Chinese multinational technology company ADR trading on NYSE. Specializes in e-commerce, retail, internet, and cloud computing with platforms like Taobao and Tmall.
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Company and Market Context
Company Profile & Ownership
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help merchants, brands, retailers, and other businesses in the People's Republic of China and internationally. It operates through the Alibaba China E-Commerce Group, Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group, Cloud Intelligence Group, and All Others segments. The Alibaba China E-commerce Group segment operates Taobao and Tmall, which are digital retail platforms; Taobao Instant Commerce, a local services and on-demand delivery platform; 1688.com, a domestic wholesale marketplace; and Xianyu, a consumer-to-consumer community and marketplace for idle goods. Its Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group segment includes AliExpress, a global e-commerce platform; Trendyol, an e-commerce platform in Turkey; Lazada, an e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia; Daraz, an e-commerce platform in South Asia, primarily in Pakistan and Bangladesh; and Alibaba.com, an integrated international online wholesale marketplace. The Cloud Intelligence Group segment offers a suite of cloud services based on infrastructure-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, and model-as-a-service. Its All Others segment comprises Amap, a provider of mobile digital maps, navigation, and real-time traffic information in China; Cainiao, which provides logistics solutions; Youku, an online long-form video platform in China; Freshippo, a retail platform for groceries and fresh goods; and Alibaba Health, a pharmaceutical and healthcare services platform. Alibaba Group Holding Limited was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Hangzhou, China.
Company profile record
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
Common Stock · Consumer Discretionary · Internet & Direct Marketing Retail
Company
- Company / asset
- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
- Security type
- Common Stock
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Internet & Direct Marketing Retail
- HQ
- 🇨🇳 China
- Head office
- 960-1 West Wen Yi Road, Hangzhou, China, 311121
Leadership & scale
- Chief executive
- Mr. Yongming Wu
- CEO year born
- 1975
- Full-time employees
- 132.2K
- Fiscal year end
- March
Fundamentals snapshot
- Market Cap
- --
- P/E
- --
- Revenue (Q2 26)
- CNY 267.8B
- Profit (Q2 26)
- CNY 10.6B
- Dividend Yield
- 0.7%
- Revenue (FY 26)
- CNY 1.02T
Reporting & identifiers
- Symbol
- BABA.NYSE
- Listing
- 🇺🇸 United States | Dividend Tax: 30%
- Ticker Currency
- USD
- Income Statement Currency
- CNY
- Balance Sheet Currency
- CNY
- Cash Flow Currency
- CNY
- EPS Currency
- CNY
- Contract Type
- ADR
- ISIN
- US01609W1027
- Asset ID
- equity_b1cfd539-bee5-5378-9a1b-c4d7090e3a6d
Ownership
Shares Outstanding
No history available.
Latest reported ownership snapshot
As of Oct 1, 2026Float Shares
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-- latest reported shares
Insider Ownership
--
Latest reported insider stake
Short Float
--
Latest reported short interest / float
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Shares Outstanding
Annual reported shares outstanding; up to 10 reporting dates.
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Top Holders
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Earnings, Profitability & Valuation
Earnings, Profitability & Valuation
Earnings & Revenue
Earnings and Revenue Trajectory
AI Review
Alibaba's headline numbers tell a story of two opposing forces. In fiscal 2026, total revenue expanded 9% to CNY 1.02 trillion, demonstrating resilient activity across core retail and cloud computing. However, reported net income plummeted 74% year-over-year in the June 2026 quarter to CNY 10.57 billion. This sharp decline was not caused by falling customer demand, but by deliberate corporate spending on artificial intelligence research and heavy depreciation charges from newly commissioned servers. The critical change for investors is in cash generation. Free cash flow swung from a healthy positive surplus in fiscal 2024 to a trailing deficit of negative $11.4 billion. Management is intentionally funneling core marketplace cash into enterprise infrastructure, creating a temporary cash trough before software monetization takes hold.
Alibaba's headline numbers tell a story of two opposing forces. In fiscal 2026, total revenue expanded 9% to CNY 1.02 trillion, demonstrating resilient activity across core retail and cloud computing. However, reported net income plummeted 74% year-over-year in the June 2026 quarter to CNY 10.57 billion. This sharp decline was not caused by falling customer demand, but by deliberate corporate spending on artificial intelligence research and heavy depreciation charges from newly commissioned servers. The critical change for investors is in cash generation. Free cash flow swung from a healthy positive surplus in fiscal 2024 to a trailing deficit of negative $11.4 billion. Management is intentionally funneling core marketplace cash into enterprise infrastructure, creating a temporary cash trough before software monetization takes hold.
Revenue, Net Income, and Free Cash Flow
Latest: CNY 1.02T | Max: CNY 1.02T | Min: CNY -50.7B
Valuation
P/E Ratio (TTM)iPublished valuation snapshots use the earnings basis recorded with each observation. Source tables retain that basis.
Latest: >100x
Profitability & Margins
Margins and Operating Efficiency
AI Review
Operating profit margins have experienced severe optical compression, falling from 12.0% in fiscal 2024 to 5.8% in fiscal 2026. This contraction stems from two distinct drivers: defensive merchant subsidies deployed to protect Taobao against low-cost rivals, and a 300% surge in non-cash depreciation expenses as expensive AI hardware enters service. Underlying gross margins, however, held resilient near 40%. This margin deterioration is primarily cyclical and investment-driven rather than a permanent loss of platform pricing power. As newly implemented 0.6% merchant software service fees take hold and cloud infrastructure achieves mature enterprise utilization, fixed-cost operating leverage is positioned to restore consolidated operating margins toward double-digit territory.
Operating profit margins have experienced severe optical compression, falling from 12.0% in fiscal 2024 to 5.8% in fiscal 2026. This contraction stems from two distinct drivers: defensive merchant subsidies deployed to protect Taobao against low-cost rivals, and a 300% surge in non-cash depreciation expenses as expensive AI hardware enters service. Underlying gross margins, however, held resilient near 40%. This margin deterioration is primarily cyclical and investment-driven rather than a permanent loss of platform pricing power. As newly implemented 0.6% merchant software service fees take hold and cloud infrastructure achieves mature enterprise utilization, fixed-cost operating leverage is positioned to restore consolidated operating margins toward double-digit territory.
Profitability Margins
Latest: 39.8% | Max: 62.4% | Min: 5.8%
Latest Profitability Ratios as of 2026-03-31
Gross Margin
39.8%
Gross profit / revenue
Operating Margin
5.8%
Operating income / revenue
Net Margin
10.1%
Net income / revenue
FCF Margin
-5.0%
Free cash flow / revenue
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Revenue, Net Income, and Free Cash Flow
Annual reported results, using the source statement's recorded USD conversion. Up to 10 reporting periods; missing values are not estimated.
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| Period end | Revenue (USD) | Net income (USD) | Free cash flow (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-31 | 22,971,407,837.45 | 6,338,896,952.1 | 9,304,474,746.01 |
| 2018-03-31 | 39,851,273,885.35 | 10,205,891,719.75 | 14,316,408,439.49 |
| 2019-03-31 | 56,161,549,925.48 | 13,097,764,530.55 | 15,105,252,011.92 |
| 2020-03-31 | 71,993,079,096.05 | 21,106,355,932.2 | 19,585,641,949.15 |
| 2021-03-31 | 109,509,770,992.37 | 22,989,007,633.59 | 27,780,625,190.84 |
| 2022-03-31 | 134,552,365,930.6 | 9,818,454,258.68 | 13,872,165,299.68 |
| 2023-03-31 | 126,446,433,770.01 | 10,594,323,144.1 | 24,093,568,413.39 |
| 2024-03-31 | 130,355,678,670.36 | 11,081,578,947.37 | 20,889,602,216.07 |
| 2025-03-31 | 128,065,167,095.12 | 16,723,521,850.9 | 10,046,106,940.87 |
| 2026-03-31 | 148,357,971,014.49 | 15,013,333,333.33 | -7,351,304,347.83 |
Published P/E Ratio
Published valuation snapshots retain each observation's earnings basis.
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| Period end | P/E (times earnings) | Earnings basis |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 165.21 | Trailing four quarters |
| 2025-03-31 | 152.65 | Trailing four quarters |
| 2024-03-31 | 128.27 | Trailing four quarters |
| 2023-03-31 | 195.99 | Annual net income |
| 2022-03-31 | 231.73 | Annual net income |
Profitability Margins
Matching annual reporting dates. Values are percentages.
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| Period end | Gross margin (%) | Operating margin (%) | Net margin (%) | Free cash flow margin (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-31 | 62.42 | 30.36 | 27.59 | 40.5 |
| 2018-03-31 | 57.23 | 27.7 | 25.61 | 35.92 |
| 2019-03-31 | 45.09 | 15.15 | 23.32 | 26.9 |
| 2020-03-31 | 44.6 | 17.94 | 29.32 | 27.2 |
| 2021-03-31 | 41.28 | 12.5 | 20.99 | 25.37 |
| 2022-03-31 | 36.76 | 8.16 | 7.3 | 10.31 |
| 2023-03-31 | 36.72 | 11.55 | 8.38 | 19.05 |
| 2024-03-31 | 37.7 | 12.04 | 8.5 | 16.03 |
| 2025-03-31 | 39.95 | 14.14 | 13.06 | 7.84 |
| 2026-03-31 | 39.81 | 5.83 | 10.12 | -4.96 |
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