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Comparison · seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29

Alibaba (9988) vs McDonald's (MCD)

Alibaba (9988) and McDonald's (MCD) side by side: both in Consumer Discretionary, listed on Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing and New York Stock Exchange. Alibaba is the larger of the two by approximate market capitalization (about 1.2×).

FieldAlibabaMcDonald's
Legal nameAlibaba Group Holding LimitedMcDonald's Corporation
Ticker9988MCD
ExchangeHong Kong Exchanges and Clearing XHKGNew York Stock Exchange XNYS
JurisdictionChinaUnited States
SectorConsumer DiscretionaryConsumer Discretionary
IndustryE-Commerce & CloudRestaurants (quick service)
Market cap ≈$250bn$215bn
Founded19991940
Reporting currencyHKDUSD
LEI5493001NTNQJDH60PM02UE2136O97NLB5BYP9H04
ISINKYG017191142US5801351017
FIGIBBG001T5DBT4BBG001S5T110
Index membershipHang Seng IndexS&P 500
Held by (covered funds)1

Alibaba

China's largest e-commerce platforms (Taobao, Tmall) plus Alibaba Cloud and international commerce.

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McDonald's

The world's largest restaurant chain by systemwide sales, with over 40,000 mostly franchised locations; its economics rest heavily on franchise royalties and real estate.

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Approximate reference values (seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29) — not real-time, not investment advice. Both sides as data: /api/v1/companies/alibaba · /api/v1/companies/mcdonalds