Growth Metrics

Alibaba Group Holding (BABAF) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Historic Research & Development for Alibaba Group Holding (BABAF) over the last 13 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to -$2.4 billion.

  • Alibaba Group Holding's Research & Development fell 1886.14% to -$2.4 billion in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was -$8.6 billion, marking a year-over-year decrease of 1103.62%. This contributed to the annual value of $7.9 billion for FY2025, which is 882.96% up from last year.
  • Alibaba Group Holding's Research & Development amounted to -$2.4 billion in Q3 2025, which was down 1886.14% from -$2.1 billion recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Alibaba Group Holding's Research & Development's 5-year high stood at -$1.4 billion during Q2 2023, with a 5-year trough of -$2.5 billion in Q4 2021.
  • Its 5-year average for Research & Development is -$2.0 billion, with a median of -$2.0 billion in 2023.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Alibaba Group Holding's Research & Development crashed by 23585.28% in 2021 and then surged by 3190.18% in 2023.
  • Over the past 5 years, Alibaba Group Holding's Research & Development (Quarter) stood at -$2.5 billion in 2021, then increased by 20.49% to -$2.0 billion in 2022, then grew by 3.06% to -$1.9 billion in 2023, then decreased by 5.74% to -$2.0 billion in 2024, then dropped by 19.51% to -$2.4 billion in 2025.
  • Its Research & Development was -$2.4 billion in Q3 2025, compared to -$2.1 billion in Q2 2025 and -$2.1 billion in Q1 2025.