Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) Beginning Cash Balance (2017 - 2026)
Alibaba Group Holding's Beginning Cash Balance was $33.83 billion in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2018, up 73.8% from $19.47 billion a year earlier and up 48.0% from the prior quarter.
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Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) Beginning Cash Balance (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Mar 31, 2018, Beginning Cash Balance at Alibaba Group Holding came in at $22.92 billion, up 47.7% from the prior year.
- Beginning Cash Balance shows a four-year compound annual growth rate of 46.5% (years ended Mar 2014 to Mar 2018).
- In earlier years, Beginning Cash Balance was $15.52 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2017 (-7.5%), $16.78 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2016 (+214.7%), $5.33 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2015 (+7.1%) and $4.98 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2014.
- The figure for the quarter ended Mar 31, 2018 marks the highest quarterly Beginning Cash Balance in data going back to the quarter ended Sep 30, 2013.
- Compared with a year earlier, Beginning Cash Balance has increased for five straight quarters, with growth averaging 27.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Beginning Cash Balance over five years was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2015 (growth of 228.5%); the worst was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2016 (a decline of 24.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, BABA's Beginning Cash Balance in the three quarters before the quarter ended Mar 31, 2018 was $22.86 billion (quarter ended Dec 31, 2017), $21.82 billion (quarter ended Sep 30, 2017) and $21.2 billion (quarter ended Jun 30, 2017).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,541.13 Bn | 3,276.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,587.35 Bn | 1,251.87 Bn | 51.23 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 272.62 Bn | 233.92 Bn | 6.80 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 244.75 Bn | 66.83 Bn | 15.16 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.93 Bn | 175.73 Bn | 1.78 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.58 Bn | 114.55 Bn | 6.38 Bn |
| 7 | Spotify Technology | 129.18 Bn | 86.10 Bn | 1.89 Bn |
| 8 | Booking Holdings | 127.15 Bn | 60.90 Bn | - |
| 9 | PDD Holdings | 116.93 Bn | -127.12 Bn | 9.48 Bn |
| 10 | Airbnb | 104.06 Bn | 57.29 Bn | 2.98 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 27.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 39.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 39.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 40.82 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 39.41 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 41.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 39.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 36.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 34.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 31.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 33.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 56.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 55.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 55.32 Bn |
API Access
Alibaba Group Holding Beginning Cash Balance API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=beginning-cash-balance&ticker=BABA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "beginning-cash-balance", "ticker": "BABA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=beginning-cash-balance&ticker=BABA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();