BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
BABA has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
UFI
Unifi, Inc.
UFI has the 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.
UFI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure |
UFI's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its balance sheet 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.
UFI PE Valuation
UFI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 31x next year's earnings.
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.
UFI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect UFI to return to profit, 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 UFI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
UFI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.22 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.82 | +$0.52 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.33 | -$0.19 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.45 | +$1.73 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.25 | +$0.58 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.34 | +$0.97 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.14 | +$1.48 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.18 | +$1.07 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.83 | +$1.14 |
UFI is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.82 per share over the past year, against $3.25 at its worst in early 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% |
BABA has the edge over UFI 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 UFI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
UFI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $127.9M | -5.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $144.2M | +4.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $130M | -11% |
| Q4 2025 | $121.4M | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $135.7M | -7.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $138.5M | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $146.6M | -1.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $138.9M | +1.4% |
UFI's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $128M last quarter, down 5.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0% | +7.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.6% | -9.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.1% | +9.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -6% | -0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | -7.1% | -4.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | -9.5% | -4.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | -5.5% | +7.4 points |
UFI's operating margin was −0% last quarter, up 7.1 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.
UFI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.5M | +$13.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $1M | +$4.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $7.2M | +$15.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $24.2M | +$29.3M |
| Q3 2025 | -$10.9M | +$3.9M |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.9M | -$2.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$8M | -$4M |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.1M | +$2.6M |
UFI 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 the edge over UFI 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.
UFI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +100K shares |
| 1 year | +1.2% | +227K shares |
| 3 years | +2.8% | +504K shares |
| 5 years | -2.2% | -409K shares |
| Available history | -1% | -184K shares |
UFI has 19M diluted shares, up 1.2% from a year ago.
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 has the edge over UFI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
UFI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 7.2x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 8.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 11.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 197.4x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 14.5x | High |
UFI's net debt is about 3.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 11 years 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).
UFI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.9 | Neutral |
UFI's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 25 (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.
UFI PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | UFI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
UFI 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.
UFI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.10 | 10% above |
| 20 week MA | $6.40 | 5.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.86 | 39% above |
| 100 week MA | $4.88 | 38% above |
| 200 week MA | $5.87 | 15% above |
UFI 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.
UFI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.0 | $17.1 | -32% |
| 2021 | $17.1 | $22.8 | +33% |
| 2022 | $22.8 | $7.91 | -65% |
| 2023 | $7.91 | $6.66 | -16% |
| 2024 | $6.66 | $5.71 | -14% |
| 2025 | $5.71 | $3.38 | -41% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.38 | $6.74 | +99% |
UFI has the edge over BABA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.