Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026)
Alibaba Group Holding's (BABA) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $1.4 billion in Q1 2026, down 64.03% year-on-year from $3.8 billion in Q1 2025, and down 73.15% quarter-over-quarter from $5.1 billion in Q4 2025.
Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Alibaba Group Holding has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 14 years of filings, most recently posting $1.4 billion for Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $1.4 billion, down 64.03% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $10.7 billion (down 52.8% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $10.7 billion, down 52.37% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow came in at $1.4 billion for Q1 2026 at Alibaba Group Holding, down from $5.1 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $12.3 billion in Q4 2022 to a low of -$1.1 billion in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $4.6 billion (2024), against an average of $5.1 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow tumbled 130.1% in 2022 and jumped 511.52% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Alibaba Group Holding's Free Cash Flow stood at $12.3 billion in 2022, then slipped by 19.82% to $9.8 billion in 2023, then climbed by 0.24% to $9.9 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 48.54% to $5.1 billion in 2025, then plunged by 73.15% to $1.4 billion in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $1.4 billion (Q1 2026), $5.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.36 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.41 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.41 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.79 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.87 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.87 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.85 Bn |