BABA Consumer CyclicalBeta data

Alibaba Group Holding Limited

$100.36-1.12%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Nov 1, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Internet Retail
Country: China
Market cap: 249.7B USD
Enterprise value: 231.8B USD
Full-time employees: 132,165

Overall health

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
About average: profitability, growth and risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)profitability, growth and risk

Ranks #929 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (bottom 39%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profitable, but burning cash. Reports a profit, but free cash flow is negative.
Alibaba reports a profit but its free cash flow is negative: it spent more on investment and running the business than it brought in. That's common for companies building capacity, but it means the profit isn't yet turning into cash.
Profit growing, cash flow isn't. Profit +42% since FY Mar 2023, operating cash flow −62%.
Alibaba's reported profit rose 42% since FY Mar 2023, but the cash its operations generate changed −62%. When profit and cash diverge like this, it's worth understanding why (for example, customers paying more slowly or gains that aren't cash).Alibaba's reported profit rose 42% since FY Mar 2023, but the cash its operations generate changed −62%. When profit and cash diverge like this, it's worth understanding why.
Operating margin at a 6-year low. 4.9% in FY Mar 2026, the weakest of the last 6 years.
Alibaba's operating margin fell to 4.9% in FY Mar 2026, its lowest in the 6 years of filings we have.
Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 48% of peers on earnings, but only 0% on free cash flow.
Relative to its earnings, Alibaba looks cheaper than 48% of peers; relative to its free cash flow, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.

StockQuotient Score

46/ 100

Oct 5 45 → Nov 4 46 (+1)

Fundamentals: Yahoo Finance, not primary filings

Valuation

Is the price right?

31/100

Weak▼ 2 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last year: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 33 → 31

Company's reported figures updated-1
Peer companies moved-1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ FCF yield
▼ EBITDA yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield4.1%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value30% base weight · Z-score -0.08Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0329

EBITDA yield6.5%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 months · CNY→USD convertedReported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.50Sector median: 0.0877 · MAD: 0.0461

Free cash flow yield-2.9%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 months · CNY→USD converted · operating cash flow − capital spendingNegative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price20% base weight · Z-score -1.13Sector median: 0.0614 · MAD: 0.0545

Other data (not scored)

Book yield63.9%

Yahoo FinanceReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5650 · MAD: 0.3500

Growth

Is it growing?

41/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last year: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 2.7%

Why

Held back by:

▼ EPS growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth-17.9%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Mar 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.87Sector median: 0.0420 · MAD: 0.2537

3-year revenue growth5.6%

SEC filings · 3 years to Mar 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.22Sector median: 0.0425 · MAD: 0.0636

Revenue growth2.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Mar 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.15Sector median: 0.0373 · MAD: 0.0653

Profitability

Does it earn well?

47/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last year: ▼ Weaker

Operating margin fell 9.2 points to 4.9%

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ ROA
▼ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin4.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Mar 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.32Sector median: 0.0638 · MAD: 0.0461

Return on assets5.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Mar 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.83Sector median: 0.0331 · MAD: 0.0254

Return on invested capital4.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Mar 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.51Sector median: 0.0733 · MAD: 0.0600

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin38.2%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3025 · MAD: 0.1399

Return on equity6.4%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0746 · MAD: 0.0674

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Moderate

Moderate relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last year: No major change

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Safety percentile 63 → 65

Company's reported figures updated+2

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Helped by:

▲ Debt / equity
▲ Beta

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.46

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.58Sector median: 0.6345 · MAD: 0.2980

Current ratio1.36×

Yahoo FinanceReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.21Sector median: 1.4800 · MAD: 0.5570

Debt / equity0.24×

Yahoo FinanceReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.63Sector median: 0.4646 · MAD: 0.3556

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Alibaba

Is Alibaba getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (May 20, 2026) got weaker in some ways: operating margin fell 9.2 points to 4.9%. Its overall score is unchanged at 46/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Alibaba valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 31/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Free cash flow yield -2.9% vs a peer median of 6.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).Free cash flow yield -2.9% vs peers 6.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is Alibaba growing?: At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 41/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings per share growth -17.9% vs a peer median of 4.2% (weaker than 72% of peers).Earnings per share growth -17.9% vs peers 4.2% (weaker than 72% of peers).
How profitable is Alibaba?: About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 47/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Return on assets 5.4% vs a peer median of 3.3% (stronger than 72% of peers).Return on assets 5.4% vs peers 3.3% (stronger than 72% of peers). Return on invested capital 4.3% vs a peer median of 7.3% (weaker than 64% of peers).Return on invested capital 4.3% vs peers 7.3% (weaker than 64% of peers).
How risky is Alibaba?: Moderate risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 0.24× vs a peer median of 0.46× (stronger than 70% of peers).Debt / equity 0.24× vs peers 0.46× (stronger than 70% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Year ended Mar 31, 2026 · filed May 20, 2026 · compared with the year ended Mar 31, 2025

Got weaker

Operating margin fell 9.2 points to 4.9%

	Previous year	Latest year	Change
Revenue (12 months)	996.3B CNY	1.02T CNY	+2.7%
Net income (12 months)	130.1B CNY	103.6B CNY	−20.4%
Operating margin	14.1%	4.9%	−9.2 pts
Cash	145.5B CNY	131.5B CNY	−9.6%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one year at a time.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year · amounts in CNY, as reported

Key ratios	FY Mar 2022	FY Mar 2023	FY Mar 2024	FY Mar 2025	FY Mar 2026	Change
Gross margin	36.8%	36.7%	37.7%	40.0%	39.8%	▼ 0.1 pts
Operating margin	8.2%	11.6%	12.0%	14.1%	4.9%	▼ 9.2 pts
Net margin	7.3%	8.4%	8.5%	13.1%	10.1%	▼ 2.9 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	3.7%	4.2%	4.5%	7.2%	5.4%	▼ 1.8 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	6.6%	7.4%	8.1%	12.9%	9.8%	▼ 3.1 pts
Current ratio	1.66×	1.81×	1.79×	1.55×	1.28×	▼ 17%
Interest coverage	14.19×	16.96×	14.26×	14.68×	5.12×	▼ 65%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

About average: profitability, growth and risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)profitability, growth and risk

Ranks #929 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (bottom 39%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profitable, but burning cash. Reports a profit, but free cash flow is negative.

Alibaba reports a profit but its free cash flow is negative: it spent more on investment and running the business than it brought in. That's common for companies building capacity, but it means the profit isn't yet turning into cash.

Profit growing, cash flow isn't. Profit +42% since FY Mar 2023, operating cash flow −62%.

Alibaba's reported profit rose 42% since FY Mar 2023, but the cash its operations generate changed −62%. When profit and cash diverge like this, it's worth understanding why (for example, customers paying more slowly or gains that aren't cash).Alibaba's reported profit rose 42% since FY Mar 2023, but the cash its operations generate changed −62%. When profit and cash diverge like this, it's worth understanding why.

Operating margin at a 6-year low. 4.9% in FY Mar 2026, the weakest of the last 6 years.

Alibaba's operating margin fell to 4.9% in FY Mar 2026, its lowest in the 6 years of filings we have.

Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 48% of peers on earnings, but only 0% on free cash flow.

Relative to its earnings, Alibaba looks cheaper than 48% of peers; relative to its free cash flow, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.

Questions investors ask about Alibaba

Is Alibaba getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (May 20, 2026) got weaker in some ways: operating margin fell 9.2 points to 4.9%. Its overall score is unchanged at 46/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Alibaba valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 31/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Free cash flow yield -2.9% vs a peer median of 6.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).Free cash flow yield -2.9% vs peers 6.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).

Is Alibaba growing?

At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 41/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings per share growth -17.9% vs a peer median of 4.2% (weaker than 72% of peers).Earnings per share growth -17.9% vs peers 4.2% (weaker than 72% of peers).

How profitable is Alibaba?

About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 47/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Return on assets 5.4% vs a peer median of 3.3% (stronger than 72% of peers).Return on assets 5.4% vs peers 3.3% (stronger than 72% of peers). Return on invested capital 4.3% vs a peer median of 7.3% (weaker than 64% of peers).Return on invested capital 4.3% vs peers 7.3% (weaker than 64% of peers).

How risky is Alibaba?

Moderate risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 0.24× vs a peer median of 0.46× (stronger than 70% of peers).Debt / equity 0.24× vs peers 0.46× (stronger than 70% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous year

Latest year

Change

Revenue (12 months)

996.3B CNY

1.02T CNY

+2.7%

Net income (12 months)

130.1B CNY

103.6B CNY

−20.4%

Operating margin

14.1%

4.9%

−9.2 pts

Cash

145.5B CNY

131.5B CNY

−9.6%

Key ratios

FY Mar 2022

FY Mar 2023

FY Mar 2024

FY Mar 2025

FY Mar 2026

Change

Gross margin

36.8%

36.7%

37.7%

40.0%

39.8%

▼ 0.1 pts

Operating margin

8.2%

11.6%

12.0%

14.1%

4.9%

▼ 9.2 pts

Net margin

7.3%

8.4%

8.5%

13.1%

10.1%

▼ 2.9 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

3.7%

4.2%

4.5%

7.2%

5.4%

▼ 1.8 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

6.6%

7.4%

8.1%

12.9%

9.8%

▼ 3.1 pts

Current ratio

1.66×

1.81×

1.79×

1.55×

1.28×

▼ 17%

Interest coverage

14.19×

16.96×

14.26×

14.68×

5.12×

▼ 65%