Alibaba Group Holding Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 4/6
Alibaba Group Holding's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -12%, while the Multiline Retail industry saw earnings growing at 4.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 18% per year. Alibaba Group Holding's return on equity is 8.1%, and it has net margins of 10.8%.
Key information
-12.0%
Earnings growth rate
-12.0%
EPS growth rate
| Multiline Retail Industry Growth | 6.5% |
| Revenue growth rate | 18.0% |
| Return on equity | 8.1% |
| Net Margin | 10.8% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Dec 2023 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How Alibaba Group Holding makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 23 | 927,494 | 99,987 | 152,044 | 52,051 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 914,902 | 132,369 | 147,955 | 52,084 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 897,288 | 84,102 | 146,012 | 53,016 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 868,687 | 72,509 | 145,679 | 56,744 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 864,539 | 32,752 | 142,531 | 53,808 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 859,363 | 13,629 | 146,747 | 55,992 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 852,877 | 39,557 | 151,528 | 56,139 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 853,062 | 61,959 | 151,721 | 55,465 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 836,405 | 72,721 | 151,765 | 57,823 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 814,909 | 124,456 | 140,629 | 55,725 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 769,278 | 147,858 | 132,230 | 59,673 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 717,289 | 150,308 | 118,515 | 57,236 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 644,208 | 158,949 | 103,906 | 54,521 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 584,580 | 131,831 | 93,086 | 51,991 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 548,538 | 175,602 | 82,341 | 43,684 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 509,711 | 149,263 | 78,870 | 43,080 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 488,895 | 171,931 | 74,402 | 41,152 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 444,717 | 152,674 | 69,144 | 38,976 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 410,848 | 100,167 | 64,442 | 36,403 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 376,844 | 87,600 | 62,990 | 37,435 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 345,278 | 69,331 | 59,600 | 35,462 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 311,028 | 60,352 | 54,757 | 32,850 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 281,002 | 57,987 | 50,577 | 29,568 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 250,266 | 63,985 | 43,540 | 22,754 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 226,913 | 67,071 | 39,074 | 20,586 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 197,133 | 60,853 | 33,737 | 18,717 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 176,303 | 50,808 | 30,725 | 17,768 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 158,273 | 43,675 | 28,553 | 17,060 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 143,878 | 38,393 | 26,021 | 16,115 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 125,173 | 33,036 | 24,385 | 15,444 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 113,052 | 48,167 | 22,384 | 14,535 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 101,143 | 71,460 | 20,512 | 13,788 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 94,384 | 68,988 | 20,326 | 13,257 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 86,020 | 62,426 | 19,625 | 12,591 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 80,678 | 42,648 | 18,642 | 11,947 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 76,204 | 24,149 | 16,313 | 10,658 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 70,810 | 26,799 | 13,097 | 8,816 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 63,376 | 29,069 | 10,331 | 7,440 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 57,497 | 31,036 | 8,072 | 6,027 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 52,504 | 23,076 | 7,494 | 5,093 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 49,147 | 21,730 | 6,768 | 4,747 |
Quality Earnings: BABA has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: BABA's current net profit margins (10.8%) are higher than last year (3.8%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: BABA's earnings have declined by 12% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: BABA's earnings growth over the past year (205.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (-12% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: BABA earnings growth over the past year (205.3%) exceeded the Multiline Retail industry -39.3%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: BABA's Return on Equity (8.1%) is considered low.