Alibaba Group Holding Limited

OTCPK:BABA.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$332.9b

Alibaba Group Holding Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Alibaba Group Holding has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 4.6%, while the Multiline Retail industry saw earnings growing at 12.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.9% per year. Alibaba Group Holding's return on equity is 9.1%, and it has net margins of 10.3%.

Key information

4.58%

Earnings growth rate

8.87%

EPS growth rate

Multiline Retail Industry Growth12.60%
Revenue growth rate5.93%
Return on equity9.07%
Net Margin10.35%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2026

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Alibaba Group Holding makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

OTCPK:BABA.F Revenue, expenses and earnings (CNY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 261,023,670105,904278,10566,533
31 Dec 251,016,74492,810261,25162,510
30 Sep 251,012,055125,433237,63361,692
30 Jun 251,000,763148,317206,00558,779
31 Mar 25996,347129,470188,26057,151
31 Dec 24981,767120,358181,45056,302
30 Sep 24961,96185,846172,96855,128
30 Jun 24950,24869,678165,61355,164
31 Mar 24941,16879,741157,12652,256
31 Dec 23927,49499,987152,04452,051
30 Sep 23914,902132,369147,95552,084
30 Jun 23897,28884,102146,01253,016
31 Mar 23868,68772,509145,67956,744
31 Dec 22864,53932,752142,53153,808
30 Sep 22859,36313,629146,74755,992
30 Jun 22852,87739,557151,52856,139
31 Mar 22853,06261,959151,72155,465
31 Dec 21836,40572,721151,76557,823
30 Sep 21814,909124,456140,62955,725
30 Jun 21769,278147,858132,23059,673
31 Mar 21717,289150,308118,51557,236
31 Dec 20644,208158,949103,90654,521
30 Sep 20584,580131,83193,08651,991
30 Jun 20548,538175,60282,34143,684
31 Mar 20509,711149,26378,87043,080
31 Dec 19488,895171,93174,40241,152
30 Sep 19444,717152,67469,14438,976
30 Jun 19410,848100,16764,44236,403
31 Mar 19376,84487,60062,99037,435
31 Dec 18345,27869,33159,60035,462
30 Sep 18311,02860,35254,75732,850
30 Jun 18281,00257,98750,57729,568
31 Mar 18250,26663,98543,54022,754
31 Dec 17226,91367,07139,07420,586
30 Sep 17197,13360,85333,73718,717
30 Jun 17176,30350,80830,72517,768
31 Mar 17158,27343,67528,55317,060
31 Dec 16143,87838,39326,02116,115
30 Sep 16125,17333,03624,38515,444
30 Jun 16113,05248,16722,38414,535
31 Mar 16101,14371,46020,51213,788
31 Dec 1594,38468,98820,32613,257
30 Sep 1586,02062,42619,62512,591
30 Jun 1580,67842,64818,64211,947

Quality Earnings: BABA.F has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: BABA.F's current net profit margins (10.3%) are lower than last year (13%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: BABA.F's earnings have grown by 4.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: BABA.F's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: BABA.F had negative earnings growth (-18.2%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Multiline Retail industry average (-4%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: BABA.F's Return on Equity (9.1%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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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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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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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