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Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

BABA •
Consumer CyclicalSpecialty RetailGeneral Online Marketplaces
AboutAlibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help merchants, brands, retailers, and other businesses to engage with their users and customers in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company operates through seven segments: China Commerce, International Commerce, Local Consumer Services, Cainiao, Cloud, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others. It operates Taobao and Tmall, which are digital retail platforms; Alimama, a proprietary monetization platform; 1688.com and Alibaba.com, which are online wholesale marketplaces; AliExpress, a retail marketplace; Lazada, Trendyol, and Daraz that are e-commerce platforms; Freshippo, a retail platform for groceries and fresh goods; and Tmall Global, an import e-commerce platform. The company also operates Cainiao Network logistic services platform; Ele.me, an on-demand delivery and local services platform; Koubei, a restaurant and local services guide platform; and Fliggy, an online travel platform. In addition, it offers pay-for-performance, in-feed, and display marketing services; and Taobao Ad Network and Exchange, a real-time online bidding marketing exchange. Further, the company provides elastic computing, storage, network, security, database, big data, and IoT services; and hardware, software license, software installation, and application development and maintenance services. Additionally, it operates Youku, an online video platform; Quark, a platform for information search, storage, and consumption; Alibaba Pictures and other content platforms that provide online videos, films, live events, news feeds, literature, music, and others; Amap, a mobile digital map, navigation, and real-time traffic information app; DingTalk, a business efficiency mobile app; Tmall Genie smart speaker; and Qwen, an artificial intelligence chatbot. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.Show more
  • Revenue $996.35B +5.9%
  • EBITDA $175.87B +11.4%
  • Net Income $130.11B +62.6%
  • EPS (Diluted) 53.60 +70.9%
  • Gross Margin 39.95% +6.0%
  • EBITDA Margin 17.65% +5.2%
  • Operating Margin 14.14% +17.4%
  • Net Margin 13.06% +53.6%
  • ROE 11.8% +64.9%
  • ROIC 9.62% +20.6%
  • Debt/Equity 0.23 +23.2%
  • Interest Coverage 14.68 +132.0%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 14.3%
  • ✓Share count reduced 5.1% through buybacks
  • ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 11.6%

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y29.31%
5Y14.35%
3Y5.31%
TTM5.21%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y18.29%
5Y-2.73%
3Y27.86%
TTM42.87%

EPS CAGR

10Y18.67%
5Y-3.09%
3Y33.12%
TTM49.32%

ROCE

10Y Avg9.58%
5Y Avg7.81%
3Y Avg8.74%
Latest10.38%

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MELIMercadoLibre, Inc.89.1B1757.5844.6239.06%6.91%29.59%12.09%1.69
AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.2.25T210.0029.2912.38%10.83%18.89%0.34%0.37
EBAYeBay Inc.40.8B90.8620.947.95%18.3%44.01%3.64%1.53
BABAAlibaba Group Holding Limited2.66T144.1118.445.86%12.19%11.1%0.43%0.23
PDDPDD Holdings Inc.577.63B103.739.3659.04%24.43%26.13%3.05%0.03

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Profit & Loss

Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025
Sales/Revenue+101.14B158.27B250.27B376.84B509.71B717.29B853.06B868.69B941.17B996.35B
Revenue Growth %32.73%56.48%58.12%50.58%35.26%40.72%18.93%1.83%8.34%5.86%
Cost of Goods Sold+34.35B59.48B107.04B206.93B282.37B421.2B539.45B549.7B586.32B598.28B
COGS % of Revenue33.97%37.58%42.77%54.91%55.4%58.72%63.24%63.28%62.3%60.05%
Gross Profit+66.79B98.79B143.22B169.91B227.34B296.08B313.61B318.99B354.85B398.06B
Gross Margin %66.03%62.42%57.23%45.09%44.6%41.28%36.76%36.72%37.7%39.95%
Gross Profit Growth %27.53%47.92%44.98%18.64%33.8%30.24%5.92%1.72%11.24%12.18%
Operating Expenses+37.69B50.73B73.91B112.83B135.91B206.41B243.97B218.64B241.5B257.16B
OpEx % of Revenue37.26%32.06%29.53%29.94%26.66%28.78%28.6%25.17%25.66%25.81%
Selling, General & Admin20.51B28.55B43.54B64.67B78.87B136.74B151.72B145.68B157.13B188.26B
SG&A % of Revenue20.28%18.04%17.4%17.16%15.47%19.06%17.79%16.77%16.69%18.89%
Research & Development13.79B17.06B22.75B37.44B43.08B57.24B55.47B56.74B52.26B57.15B
R&D % of Revenue13.63%10.78%9.09%9.93%8.45%7.98%6.5%6.53%5.55%5.74%
Other Operating Expenses3.39B5.12B7.61B10.73B13.96B12.43B36.79B16.22B32.11B11.75B
Operating Income+29.1B48.05B69.31B57.08B91.43B89.68B69.64B100.35B113.35B140.91B
Operating Margin %28.77%30.36%27.7%15.15%17.94%12.5%8.16%11.55%12.04%14.14%
Operating Income Growth %25.79%65.13%44.24%-17.64%60.17%-1.92%-22.35%44.1%12.95%24.31%
EBITDA+36.15B62.35B91.33B94.16B133.86B137.59B117.7B147.29B157.85B175.87B
EBITDA Margin %35.74%39.39%36.49%24.99%26.26%19.18%13.8%16.96%16.77%17.65%
EBITDA Growth %30.82%72.47%46.49%3.1%42.15%2.79%-14.45%25.14%7.17%11.41%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)7.05B14.29B22.02B37.08B42.43B47.91B48.06B46.94B44.5B34.96B
EBIT83.41B62.7B103.97B101.41B171.82B170.05B80.16B106.17B119.51B147.71B
Net Interest Income+50.31B5.89B26.93B38.92B67.78B-20.61B-20.61B-16.99B-17.91B11.16B
Interest Income52.25B8.56B30.5B44.11B72.96B000020.76B
Interest Expense1.95B2.67B3.57B5.19B5.18B20.61B20.61B16.99B17.91B9.6B
Other Income/Expense50.64B6.95B10.3B39.7B69.48B82.88B4.26B-19.23B-19.49B20.52B
Pretax Income+79.74B55B79.61B96.79B160.91B172.56B73.89B81.12B93.86B161.42B
Pretax Margin %78.84%34.75%31.81%25.68%31.57%24.06%8.66%9.34%9.97%16.2%
Income Tax+8.45B13.78B18.2B16.55B20.56B29.28B26.82B15.55B22.53B35.45B
Effective Tax Rate %89.62%79.41%80.51%90.8%92.87%87.26%84.24%89.72%85.24%80.6%
Net Income+71.46B43.67B64.09B87.89B149.43B150.58B62.25B72.78B80.01B130.11B
Net Margin %70.65%27.59%25.61%23.32%29.32%20.99%7.3%8.38%8.5%13.06%
Net Income Growth %194.55%-38.88%46.75%37.12%70.03%0.77%-58.66%16.92%9.93%62.62%
Net Income (Continuing)71.29B41.23B61.41B80.23B140.35B143.28B47.08B65.57B71.33B125.98B
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest32.56B42.29B73.53B123.2B124.17B146.36B133.91B133.31B126.1B80.37B
EPS (Diluted)+34.0019.6024.5633.5262.7254.7222.7227.4431.3653.60
EPS Growth %251.24%-42.35%25.31%36.48%87.11%-12.76%-58.48%20.77%14.29%70.92%
EPS (Basic)35.4420.2425.1234.0863.7655.6022.9627.6831.6055.12
Diluted Shares Outstanding2.56B2.57B2.61B2.62B2.67B2.75B2.72B2.64B2.54B2.41B
Basic Shares Outstanding2.46B2.49B2.55B2.58B2.63B2.7B2.69B2.62B2.52B2.35B
Dividend Payout Ratio--------22.6%22.53%

Balance Sheet

Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025
Total Current Assets+133.17B180.73B254.91B268.4B460.61B640.91B635.54B693.43B746.65B669.71B
Cash & Short-Term Investments117.09B150.65B210.21B203.42B375.16B517.56B491.06B557.62B602.17B464.77B
Cash Only108.21B143.59B199.32B190.22B342.47B355.16B225.49B226.12B279.15B181.73B
Short-Term Investments8.88B7.06B10.89B13.19B32.69B162.4B265.57B331.49B323.02B283.04B
Accounts Receivable12.3B22.32B28.69B38.29B46.88B57B71.33B64.17B68.93B76.22B
Days Sales Outstanding44.3951.4641.8437.0933.572930.5226.9626.7327.92
Inventory004.53B8.54B14.85B27.9B30.13B28.56B25.47B18.92B
Days Inventory Outstanding--15.4515.0619.1924.1720.3918.9615.8611.54
Other Current Assets2.54B4.37B5.73B11.1B16.19B19.9B25.09B26.29B32.29B89.22B
Total Non-Current Assets+231.59B325.65B461.53B697.15B851.53B1.05T1.06T1.06T1.02T1.14T
Property, Plant & Equipment13.63B20.19B72.34B99.72B141.45B222.45B253.82B257.52B273.53B249.73B
Fixed Asset Turnover7.42x7.84x3.46x3.78x3.60x3.22x3.36x3.37x3.44x3.99x
Goodwill81.68B125.3B161.96B265.05B276.59B293.16B269.97B268.18B259.77B255.89B
Intangible Assets5.37B14.09B27.43B68.31B60.91B70.93B59.32B46.93B26.96B20.94B
Long-Term Investments121.07B152.17B178.73B242.03B350.77B438.04B443.94B453.32B424.22B567.85B
Other Non-Current Assets9.8B13.52B18.89B19.51B14.22B15.97B20.97B18.81B22.96B29.68B
Total Assets+364.76B506.37B716.44B965.55B1.31T1.69T1.7T1.75T1.77T1.81T
Asset Turnover0.28x0.31x0.35x0.39x0.39x0.42x0.50x0.50x0.53x0.55x
Asset Growth %42.98%38.82%41.48%34.77%35.9%28.99%0.33%3.28%0.67%2.35%
Total Current Liabilities+52.06B93.68B135.65B207.76B241.71B377.86B384.34B385.48B421.66B436.01B
Accounts Payable00006.03B11.1B13.11B17.52B18.38B28.73B
Days Payables Outstanding----7.799.628.8711.6311.4417.53
Short-Term Debt4.31B14.88B6.02B22.48B7.91B17.53B13.86B17.94B34.88B26.55B
Deferred Revenue (Current)10.3B15.04B22.27B30.81B38.31B62.57B67.08B71.32B72.84B68.44B
Other Current Liabilities26.45B49.4B82.49B122.74B152.43B236.45B240.12B237.15B256.83B268.88B
Current Ratio2.56x1.93x1.88x1.29x1.91x1.70x1.65x1.80x1.77x1.54x
Quick Ratio2.56x1.93x1.85x1.25x1.84x1.62x1.58x1.72x1.71x1.49x
Cash Conversion Cycle----44.9743.5642.0334.2931.1421.93
Total Non-Current Liabilities+62.55B88.83B141.71B142.07B191.33B229.53B229.91B244.85B230.8B279.2B
Long-Term Debt53.49B76.76B119.38B111.88B120.19B135.9B132.69B149.14B141.83B208.46B
Capital Lease Obligations000019.08B28.25B30.3B28.56B28.98B13.48B
Deferred Tax Liabilities6.47B10.14B19.29B22.53B43.87B59.68B61.8B61.77B53.03B48.53B
Other Non-Current Liabilities2.17B1.29B2.04B6.19B6.17B2.54B1.62B1.83B2.9B4.19B
Total Liabilities114.61B182.51B277.36B349.83B433.04B607.4B614.25B630.33B652.46B715.21B
Total Debt+57.79B91.64B125.4B134.36B147.19B181.68B176.85B195.63B205.69B248.49B
Net Debt-50.41B-51.95B-73.91B-55.86B-195.28B-173.48B-48.64B-30.49B-73.46B66.76B
Debt / Equity0.23x0.28x0.29x0.22x0.17x0.17x0.16x0.17x0.18x0.23x
Debt / EBITDA1.60x1.47x1.37x1.43x1.10x1.32x1.50x1.33x1.30x1.41x
Net Debt / EBITDA-1.39x-0.83x-0.81x-0.59x-1.46x-1.26x-0.41x-0.21x-0.47x0.38x
Interest Coverage14.95x17.99x19.44x11.00x17.65x4.35x3.38x5.91x6.33x14.68x
Total Equity+250.16B323.86B439.08B615.72B879.1B1.09T1.08T1.12T1.11T1.09T
Equity Growth %58.96%29.46%35.58%40.23%42.78%23.44%-0.12%3.65%-0.92%-1.91%
Book Value per Share97.64125.87168.23234.74329.47394.92397.96425.63437.35452.13
Total Shareholders' Equity217.59B281.57B365.55B492.52B754.94B938.77B949.9B990.03B986.89B1.01T
Common Stock1M999K998.81K1M999.32K1M1M1M1M1M
Retained Earnings78.78B108.45B172.15B258B406.01B555.67B564.37B599.23B598.11B646.47B
Treasury Stock0-2.82B-2.23B000-2.22B-28.77B-27.69B-36.38B
Accumulated OCI6.2B8.53B9.09B2.64B5.45B-11.73B-23.35B2.56B18.34B19.36B
Minority Interest32.56B42.29B73.53B123.2B124.17B146.36B133.91B133.31B126.1B80.37B

Cash Flow

Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025
Cash from Operations+57.81B82.02B118.04B151.01B185.21B223.63B140.39B199.9B184.01B164.82B
Operating CF Margin %57.16%51.82%47.17%40.07%36.34%31.18%16.46%23.01%19.55%16.54%
Operating CF Growth %37.67%41.88%43.91%27.93%22.65%20.74%-37.22%42.39%-7.95%-10.43%
Net Income72.69B44.6B60.34B87.62B153.07B145.02B60.93B72.56B80.36B130.51B
Depreciation & Amortization6.74B14.49B20.64B36.94B43.3B45.41B44.97B38.19B45.28B31.1B
Stock-Based Compensation0000000000
Deferred Taxes1.25B286.94M920.43M-2.2B-3.53B3.12B-1.35B-1.72B-5.3B377M
Other Non-Cash Items-30.79B15.24B15.32B-3.61B-29.6B-18.66B53.69B77.38B77.52B27.02B
Working Capital Changes7.93B7.41B20.82B32.26B21.96B48.73B-17.85B13.49B-13.86B-24.18B
Change in Receivables00-606.39M0000000
Change in Inventory0000000000
Change in Payables8.24B5.42B21.84B0000000
Cash from Investing+-44.27B-78.95B-78.05B-142.39B-115.29B-235.79B-190.54B-137.2B-26.27B-206.61B
Capital Expenditures-11.03B-17.92B-28.14B-49.65B-46.54B-41.67B-52.44B-34.38B-33.18B-86.66B
CapEx % of Revenue10.91%11.32%11.24%13.18%9.13%5.81%6.15%3.96%3.53%8.7%
Acquisitions3.51B-32.37B544.15M-26.74B-6.51B-18.42B723.77M-2.16B-5.42B-22.02B
Investments----------
Other Investing35.6M3.06M10.37M7M-35.89M-899.2M-888.99M922.68M742.71M-71.57M
Cash from Financing+-16.18B32.08B18.14B-16.1B77.12B29.21B-68.13B-64.07B-104.81B-57.12B
Debt Issued (Net)2.52B29.95B31.71B-4.23B-16.43B30.25B-7.16B11.35B2.48B60.4B
Equity Issued (Net)-1000K1000K1000K-1000K1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K
Dividends Paid00000000-18.08B-29.31B
Share Repurchases-20.13B-13.46B0-10.87B0-745.79M-60.21B-74.8B-89.43B-87.36B
Other Financing734.4M668.85M-13.95B-1.35B-285.08M-454.42M-866.37M-633.47M-621.78M-867.9M
Net Change in Cash-7.05B28.66B69.5B-22.96B139.27B38.97B-115.66B-17.31B40.6B-100.37B
Free Cash Flow+46.78B64.11B89.91B101.36B138.67B181.96B87.95B165.52B150.82B78.16B
FCF Margin %46.25%40.5%35.92%26.9%27.2%25.37%10.31%19.05%16.03%7.84%
FCF Growth %36.38%37.04%40.24%12.73%36.81%31.22%-51.67%88.2%-8.88%-48.18%
FCF per Share18.2624.9234.4538.6451.9766.2232.2962.7259.2732.37
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.81x1.88x1.84x1.72x1.24x1.49x2.26x2.75x2.30x1.27x
Interest Paid00004.89B4.1B4.89B5.64B00
Taxes Paid000031.73B20.9B21.47B26.48B00

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)35.07%15.22%16.8%16.66%19.99%15.33%5.74%6.6%7.16%11.8%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)14.58%15.28%16.32%9.26%11.03%8.43%5.37%7.07%7.97%9.62%
Gross Margin66.03%62.42%57.23%45.09%44.6%41.28%36.76%36.72%37.7%39.95%
Net Margin70.65%27.59%25.61%23.32%29.32%20.99%7.3%8.38%8.5%13.06%
Debt / Equity0.23x0.28x0.29x0.22x0.17x0.17x0.16x0.17x0.18x0.23x
Interest Coverage14.95x17.99x19.44x11.00x17.65x4.35x3.38x5.91x6.33x14.68x
FCF Conversion0.81x1.88x1.84x1.72x1.24x1.49x2.26x2.75x2.30x1.27x
Revenue Growth32.73%56.48%58.12%50.58%35.26%40.72%18.93%1.83%8.34%5.86%

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