Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) Share-based Compensation (2021 - 2026)
Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) recorded Share-based Compensation of $437 million in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 2.0% from $446 million a year earlier but up 11.2% from the prior quarter.
Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) Share-based Compensation (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Alibaba Group Holding's Share-based Compensation came in at $1.58 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, down 13.3% year-over-year; for the year ended Mar 31, 2026, it came in at $1.62 billion, down 15.8% from the prior year.
- Annual Share-based Compensation has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -26.7% (years ended Mar 2021 to Mar 2026).
- Across earlier years, Share-based Compensation came in at $1.93 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2025 (-100.0%), $2569 trillion in the year ended Mar 31, 2024, $4.49 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2023 (+18.7%) and $3.78 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2022 (-50.6%).
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation has ranged from -$232.58 million in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2023 to $1.56 billion in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 27.7%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Share-based Compensation in the last five years was growth of 2.6% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026, against a decline of 61.6% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $393 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $343 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $404 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,248.48 Bn | 4,006.00 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 7.96 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,873.50 Bn | 1,576.02 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 7.66 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 304.25 Bn | 264.45 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 131.31 Mn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 257.83 Bn | 71.60 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 437.00 Mn |
| 5 | Shopify | 230.63 Bn | 207.82 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 128.00 Mn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 145.10 Bn | 116.90 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 550.00 Mn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 127.39 Bn | 60.44 Bn | - | 140.00 Mn |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 115.26 Bn | -128.52 Bn | 9.45 Bn | - |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 109.42 Bn | 66.92 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 99.96 Mn |
| 10 | Airbnb | 103.26 Bn | 56.49 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 487.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 437.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 393.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 343.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 446.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 383.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 468.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 522.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 565.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 996.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 864.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 944.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -232.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.56 Bn |
Alibaba Group Holding Share-based Compensation API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=BABA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();