Alibaba Group Holding (BABAF) Short-term Investments (2014 - 2026)
Alibaba Group Holding's Short-term Investments came in at $22.79 billion for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 14.8% from $26.77 billion a year earlier but up 1.7% from the prior quarter.
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Alibaba Group Holding (BABAF) Short-term Investments (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
As of Mar 31, 2026, Alibaba Group Holding's Short-term Investments was $22.52 billion, down 28.6% from the prior year.
- Short-term Investments has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.6% (years ended Mar 2021 to Mar 2026).
- Going back by year, Short-term Investments was $31.53 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2025 (-13.4%), $36.42 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2024 (-23.4%), $47.54 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2023 (+17.5%) and $40.46 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2022 (+74.0%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Short-term Investments is $22.16 billion (the quarter ended Sep 30, 2024) to $47.72 billion (the quarter ended Mar 31, 2023).
- Year-over-year, Short-term Investments has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 14.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Short-term Investments over five years came in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 (growth of 72.8%), and the weakest in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2024 (a decline of 45.5%).
- Business Quant data shows BABAF's Short-term Investments at $22.42 billion (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $25.73 billion (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $27.15 billion (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026.
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.79 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.73 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.15 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 31.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 32.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 36.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 42.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 40.68 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 39.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 47.52 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 45.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 37.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 41.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 40.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 26.57 Bn |
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Alibaba Group Holding Short-term Investments API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=BABAF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=BABAF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();