Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABAF) stock

BABAFOTCServices-Business Services, NECAlso trades as BABA, BBAAY

Financials through fiscal 2026, year ended Mar 31, 2026Last filing: 20-F on May 20, 2026Score 6/30

$13.46−0.33 (-2.39%)

Close on Oct 19, 2026Market cap $251.00BP/E 16.3Yield –

Alibaba statistics

85 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: –
Last ex-dividend date: Jun 11, 2025
Fundamentals through: Mar 31, 2026
Share price as of: –

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: CN¥1.67T; CN¥1.08B
Enterprise Value: CN¥1.44T; CN¥475.07M
PE Ratio: 16.34; 12.99
PS Ratio: 1.63; 1.37
PB Ratio: 1.57; 0.84
P/TBV Ratio: 2.10; 0.93
P/OCF Ratio: 21.91; 5.85

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 1.41; 0.78
EV / EBITDA: 16.93; 9.61
EV / EBIT: 28.73; 4.66

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 18.58B; 822M
Shares Change (YoY): -0.43%; 0.54%
Float: 18.40B; 629M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.96%; 18.0%
Shares Held by Institutions: 1.25%; 2.13%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 38M; –
Short Interest Change: 2.29%; 4.32%
Days to Cover: 4.36; 3.43

Stock price statisticsIndustry

Price Change (1 Week): 8.57%; -0.50%
Price Change (1 Month): 1.00%; -10.9%
Price Change (3 Months): -15.8%; -22.0%
Price Change (6 Months): -23.4%; -30.8%
Price Change (YTD): -26.3%; -30.2%
Price Change (1 Year): -34.2%; -36.6%
Price Change (3 Years): 26.6%; -15.0%
Price Change (5 Years): -31.9%; -75.7%
Price Change (10 Years): 10.8%; 0.97%
Average Volume (10 Days): 10M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 9M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 11M; –
Relative Volume: 1.84; 1.32
Relative Strength Index (14): 55.3; 39.8
Volatility (1 Year): 40.7%; 70.5%
Beta (5 Years): 0.93; 0.93

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 39.8%; 33.5%
Operating Margin: 4.90%; -3.51%
Pretax Margin: 12.6%; 0.71%
Profit Margin: 10.1%; 0.44%
EBITDA Margin: 8.31%; -0.11%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 10.0%; 0.51%
Return on Assets (ROA): 5.58%; 0.16%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 5.46%; -2.68%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 3.50%; -1.59%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.28; 1.76
Quick Ratio: 0.68; 1.06
Interest Coverage: 5.12; -1.55

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 2.74%; 3.30%
Net Income Growth (YoY): -20.4%; -22.7%
EPS Growth (YoY): -17.9%; -18.9%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 5.62%; 5.29%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 7.37%; 3.56%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 17.0%; 18.2%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): -4.27%; –

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.55; 0.56
Revenue Per Employee: CN¥255.92K; CN¥1.55M
Profits Per Employee: CN¥25.90K; CN¥6.72K
Employee Count: 4,000,000; 851
WACC: 9.62%; 9.21%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: CN¥1.02T; CN¥1.45B
Gross Profit: CN¥407.53B; CN¥727.69M
Operating Income: CN¥50.15B; -CN¥38.65M
Pretax Income: CN¥129.39B; CN¥6.00M
Net Income: CN¥103.59B; CN¥1.13M
EBITDA: CN¥85.11B; CN¥706.00K
EPS (Diluted): 5.50 CNY; 0.00 CNY

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: CN¥286.84B; CN¥1.52B
Net Cash (Debt): CN¥286.84B; CN¥683.87M
Net Cash Per Share: 15.44 CNY; 1.84 CNY
Equity (Book Value): CN¥1.06T; CN¥1.61B
Book Value Per Share: 57.10 CNY; 11.00 CNY
Tangible Book Value: CN¥796.53B; CN¥1.41B
Working Capital: CN¥134.37B; CN¥700.54M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: CN¥76.21B; CN¥35.46M

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 6.20%; 0.22%
Buyback Yield: 0.39%; 0.51%
Shareholder Yield: 0.39%; 0.51%
Payout Ratio: 32.6%; 32.3%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: CN¥9.79B; CN¥62.60M
Income Tax: CN¥30.05B; CN¥6.73M
Effective Tax Rate: 23.2%; 17.2%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: 84.06 CNY; 40.42 CNY
Graham Upside: -6.48%; 17.6%
Altman Z-Score: 1.99; 1.17
Piotroski F-Score: 5; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.35; -2.35

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Oct 19, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	BABAF	S&P 500	Difference	BABAF per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+0.7%	+0.6%	+0.1 pts
3 months	-9.1%	+3.4%	−12.5 pts
Year to date	-23.2%	+13.3%	−36.4 pts
1 year	-36.4%	+16.6%	−53.0 pts
3 years	+38.1%	+86.4%	−48.2 pts	+11.4%	+23.1%
5 years	-36.5%	+81.9%	−118.4 pts	-8.7%	+12.7%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 15, 2026.

1M BABAF shares were sold short on Oct 15, 2026, up 540.0% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 9.6 days to buy them back.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 15, 2026	815,201	+540.0%	84,862	9.6
Sep 30, 2026	127,382	-57.3%	80,241	1.6
Sep 15, 2026	298,108	-8.3%	175,476	1.7
Aug 31, 2026	325,186	+7.3%	477,620	1.0
Aug 14, 2026	303,164	-70.9%	75,501	4.0
Jul 31, 2026	1,040,918	+17.1%	37,869	27.5
Jul 15, 2026	889,116	-79.1%	161,732	5.5
Jun 30, 2026	4,256,539	+33.1%	694,062	6.1
Jun 15, 2026	3,197,401	+187.7%	135,498	23.6
May 29, 2026	1,111,521	-79.6%	130,877	8.5
May 15, 2026	5,460,580	+19.2%	66,714	81.8
Apr 30, 2026	4,581,538	-29.8%	43,728	104.8