BABA vs. GME: Alibaba vs. GameStop Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Alibaba (BABA) and GameStop (GME) both fall under the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group, but BABA is classified in Broadline Retail while GME is classified in Specialty Retail.

GameStop (GME) trades as ordinary local shares, while Alibaba (BABA) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

Trailing Returns

Calendar-Year Returns

Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

GameStop (GME) has an aggressive beta of 1.63, indicating higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while Alibaba (BABA) is defensive at 0.39 and tends to be less market-sensitive — they sit on opposite ends of the beta spectrum.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

GameStop (GME) at 15.79% is around its peer norm for ROE, while Alibaba (BABA) at 6.36% drops into the bottom quartile, signaling weaker returns on shareholders’ equity.

GameStop (GME) at 25.16% converts revenue to bottom-line profit above its industry’s benchmark range, while Alibaba (BABA) at 7.04% keeps roughly the typical share for its industry.

GameStop (GME) at 19.98% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of Alibaba (BABA) at 7.30%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Alibaba (BABA) at 2.74% is around its peer norm for revenue growth, while GameStop (GME) at -5.05% drops into the bottom quartile, signaling weaker demand or pricing momentum.

GameStop (GME) at 133.33% clears its industry range for EPS growth, a much stronger earnings trajectory than Alibaba (BABA) at -17.91%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Alibaba (BABA) at 1.36 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while GameStop (GME) at 8.72 sits above its industry’s typical mid-range — comfortable liquidity, though possibly with more idle current assets relative to peers.

Both Alibaba (BABA) at 0.24 and GameStop (GME) at 0.71 keep leverage in the lower quartile of their industries, with less balance-sheet debt relative to equity than most peers.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

GameStop (GME) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Alibaba (BABA) reports a yield of 6.70%, ranking against industry peers normally.

GameStop (GME) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Alibaba (BABA) reports a payout of 25.44%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

GameStop (GME) at 16.53 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while Alibaba (BABA) at 26.50 sits in the richer quartile — BABA needs stronger growth or earnings quality to justify the premium.

Alibaba (BABA) at 0.26 looks cheap on sales in the lower P/S ratio quartile, while GameStop (GME) at 3.57 looks rich in the upper quartile — a clear gap in price per dollar of revenue.

On P/B ratio, both Alibaba (BABA) at 1.63 and GameStop (GME) at 1.84 are valued close to their industries’ norm against book — neither stands out from peers.

Valuation Metrics