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BABA Financials Alibaba Group Holding Ltd

12 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2026, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 6.3% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown slower than revenue (-8.2% vs 6.3% per year).
  • Operating margin has contracted, at 4.9% in the latest year.

Financial health

  • Operating income covered interest expense 5.1× in the latest year, down from 20× 5 years ago.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 3 consecutive years, consuming 32.6% of earnings.
Revenue & net income
$0 $74B $148B 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 35% 71% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $1 $1 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $25B $49B 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$37B -$947M $35B $0 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2026 $148.4B $15.0B 39.8% 4.9% $19.1B
2025 $137.3B $17.9B 40.0% 14.1% $20.0B
2024 $130.3B $11.1B 37.7% 12.0% $34.4B
2023 $126.5B $10.6B 36.7% 11.6% $28.1B
2022 $134.6B $9.8B 36.8% 8.2% $30.0B
2021 $109.5B $23.0B 41.3% 12.5% $49.0B
2020 $72.0B $21.1B 44.6% 17.9% $46.7B
2019 $56.2B $13.1B 45.1% 15.1% $28.3B
2018 $39.9B $10.2B 57.2% 27.7% $31.8B
2017 $23.0B $6.3B 62.4% 30.4% $22.9B
2016 $15.7B $11.1B 66.0% 28.8% $15.5B
2015 $12.3B $3.9B 68.7% 30.4% $16.8B

Valuation over time

How the market has priced BABA against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 115.6 231.1 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 12.6 25.1 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 0.1 0.3 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is BABA growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's revenue has grown 6.3% per year, and net income declined 8.2% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does BABA have?

As of FY2026, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd reported — of total debt against $19.1B of cash; operating income covered interest expense 5.1×.

What is BABA's profit margin?

In FY2026, gross margin was 39.8%, operating margin 4.9%, and net margin 10.1%.

What is BABA's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 121.8× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.