BABA

Alibaba Group Holding
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BABA

Arincen47/100B

If you had invested in Alibaba Group Holding ago, it would be worth $1,078 today, against $4,096 in SPY and $6,368 in QQQ.

ArincenArincen ScoreBeta

47/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability6

Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.

Cash0

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Valuation5

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Growth8

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Financial strength5

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Shareholders4

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Figures to FY2026; the price as of today.

Alibaba Group Holding key facts

Style
Growth stock · 9.3/10Growth 9.3 · Value 4.4
Day range
92.980 – 94.865
52-week range
91.990 – 181.100
Market capitalization
234.42B USD
P/E
19.99
PEG ratio
2.28
EPS
4.71
EPS growth forecast (FY2027)
+74.1%
Volume
156,637
Beta
0.40
ESG score
53.1/100Environment 55 · Social 48 · Governance 56
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Specialty Retail
CEO
Yongming Wu
Employees
132K
IPO date
19 Sept 2014

Alibaba Group Holding earnings

Next earnings · Q2 FY2027
EPS estimate
1.62 USD
Revenue estimate
40.23B USD
Last quarter · Q1 FY2027
EPS1.25Missed -35.6%Revenue39.64BBeat +0.3%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q1 FY20282.38——+90.70%44.00B——+11.01%
Q4 FY20271.63——+1,713.63%40.87B——+15.88%
Q3 FY20272.21——+119.03%46.68B——+14.64%
Q2 FY20271.62——+165.57%40.23B——+15.60%
Q1 FY20271.941.25-35.57%-39.32%39.52B39.64B+0.31%+14.70%
Q4 FY20261.020.09-91.18%-94.80%35.76B35.27B-1.37%+8.29%
Q3 FY20261.911.01-47.12%-65.53%41.36B40.72B-1.54%+6.13%
Q2 FY20260.660.61-7.58%-71.63%34.23B34.80B+1.66%+3.25%
Q1 FY20261.952.06+5.64%-8.85%34.26B34.56B+0.88%+3.25%
Q4 FY20251.481.73+16.89%+23.57%33.01B32.57B-1.33%+6.19%

Analysts' estimates for FY2027 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved

Alibaba Group Holding analyst forecast

12-month price target
179.63 USD
+90.63%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 160.00 to 200.00, with an average of 179.63.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong buy
11 ratings
Buy
9
Hold
2
Sell
0

12-month price target

Highest target200.00
Average target179.63
Lowest target160.00
Current price94.23

Alibaba Group Holding valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
19.99
Forward P/E (FY2027)
14.36
Price to sales (TTM)
1.50
Price to book
1.49
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
9.18

Capital structure

Market capitalization
234.42B USD
+
Total debt
39.97B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
64.23B USD
=
Enterprise value
210.16B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2029 (est.)8.03————
FY2028 (est.)10.298.03———
FY2027 (est.)14.3610.29———
Now (TTM)19.9911.521.501.499.18
FY202618.9819.761.961.9011.24
FY202517.4128.772.262.2312.20
FY202416.798.001.421.367.71
FY202325.3511.272.121.8611.82
FY202230.0512.922.181.9614.12

Alibaba Group Holding against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2022 to FY2026: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: O'Reilly Automotive, eBay, AutoZone, Williams-Sonoma, Coupang, and Ulta Beauty, the US Specialty Retail companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Above its median20.0
    9.0690.9
  • Gross marginAbove its median39.8%
    36.7%40.0%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 48.9%
  • Operating marginLowest in 5 years4.9%
    4.9%14.1%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 18.2%
  • Net marginAbove its median10.1%
    7.3%13.1%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 13.3%
  • Return on equityAbove its median9.8%
    6.6%12.9%
    Against its peers: 4 of 5Peers' median 42.6%
  • Free cash flow marginLowest in 5 years-5.0%
    -5.0%19.1%
    Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 8.9%
  • Revenue growthBelow its median2.7%
    1.8%18.9%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 7.7%
  • EPS growthBelow its median-17.9%
    -58.5%70.9%
    Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 7.4%
  • Debt to EBITDAHighest in 5 years1.39×
    1.25×1.39×
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 2.31×
  • Current ratioLowest in 5 years1.28
    1.281.80
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 1.07

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Alibaba Group Holding growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
1.04T CNY
Net income (TTM)
73.53B CNY
Gross margin
38.14%
Operating margin
4.21%
Net margin
7.04%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY20261.02T+2.74%103.59B-20.38%39.81%4.90%10.12%186.30B-2.04%
FY2025996.35B+5.86%130.11B+62.62%39.95%14.14%13.06%190.17B+15.95%
FY2024941.17B+8.34%80.01B+9.93%37.70%12.04%8.50%164.01B+7.12%
FY2023868.69B+1.83%72.78B+16.92%36.72%11.55%8.38%153.11B+19.41%
FY2022853.06B+18.93%62.25B-58.66%36.76%8.16%7.30%128.23B-41.21%

Alibaba Group Holding revenue breakdown

By product

FY2026
Alibaba China E-commerce Group: 49.8%All others: 22.8%Cloud Intelligence Group: 14.2%Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group: 13.0%Unallocated: 0.2%49.8%Alibaba China E-commerce Group22.8%All others14.2%Cloud Intelligence Group13.0%Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Alibaba China E-commerce Group554.22B49.8%—
All others254.37B22.8%+23.3%
Cloud Intelligence Group158.13B14.2%+34.0%
Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group144.17B13.0%+9.0%
Unallocated2.34B0.2%+21.6%

How Alibaba Group Holding makes its money

Revenue1.02T 100.0%
Cost of revenue616.14B 60.2%
Gross profit407.53B 39.8%
Research and development66.53B 6.5%
Selling and administration278.11B 27.2%
Other operating expenses12.75B 1.2%
Operating income50.15B 4.9%
Tax30.05B 2.9%
Net income103.59B 10.1%

FY2026, in CNY. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Alibaba Group Holding dividends

Payout ratio
22.28%
Frequency
Irregular
Last payment
1.05 USD
Last ex-dividend date
11 Jun 2026
Last payment date
13 Jul 2026

Dividends per share

Year2024
Dividends per share1.00

Alibaba Group Holding financial health

Cash and short-term investments
428.43B CNY
Total debt
266.62B CNY
Net cash
161.81B CNY
Free cash flow (TTM)
-77.47B CNY
Current ratio
1.36
Debt to equity
0.25
Piotroski score
4 / 9
Altman Z-score
2.48

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY2026357.59B259.02B-50.72B
FY2025464.77B248.49B78.16B
FY2024602.17B205.69B150.82B
FY2023557.62B195.63B165.52B
FY2022491.06B176.85B87.95B

Alibaba Group Holding ownership

Institutions
10.08%
Institutional holders
1,379 (-109)
Free float
89.21%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 10.1% Others 89.9%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 2.22B shares ·89.2% Closely held 268.53M shares ·10.8%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q3 2026343.31M2.29M
Q2 2026062.40M2.07M
Q1 202603205.94K298.71K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY20262.32B2.40B-0.43%
FY20252.35B2.41B-5.11%
FY20242.52B2.54B-3.58%
FY20232.62B2.64B-3.09%
FY20222.69B2.72B-0.89%

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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Title: Alibaba Group Holding Limited

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Specialty Retail
Alibaba is the world's largest online and mobile commerce company as measured by gross merchandise volume. It operates China's online marketplaces, including Taobao (consumer-to-consumer) and Tmall (business-to-consumer). The China retail e-commerce platform is the most valuable cash flow-generating business at Alibaba. Additional revenue sources include China wholesale e-commerce, international retail and wholesale e-commerce, local consumer services, travel services, cloudcomputing, digital media and entertainment, Cainiao logistics services, and other businesses.

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