Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABAF) Return on Invested Capital (2014 - 2026)

Alibaba Group Holding (BABAF) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q1 2026, down 41.1% sequentially from 0.01% in Q4 2025, and down 2.0% YoY from 0.01% in Q1 2025.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABAF) Return on Invested Capital (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alibaba Group Holding has reported Return on Invested Capital for 13 years, with the latest figure at 0.01% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 2.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.01% (down 2.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.02%, down 4.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital declined to 0.01% in Q1 2026 per BABAF's latest filing, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.05% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 0.01% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 0.03% and a median of 0.03% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • The widest YoY moves for Return on Invested Capital: up 2 bps in 2022, down 2 bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.04% in 2022, then declined by 2 bps to 0.04% in 2023, then sank by 39 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then tumbled by 59 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then plunged by 41 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.01%, 0.01%, and 0.01% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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Mar 31, 2026 0.01%
Dec 31, 2025 0.01%
Sep 30, 2025 0.01%
Jun 30, 2025 0.02%
Mar 31, 2025 0.02%
Dec 31, 2024 0.02%
Sep 30, 2024 0.03%
Jun 30, 2024 0.03%
Mar 31, 2024 0.04%
Dec 31, 2023 0.04%
Sep 30, 2023 0.05%
Jun 30, 2023 0.05%
Mar 31, 2023 0.04%
Dec 31, 2022 0.04%
Sep 30, 2022 0.04%
Jun 30, 2022 0.03%
Mar 31, 2022 0.03%
Dec 31, 2021 0.02%
Sep 30, 2021 0.04%
Jun 30, 2021 0.05%