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
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Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) Return on invested capital
Alibaba Group Holding Limited's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 2.99%, down 0.7 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (3.66%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.66% (fiscal 2026) to 17.8% (fiscal 2015) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Internet Retail industry median of 0.00% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.54%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3.66% | (7.32) |
| FY2025 | 11.0% | (0.98) |
| FY2024 | 12.0% | 2.93 |
| FY2023 | 9.03% | 0.82 |
| FY2022 | 8.21% | 0.26 |
| FY2021 | 7.95% | (1.37) |
| FY2020 | 9.32% | 2.60 |
| FY2019 | 6.72% | (5.80) |
| FY2018 | 12.5% | 0.94 |
| FY2017 | 11.6% | 1.87 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| SE Sea Limited Sponsored ADR compare | 51.6% |
| EBAY eBay Inc. compare | 17.2% |
| AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. compare | 9.70% |
| DASH DoorDash, Inc. compare | 7.82% |
| BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited | 2.99% |
| JD JD.com, Inc. compare | 1.18% |
| CPNG Coupang, Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| MELI MercadoLibre, Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| PDD PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR compare | 0.00% |
| Internet Retail industry median | 0.00% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.54% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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