Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABAF) Research & Development (2013 - 2026)

Alibaba Group Holding has reported Research & Development for 14 years, with the latest figure at -$7.7 billion in Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Research & Development fell 55.35% year-over-year to -$7.7 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$34.8 billion (down 74.34% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $35.5 billion, up 78.97% from the prior year.
• Research & Development climbed to -$7.7 billion in Q1 2026 per BABAF's latest filing, from -$10.3 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Research & Development peaked at -$3.1 billion in Q3 2022 and troughed at -$10.3 billion in Q4 2025.
• A 5-year average of -$5.3 billion and a median of -$4.5 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Research & Development gained 29.83% in 2022, then plunged 101.88% in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at -$4.4 billion in 2022, then fell by 7.14% to -$4.8 billion in 2023, then retreated by 22.87% to -$5.8 billion in 2024, then plunged by 75.95% to -$10.3 billion in 2025, then increased by 24.71% to -$7.7 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered -$7.7 billion, -$10.3 billion, and -$9.3 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.