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AlibabaBABA

Broadline Retail
Cheaper than peers
$98.04−1.51%After hours: $97.98 (−0.06%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 45.5% over 1 year
Alibaba over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$125$150$175Nov2026MarMayJulSep$98.04$150NovMarJul$98.04
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$244B
Price to earnings21.9x
Forward P/E12.3x
Dividend yield1.07%
Year to date−33.1%
One year−45.5%
Next earningsNot scheduled
52-week range (closes)
$94.81$177.18

Quality and valuation

How Alibaba compares with other consumer discretionary stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Alibaba and 3 broadline retail peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Valuation: cheaper than most

Next to other consumer discretionary companies, it is, priced below most of them.

Alibaba trades at 12.3 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 19.5x for the 66 consumer discretionary stocks we cover.

    BABA trades at 12.3x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Broadline Retail peers
    JD6.9xPDD6.9xBABA12.3xEBAY19.2xAMZN25.7xMELI37.8xSE47.3xCPNG73.7xSector median 19.5xJD6.9xPDD6.9xBABA12.3xEBAY19.2xAMZN25.7xMELI37.8xSE47.3xCPNG73.7xSector median 19.5x
    Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets

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