Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABAF) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Alibaba Group Holding (BABAF) posted Return on Capital Employed of 3.42% for Q1 2026, down 37.52% sequentially from 5.48% in Q4 2025, and down 685.0% YoY from 0.59% in Q1 2025.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABAF) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Alibaba Group Holding has reported Return on Capital Employed for 13 years, with the latest figure at 3.42% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 685.0% year-over-year to 3.42% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.42% (down 685.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 3.65%, down 676.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 3.42% in Q1 2026 per BABAF's latest filing, from 5.48% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 10.44% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 3.42% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 7.42% and a median of 7.98% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed soared 459 bps in 2022, then slumped 685 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.98% in 2022, then advanced by 6 bps to 8.47% in 2023, then gained by 11 bps to 9.36% in 2024, then slumped by 41 bps to 5.48% in 2025, then slumped by 38 bps to 3.42% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 3.42%, 5.48%, and 7.67% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.48% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.67% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.28% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.36% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.18% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.98% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.22% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.22% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.81% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.39% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.45% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.29% |