Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) Return on Equity [ROE] (2014 - 2026)
Alibaba Group Holding's Return on Equity [ROE] was 6.21% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 7.23 percentage points from 13.44% a year earlier and down 2.87 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) Return on Equity [ROE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Mar 31, 2026, Return on Equity [ROE] at Alibaba Group Holding came in at 9.53%, down 2.00 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -5.71 percentage points (years ended Mar 2021 to Mar 2026).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 11.53% in the year ended Mar 31, 2025 (+5.25 pp), 6.28% in the year ended Mar 31, 2024 (+0.51 pp), 5.76% in the year ended Mar 31, 2023 (+1.31 pp) and 4.46% in the year ended Mar 31, 2022 (-10.78 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since the quarter ended Jun 30, 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.36 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2025 (a gain of 7.64 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022 (a drop of 10.29 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BABA's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was 9.08% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 8.14% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 10.99% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,248.48 Bn | 4,006.00 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 43.64% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,873.50 Bn | 1,576.02 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 26.97% |
| 3 | Netflix | 304.25 Bn | 264.45 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 44.55% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 257.83 Bn | 71.60 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 6.20% |
| 5 | Shopify | 230.63 Bn | 207.82 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 15.31% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 145.10 Bn | 116.90 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 35.90% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 127.39 Bn | 60.44 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 115.26 Bn | -128.52 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 21.12% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 109.42 Bn | 66.92 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 41.53% |
| 10 | Airbnb | 103.26 Bn | 56.49 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 34.87% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.76% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.06% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.34% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.79% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.82% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.83% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.22% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.22% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.37% |
API Access
Alibaba Group Holding Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BABA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BABA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();