Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2014 - 2026)
Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 3.57% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 4.39 percentage points from 7.96% a year earlier and down 1.74 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Mar 31, 2026, Alibaba Group Holding's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 5.64%, down 1.41 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -4.23 percentage points (years ended Mar 2021 to Mar 2026).
- In prior years, Alibaba Group Holding's Return on Assets [ROA] was 7.04% in the year ended Mar 31, 2025 (+3.09 pp), 3.95% in the year ended Mar 31, 2024 (+0.30 pp), 3.65% in the year ended Mar 31, 2023 (+0.83 pp) and 2.83% in the year ended Mar 31, 2022 (-7.04 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since the quarter ended Jun 30, 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.67 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2023, with a gain of 4.46 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022, with a drop of 6.62 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was 5.31% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 4.76% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 6.44% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,541.13 Bn | 3,276.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 24.48% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,587.35 Bn | 1,251.87 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 16.20% |
| 3 | Netflix | 272.62 Bn | 233.92 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 25.21% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 244.75 Bn | 66.83 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 3.56% |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.93 Bn | 175.73 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 14.59% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.58 Bn | 114.55 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 15.38% |
| 7 | Spotify Technology | 129.18 Bn | 86.10 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 21.55% |
| 8 | Booking Holdings | 127.15 Bn | 60.90 Bn | - | 24.77% |
| 9 | PDD Holdings | 116.93 Bn | -127.12 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 14.15% |
| 10 | Airbnb | 104.06 Bn | 57.29 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 9.68% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.56% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.31% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.95% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.49% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.52% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.56% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.70% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.68% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.31% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.65% |
API Access
Alibaba Group Holding Return on Assets [ROA] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BABA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BABA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();