Alibaba Group Holding BABA
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At close: Sep 1, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026)

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) posted Free Cash Flow of $1.4 billion for Q1 2026, down 73.15% sequentially from $5.1 billion in Q4 2025, and down 64.03% YoY from $3.8 billion in Q1 2025.

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Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alibaba Group Holding has reported Free Cash Flow for 14 years, with the latest figure at $1.4 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 64.03% year-over-year to $1.4 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $10.7 billion (down 52.99% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $10.7 billion, down 52.37% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow retreated to $1.4 billion in Q1 2026 per BABA's latest filing, from $5.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $12.3 billion in Q4 2022 and troughed at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $5.2 billion and a median of $4.6 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The widest YoY moves for Free Cash Flow: up 123859199.75% in 2022, down 130.1% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $12.3 billion in 2022, then declined by 19.82% to $9.8 billion in 2023, then increased 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.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $1.4 billion, $5.1 billion, and $1.4 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Jun 30, 2026 13.31 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 5.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 8.66 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 5.80 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 8.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 7.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 14.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 6.90 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 6.30 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 4.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 10.86 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 7.31 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 7.33 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 4.94 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 13.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 8.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 6.82 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 340.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 14.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 7.52 Bn