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Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) Research & Development: 2013-2025

Historic Research & Development for Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) over the last 13 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to -$2.4 billion.

  • Alibaba Group Holding's Research & Development fell 2133.54% to -$2.4 billion in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was -$8.7 billion, marking a year-over-year decrease of 1265.4%. This contributed to the annual value of $7.9 billion for FY2025, which is 770.13% up from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Alibaba Group Holding reported Research & Development of -$2.4 billion as of Q3 2025, which was down 2133.54% from -$2.1 billion recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Alibaba Group Holding's Research & Development peaked at -$1.5 billion during Q2 2023, and registered a low of -$2.5 billion during Q4 2021.
  • Its 5-year average for Research & Development is -$2.0 billion, with a median of -$2.0 billion in 2023.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Alibaba Group Holding's Research & Development crashed by 3527.52% in 2021 and then surged by 3058.02% in 2023.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Alibaba Group Holding's Research & Development stood at -$2.5 billion in 2021, then rose by 22.61% to -$1.9 billion in 2022, then increased by 1.46% to -$1.9 billion in 2023, then dropped by 7.24% to -$2.0 billion in 2024, then decreased by 19.51% to -$2.4 billion in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are -$2.4 billion in Q3 2025, -$2.1 billion for Q2 2025, and -$2.1 billion during Q1 2025.