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 3.0 times as much as RB Global ($53.1B against $17.6B).
On earnings, eBay is cheaper: it trades at 26.2× trailing earnings, against 36.6× for RB Global.
eBay grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.7% versus 11.1% for RB Global).
eBay keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.9% compared with 10.5% at RB Global.
Both pay dividends: eBay yields 1.0% and RB Global 0.67%.
RB Global scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 12 for eBay), 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 | $53.1B | $17.6B |
| Share price | $120.92 | $95.15 |
| Change, 1 year | 37.7% | −6.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 62.0% | 30.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.97 | 0.51 |
| Employees | 12K | 8,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 26.2× (better) | 36.6× |
| P/S | 4.3× | 3.5× (better) |
| P/B | 12.0× | 3.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.3× | 15.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | 22.0× (better) | 28.5× |
| FCF yield | 4.5% (better) | 3.5% |
| Fair value | $85.17 | $92.41 |
| Margin of safety | −42.0% | −3.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.7% (better) | 11.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.5% | 27.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −3.3% | 21.0% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 0.66% | 24.4% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −11.3% | 5.8% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 72.2% | – |
| Operating margin | 20.3% (better) | 16.6% |
| Net margin | 16.9% (better) | 10.5% |
| FCF margin | 19.5% (better) | 12.3% |
| Return on equity | 46.6% (better) | 9.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 22.2% (better) | 8.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.53 | 0.60 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.83 (better) | 1.97 |
| Interest coverage | 10.0× (better) | 4.6× |
| Current ratio | 0.78 | 1.31 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 6.55 (better) | 2.41 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.0% (better) | 0.67% |
| Payout ratio | 26.0% | – |
| Buyback yield | 3.8% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.8% (better) | 0.67% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 93.7% | 98.3% |
| Held by insiders | 10.2% | 0.26% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$61.1M | −$2.2M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.4% | 9.9% |
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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