(BABA) Alibaba Holding - Overview

Exchange: NYSE • Country: Hong Kong • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US01609W1027

Stock:

Total Rating 51
Risk 89
Buy Signal -0.20
Risk 5d forecast
Volatility 39.0%
Relative Tail Risk -15.9%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio 0.29
Alpha -3.83
Character TTM
Beta 0.836
Beta Downside 1.276
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 33.29%
CAGR/Max DD 0.59

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS (Earnings per Share) of BABA over the last years for every Quarter: "2020-12": 22.03, "2021-03": 10.32, "2021-06": 16.6, "2021-09": 11.2, "2021-12": 16.87, "2022-03": 7.95, "2022-06": 11.68, "2022-09": 12.92, "2022-12": 19.26, "2023-03": 10.71, "2023-06": 17.37, "2023-09": 15.63, "2023-12": 18.97, "2024-03": 10.14, "2024-06": 16.44, "2024-09": 15.06, "2024-12": 21.39, "2025-03": 12.52, "2025-06": 14.75, "2025-09": 4.36, "2025-12": 0,

Revenue

Revenue of BABA over the last years for every Quarter: 2020-12: 221084, 2021-03: 187395, 2021-06: 205740, 2021-09: 200690, 2021-12: 242580, 2022-03: 204052, 2022-06: 205555, 2022-09: 207176, 2022-12: 247756, 2023-03: 208200, 2023-06: 234156, 2023-09: 224790, 2023-12: 260348, 2024-03: 221874, 2024-06: 243236, 2024-09: 236503, 2024-12: 280154, 2025-03: 236454, 2025-06: 247652, 2025-09: 247795, 2025-12: null,

Description: BABA Alibaba Holding

Alibaba 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. It operates digital retail platforms under the Taobao and Tmall names; wholesale marketplaces through 1688.com and Alibaba.com; global e-commerce platform under the AliExpress name; e-commerce platforms under the Lazada, Trendyol, and Daraz names; and consumer-to-consumer community and marketplace under the Tmall Global, Tmall Supermarket, and Xianyu names. The company also operates Cainiao, an e-commerce logistics solution; Ele.me, an on-demand delivery and local services platform; and Amap, a provider of mobile digital map, navigation, and real-time traffic information; Youku, an online video platform; and Damai Entertainment that provides content production, promotion and distribution, performance and event ticketing management, IP-related licensing and operations, cinema ticketing management, and internet data services for the entertainment industry. In addition, it provides elastic computing, storage, network, security, database, big data, cloud native, and Alibaba cloud model studio services; and hardware, software license and installation, and application development and maintenance services, as well as sells membership packages and subscriptions. Further, the company offers Freshippo, a retail platform for groceries and goods; Alibaba Health for medical and healthcare solutions; mobile games under the Lingxi Games name; UC Browser, an information service platform; Quark, an information services platform for young users; Fliggy, an online travel platform; and DingTalk, a collaboration workplace and enterprise management platform. Alibaba Group Holding Limited was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 6.5

Net Income: 123.35b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.00 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -6.03 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 20.01% < 20% (prev 17.07%; Δ 2.93% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.07 > 3% & CFO 127.98b > Net Income 123.35b
Net Debt (146.53b) to EBITDA (161.59b): 0.91 < 3
Current Ratio: 1.46 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (2.40b) vs 12m ago -2.18% < -2%
Gross Margin: 41.17% > 18% (prev 0.38%; Δ 4079 % > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 55.51% > 50% (prev 54.57%; Δ 0.93% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 15.74 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 161.59b / Interest Expense TTM 9.98b)

Altman Z'' 3.36

A: 0.11 (Total Current Assets 646.62b - Total Current Liabilities 444.14b) / Total Assets 1883.88b
B: 0.35 (Retained Earnings 666.78b / Total Assets 1883.88b)
C: 0.09 (EBIT TTM 157.06b / Avg Total Assets 1823.30b)
D: 0.88 (Book Value of Equity 681.51b / Total Liabilities 772.10b)
Altman-Z'' Score: 3.36 = A

Beneish M -2.85

DSRI: 1.26 (Receivables 232.67b/174.83b, Revenue 1012.05b/961.96b)
GMI: 0.93 (GM 41.17% / 38.20%)
AQI: 0.98 (AQ_t 0.53 / AQ_t-1 0.54)
SGI: 1.05 (Revenue 1012.05b / 961.96b)
TATA: -0.00 (NI 123.35b - CFO 127.98b) / TA 1883.88b)
Beneish M-Score: -2.85 (Cap -4..+1) = A

What is the price of BABA shares?

As of February 27, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 148.05 with a total of 9,662,276 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -4.03%, over one month by -13.61%, over three months by -6.06% and over the past year by +7.30%.

Is BABA a buy, sell or hold?

Alibaba Holding has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.70. Therefore, it is recommended to buy BABA.
  • StrongBuy: 30
  • Buy: 8
  • Hold: 2
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the BABA price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price 198.5 34%
Analysts Target Price 198.5 34%

BABA Fundamental Data Overview February 21, 2026

Market Cap CNY = 2544.43b (368.29b USD * 6.9087 USD.CNY)
P/E Trailing = 20.3791
P/E Forward = 17.1527
P/S = 0.3639
P/B = 2.4896
P/EG = 1.9839
Revenue TTM = 1012.05b CNY
EBIT TTM = 157.06b CNY
EBITDA TTM = 161.59b CNY
Long Term Debt = 255.31b CNY (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 26.29b CNY (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 281.59b CNY (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 146.53b CNY (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 2690.95b CNY (2544.43b + Debt 281.59b - CCE 135.07b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 15.74 (Ebit TTM 157.06b / Interest Expense TTM 9.98b)
EV/FCF = 1000.0x (Enterprise Value 2690.95b / FCF TTM 2.63b)
FCF Yield = 0.10% (FCF TTM 2.63b / Enterprise Value 2690.95b)
FCF Margin = 0.26% (FCF TTM 2.63b / Revenue TTM 1012.05b)
Net Margin = 12.19% (Net Income TTM 123.35b / Revenue TTM 1012.05b)
Gross Margin = 41.17% ((Revenue TTM 1012.05b - Cost of Revenue TTM 595.36b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 39.15% (prev 44.91%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.43 (Enterprise Value 2690.95b / Total Assets 1883.88b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.89% (Interest Expense 2.52b / Debt 281.59b)
Taxrate = 21.21% (5.55b / 26.16b)
NOPAT = 123.74b (EBIT 157.06b * (1 - 21.21%))
Current Ratio = 1.46 (Total Current Assets 646.62b / Total Current Liabilities 444.14b)
Debt / Equity = 0.27 (Debt 281.59b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1032.49b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.91 (Net Debt 146.53b / EBITDA 161.59b)
Debt / FCF = 55.64 (Net Debt 146.53b / FCF TTM 2.63b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1014.67b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 6.77% (Net Income 123.35b / Total Assets 1883.88b)
RoE = 12.16% (Net Income TTM 123.35b / Total Stockholder Equity 1014.67b)
RoCE = 12.37% (EBIT 157.06b / Capital Employed (Equity 1014.67b + L.T.Debt 255.31b))
RoIC = 9.83% (NOPAT 123.74b / Invested Capital 1258.27b)
WACC = 8.16% (E(2544.43b)/V(2826.02b) * Re(8.98%) + D(281.59b)/V(2826.02b) * Rd(0.89%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 8.98% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -2.88%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.13% ; FCFF base≈45.10b ; Y1≈35.00b ; Y5≈22.32b
[DCF] Fair Price = 107.8 (EV 403.90b - Net Debt 146.53b = Equity 257.37b / Shares 2.39b; r=8.16% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -26.65% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: -41.02 | EPS CAGR: -39.89% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 57.85 | Revenue CAGR: 0.57% | SUE: 0.02 | # QB: 0
EPS next Year (2027-03-31): EPS=61.14 | Chg7d=-0.763 | Chg30d=-0.781 | Revisions Net=-9 | Growth EPS=+39.8% | Growth Revenue=+10.1%

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