Alibaba Group Holding Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 1/6
Alibaba Group Holding is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 0.77% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
0.8%
Dividend yield
0.9%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 1.7% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 0.9% |
| Dividend Growth | n/a |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 14% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Alibaba Group Holding's (NYSE:BABA) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Jun 02
Recent updates
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Alibaba Group Holding's (NYSE:BABA) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Jun 02
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Nov 25
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Jun 28Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, BABA has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.
Growing Dividend: BABA's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 2 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Alibaba Group Holding Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
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| Company (BABA) | 0.8% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.2% |
| Industry Average (Multiline Retail) | 1.3% |
| Analyst forecast (BABA) (up to 3 years) | 0.9% |
Notable Dividend: BABA's dividend (0.77%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.37%).
High Dividend: BABA's dividend (0.77%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.23%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (14.1%), BABA's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (607.9%), BABA's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/03/03 23:42 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/03/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Alibaba Group Holding Limited is covered by 95 analysts. 52 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Tianli Wen | Aletheia Analyst Network Limited |
| Zixiao Yang | Arete Research Services LLP |
| James Kelleher | Argus Research Company |