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Alibaba (BABA)

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Cash and short-term investments¥287BNo debt reported

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The last 12 months

  1. Nov 6, 20266-KReport from a foreign company: FORM 6-K
  2. Nov 5, 20266-KReport from a foreign company: FORM 6-K
  3. Oct 13, 2026S-8Registered shares for employee stock plans
  4. Oct 7, 20266-KReport from a foreign company: FORM 6-K
  5. Sep 29, 20266-KReport from a foreign company: FORM 6-K
  6. Sep 22, 20266-KReport from a foreign company: FORM 6-K
  7. Sep 4, 20266-KReport from a foreign company: FORM 6-K
  8. Aug 26, 20266-KReport from a foreign company: 6-K
  9. Aug 26, 20266-KReport from a foreign company: FORM 6-K
  10. Aug 24, 20266-KReport from a foreign company: FORM 6-K
  11. Aug 24, 20266-KReport from a foreign company: 6-K
  12. Aug 20, 20266-KReport from a foreign company: FORM 6-K
  13. Aug 14, 20266-KReport from a foreign company: FORM 6-K
  14. Aug 7, 20266-KReport from a foreign company: FORM 6-K

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Revenue by year
FY14: ¥52.5BFY14FY16: ¥101BFY16FY19: ¥377BFY19FY20: ¥510BFY20FY21: ¥717BFY21FY22: ¥853BFY22FY23: ¥869BFY23FY24: ¥941BFY24FY25: ¥996BFY25FY26: ¥1.02TFY26¥1.02T
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Revenue by year
FY14¥52.5B
FY16¥101B
FY19¥377B
FY20¥510B
FY21¥717B
FY22¥853B
FY23¥869B
FY24¥941B
FY25¥996B
FY26¥1.02T
Operating income (loss) by year profit from the business before interest and taxes
FY14: ¥24.9BFY14FY16: ¥29.1BFY16FY19: ¥57.1BFY19FY20: ¥91.4BFY20FY21: ¥89.7BFY21FY22: ¥69.6BFY22FY23: ¥100BFY23FY24: ¥113BFY24FY25: ¥141BFY25FY26: ¥50.1BFY26¥50.1B
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Operating income (loss) by year
FY14¥24.9B
FY16¥29.1B
FY19¥57.1B
FY20¥91.4B
FY21¥89.7B
FY22¥69.6B
FY23¥100B
FY24¥113B
FY25¥141B
FY26¥50.1B
Free cash flow by year cash from operations minus spending on buildings and equipment
FY14: ¥26.4BFY14FY16: ¥56.8BFY16FY19: ¥151BFY19FY20: ¥181BFY20FY21: ¥232BFY21FY22: ¥143BFY22FY23: ¥200BFY23FY24: ¥183BFY24FY25: ¥164BFY25FY26: ¥76.2BFY26¥76.2B
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Free cash flow by year
FY14¥26.4B
FY16¥56.8B
FY19¥151B
FY20¥181B
FY21¥232B
FY22¥143B
FY23¥200B
FY24¥183B
FY25¥164B
FY26¥76.2B
Cash vs. debt

Cash and short-term investmentsDebt

FY14 · Cash and short-term investments: ¥34.5BFY14 · Debt: ¥1.10BFY14FY16 · Cash and short-term investments: ¥111BFY16 · Debt: ¥4.30BFY16FY19 · Cash and short-term investments: ¥190BFY19FY20 · Cash and short-term investments: ¥331BFY20FY21 · Cash and short-term investments: ¥321BFY21FY22 · Cash and short-term investments: ¥190BFY22FY23 · Cash and short-term investments: ¥193BFY23FY24 · Cash and short-term investments: ¥248BFY24FY25 · Cash and short-term investments: ¥374BFY25FY26 · Cash and short-term investments: ¥287BFY26
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Cash and short-term investmentsDebt
FY14¥34.5B¥1.10B
FY16¥111B¥4.30B
FY19¥190Bn/a
FY20¥331Bn/a
FY21¥321Bn/a
FY22¥190Bn/a
FY23¥193Bn/a
FY24¥248Bn/a
FY25¥374Bn/a
FY26¥287Bn/a
How it makes money: FY 2026 revenue by product or service; the thin line is a year earlier
  • Customer management services¥460B 45% +8% vs. a year ago
  • Sales of goods¥228B 22% -17% vs. a year ago
  • Logistics services¥140B 14% +13% vs. a year ago
  • Cloud services¥112B 11% +33% vs. a year ago
  • Membership fees and value added services¥47.6B 5% +2% vs. a year ago
  • Other revenue¥36.4B 4% -15% vs. a year ago

From the 20-F filed May 20, 2026. Source.

Stock pay vs. buybacks

Stock-based pay to employeesSpent buying back shares

FY21 · Stock-based pay to employees: ¥50.1BFY21 · Spent buying back shares: ¥773MFY21FY22 · Stock-based pay to employees: ¥24BFY22 · Spent buying back shares: ¥61.2BFY22FY23 · Stock-based pay to employees: ¥30.8BFY23 · Spent buying back shares: ¥74.7BFY23FY24 · Stock-based pay to employees: ¥18.5BFY24 · Spent buying back shares: ¥88.7BFY24FY25 · Stock-based pay to employees: ¥14BFY25 · Spent buying back shares: ¥86.7BFY25FY26 · Stock-based pay to employees: ¥11.2BFY26 · Spent buying back shares: ¥7.64BFY26
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Stock-based pay to employeesSpent buying back shares
FY21¥50.1B¥773M
FY22¥24B¥61.2B
FY23¥30.8B¥74.7B
FY24¥18.5B¥88.7B
FY25¥14B¥86.7B
FY26¥11.2B¥7.64B

If buybacks are smaller than stock pay, the buyback isn't shrinking the share count; it's soaking up shares handed to employees.

Amounts are in Chinese yuan (¥), the currency the company reports in.

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From the company's own SEC filings via SEC EDGAR, latest period ended Mar 31, 2026. Numbers can be restated later. Not investment advice.

Dilution

Foreign companies report shares and ADSs in mixed ways, so the share count isn't charted here.

Insider trades

Insider buys, 12 months3$25.7M
Insider sales, 12 months13$85.8M

Bought or sold on the open market

DateWhoWhatSharesValueFiling
Sep 30, 2026Fang Jiang
Chief People Officer		Sold on the market885K$12MForm 4
Sep 25, 2026Siying Yu
General Counsel		Sold on the market6.8K$91.9KForm 4
Sep 25, 2026Fang Jiang
Chief People Officer		Sold on the market4.9K$66.3KForm 4
Sep 25, 2026Hong Xu
Chief Financial Officer		Sold on the market103K$1.41MForm 4
Aug 25, 2026Joseph C Tsai
Director		Bought on the market720K$10.4MForm 4
Aug 24, 2026Joseph C Tsai
Director		Bought on the market720K$10.3MForm 4
Aug 24, 2026Yongming Wu
Chief Executive Officer, Director		Bought on the market350K$4.98MForm 4
Jun 29, 2026J. Michael Evans
President, Director		Sold on the market
2 trades that day		720K$68.4MForm 4
Jun 25, 2026Fan (FJ) Jiang
CEO of Business Group		Sold on the market13.6K$164KForm 4
Jun 25, 2026Hong Xu
Chief Financial Officer		Sold on the market175K$2.13MForm 4
Jun 25, 2026Siying Yu
General Counsel		Sold on the market6.8K$81.9KForm 4
Jun 25, 2026Fang Jiang
Chief People Officer		Sold on the market4.9K$59.2KForm 4
Mar 25, 2026Fang Jiang
Chief People Officer		Sold on the market16.8K$271KForm 4
Mar 25, 2026Hong Xu
Chief Financial Officer		Sold on the market54.5K$875KForm 4
Mar 25, 2026Siying Yu
General Counsel		Sold on the market21.5K$345KForm 4
Everything else: grants, option exercises, tax withholding (27)
DateWhoWhatSharesValueFiling
Oct 1, 2026Joseph C Tsai
Director		Exercised options
2 trades that day		10.8Kn/aForm 4
Oct 1, 2026Yongming Wu
Chief Executive Officer, Director		Exercised options
2 trades that day		41.3Kn/aForm 4
Sep 25, 2026Fan (FJ) Jiang
CEO of Business Group		Exercised options
4 trades that day		670Kn/aForm 4
Sep 25, 2026Siying Yu
General Counsel		Exercised options
3 trades that day		13.5Kn/aForm 4
Sep 25, 2026Fang Jiang
Chief People Officer		Exercised options
4 trades that day		9.7Kn/aForm 4
Sep 25, 2026Hong Xu
Chief Financial Officer		Exercised options
4 trades that day		229Kn/aForm 4
Sep 23, 2026Maggie Wei Wu
Director		Grant or award32Kn/aForm 4
Sep 23, 2026Kabir Misra
Director		Grant or award32Kn/aForm 4
Sep 23, 2026Wan Ling Martello
Director		Grant or award32Kn/aForm 4
Sep 23, 2026Weijian Shan
Director		Grant or award32Kn/aForm 4
Sep 23, 2026Irene Yun-Lien Lee
Director		Grant or award32Kn/aForm 4
Sep 23, 2026Kong Ping Albert Ng
Director		Grant or award32Kn/aForm 4
Sep 23, 2026Jerry Yang
Director		Grant or award32Kn/aForm 4
Sep 10, 2026Yongming Wu
Chief Executive Officer, Director		Exercised options320Kn/aForm 4
Jul 1, 2026Joseph C Tsai
Director		Exercised options
2 trades that day		10.8Kn/aForm 4
Jul 1, 2026Yongming Wu
Chief Executive Officer, Director		Exercised options
2 trades that day		41.3Kn/aForm 4
Jun 25, 2026Fan (FJ) Jiang
CEO of Business Group		Exercised options
3 trades that day		30.2Kn/aForm 4
Jun 25, 2026Hong Xu
Chief Financial Officer		Exercised options
4 trades that day		389Kn/aForm 4
Jun 25, 2026Siying Yu
General Counsel		Exercised options
3 trades that day		13.5Kn/aForm 4
Jun 25, 2026Fang Jiang
Chief People Officer		Exercised options
4 trades that day		9.8Kn/aForm 4
Apr 1, 2026J. Michael Evans
President, Director		Exercised options
4 trades that day		748Kn/aForm 4
Apr 1, 2026Joseph C Tsai
Director		Exercised options3.3Kn/aForm 4
Apr 1, 2026Maggie Wei Wu
Director		Exercised options
2 trades that day		40.8Kn/aForm 4
Apr 1, 2026Yongming Wu
Chief Executive Officer, Director		Exercised options13.3Kn/aForm 4
Mar 25, 2026Fang Jiang
Chief People Officer		Exercised options
7 trades that day		37.3Kn/aForm 4
Mar 25, 2026Hong Xu
Chief Financial Officer		Exercised options
4 trades that day		121Kn/aForm 4
Mar 25, 2026Siying Yu
General Counsel		Exercised options
5 trades that day		47.6Kn/aForm 4

An insider buying with their own money is a stronger signal than a sale: people sell for taxes, houses and diversification. "Planned" sales were scheduled months ahead under a 10b5-1 plan. Source: SEC Form 4.

Famous investors who own it

InvestorQuarterSharesValueShare of fundChange
David Tepper (Appaloosa)Q2 262M$192M2.6%Trimmed (-42%)
Cathie Wood (ARK Investment Management)Q2 26120K$11.5M<0.1%Trimmed (-85%)

From each fund's latest 13F, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends, so it's old news by design. 13Fs only show US stock owned on the last day of the quarter: no short sales, and "added" or "trimmed" compares two snapshots, not actual trades. See what these funds bought and sold.

Failed trades

Failed trades (fails to deliver) shares that weren't delivered on time when a trade settled
Jul 1: 600Jul 2: 6.5KJul 6: 4.1KJul 8: 21Jul 8Jul 9: 1.9KJul 13: 9.3KJul 15: 945Jul 16: 197KJul 16Jul 17: 200KJul 20: 178KJul 27: 5.9KAug 3: 20.9KAug 3Aug 4: 12.1KAug 5: 12.1KAug 6: 181Aug 10: 7KAug 10Aug 11: 393KAug 12: 232KAug 17: 100Aug 20: 20.7KAug 20Aug 25: 516KAug 26: 8.8KAug 27: 66.7KAug 28: 336KAug 28Aug 31: 1.7KSep 3: 5.3KSep 8: 12.5KSep 10: 13.4KSep 10Sep 11: 52.5KSep 16: 11KSep 21: 1.1KSep 23: 49.8KSep 23Sep 24: 17.7KSep 25: 18KOct 1: 499Oct 5: 5.7KOct 5Oct 6: 826Oct 8: 47KOct 9: 46.2KOct 13: 39.2KOct 1339.2K
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Failed trades (fails to deliver)
Jul 1600
Jul 26.5K
Jul 64.1K
Jul 821
Jul 91.9K
Jul 139.3K
Jul 15945
Jul 16197K
Jul 17200K
Jul 20178K
Jul 275.9K
Aug 320.9K
Aug 412.1K
Aug 512.1K
Aug 6181
Aug 107K
Aug 11393K
Aug 12232K
Aug 17100
Aug 2020.7K
Aug 25516K
Aug 268.8K
Aug 2766.7K
Aug 28336K
Aug 311.7K
Sep 35.3K
Sep 812.5K
Sep 1013.4K
Sep 1152.5K
Sep 1611K
Sep 211.1K
Sep 2349.8K
Sep 2417.7K
Sep 2518K
Oct 1499
Oct 55.7K
Oct 6826
Oct 847K
Oct 946.2K
Oct 1339.2K

From the SEC's fails-to-deliver data, which runs two to four weeks behind. A spike can mean heavy short selling or just back-office delays; it isn't proof of anything on its own. Short interest isn't shown: FINRA's terms don't allow republishing it.

Share offerings

Selling new shares dilutes current owners. A "shelf" is permission to sell later; a 424B5 usually means a sale is actually happening.

What they told the SEC, in plain English

Every 8-K (the report a company files when something big happens) in the last two years. Red ones are worth a closer look: auditor changes, restatements, late reports, listing problems.

What changed in the latest annual report

The old 20-F only summarizes its risk factors and incorporates the full text by reference from an exhibit, so the two years can't be compared line by line.

Search inside Alibaba's filings

Opens the SEC's own full-text search in a new tab, limited to BABA. Every BABA filing on EDGAR.