED Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $72M | -19% |
| Q2 2026 | $76.4M | -28% |
| Q1 2026 | $76M | -34% |
| Q4 2025 | $75.1M | -37% |
| Q3 2025 | $89.4M | -36% |
| Q2 2025 | $105.6M | -37% |
| Q1 2025 | $115.7M | -34% |
| Q4 2024 | $119M | -38% |
MED's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $72M last quarter, down 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -27% | -22 points |
| Q2 2026 | -5.7% | -4.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.3% | -3.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | -10% | -11 points |
| Q3 2025 | -4.6% | -6.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1% | +3.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.1% | -5.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6% | -3.9 points |
MED's operating margin was −27% last quarter, down 22 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
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.
MED Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.9M | -73% |
| Q2 2026 | $728K | +$5.5M |
| Q1 2026 | -$836K | -144% |
| Q4 2025 | -$6.6M | +$603K |
| Q3 2025 | $10.8M | +40% |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.8M | -143% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9M | -65% |
| Q4 2024 | -$7.2M | -176% |
MED 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 the edge over MED 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.
MED Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +46K shares |
| 1 year | +1.7% | +190K shares |
| 3 years | +2.3% | +248K shares |
| 5 years | -5.1% | -604K shares |
| Available history | -7.7% | -936K shares |
MED has 11M diluted shares, up 1.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $3.6M |
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).
MED Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -2,976.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -12.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -7.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -14.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
MED has more cash than debt.
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).
MED Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 72.6 | Neutral |
MED's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 73 (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.
MED PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | MED | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
MED 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.
MED Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.1 | 6% above |
| 20 week MA | $11.7 | 10% above |
| 50 week MA | $11.4 | 13% above |
| 100 week MA | $12.6 | 1.9% above |
| 200 week MA | $35.4 | 64% below |
MED 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.
MED Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $108.3 | $196.7 | +82% |
| 2021 | $196.7 | $204.2 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | $204.2 | $117.1 | -43% |
| 2023 | $117.1 | $67.2 | -43% |
| 2024 | $67.2 | $17.6 | -74% |
| 2025 | $17.6 | $11.0 | -37% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.0 | $12.9 | +16% |
MED has the edge over BABA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.