Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) Tax Rate (2014 - 2020)
Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) posted Tax Rate of -32.69% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 13.32 percentage points from -19.38% a year earlier but up 10.95 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) Tax Rate (2014 - 2020) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Tax Rate at Alibaba Group Holding was -31.83%, down 14.44 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Mar 31, 2026, it came in at -23.22%, down 0.42 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Tax Rate has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -5.54 percentage points (years ended Mar 2021 to Mar 2026).
- In prior years, Alibaba Group Holding's Tax Rate was -22.80% in the year ended Mar 31, 2025 (-0.63 pp), -22.17% in the year ended Mar 31, 2024 (-4.74 pp), -17.43% in the year ended Mar 31, 2023 (+27.59 pp) and -45.03% in the year ended Mar 31, 2022 (-27.35 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has run from a low of -43.64% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 to a high of -6.46% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -9.37 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate in the past five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022, with a gain of 14.43 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026, with a drop of 27.23 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate for the three prior quarters was -43.64% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), -24.85% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and -32.18% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,248.48 Bn | 4,006.00 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 19.14% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,873.50 Bn | 1,576.02 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 15.50% |
| 3 | Netflix | 304.25 Bn | 264.45 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 16.40% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 257.83 Bn | 71.60 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - |
| 5 | Shopify | 230.63 Bn | 207.82 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 15.38% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 145.10 Bn | 116.90 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 25.63% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 127.39 Bn | 60.44 Bn | - | 23.83% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 115.26 Bn | -128.52 Bn | 9.45 Bn | - |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 109.42 Bn | 66.92 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 24.31% |
| 10 | Airbnb | 103.26 Bn | 56.49 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 9.03% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2020 | 7.89% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 19.44% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 463.75% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 14.92% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 3.29% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 26.52% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 18.20% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 14.92% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 1.59% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 40.55% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 38.29% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 13.75% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 12.95% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 23.17% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 28.75% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 21.46% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 20.91% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 19.50% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 23.23% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 21.54% |
Alibaba Group Holding Tax Rate API
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params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=BABA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();