Alibaba Group Holding Limited

BABA Consumer Cyclical Internet Retail

Alibaba Group Holding Limited’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended March 2026) was $148.4 billion, up 8.09% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+14.7%
EPS
−74.1%
Free cash flow
+17.2%
Total debt
+21.2%

Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier

105.49 5.13 +5.11%
Market cap
$249.7B
P/E
22.1×
Fwd P/E
18.4×
Dividend yield
1.05%
F-score
4/9
Altman Z
2.77
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
49/100

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) Return on equity

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Alibaba Group Holding Limited's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 6.93%, down 3.0 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (9.88%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.87% (fiscal 2022) to 34.6% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 33% of that period. That is above the Internet Retail industry median of 0.00% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.07%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 9.88% (1.97)
FY2025 11.9% 4.83
FY2024 7.02% 0.65
FY2023 6.37% 0.50
FY2022 5.87% (10.12)
FY2021 16.0% (3.75)
FY2020 19.7% 3.45
FY2019 16.3% (1.26)
FY2018 17.6% 2.68
FY2017 14.9% (19.71)

Against its own ten years

Low 5.87% High 34.6%
Ten-year median 15.4%
Current reading's percentile 33

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
EBAY eBay Inc. compare 46.0%
MELI MercadoLibre, Inc. compare 27.5%
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. compare 27.4%
PDD PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR compare 23.2%
SE Sea Limited Sponsored ADR compare 14.4%
DASH DoorDash, Inc. compare 10.5%
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited 6.93%
JD JD.com, Inc. compare 0.00%
CPNG Coupang, Inc. compare −36.0%
Internet Retail industry median 0.00%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.07%
Market median 1.07%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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