BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
BABA has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PRTS
CarParts.com, Inc.
PRTS has a slight edge over BABA overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
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.
PRTS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
PRTS's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its cash flow is 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.
PRTS PE Valuation
PRTS 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.
PRTS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect PRTS's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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 PRTS on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
PRTS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.56 | +$7.14 |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.93 | +$5.57 |
| Q1 2026 | -$5.80 | +$2.90 |
| Q4 2025 | -$8.20 | -$1.10 |
| Q3 2025 | -$9.70 | -$4.30 |
| Q2 2025 | -$9.50 | -$5.40 |
| Q1 2025 | -$8.70 | -$6.00 |
| Q4 2024 | -$7.10 | -$5.70 |
PRTS is still losing money, but far less than before: $2.56 per share over the past year, against $9.70 at its worst in late 2025.
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 PRTS 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 PRTS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PRTS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $129.3M | +1.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $135.6M | -11% |
| Q1 2026 | $132M | -10% |
| Q4 2025 | $120.4M | -9.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $127.8M | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $151.9M | +5.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $147.4M | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $133.5M | -15% |
PRTS's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $129M last quarter, up 1.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.9% | +4.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.4% | +5.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2.3% | +8 points |
| Q4 2025 | -9.4% | +2.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | -7.9% | -1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -8.2% | -2.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -10% | -6.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -12% | -7.3 points |
PRTS's operating margin was −2.9% last quarter, up 4.9 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.
PRTS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.7M | +$4.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1M | +$28.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $5.2M | +52% |
| Q4 2025 | -$9.3M | -$8.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$8.3M | -268% |
| Q2 2025 | -$27.9M | -$17.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $3.4M | +$7.2M |
| Q4 2024 | -$631K | +$11.7M |
PRTS 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 PRTS 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.
PRTS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.6% | +118K shares |
| 1 year | +32% | +1.9M shares |
| 3 years | +35% | +2M shares |
| 5 years | +47% | +2.5M shares |
| Available history | +109% | +4M shares |
PRTS has 8M diluted shares, up 32% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $2.2M |
| Q3 2023 | $1.1M |
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).
PRTS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | -7.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -8.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -8.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
PRTS 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).
PRTS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 45.2 | Neutral |
PRTS's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (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.
PRTS PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
PRTS 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.
PRTS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.17 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $7.36 | 14% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.88 | 22% above |
| 100 week MA | $7.74 | 8.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $18.7 | 55% below |
PRTS 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.
PRTS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.2 | $131.7 | +521% |
| 2021 | $131.7 | $119.6 | -9.2% |
| 2022 | $119.6 | $58.7 | -51% |
| 2023 | $58.7 | $31.6 | -46% |
| 2024 | $31.6 | $9.47 | -70% |
| 2025 | $9.47 | $4.50 | -52% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.50 | $8.42 | +87% |
PRTS has the edge over BABA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.