Alibaba Group Holding Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 0/6
Alibaba Group Holding is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 0.67%.
Key information
0.7%
Dividend yield
3.7%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 4.4% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 0.8% |
| Dividend Growth | n/a |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$1.000 |
| Payout ratio | 20% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Alibaba Stock: The Rally Has Just Begun
Feb 20Earnings Tell The Story For Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) As Its Stock Soars 49%
Feb 19
Alibaba Stock Is Breaking Out (Technical Analysis)
Feb 13Alibaba Said Its AI Outperformed DeepSeek: This Is Why The Stock Is A Buy
Feb 06Alibaba: The AI Race With DeepSeek Is Heating Up
Jan 29Alibaba: Think Twice Before Buying The Dip
Jan 20Alibaba Should Keep Its Turnaround In 2025
Jan 13Alibaba: Shedding Sun Art To Illuminate E-Commerce
Jan 05Alibaba Group Mirrors A Slowing China: Not The Growth Engine It Once Was
Dec 26Alibaba: A Giant In Transition
Dec 20Alibaba: Don't Be Fooled By The Naysayers
Dec 11Is Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) A Risky Investment?
Dec 02Alibaba: A Bold Move Amid Mounting Challenges
Dec 01Alibaba: Ongoing Restructuring Is A Positive, But Not Enough
Nov 25Alibaba: The Market's Concerns Are Justified, And Here's Why
Nov 18Alibaba Could Be A Surprise Winner As New Tailwinds Emerge
Nov 11Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Nov 03Alibaba: Time To Bail Out
Oct 22Returns On Capital At Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) Have Hit The Brakes
Oct 18Alibaba: The Early Stage Of Returning Bullish Sentiment?
Oct 11Alibaba Stock: Time To Temper Your Enthusiasm
Oct 03Alibaba's Savior Is Not Chinese Stimulus, But An Impending Global AI Partnership
Sep 27Alibaba: Winning The AI Arms Race In China
Sep 20Alibaba: Ready To Take Off
Sep 12Alibaba: Riding The Wave Of A Strengthening Macroeconomic Environment
Sep 05Potential Upside For Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) Not Without Risk
Sep 02Alibaba: Time To Move On
Aug 30Alibaba: Restructuring And Investment Efforts Appear Promising, Bullish Support Is Growing
Aug 24Is Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) A Risky Investment?
Aug 17Alibaba: High Safety Margin
Aug 17Alibaba: Buybacks To Fuel Growth In FY Q1 Earnings
Aug 10Alibaba: I Keep Disagreeing With The Crowd
Jul 22Alibaba: Sell The Dead Cat Bounce
Jul 16Alibaba Group Holding Limited's (NYSE:BABA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 70% Above Its Share Price
Jul 16Alibaba Stock: Stay Greedy, The Catalyst Is Coming
Jul 05The 5 Challenges Alibaba Faces (Rating Downgrade)
Jun 28Alibaba: China Remains Uninvestable
Jun 20Alibaba Group Holding's (NYSE:BABA) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher
Jun 13Alibaba: At An Important Inflection Point
Jun 11Alibaba: Central Bank Gives Green Light To Investors
Jun 04Alibaba: A Stock Buyback King In The Making
May 28We Think Alibaba Group Holding's (NYSE:BABA) Robust Earnings Are Conservative
May 21Alibaba: Deep Undervaluation Meets Changing Sentiment
May 20Alibaba: Own It, Don't Play Earnings
May 14We Think Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease
May 13Alibaba Stock May Reverse Massively
May 03Alibaba: Cheap But Risky, My Strategy For Reducing Downside Risk
Apr 18Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: BABA is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are stable.
Growing Dividend: BABA is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are increasing.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Alibaba Group Holding Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (BABA) | 0.7% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Multiline Retail) | 1.1% |
| Analyst forecast (BABA) (up to 3 years) | 0.8% |
Notable Dividend: BABA's dividend (0.67%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.48%).
High Dividend: BABA's dividend (0.67%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.51%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: BABA is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: BABA is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/22 03:46 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/03/31 |
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 98 analysts. 50 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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| Richard Kramer | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Zixiao Yang | Arete Research Services LLP |
| James Kelleher | Argus Research Company |