Alibaba Group Holding Limited

OTCPK:BABA.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$332.9b

Alibaba Group Holding Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

Alibaba Group Holding is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 15.8% and 9.8% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 18.6% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 13.1% in 3 years.

Key information

16.0%

Earnings growth rate

18.49%

EPS growth rate

Multiline Retail earnings growth16.6%
Revenue growth rate9.8%
Future return on equity13.10%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated14 May 2026

Recent future growth updates

No updates

Recent updates

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

OTCPK:BABA.F - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (CNY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
3/31/20291,409,785189,598159,839264,88819
3/31/20281,264,643129,302102,821216,40136
3/31/20271,134,10289,85561,642213,45344
3/31/20261,023,670105,90476,21376,213N/A
12/31/20251,016,74492,8108,35194,323N/A
9/30/20251,012,055125,4332,642129,206N/A
6/30/20251,000,763148,31725,897150,545N/A
3/31/2025996,347129,47077,537163,509N/A
12/31/2024981,767120,35865,040159,329N/A
9/30/2024961,96185,846102,693153,130N/A
6/30/2024950,24869,678137,994170,923N/A
3/31/2024941,16879,741149,664182,593N/A
12/31/2023927,49499,987156,302190,654N/A
9/30/2023914,902132,369166,879213,308N/A
6/30/2023897,28884,102176,837211,189N/A
3/31/2023868,68772,509165,400199,752N/A
12/31/2022864,53932,752107,987161,311N/A
9/30/2022859,36313,629100,983154,307N/A
6/30/2022852,87739,55789,701143,025N/A
3/31/2022853,06261,95989,435142,759N/A
12/31/2021836,40572,721131,166173,982N/A
9/30/2021814,909124,456154,008196,824N/A
6/30/2021769,278147,858172,474215,290N/A
3/31/2021717,289150,308188,970231,786N/A
12/31/2020644,208158,949177,029209,767N/A
9/30/2020584,580131,831170,326203,064N/A
6/30/2020548,538175,602163,356196,094N/A
3/31/2020509,711149,263147,869180,607N/A
12/31/2019488,895171,931N/A196,996N/A
9/30/2019444,717152,674N/A165,389N/A
6/30/2019410,848100,167N/A149,470N/A
3/31/2019376,84487,600N/A150,975N/A
12/31/2018345,27869,331N/A146,805N/A
9/30/2018311,02860,352N/A136,949N/A
6/30/2018281,00257,987N/A136,049N/A
3/31/2018250,26663,985N/A125,805N/A
12/31/2017226,91367,071N/A122,168N/A
9/30/2017197,13360,853N/A104,542N/A
6/30/2017176,30350,808N/A91,241N/A
3/31/2017158,27343,675N/A82,854N/A
12/31/2016143,87838,393N/A74,662N/A
9/30/2016125,17333,036N/A63,476N/A
6/30/2016113,05248,167N/A61,394N/A
3/31/2016101,14371,460N/A56,836N/A
12/31/201594,38468,988N/A57,521N/A
9/30/201586,02062,426N/A50,699N/A
6/30/201580,67842,648N/A41,440N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: BABA.F's forecast earnings growth (15.8% per year) is above the savings rate (3.5%).

Earnings vs Market: BABA.F's earnings (15.8% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (16.7% per year).

High Growth Earnings: BABA.F's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: BABA.F's revenue (9.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (11.6% per year).

High Growth Revenue: BABA.F's revenue (9.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: BABA.F's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (13.1%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/14 21:41
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/14 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2026/03/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is covered by 86 analysts. 44 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Tianli WenAletheia Analyst Network Limited
Zixiao YangArete Research Services LLP
James KelleherArgus Research Company