Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) stock

BABANYSEServices-Business Services, NECAlso trades as BABAF, BBAAY

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

$94.36−7.16 (-7.05%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $219.16BP/E 14.3Yield –

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, 2026
Fundamentals through: Mar 31, 2026
Share price as of: –

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: CN¥1.57T; CN¥1.18B
Enterprise Value: CN¥1.34T; CN¥250.28M
PE Ratio: 15.40; 12.34
PS Ratio: 1.54; 1.04
PB Ratio: 1.48; 0.74
P/TBV Ratio: 1.98; 0.80
P/OCF Ratio: 20.65; 5.75

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 1.31; 0.76
EV / EBITDA: 15.80; 9.82
EV / EBIT: 26.82; 5.47

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 18.58B; 814M
Shares Change (YoY): -0.43%; 0.57%
Float: 18.40B; 634M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.96%; 18.6%
Shares Held by Institutions: 1.25%; 2.13%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 37M; –
Short Interest Change: -0.76%; -0.01%
Days to Cover: 4.56; 3.46

Stock price statisticsIndustry

Price Change (1 Week): -3.58%; 0.37%
Price Change (1 Month): -8.42%; -6.88%
Price Change (3 Months): -16.9%; -16.9%
Price Change (6 Months): -30.4%; -27.1%
Price Change (YTD): -30.7%; -30.7%
Price Change (1 Year): -38.8%; -39.7%
Price Change (3 Years): 23.4%; -10.5%
Price Change (5 Years): -39.1%; -76.6%
Price Change (10 Years): 9.17%; 0.35%
Average Volume (10 Days): 11M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 9M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 10M; –
Relative Volume: 0.83; 0.69
Relative Strength Index (14): 42.9; 46.1
Volatility (1 Year): 40.9%; 70.1%
Beta (5 Years): 0.90; 0.92

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%; 0.66%
Return on Assets (ROA): 5.58%; 0.16%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 5.46%; -2.94%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 3.50%; -1.59%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.28; 1.76
Quick Ratio: 0.68; 1.10
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; 829
WACC: 9.36%; 9.10%

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; 14.10 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: 6.58%; 0.18%
Buyback Yield: 0.42%; 0.57%
Shareholder Yield: 0.42%; 0.57%
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: -0.78%; 24.5%
Altman Z-Score: 1.91; 0.63
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 Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	BABA	S&P 500	Difference	BABA per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-14.8%	-2.7%	−12.1 pts
3 months	-24.6%	-1.7%	−22.9 pts
Year to date	-35.0%	+11.9%	−46.9 pts
1 year	-39.7%	+12.0%	−51.7 pts
3 years	+21.2%	+78.2%	−57.0 pts	+6.6%	+21.2%
5 years	-39.9%	+73.2%	−113.1 pts	-9.7%	+11.6%
10 years	+7.8%	+309.6%	−301.8 pts	+0.8%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

37M BABA shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 0.8% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 4.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 41.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	37,472,127	-0.8%	8,225,241	4.6
Oct 15, 2026	37,759,837	+2.3%	8,654,449	4.4
Sep 30, 2026	36,914,727	-10.1%	8,857,094	4.2
Sep 15, 2026	41,044,240	-2.8%	7,586,962	5.4
Aug 31, 2026	42,234,428	+0.6%	16,359,976	2.6
Aug 14, 2026	41,983,108	+0.3%	9,114,566	4.6
Jul 31, 2026	41,841,275	-0.7%	9,769,285	4.3
Jul 15, 2026	42,139,456	-0.5%	15,001,266	2.8
Jun 30, 2026	42,358,223	+6.3%	15,335,318	2.8
Jun 15, 2026	39,865,863	+2.6%	10,941,030	3.6
May 29, 2026	38,873,011	-2.0%	10,100,700	3.9
May 15, 2026	39,669,518	+1.5%	14,796,861	2.7