Alibaba vs PayPay
BABA and PAYP side by side, both in miscellaneous business services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BABA and PAYP compare
PayPay grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (27.3% versus 2.7% for Alibaba).
PayPay keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 30.2% compared with 10.1% at Alibaba.
PayPay scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 6 for Alibaba), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BABA | PAYP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $98.04 | $14.03 |
| Change, 1 year | −45.5% | – |
| Change, 5 years | −38.2% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.93 | – |
| Employees | 4.0M | 4,567 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.7% | 27.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.4% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −20.4% | 218% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −17.9% | 172% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −4.3% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 39.8% | – |
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 21.0% (better) |
| Net margin | 10.1% | 30.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 96.9% |
| Return on equity | 10.0% | 46.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.5% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | 5.1× | 7.6× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.28 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 32.6% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 1.3% | 4.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.96% | 90.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$48.2M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 6 (better) | 1 |
Go deeper
- BABA stock overview
- BABA income statement
- BABA valuation and score
- PAYP stock overview
- PAYP income statement
- PAYP valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.