Alibaba Group Holding (BABAF) Research & Development (2013 - 2026)
Alibaba Group Holding's Research & Development was -$3.32 billion in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, compared with -$2.09 billion a year earlier.
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Alibaba Group Holding (BABAF) Research & Development (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Alibaba Group Holding's Research & Development was -$10.68 billion through Jun 30, 2026; for the year ended Mar 31, 2026, it was -$9.65 billion.
- In earlier years, Research & Development was -$7.88 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2025, -$7.24 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2024, -$8.26 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2023 and -$8.75 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2022.
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the lowest quarterly Research & Development in data going back to the quarter ended Sep 30, 2013.
- Per Business Quant data, BABAF's Research & Development in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was -$2.75 billion (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), -$2.21 billion (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and -$2.4 billion (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.32 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.84 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.95 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.37 Bn |
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=BABAF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "BABAF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=BABAF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();