Cloud revenue growth
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Alibaba Group Holding reports its Q2 FY2027 results on 19 November 2026, after the market closes. Analysts expect earnings per share of 1.62 USD and revenue of 40.25B USD.
In Q1 FY2027, reported on 20 August 2026, Alibaba Group Holding earned 1.25 USD a share against the 1.94 USD analysts expected (-35.6%), on revenue of 39.64B USD against 39.52B USD (+0.3%).
| Period | Report date | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth | Next-day move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2028 | 2.39 | — | — | +90.91% | 44.05B | — | — | +11.13% | — | |
| Q4 FY2027 | 1.66 | — | — | +1,747.51% | 40.97B | — | — | +16.16% | — | |
| Q3 FY2027 | 2.21 | — | — | +118.76% | 46.72B | — | — | +14.72% | — | |
| Q2 FY2027 | 1.62 | — | — | +165.57% | 40.25B | — | — | +15.68% | — | |
| Q1 FY2027 | 1.94 | 1.25 | -35.57% | -39.32% | 39.52B | 39.64B | +0.31% | +14.70% | -8.6% | |
| Q4 FY2026 | 1.02 | 0.09 | -91.18% | -94.80% | 35.76B | 35.27B | -1.37% | +8.29% | -3.2% | |
| Q3 FY2026 | 1.91 | 1.01 | -47.12% | -65.53% | 41.36B | 40.72B | -1.54% | +6.13% | -2.0% | |
| Q2 FY2026 | 0.66 | 0.61 | -7.58% | -71.63% | 34.23B | 34.80B | +1.66% | +3.25% | +0.3% | |
| Q1 FY2026 | 1.95 | 2.06 | +5.64% | -8.85% | 34.26B | 34.56B | +0.88% | +3.25% | +2.6% | |
| Q4 FY2025 | 1.48 | 1.73 | +16.89% | +23.57% | 33.01B | 32.57B | -1.33% | +6.19% | -0.4% | |
| Q3 FY2025 | 2.67 | 2.93 | +9.74% | +9.74% | 38.14B | 38.37B | +0.60% | +4.38% | +5.7% | |
| Q2 FY2025 | 2.07 | 2.15 | +3.86% | +0.47% | 33.27B | 33.70B | +1.29% | +9.54% | +0.9% | |
| Q1 FY2025 | 2.20 | 2.26 | +2.73% | -5.83% | 34.81B | 33.47B | -3.84% | +3.57% | +4.6% | |
| Q4 FY2024 | 1.24 | 1.40 | +12.90% | -10.26% | 30.41B | 30.68B | +0.87% | +1.31% | +1.8% | |
| Q3 FY2024 | 2.73 | 2.67 | -2.20% | -4.30% | 36.69B | 36.76B | +0.19% | +2.39% | -3.9% | |
| Q2 FY2024 | 2.11 | 2.14 | +1.42% | +17.58% | 30.78B | 30.77B | -0.03% | +5.68% | -1.9% | |
| Q1 FY2024 | 1.97 | 2.40 | +21.83% | +37.14% | 31.52B | 32.32B | +2.54% | +5.36% | -3.5% | |
| Q4 FY2023 | 1.30 | 1.56 | +20.00% | +24.80% | 30.23B | 30.28B | +0.17% | -5.87% | -2.0% | |
| Q3 FY2023 | 2.35 | 2.79 | +18.72% | +5.28% | 35.64B | 35.90B | +0.74% | -5.96% | -5.5% | |
| Q2 FY2023 | 1.67 | 1.82 | +8.98% | +4.60% | 29.29B | 29.11B | -0.59% | -6.37% | +7.9% | |
| Q1 FY2023 | 1.50 | 1.75 | +16.67% | -31.91% | 30.36B | 30.67B | +1.02% | -3.58% | +2.0% | |
| Q4 FY2022 | 1.06 | 1.25 | +17.92% | -20.89% | 30.36B | 32.17B | +5.96% | +12.70% | -1.1% | |
| Q3 FY2022 | 2.51 | 2.65 | +5.58% | -21.60% | 38.76B | 38.18B | -1.51% | +12.72% | -0.8% | |
| Q2 FY2022 | 1.87 | 1.74 | -6.95% | -34.34% | 39.43B | 31.10B | -21.14% | +36.29% | -2.3% | |
| Q1 FY2022 | 2.16 | 2.57 | +18.98% | +22.38% | 31.79B | 31.81B | +0.09% | +46.10% | +1.7% | |
| Q4 FY2021 | 1.73 | 1.58 | -8.67% | +21.54% | 27.34B | 28.54B | +4.38% | +77.04% | +1.5% | |
| Q3 FY2021 | 3.11 | 3.38 | +8.68% | +29.50% | 32.42B | 33.87B | +4.45% | +44.59% | +3.4% | |
| Q2 FY2021 | 2.04 | 2.65 | +29.90% | +44.81% | 16.92B | 22.82B | +34.81% | +37.03% | +4.3% | |
| Q1 FY2021 | 1.97 | 2.10 | +6.60% | +14.75% | 20.64B | 21.78B | +5.48% | +30.21% | +3.0% | |
| Q4 FY2020 | 0.88 | 1.30 | +47.73% | +1.56% | 10.65B | 16.12B | +51.35% | +15.95% | +1.1% | |
| Q3 FY2020 | 2.25 | 2.61 | +16.00% | +47.46% | 20.02B | 23.42B | +16.99% | +30.76% | -0.3% | |
| Q2 FY2020 | 1.55 | 1.83 | +18.06% | +30.71% | 12.99B | 16.65B | +28.13% | +34.50% | +1.8% | |
| Q1 FY2020 | 1.50 | 1.83 | +22.00% | +50.00% | 13.72B | 16.72B | +21.87% | +36.85% | +4.3% | |
| Q4 FY2019 | 1.05 | 1.28 | +21.90% | +40.66% | 71.65B | 13.90B | -80.59% | +41.15% | -1.1% | |
| Q3 FY2019 | 1.63 | 1.77 | +8.59% | +8.59% | 16.15B | 17.91B | +10.95% | +42.13% | +1.0% | |
| Q2 FY2019 | 1.12 | 1.40 | +25.00% | +8.53% | 9.22B | 12.38B | +34.23% | +49.45% | -1.8% | |
| Q1 FY2019 | 1.29 | 1.22 | -5.43% | +4.27% | 12.44B | 12.22B | -1.74% | +65.49% | +1.3% | |
| Q4 FY2018 | 0.88 | 0.91 | +3.41% | +44.44% | 9.27B | 9.85B | +6.30% | +75.89% | +3.4% | |
| Q3 FY2018 | 1.65 | 1.63 | -1.21% | +25.38% | 5.51B | 12.60B | +128.67% | +64.51% | -6.1% | |
| Q2 FY2018 | 1.04 | 1.29 | +24.04% | +63.29% | 4.74B | 8.28B | +74.79% | +61.15% | -0.9% | |
| Q1 FY2018 | 0.93 | 1.17 | +25.81% | +58.11% | 5.79B | 7.38B | +27.53% | +52.67% | +2.2% | |
| Q4 FY2017 | 0.65 | 0.63 | -3.08% | +34.04% | 5.77B | 5.60B | -2.91% | +49.90% | +1.6% | |
| Q3 FY2017 | 1.15 | 1.30 | +13.04% | +31.31% | 6.24B | 7.66B | +22.73% | +43.97% | +2.6% | |
| Q2 FY2017 | 0.70 | 0.79 | +12.86% | +38.60% | 4.56B | 5.14B | +12.74% | +47.37% | -0.8% | |
| Q1 FY2017 | 0.61 | 0.74 | +21.31% | +25.42% | 3.98B | 4.84B | +21.47% | +48.22% | +7.1% | |
| Q4 FY2016 | 0.60 | 0.47 | -21.67% | -2.08% | 4.44B | 3.74B | -15.77% | +32.63% | +0.5% | |
| Q3 FY2016 | 0.93 | 0.99 | +6.45% | +22.22% | 711.49M | 5.32B | +647.92% | +24.30% | +0.2% | |
| Q2 FY2016 | 0.55 | 0.57 | +3.64% | +26.67% | 506.05M | 3.49B | +589.22% | +27.22% | +3.7% | |
| Q1 FY2016 | 0.58 | 0.59 | +1.72% | — | 510.25M | 3.26B | +539.55% | — | -5.1% | |
| Q4 FY2015 | 0.42 | 0.48 | +14.29% | — | 2.46B | 2.82B | +14.56% | — | +7.5% | |
| Q3 FY2015 | 0.75 | 0.81 | +8.00% | — | 3.86B | 4.28B | +11.01% | — | -0.8% | |
| Q2 FY2015 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.00% | — | 2.75B | 2.74B | -0.38% | — | +2.5% |
| Period | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2029 | 11.74 | — | — | +27.98% | 216.84B | — | — | +14.18% |
| FY2028 | 9.17 | — | — | +39.43% | 189.92B | — | — | +12.59% |
| FY2027 | 6.58 | — | — | +74.44% | 168.67B | — | — | +16.05% |
| FY2026 | 4.84 | 3.77 | -22.08% | -58.43% | 148.50B | 145.35B | -2.12% | +5.24% |
| FY2025 | 9.01 | 9.07 | +0.69% | +5.34% | 137.91B | 138.12B | +0.16% | +5.82% |
| FY2024 | 8.62 | 8.61 | -0.15% | +8.71% | 130.34B | 130.52B | +0.14% | +3.61% |
| FY2023 | 7.77 | 7.92 | +1.87% | -3.53% | 126.85B | 125.97B | -0.69% | -5.46% |
The move is the shares' change on the trading day after the report: after a report after the close, the next day's close on the report day's; before the open, the report day's close on the day before's. Surprise is the reported figure against the analysts' average estimate.
From the last earnings call, the company's guidance and analysts' previews, and checked against the report when it comes.
Fast cloud growth would show that demand for artificial intelligence services can help offset weakness in shopping.
On average, analysts' EPS estimate was 19.7% off the result, either way, and their revenue estimate 1.2%, over the last 12 quarters.
See also:Forecast,EPS,Income statement
Source: Financial Modeling Prep
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