Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABAF) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026)
Alibaba Group Holding (BABAF) posted Operating Expenses of -$9.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 28.18% sequentially from -$12.7 billion in Q4 2025, and down 43.57% YoY from -$16.1 billion in Q1 2025.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABAF) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Alibaba Group Holding has reported Operating Expenses for 14 years, with the latest figure at -$9.1 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 43.57% year-over-year to -$9.1 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$40.5 billion (down 49.74% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $24.5 million, down 97.04% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses grew to -$9.1 billion in Q1 2026 per BABAF's latest filing, from -$12.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at -$4.8 billion in Q3 2023 and troughed at -$12.7 billion in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of -$6.9 billion and a median of -$6.1 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses soared 44.17% in 2022, then sank 71.46% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at -$6.1 billion in 2022, then declined by 21.09% to -$7.4 billion in 2023, then retreated by 11.78% to -$8.3 billion in 2024, then sank by 52.35% to -$12.7 billion in 2025, then gained by 28.18% to -$9.1 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered -$9.1 billion, -$12.7 billion, and -$10.3 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -12.66 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -10.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -8.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -6.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -8.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -6.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -5.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -7.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.78 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -4.82 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -5.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -5.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -11.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -5.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -5.29 Bn |