eBay vs RB Global
EBAY and RBA side by side, both in miscellaneous business services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How EBAY and RBA compare
eBay is the larger company, worth 3.3 times as much as RB Global ($54.1B against $16.6B).
On earnings, eBay is cheaper: it trades at 26.4× trailing earnings, against 38.5× for RB Global.
eBay grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.7% versus 9.7% for RB Global).
eBay keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.9% compared with 10.0% at RB Global.
Both pay dividends: eBay yields 1.0% and RB Global 0.71%.
eBay scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 11 for RB Global), 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 | EBAY | RBA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $54.1B | $16.6B |
| Share price | $121.64 | $89.69 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.2% | −10.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 61.0% | 20.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.98 | 0.53 |
| Employees | 12K | 8,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 26.4× (better) | 38.5× |
| P/S | 4.4× | 3.4× (better) |
| P/B | 12.3× | 3.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.6× | 14.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | 22.4× (better) | 27.2× |
| FCF yield | 4.5% (better) | 3.7% |
| Fair value | $84.93 | $87.30 |
| Margin of safety | −43.2% | −2.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.7% (better) | 9.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.5% | 27.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −3.3% | 15.9% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 0.66% | 15.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −11.3% | 5.8% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 72.2% | – |
| Operating margin | 20.3% (better) | 16.0% |
| Net margin | 16.9% (better) | 10.0% |
| FCF margin | 19.5% (better) | 12.6% |
| Return on equity | 46.6% (better) | 8.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 22.2% (better) | 8.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.53 | 0.52 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.83 (better) | 1.85 |
| Interest coverage | 10.0× (better) | 4.3× |
| Current ratio | 0.78 | 1.31 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 6.59 (better) | 2.34 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.0% (better) | 0.71% |
| Payout ratio | 26.0% | – |
| Buyback yield | 3.7% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.7% (better) | 0.71% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.4% | 98.3% |
| Held by insiders | 10.1% | 0.21% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$54.7M | −$2.1M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.4% | 8.9% |
Go deeper
- EBAY stock overview
- EBAY income statement
- EBAY valuation and score
- RBA stock overview
- RBA income statement
- RBA valuation and score
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