BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
BABA has the edge over WHR overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
WHR
Whirlpool Corporation
WHR offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
WHR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
WHR's profitability is currently stable, but its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet 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.
WHR PE Valuation
WHR 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 WHR on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
WHR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Turning to a loss | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect WHR's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 WHR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
WHR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.16 | +$1.21 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.93 | +$5.59 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.95 | +2169% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.66 | +$11.53 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.37 | -133% |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.66 | -127% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.13 | -98% |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.87 | -167% |
WHR lost $2.16 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before, but its loss has widened in each of the last three quarters.
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 WHR 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 WHR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
WHR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.7B | -8.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.5B | -6.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.3B | -9.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.1B | -0.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4B | +1% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.8B | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.6B | -19% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.1B | -19% |
WHR's revenue has slid since its 2021 peak: $3.7B last quarter, down 8.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1% | -5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.6% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6% | -4.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.9% | +9.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.1% | -1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.4% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.1% | +7.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | -3.3% | -11 points |
WHR's operating margin was 0.1% last quarter, down 5 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.
WHR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $28M | +$80M |
| Q2 2026 | -$214M | -$151M |
| Q1 2026 | -$895M | -$102M |
| Q4 2025 | $989M | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | -$52M | -141% |
| Q2 2025 | -$63M | -123% |
| Q1 2025 | -$793M | +$195M |
| Q4 2024 | $970M | -5.5% |
WHR 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 WHR 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.
WHR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +300K shares |
| 1 year | +16% | +9M shares |
| 3 years | +18% | +10.2M shares |
| 5 years | +4.5% | +2.8M shares |
| Available history | +2% | +1.3M shares |
WHR has 66M diluted shares, up 16% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $50M |
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 WHR on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
WHR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 5.9x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.7x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.0x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 8.5x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 7.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 8.2x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 11.2x | High |
WHR's net debt is about 7.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 8.4 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).
WHR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 20.7 | Neutral |
WHR's weekly RSI is 32 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 21 (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.
WHR PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | WHR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.6x | 18x | 47% below |
| PE % | 33 | 47 | 14 pts below |
WHR has the edge over BABA on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
WHR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.5 | 2.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $35.0 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $51.4 | 44% below |
| 100 week MA | $71.2 | 59% below |
| 200 week MA | $95.1 | 70% below |
WHR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 70% below its 200-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 WHR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
WHR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $145.9 | $193.2 | +32% |
| 2021 | $193.2 | $227.3 | +18% |
| 2022 | $227.3 | $141.6 | -38% |
| 2023 | $141.6 | $121.8 | -14% |
| 2024 | $121.8 | $115.2 | -5.4% |
| 2025 | $115.2 | $72.1 | -37% |
| 2026 YTD | $72.1 | $28.9 | -60% |
WHR has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 60% so far in 2026.