BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
BABA's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
WWW
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
WWW has the edge over BABA overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
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.
WWW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
WWW's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
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 has the edge over WWW in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
WWW PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 13x | $22.87 | — |
| Forward | 13x | $22.87 | — |
| Cheap | 14x | $24.10 | +5.4% |
| Fair | 18x | $31.79 | +39% |
| Expensive | 37x | $65.18 | +185% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WWW's PE is in its cheap range at 13.0x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 12.7x.
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.
WWW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for WWW, with profitability improving.
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's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $4.42 over the past year, against $9.27 in mid-2025. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
WWW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.80 | +2.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.76 | +64% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.28 | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.23 | +37% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.12 | +93% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.07 | +$1.96 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.05 | +$2.11 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.90 | +$1.83 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.58 | +$1.09 |
WWW has the edge over BABA on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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's revenue has grown year over year for 16 quarters in a row: $40.2B last quarter, up 8.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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's operating margin was 7.2% last quarter, down 6.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
WWW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $505.4M | +7.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $506.4M | +6.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $457.6M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $517.5M | +4.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $470.3M | +6.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $474.2M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $412.3M | +4.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $494.7M | -6.1% |
WWW's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $505M last quarter, up 7.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 18% | +9.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9.3% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7.4% | +2.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.4% | +1.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.4% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.6% | +1.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.8% | +5.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.1% | +44 points |
WWW has the edge over BABA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
WWW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $66.6M | +121% |
| Q2 2026 | $84.2M | +104% |
| Q1 2026 | -$84.9M | +$6.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $145.6M | +96% |
| Q3 2025 | $30.1M | -71% |
| Q2 2025 | $41.2M | +74% |
| Q1 2025 | -$91.4M | -$49.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $74.4M | -37% |
WWW 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 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.
WWW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +100K shares |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +400K shares |
| 3 years | +3.3% | +2.6M shares |
| 5 years | -0.2% | -200K shares |
| Available history | -5.8% | -5.1M shares |
WWW has the edge over BABA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | $47.5M |
| Q1 2022 | $33.8M |
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 WWW on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
WWW Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.4x | Elevated |
WWW's net debt is about 1.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.5 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).
WWW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 67.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 75.3 | Neutral |
WWW's weekly RSI is 68 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 75 (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.
WWW PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | WWW | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 18x | 28% below |
| PE % | 14 | 47 | 33 pts below |
WWW 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.
WWW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $20.4 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $19.7 | 16% above |
| 50 week MA | $18.3 | 25% above |
| 100 week MA | $19.3 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $16.1 | 42% above |
WWW 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.
WWW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $33.7 | $31.4 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | $31.4 | $28.8 | -8.1% |
| 2022 | $28.8 | $10.4 | -64% |
| 2023 | $10.4 | $8.89 | -14% |
| 2024 | $8.89 | $22.5 | +153% |
| 2025 | $22.5 | $17.9 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $17.9 | $22.9 | +27% |
WWW has the edge over BABA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.