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.

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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