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Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a leading e-commerce and technology conglomerate headquartered in Hangzhou, China, since its founding in 1999. It operates comprehensive digital platforms that connect merchants, consumers, and businesses across retail, wholesale, and logistics sectors. Core offerings include Taobao and Tmall for consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer marketplaces, enabling vast selections of goods from apparel to electronics. Alibaba also runs AliExpress for global cross-border retail, Cainiao for intelligent logistics and supply chain solutions, and cloud computing services through Alibaba Cloud, supporting enterprises with data storage, AI, and infrastructure needs. Additional segments encompass digital media, entertainment via Youku, local consumer services, and innovative ventures in healthcare and agriculture. Alibaba Group Holding Limited powers China's digital economy by facilitating seamless online transactions, payments through Alipay, and big data analytics, serving hundreds of millions of active users and merchants worldwide. Its ecosystem fosters innovation in retail technology, digital payments, and cloud infrastructure, playing a pivotal role in global commerce.
$114.97
$2.52 (-2.14%)
EOD Jul 17, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 5.83%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue growth slowed to 2.7%, essentially flat. Margins also contracted 8.9pp. This is a business that needs a catalyst.
Free cash flow declined 165% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. ROIC dropped from 8.55% to 3.34%, capital efficiency is deteriorating.
17.7x earnings. Valuation is in a reasonable range. The main question is whether the business can re-accelerate or if current trajectory is already priced in.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
¥1.02T
▲ +2.7% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
¥102.13B
▼ -18.9% YoY
Op. Margin
5.83%
▼ -8.9pp YoY
ROIC
3.34%
▼ -5.2pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-¥50.72B
▼ -165.4% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
¥166.33B
▼ -8.7% YoY
Net Debt
-¥35.17B
Net Cash Position
Cash & Equiv.
¥316.89B
3Y CAGR: +5.6%
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At a P/E of 17.7, A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in .
On quality, Alibaba Group Holding scores 40/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 1.9%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Alibaba Group Holding scores 40 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 5.8% operating margin and a 3.3% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, Alibaba Group Holding pays a regular dividend of about CNY 14.53 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 1.9% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 33.0% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For BABA's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh BABA's valuation and scores 40/100 on quality (mixed). It also yields about 1.9%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.