Alibaba vs PDD
BABA and PDD 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 PDD compare
PDD grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.7% versus 2.7% for Alibaba).
PDD keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 22.7% compared with 10.1% at Alibaba.
PDD scores higher on the StockData Score (11 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 | PDD |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $98.04 | $78.61 |
| Change, 1 year | −45.5% | −43.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −38.2% | −6.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.93 | 0.85 |
| Employees | 4.0M | 25K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.7% | 9.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.4% | 48.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −20.4% | −13.0% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −17.9% | −13.2% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −4.3% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 39.8% | 56.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 21.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 10.1% | 22.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 10.0% | 26.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.5% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | 5.1× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.28 | 2.43 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 32.6% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 1.3% | 7.6% |
| Held by insiders | 0.96% | 0.01% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$48.2M | −$348K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 6 (better) | 3 |
Go deeper
- BABA stock overview
- BABA income statement
- BABA valuation and score
- PDD stock overview
- PDD income statement
- PDD valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.