Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
BABA NYSEΒ· Services-Business Services, Nec
Last close Β· Oct 27, 2026
$100.24
KIRA Β· Stoqlyβs AI analyst, in plain words
- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd had $144.1B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 4.4% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +6.4% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 4.9%, down 9.2Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about 5 is left after running the business.
- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd made $14.6B of net profit in fiscal 2026. From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 10.5% a year.
- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd returned $5.8B to shareholders in fiscal 2026. The diluted share count fell 0.4%.
Market cap
$241.0B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue
$144.1B
Net income
$14.6B
Free cash flow
β
Operating margin
4.9%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd in 30 seconds Β· fiscal 2026
Are sales growing?
+4.4%
Only a little. Sales grew 4.4% last year.
Does it make a profit?
10.1%
Yes. It keeps 10.1% of every sale as profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
3 / 8
Weak. It passes 3 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
16.2x
One share costs 16.2 times its yearly profit per share.
What Alibaba Group Holding Ltd does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- March 31, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 20-F Β· May 20, 2026
- Legal name
- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
- CIK
- 0001577552
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $132.9B | $126.7B | $131.3B | $138.0B | $144.1B |
| Revenue growth | 25.6% | β4.7% | 3.6% | 5.1% | 4.4% |
| Gross margin | 36.8% | 36.7% | 37.7% | 40.0% | 39.8% |
| Operating margin | 8.2% | 11.6% | 12.0% | 14.1% | 4.9% |
| Net income | $9.7B | $10.6B | $11.2B | $18.0B | $14.6B |
| Net margin | 7.3% | 8.4% | 8.5% | 13.1% | 10.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.54 | $4.00 | $4.36 | $7.43 | $6.20 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $22.2B | $29.1B | $25.5B | $22.7B | $10.7B |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $2.5B | $4.0B | $4.7B |
| Share buybacks | $9.5B | $10.9B | $12.4B | $12.0B | $1.1B |
| Share count change | β0.9% | β3.1% | β3.6% | β5.1% | β0.4% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $29.9B | $28.1B | $34.3B | $51.6B | $41.6B |
| Shareholders' equity | $149.6B | $144.0B | $136.5B | $139.2B | $153.7B |
| Current ratio | 1.7x | 1.8x | 1.8x | 1.5x | 1.3x |
| Interest coverage | 14.2x | 17.0x | 14.3x | 14.7x | 5.1x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on equity | 6.6% | 7.2% | 8.0% | 13.1% | 10.0% |
| Return on tangible equity | 9.9% | 10.8% | 11.5% | 17.7% | 12.9% |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$25.7M
2 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$85.8M
5 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
KIRA
At $100.24 a share, the company is worth $241.0B: 16.2 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001577552). Data updated October 24, 2026. Filed in CNY under US GAAP and converted to US$: income and cash-flow lines at each period's average exchange rate, balance-sheet lines at the period-end rate. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
