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
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
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.
The price-to-earnings ratio has fallen from 185.5× (Mar '23) to 121.8× (Jun '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 15.5× (Mar '23) to 12.3× (Jun '26).
The dividend yield has risen from 0.2% (Apr '24) to 0.3% (Jun '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
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.