EBAY vs the Competition: Which Stock Comes Out on Top?

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Here is how eBay (EBAY) stacks up against its peers in size, valuation, growth and margin.

  • EBAY’s operating margin of 22.3% is high, and higher than most peers – though lower than FICO (44.2%).
  • EBAY’s revenue growth of 1.5% in the last 12 months is low, lagging WMT, AMZN, ETSY, FICO but outpacing TGT.
  • EBAY gained 77.0% in the past year and trades at a PE of 21.8, outperforming its peers.

As a quick background, eBay operates marketplace platforms connecting buyers and sellers globally through an online marketplace and mobile apps.

  EBAY WMT AMZN ETSY TGT FICO
Market Cap ($ Bil) 44.5 832.6 2,346.4 6.6 47.3 32.0
Revenue ($ Bil) 10.3 685.1 650.3 2.8 105.9 1.8
PE Ratio 21.8 44.2 35.6 35.2 11.3 55.4
LTM Revenue Growth 1.5% 4.2% 10.1% 2.2% -0.7% 14.7%
LTM Operating Margin 22.3% 4.3% 11.0% 13.9% 5.4% 44.2%
LTM FCF Margin 20.6% 2.0% 3.2% 24.3% 3.3% 36.8%
12M Market Return 77.0% 52.4% 32.8% 25.0% -19.4% -23.3%

Why does this matter? EBAY just went up 25% in a month – peer comparison puts stock performance, valuation, and financials in context – highlighting whether it is truly outperforming, lagging behind, and above all – can this continue? Read Buy or Sell EBAY Stock to see if eBay holds up as a quality investment.

While peer comparison is critical Trefis High Quality Portfolio evaluates much more, and is designed to reduce stock-specific risks while giving upside exposure.

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Revenue Growth Comparison

  LTM 2025 2024 2023 2022
EBAY 1.5% 1.7% 3.2% -6.0%
WMT 4.2% 5.1% 6.0% 6.7%  
AMZN 10.1% 11.0% 11.8% 9.4%
ETSY 2.2% 2.2% 7.1% 10.2%
TGT -0.7% -0.8% -1.6% 2.9%  
FICO 14.7% 13.5% 9.9% 4.6%

Operating Margin Comparison

  LTM 2025 2024 2023 2022
EBAY 22.3% 22.5% 19.2% 24.0%
WMT 4.3% 4.3% 4.2% 3.3%  
AMZN 11.0% 10.8% 6.4% 2.4%
ETSY 13.9% 13.5% 12.7% 15.1%
TGT 5.4% 5.2% 5.3% 3.5%  
FICO 44.2% 42.7% 42.3% 39.4%

PE Ratio Comparison

  LTM 2025 2024 2023 2022
EBAY 17.0 15.6 8.4 -18.2
WMT 37.4 37.4 27.4 33.1  
AMZN 35.3 38.8 51.5 -314.4
ETSY 28.5 20.0 32.3 -21.9
TGT 11.3 15.2 15.9 24.8  
FICO 77.3 95.8 67.7 41.7

The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, with a collection of 30 stocks, has a track record of comfortably outperforming its benchmark that includes all 3 – the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices. Why is that? As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks provided better returns with less risk versus the benchmark index; less of a roller-coaster ride, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.