Growth Metrics

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Sales for Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) over the last 13 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.13%.

  • Alibaba Group Holding's Return on Sales fell 1300.0% to 0.13% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.19%, marking a year-over-year increase of 300.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.12% for FY2025, which is 400.0% up from last year.
  • Alibaba Group Holding's Return on Sales amounted to 0.13% in Q3 2025, which was down 1300.0% from 0.25% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Alibaba Group Holding's Return on Sales' 5-year high stood at 0.27% during Q3 2024, with a 5-year trough of 0.08% in Q1 2022.
  • For the 5-year period, Alibaba Group Holding's Return on Sales averaged around 0.14%, with its median value being 0.15% (2023).
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Alibaba Group Holding's Return on Sales tumbled by -3000bps in 2021 and then soared by 2700bps in 2023.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Alibaba Group Holding's Return on Sales stood at 0.15% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 47bps to 0.22% in 2022, then tumbled by -55bps to 0.1% in 2023, then soared by 142bps to 0.24% in 2024, then plummeted by -44bps to 0.13% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Sales stands at 0.13% for Q3 2025, versus 0.25% for Q2 2025 and 0.13% for Q1 2025.