Alibaba Group Announces March Quarter 2026 and Fiscal Year 2026 Results
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“Alibaba’s full-stack AI investments have progressed from incubation to commercialization at scale. This quarter, we achieved accelerated breakthroughs across models, cloud infrastructure, and applications,” said Eddie Wu, Chief Executive Officer of Alibaba Group. “Cloud Intelligence Group’s external revenue growth accelerated to
“Our strategic investments continued to translate into business growth. Cloud Intelligence Group’s revenue continued to accelerate, with AI-related product revenue achieving triple-digit growth for the eleventh consecutive quarter.
BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS
In the quarter ended March 31, 2026:
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Revenue was
RMB243,380 million (US ), an increase of$35,283 million 3% year-over-year. Excluding revenue from the disposed businesses of Sun Art and Intime, revenue on a like-for-like basis would have grown by11% year-over-year. -
Customer management revenue increased by
1% year-over-year. Excluding the contra revenue impact from the new business development program, customer management revenue on a like-for-like basis would have grown by8% year-over-year. -
Loss from operations was
RMB848 million (US ), compared to an income from operations of$123 million RMB28,465 million in the same quarter of 2025, primarily due to the decrease in adjusted EBITA. Adjusted EBITA, a non-GAAP measurement, decreased84% year-over-year toRMB5,102 million (US ), primarily attributable to the investment in technology businesses, quick commerce and user experiences, partly offset by the improved operating results supported by continued growth in customer management service and Cloud business, as well as enhanced operating efficiencies across various businesses.$740 million -
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders was
RMB25,476 million (US ). Net income was$3,693 million RMB23,502 million (US ), an increase of$3,407 million 96% year-over-year, primarily attributable to the year-over-year increase in net gain from mark-to-market changes of our equity investments, and disposal losses of Sun Art and Intime in the same quarter last year, partly offset by the decrease in adjusted EBITA. Non-GAAP net income in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 wasRMB86 million (US ), a decrease of$12 million 100% compared toRMB29,847 million in the same quarter of 2025. -
Diluted earnings per ADS was
RMB10.36 (US ). Diluted earnings per share was$1.50 RMB1.30 (US or$0.19 HK ). Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS was$1.47 RMB0.62 (US ), a decrease of$0.09 95% year-over-year. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share wasRMB0.08 (US or$0.01 HK ), a decrease of$0.09 95% year-over-year. -
Net cash provided by operating activities was
RMB9,410 million (US ), a decrease of$1,364 million 66% compared toRMB27,520 million in the same quarter of 2025. Free cash flow, a non-GAAP measurement of liquidity, was an outflow ofRMB17,300 million (US ), compared to an inflow of$2,508 million RMB3,743 million in the same quarter of 2025. The decrease in free cash flow was mainly attributed to the investment in quick commerce, user acquisition of Qwen app and increase in our cloud infrastructure expenditure. As of March 31, 2026, our cash and other liquid investments(1) wereRMB520,824 million (US ).$75,504 million
In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026:
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Revenue was
RMB1,023,670 million (US ), an increase of$148,401 million 3% year-over-year. Excluding revenue from the disposed businesses of Sun Art and Intime, revenue on a like-for-like basis would have grown by11% year-over-year. -
Customer management revenue increased by
5% year-over-year. Excluding the contra revenue impact from the new business development program, customer management revenue on a like-for-like basis would have grown by7% year-over-year. -
Income from operations was
RMB50,150 million (US ), a decrease of$7,270 million 64% year-over-year, primarily due to the decrease in adjusted EBITA and increase in impairment of goodwill, partly offset by the decrease in one-time provisions and non-cash share-based expenses. Adjusted EBITA, a non-GAAP measurement, decreased56% year-over-year toRMB76,416 million (US ), primarily attributable to the investment in quick commerce, user experiences, and technology businesses, partly offset by the improved operating results supported by continued growth in customer management service and Cloud business, as well as enhanced operating efficiencies across various businesses.$11,078 million -
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders was
RMB105,904 million (US ). Net income was$15,353 million RMB102,127 million (US ), a decrease of$14,805 million 19% year-over-year, primarily attributable to the decrease in income from operations, partly offset by the year-over-year increase in net gain from mark-to-market changes of our equity investments, as well as net gains from disposal of investments, including local consumer service business of Trendyol in fiscal year 2026, compared to losses on disposal of Sun Art and Intime in fiscal year 2025. Non-GAAP net income in fiscal year 2026 wasRMB60,658 million (US ), a decrease of$8,794 million 62% compared toRMB158,122 million in fiscal year 2025. -
Diluted earnings per ADS was
RMB44.00 (US ). Diluted earnings per share was$6.38 RMB5.50 (US or$0.80 HK ). Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS was$6.23 RMB26.80 (US ), a decrease of$3.89 59% year-over-year. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share wasRMB3.35 (US or$0.49 HK ), a decrease of$3.79 59% year-over-year. -
Net cash provided by operating activities was
RMB76,213 million (US ), a decrease of$11,049 million 53% compared toRMB163,509 million in fiscal year 2025. Free cash flow, a non-GAAP measurement of liquidity, was an outflow ofRMB46,609 million (US ), compared to an inflow of$6,757 million RMB73,870 million in fiscal year 2025. The decrease in free cash flow was mainly attributed to the investment in quick commerce and increase in our cloud infrastructure expenditure. As of March 31, 2026, our cash and other liquid investments(1) wereRMB520,824 million (US ).$75,504 million
Reconciliations of GAAP measures to non-GAAP measures presented above are included at the end of this results announcement.
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(1) |
Cash and other liquid investments represent cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and other treasury investments included in equity securities and other investments on the consolidated balance sheets, of which that are unrestricted for withdrawal and use. |
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BUSINESS AND STRATEGIC UPDATES
Consumption Businesses
Alibaba China E-commerce Group
We are prioritizing the integration of AI capabilities with our e-commerce applications to enhance the experiences for both consumers and merchants. On the consumer side, we integrated Taobao and Tmall e-commerce service into the Qwen app, thereby expanding Qwen’s user reach and adding a brand new AI-driven experience for our Taobao and Tmall customers. Additionally, the Taobao app launched the Qwen Shopping Assistant, an AI agent providing end-to-end assistance across the entire shopping journey, including idea generation, product discovery, in-sale support, order management, and post-purchase services. For merchants, we rolled out Wukong, our AI-native enterprise agent that integrates advanced agentic capabilities into workflow to bring efficiency to merchant operations.
To help merchants grow their businesses and increase willingness to spend on our platform, we upgraded our business development program for select merchants during the quarter, under which the level of platform subsidies for these merchants is directly tied to their marketing spend on our platform. For accounting purposes, such subsidies previously recorded as sales and marketing expenses are now recorded as a contra revenue item to customer management revenue (CMR). Accordingly, CMR grew
Our quick commerce business remained focused on scaling the business while improving unit economics, with increasing focus on high-value food orders and non-food categories. The quick commerce business further improved unit economics, and increased average order value quarter-over-quarter primarily driven by order mix optimization.
The number of 88VIP members, our highest spending consumer group, continued to increase by double digits year-over-year, surpassing 62 million. We remain focused on the retention of 88VIP members through enhanced value proposition to our most valued customers.
Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group (“AIDC”)
During the quarter, AIDC narrowed loss significantly year-over-year, approaching break-even, driven by a combination of logistics optimization and operating efficiency. The unit economics of the AliExpress’ Choice business continued to improve substantially on a sequential basis. We aim to diversify and enrich our product offerings by leveraging the supply chain advantages of the Alibaba ecosystem. AliExpress’ “Brand+” program further accelerated brand onboarding, and the penetration of quarterly transacting consumers for “Brand+” surpassed
Our international wholesale platform, Alibaba.com, continued to broaden adoption of its AI-powered tools among merchants. In addition to our established AI sourcing agent Accio, we also launched Accio Work, an agentic business platform designed to handle the full operating lifecycle of global small and medium-sized businesses beyond sourcing alone, aiming to significantly lower the entry barrier for cross-border commerce and enhance operational efficiency.
AI + Cloud Businesses
Cloud Intelligence Group
For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, revenue from Cloud Intelligence Group was
Alibaba Cloud continues to onboard more customers to our comprehensive AI + cloud products and services, including high-performance networking, distributed storage, cloud operating system, and services for model training and inference. We are executing our strategy to lead China’s AI cloud market through our comprehensive full-stack AI capabilities across AI models, AI cloud infrastructure, and orchestration software that manages heterogeneous chip clusters, including our own proprietary inference chips.
During the quarter, we focused on executing our Model-as-a-Service (MaaS) strategy. As we observed rapidly increasing demand for MaaS, we launched a diverse portfolio of offerings on our MaaS platform Model Studio tailored to users ranging from individual developers to large enterprises. This comprises an expanded lineup of state-of-the-art models such as Qwen3.6-Plus, enterprise solutions with flexible Token Plans, and a growing suite of agents including Wukong, Meoo, and industry-specific agents. As a result, the customer base for Model Studio grew by eight-fold year-over-year as of March 2026.
Model
We continue to push the boundaries of AI capabilities through deep innovation, and we achieved significant breakthroughs in model intelligence recently through a series of new model launches within our large language and multimodal model portfolio.
In March, we introduced Qwen3.6-Plus which delivered significant all-round performance gains, with particularly notable improvements in coding and agentic programming. It achieves state-of-the-art results across front-end web development and complex repository-level tasks. Qwen3.6-Plus also features enhanced multimodal perception and reasoning, and a native context window of up to 1 million tokens, while further improving stability and reliability.
Complementing the Qwen family, we are also advancing specialized models including HappyOyster, a world model enabling real-time creation and interaction, and HappyHorse, a multimodal model for video generation. The commercialization of both models is currently being rolled out in phases.
Chip Design – T-Head
T-Head Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (“T-Head”), our chip design subsidiary, has achieved widespread industrial application of its proprietary AI chips, with the automotive sector serving as a leading example of large-scale adoption. Over 100,000 Zhenwu PPUs have been deployed on Alibaba Cloud’s public cloud platform, with more than 30 leading automakers and autonomous driving companies leveraging the chips for intelligent driving R&D. The Zhenwu chips, together with Alibaba Cloud and Qwen models, form a fully integrated technology stack that significantly accelerates both training and inference efficiency.
Dividends
Our board of directors has approved an annual regular cash dividend for fiscal year 2026 in the amount of
For holders of ordinary shares, in order to qualify for the dividend, all valid documents for the transfers of shares accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the company’s
MARCH QUARTER SUMMARY FINANCIAL RESULTS
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Three months ended March 31, |
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2025 |
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2026 |
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RMB |
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RMB |
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US$ |
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YoY %
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(in millions, except percentages and per share amounts) |
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Revenue |
236,454 |
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243,380 |
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35,283 |
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Income (Loss) from operations |
28,465(2) |
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(848)(2) |
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(123) |
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N/A |
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Operating margin |
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Adjusted EBITDA(1) |
41,783 |
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16,435 |
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2,383 |
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(61)%(2) |
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Adjusted EBITDA margin(1) |
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Adjusted EBITA(1) |
32,616 |
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5,102 |
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740 |
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(84)%(2) |
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Adjusted EBITA margin(1) |
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Net income |
11,973 |
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23,502 |
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3,407 |
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Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders |
12,382 |
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25,476 |
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3,693 |
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Non-GAAP net income(1) |
29,847 |
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86 |
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12 |
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(100)%(2) |
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Diluted earnings per share(4) |
0.65 |
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1.30 |
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0.19 |
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Diluted earnings per ADS(4) |
5.17 |
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10.36 |
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1.50 |
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Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share(1)(4) |
1.57 |
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0.08 |
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0.01 |
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(95)%(2)(5) |
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Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS(1)(4) |
12.52 |
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0.62 |
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0.09 |
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(95)%(2)(5) |
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(1) |
See the sections entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures to the Nearest Comparable |
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(2) |
The year-over-year decreases were primarily attributable to the investment in technology businesses, quick commerce and user experiences, partly offset by the improved operating results supported by continued growth in customer management service and Cloud business, as well as enhanced operating efficiencies across various businesses. |
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(3) |
The year-over-year increases were primarily attributable to the year-over-year increase in net gain from mark-to-market changes of our equity investments, and disposal losses of Sun Art and Intime in the same quarter last year, partly offset by the decrease in adjusted EBITA, while net income attributable to ordinary shareholders and earnings per share/ADS would further take into account the net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests. We excluded non-cash share-based compensation expense, gains/losses of investments, impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, and certain other items from our non-GAAP measurements. |
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(4) |
Each ADS represents eight ordinary shares. |
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(5) |
The year-over-year percentages as stated are calculated based on the exact amount and there may be minor differences from the year-over-year percentages calculated based on the RMB amounts after rounding. |
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MARCH QUARTER SEGMENT RESULTS
Revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was
The following table sets forth a breakdown of our revenue by segment for the periods indicated:
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Three months ended March 31, |
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2025 |
2026 |
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RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
YoY %
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(in millions, except percentages) |
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Alibaba China E-commerce Group: |
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E-commerce |
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- Customer management |
72,180 |
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73,024 |
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10,586 |
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1 |
% |
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- Direct sales, logistics and others(2) |
24,665 |
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23,268 |
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3,373 |
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(6 |
)% |
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96,845 |
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96,292 |
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13,959 |
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(1 |
)% |
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Quick commerce(3) |
12,715 |
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19,988 |
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2,898 |
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57 |
% |
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5,788 |
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5,940 |
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861 |
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3 |
% |
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Total Alibaba China E-commerce Group |
115,348 |
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122,220 |
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17,718 |
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6 |
% |
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Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group: |
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International commerce retail |
27,603 |
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28,917 |
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4,192 |
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5 |
% |
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International commerce wholesale |
5,976 |
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6,512 |
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944 |
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9 |
% |
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Total Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group |
33,579 |
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35,429 |
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5,136 |
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6 |
% |
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Cloud Intelligence Group |
30,127 |
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41,626 |
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6,035 |
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38 |
% |
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All others(4) |
83,276 |
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65,459 |
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9,490 |
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(21 |
)% |
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Unallocated |
446 |
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641 |
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93 |
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Inter-segment elimination |
(26,322 |
) |
(21,995 |
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(3,189 |
) |
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Consolidated revenue |
236,454 |
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243,380 |
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35,283 |
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3 |
% |
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(1) |
To advance our “user first” strategy and enhance user experience, during the quarter ended June 30, 2025, we undertook a strategic combination of Taobao and Tmall Group, Ele.me and Fliggy into Alibaba China E-commerce Group. We simplified the financial reporting structure by reclassifying Cainiao, Amap and Digital Media and Entertainment Group (rebranded to Hujing Digital Media and Entertainment Group) into “All others”. The above presentation has been updated to conform with the new reporting structure, as reviewed by our chief operating decision maker. |
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(2) |
Direct sales, logistics and others revenue under Alibaba China E-commerce Group primarily represents direct sales businesses of Tmall Supermarket, Tmall Global and other businesses, where revenue and cost of inventory are recorded on a gross basis within the business group, as well as revenue from logistics services and value-added services. |
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(3) |
Quick commerce revenue represents quick commerce business revenue, including revenue generated through “Taobao Instant Commerce” and the Ele.me app. Quick commerce revenue is net of subsidies that are contra revenue. |
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(4) |
All others include Freshippo, Cainiao, Alibaba Health, Hujing Digital Media and Entertainment Group, Amap, Qwen Consumer Business Group, Lingxi Games, DingTalk and other businesses. The majority of revenue within All others consists of direct sales, where revenue and cost of inventory are recorded on a gross basis, and revenue from logistics services. The decrease was primarily due to the revenue decrease as a result of the disposal of Sun Art and Intime businesses, as well as the decrease in revenue from Cainiao, partly offset by the increase in revenue from Freshippo and Amap. |
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The following table sets forth a breakdown of our adjusted EBITA by segment for the periods indicated:
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Three months ended March 31, |
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2025 |
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2026 |
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RMB |
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RMB |
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US$ |
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YoY %
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(in millions, except percentages) |
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Alibaba China E-commerce Group |
39,742 |
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24,010 |
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3,481 |
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(40 |
)% |
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Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group |
(3,574 |
) |
(138 |
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(20 |
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96 |
% |
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Cloud Intelligence Group |
2,420 |
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3,796 |
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550 |
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57 |
% |
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All others |
(3,413 |
) |
(21,160 |
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(3,067 |
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(520 |
)% |
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Unallocated(2) |
(2,030 |
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(788 |
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(114 |
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Inter-segment elimination |
(529 |
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(618 |
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(90 |
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Consolidated adjusted EBITA |
32,616 |
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5,102 |
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740 |
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(84 |
)% |
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Less: Non-cash share-based compensation expense |
(2,781 |
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(2,708 |
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(393 |
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Less: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets, and others |
(1,370 |
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(3,242 |
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(470 |
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Income (Loss) from operations |
28,465 |
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(848 |
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(123 |
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N/A |
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(1) |
To advance our “user first” strategy and enhance user experience, during the quarter ended June 30, 2025, we undertook a strategic combination of Taobao and Tmall Group, Ele.me and Fliggy into Alibaba China E-commerce Group. We simplified the financial reporting structure by reclassifying Cainiao, Amap and Digital Media and Entertainment Group (rebranded to Hujing Digital Media and Entertainment Group) into “All others”. The above presentation has been updated to conform with the new reporting structure, as reviewed by our chief operating decision maker. |
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(2) |
Unallocated primarily relates to certain costs incurred by corporate functions and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to individual segments. |
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(3) |
For a more intuitive presentation, widening of loss in YoY% is shown in terms of negative growth rate, and narrowing of loss in YoY% is shown in terms of positive growth rate. |
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Alibaba China E-commerce Group
(i) Segment revenue
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E-commerce Business
Revenue from our E-commerce business in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 wasRMB96,292 million (US ), a decrease of$13,959 million 1% compared toRMB96,845 million in the same quarter of 2025.
Customer management revenue increased by1% year-over-year. Excluding the contra revenue impact from the new business development program, customer management revenue on a like-for-like basis would have grown by8% year-over-year.
Direct sales, logistics and others revenue under E-commerce business in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 wasRMB23,268 million (US ), a decrease of$3,373 million 6% compared toRMB24,665 million in the same quarter of 2025, primarily due to the decrease in revenue from certain direct sales businesses.
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Quick Commerce Business
Revenue from our Quick commerce business in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 wasRMB19,988 million (US ), an increase of$2,898 million 57% compared toRMB12,715 million in the same quarter of 2025, mainly due to order growth as a result of the rollout of “Taobao Instant Commerce” at the end of April 2025.
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China Commerce Wholesale Business
Revenue from ourChina commerce wholesale business in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 wasRMB5,940 million (US ), an increase of$861 million 3% compared toRMB5,788 million in the same quarter of 2025, primarily due to an increase in revenue from value-added services provided to paying members.
(ii) Segment adjusted EBITA
Alibaba China E-commerce Group adjusted EBITA decreased by
Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group
(i) Segment revenue
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International Commerce Retail Business
Revenue from our International commerce retail business in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 wasRMB28,917 million (US ), an increase of$4,192 million 5% compared toRMB27,603 million in the same quarter of 2025, comprising the revenue increase contributed by AliExpress and other international businesses, and partly offset by the revenue decrease of Lazada. As certain of our international businesses generate revenue in local currencies while our reporting currency is Renminbi, AIDC’s revenue is affected by exchange rate fluctuations.
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International Commerce Wholesale Business
Revenue from our International commerce wholesale business in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 wasRMB6,512 million (US ), an increase of$944 million 9% compared toRMB5,976 million in the same quarter of 2025, primarily due to an increase in revenue generated by cross-border related value-added services.
(ii) Segment adjusted EBITA
Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group adjusted EBITA was a loss of
Cloud Intelligence Group
(i) Segment revenue
Revenue from Cloud Intelligence Group was
(ii) Segment adjusted EBITA
Cloud Intelligence Group adjusted EBITA increased by
All Others
(i) Segment revenue
Revenue from All others segment was
(ii) Segment adjusted EBITA
Adjusted EBITA from All others segment in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was a loss of
MARCH QUARTER OTHER FINANCIAL RESULTS
Costs and Expenses
The following tables set forth a breakdown of our costs and expenses, share-based compensation expense, and costs and expenses excluding share-based compensation expense by function for the periods indicated:
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Three months ended March 31, |
% of
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2026 |
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% of
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US$ |
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Costs and expenses: |
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Cost of revenue |
145,626 |
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61.6 |
% |
159,392 |
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23,107 |
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65.5 |
% |
3.9 |
% |
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Product development expenses |
14,934 |
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6.3 |
% |
18,957 |
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2,748 |
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7.8 |
% |
1.5 |
% |
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Sales and marketing expenses |
36,179 |
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15.3 |
% |
53,415 |
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7,744 |
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21.9 |
% |
6.6 |
% |
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General and administrative expenses |
10,331 |
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4.4 |
% |
9,949 |
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1,442 |
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4.1 |
% |
(0.3 |
)% |
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Amortization and impairment of intangible assets |
833 |
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0.4 |
% |
2,605 |
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378 |
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1.1 |
% |
0.7 |
% |
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Total costs and expenses |
207,903 |
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244,318 |
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35,419 |
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Share-based compensation expense: |
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Cost of revenue |
417 |
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0.2 |
% |
487 |
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70 |
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0.2 |
% |
0.0 |
% |
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Product development expenses |
1,538 |
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0.7 |
% |
1,247 |
|
181 |
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0.5 |
% |
(0.2 |
)% |
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Sales and marketing expenses |
654 |
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0.3 |
% |
352 |
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51 |
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0.1 |
% |
(0.2 |
)% |
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General and administrative expenses |
826 |
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0.3 |
% |
1,006 |
|
146 |
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0.4 |
% |
0.1 |
% |
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Total share-based compensation expense(1) |
3,435 |
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|
3,092 |
|
448 |
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Costs and expenses excluding share-based compensation expense: |
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Cost of revenue |
145,209 |
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61.4 |
% |
158,905 |
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23,037 |
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65.3 |
% |
3.9 |
% |
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Product development expenses |
13,396 |
|
5.7 |
% |
17,710 |
|
2,567 |
|
7.3 |
% |
1.6 |
% |
||||||
Sales and marketing expenses |
35,525 |
|
15.0 |
% |
53,063 |
|
7,693 |
|
21.8 |
% |
6.8 |
% |
||||||
General and administrative expenses |
9,505 |
|
4.0 |
% |
8,943 |
|
1,296 |
|
3.7 |
% |
(0.3 |
)% |
||||||
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets |
833 |
|
0.4 |
% |
2,605 |
|
378 |
|
1.1 |
% |
0.7 |
% |
||||||
Total costs and expenses excluding share-based compensation expense |
204,468 |
|
|
241,226 |
|
34,971 |
|
|
|
|||||||||
| ____________________ | ||
(1) |
This includes both cash and non-cash share-based compensation expenses. |
|
Cost of revenue – Cost of revenue in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was
Product development expenses – Product development expenses in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 were
Sales and marketing expenses – Sales and marketing expenses in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 were
General and administrative expenses – General and administrative expenses in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 were
Share-based compensation expense – Total share-based compensation expense included in the cost and expense items above in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was
The following table sets forth our analysis of share-based compensation expense for the quarters indicated by type of share-based awards:
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
|
|||||||||
|
2025 |
|
2026 |
|
|
|||||||
|
RMB |
|
RMB |
|
US$ |
|
YoY %
|
|||||
|
(in millions, except percentages) |
|||||||||||
By type of awards: |
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Alibaba Group share-based awards(1) |
2,712 |
|
2,297 |
333 |
|
(15 |
)% |
|||||
Others(2) |
723 |
|
795 |
|
115 |
|
10 |
% |
||||
Total share-based compensation expense(3) |
3,435 |
|
3,092 |
|
448 |
|
(10 |
)% |
||||
| ____________________ | ||
(1) |
This represents Alibaba Group share-based awards granted to our employees. |
|
(2) |
This represents share-based awards of our subsidiaries and Ant Group granted to our employees. |
|
(3) |
This includes both cash and non-cash share-based compensation expenses. |
|
Share-based compensation expense decreased in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same quarter of 2025. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in the number of awards granted as we have increased the proportion of long-term cash incentives granted after considering the macroeconomic environment and the general trends in the talent market.
We expect that our share-based compensation expense will continue to be affected by changes in the fair value of the underlying awards and the quantity of awards we grant in the future.
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets – Amortization and impairment of intangible assets in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was
Income (Loss) from operations and operating margin
Loss from operations in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITA
Adjusted EBITDA decreased
Adjusted EBITA by segment
Adjusted EBITA by segment as well as a reconciliation of income from operations to adjusted EBITA are set forth in the section entitled “March Quarter Segment Results” above.
Interest and investment income, net
Interest and investment income, net in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was a gain of
The above-mentioned investment gains and losses were excluded from our non-GAAP net income.
Other income, net
Other income, net in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was
Income tax expenses
Income tax expenses in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 were
Share of results of equity method investees
Share of results of equity method investees in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was a loss of
|
Three months ended March 31, |
||||||||
|
2025 |
|
2026 |
||||||
|
RMB |
|
RMB |
|
US$ |
||||
|
(in millions) |
||||||||
Share of profit (loss) of equity method investees |
|
|
|
||||||
- Ant Group |
1,763 |
|
375 |
|
55 |
|
|||
- Others |
(981 |
) |
(198 |
) |
(29 |
) |
|||
Impairment loss |
(43 |
) |
(9 |
) |
(1 |
) |
|||
Others(1) |
(385 |
) |
(853 |
) |
(124 |
) |
|||
Total |
354 |
|
(685 |
) |
(99 |
) |
|||
| ____________________ | ||
(1) |
“Others” mainly include basis differences arising from equity method investees, share-based compensation expense related to share-based awards granted to employees of our equity method investees, as well as gain or loss arising from the deemed disposal of the equity method investees. |
|
We record our share of results of all equity method investees one quarter in arrears. The year-over-year decrease in share of profit of Ant Group reflected its increased investments in new growth initiatives, including user growth, and technologies.
Net income and Non-GAAP net income
Our net income in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was
Excluding non-cash share-based compensation expense, gains/losses of investments, impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, and certain other items, non-GAAP net income in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was
Diluted earnings per ADS/share and non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS/share
Diluted earnings per ADS in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was
Diluted earnings per share in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was
A reconciliation of diluted earnings per ADS/share to non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS/share is included at the end of this results announcement. Each ADS represents eight ordinary shares.
Net cash provided by operating activities and free cash flow
During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, net cash provided by operating activities was
Net cash provided by investing activities
During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, net cash provided by investing activities of
Net cash used in financing activities
During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, net cash used in financing activities of
Employees
As of March 31, 2026, we had a total of 131,462 employees, compared to 128,197 as of December 31, 2025.
FULL FISCAL YEAR SUMMARY FINANCIAL RESULTS
|
Year ended March 31, |
|
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|
2025 |
2026 |
|
|||||
|
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
YoY %
|
||||
|
(in millions, except percentages and per share amounts) |
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Revenue |
996,347 |
|
1,023,670 |
|
148,401 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from operations |
140,905 |
|
50,150 |
|
7,270 |
|
(64)%(2) |
|
Operating margin |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA(1) |
202,325 |
|
113,483 |
|
16,452 |
|
(44)%(2) |
|
Adjusted EBITDA margin(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITA(1) |
173,065 |
|
76,416 |
|
11,078 |
|
(56)%(2) |
|
Adjusted EBITA margin(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
125,976 |
|
102,127 |
|
14,805 |
|
(19)%(3) |
|
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders |
129,470 |
|
105,904 |
|
15,353 |
|
(18)%(3) |
|
Non-GAAP net income(1) |
158,122 |
|
60,658 |
|
8,794 |
|
(62)%(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share(4) |
6.70 |
|
5.50 |
|
0.80 |
|
(18)%(3)(5) |
|
Diluted earnings per ADS(4) |
53.59 |
|
44.00 |
|
6.38 |
|
(18)%(3)(5) |
|
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share(1)(4) |
8.18 |
|
3.35 |
|
0.49 |
|
(59)%(2)(5) |
|
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS(1)(4) |
65.41 |
|
26.80 |
|
3.89 |
|
(59)%(2)(5) |
|
| ____________________ | ||
(1) |
See the sections entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures to the Nearest Comparable |
|
(2) |
The year-over-year decreases were primarily attributable to the investment in quick commerce, user experiences, and technology businesses, partly offset by the improved operating results supported by continued growth in customer management service and Cloud business, as well as enhanced operating efficiencies across various businesses. |
|
(3) |
The year-over-year decreases were primarily attributable to the decrease in income from operations, partly offset by the year-over-year increase in net gain from mark-to-market changes of our equity investments, as well as net gains from disposal of investments, including local consumer service business of Trendyol in fiscal year 2026, compared to losses on disposal of Sun Art and Intime in fiscal year 2025, while net income attributable to ordinary shareholders and earnings per share/ADS would further take into account the net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests. We excluded non-cash share-based compensation expense, gains/losses of investments, impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, and certain other items from our non-GAAP measurements. |
|
(4) |
Each ADS represents eight ordinary shares. |
|
(5) |
The year-over-year percentages as stated are calculated based on the exact amount and there may be minor differences from the year-over-year percentages calculated based on the RMB amounts after rounding. |
|
FULL FISCAL YEAR SEGMENT RESULTS
Revenue for fiscal year 2026 was
The following table sets forth a breakdown of our revenue by segment for the periods indicated:
|
Year ended March 31, |
|
|
|||||||||
|
2025 |
|
2026 |
|
|
|||||||
|
RMB |
|
RMB |
|
US$ |
|
YoY %
|
|||||
|
(in millions, except percentages) |
|||||||||||
Alibaba China E-commerce Group: |
|
|
|
|
||||||||
E-commerce |
|
|
|
|
||||||||
- Customer management |
326,769 |
|
343,867 |
|
49,850 |
|
5 |
% |
||||
- Direct sales, logistics and others(2) |
103,722 |
|
105,518 |
|
15,297 |
|
2 |
% |
||||
|
430,491 |
|
449,385 |
|
65,147 |
|
4 |
% |
||||
Quick commerce(3) |
53,588 |
|
78,520 |
|
11,383 |
|
47 |
% |
||||
|
24,301 |
|
26,312 |
|
3,815 |
|
8 |
% |
||||
Total Alibaba China E-commerce Group |
508,380 |
|
554,217 |
|
80,345 |
|
9 |
% |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group: |
|
|
|
|
||||||||
International commerce retail |
108,465 |
|
117,731 |
|
17,067 |
|
9 |
% |
||||
International commerce wholesale |
23,835 |
|
26,439 |
|
3,833 |
|
11 |
% |
||||
Total Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group |
132,300 |
|
144,170 |
|
20,900 |
|
9 |
% |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Cloud Intelligence Group |
118,028 |
|
158,132 |
|
22,924 |
|
34 |
% |
||||
All others(4) |
338,347 |
|
254,367 |
|
36,876 |
|
(25 |
)% |
||||
Unallocated |
1,924 |
|
2,340 |
|
339 |
|
|
|||||
Inter-segment elimination |
(102,632 |
) |
(89,556 |
) |
(12,983 |
) |
|
|||||
Consolidated revenue |
996,347 |
|
1,023,670 |
|
148,401 |
|
3 |
% |
||||
| ____________________ | ||
(1) |
To advance our “user first” strategy and enhance user experience, during the quarter ended June 30, 2025, we undertook a strategic combination of Taobao and Tmall Group, Ele.me and Fliggy into Alibaba China E-commerce Group. We simplified the financial reporting structure by reclassifying Cainiao, Amap and Digital Media and Entertainment Group (rebranded to Hujing Digital Media and Entertainment Group) into “All others”. The above presentation has been updated to conform with the new reporting structure, as reviewed by our chief operating decision maker. |
|
(2) |
Direct sales, logistics and others revenue under Alibaba China E-commerce Group primarily represents direct sales businesses of Tmall Supermarket, Tmall Global and other businesses, where revenue and cost of inventory are recorded on a gross basis within the business group, as well as revenue from logistics services and value-added services. |
|
(3) |
Quick commerce revenue represents quick commerce business revenue, including revenue generated through “Taobao Instant Commerce” and the Ele.me app. Quick commerce revenue is net of subsidies that are contra revenue. |
|
(4) |
All others include Freshippo, Cainiao, Alibaba Health, Hujing Digital Media and Entertainment Group, Amap, Qwen Consumer Business Group, Lingxi Games, DingTalk and other businesses. The majority of revenue within All others consists of direct sales, where revenue and cost of inventory are recorded on a gross basis, and revenue from logistics services. The decrease was primarily due to the revenue decrease as a result of the disposal of Sun Art and Intime businesses, as well as the decrease in revenue from Cainiao, partly offset by the increase in revenue from Freshippo, Alibaba Health and Amap. |
|
The following table sets forth a breakdown of our adjusted EBITA by segment for the periods indicated:
|
Year ended March 31, |
|
||||||||||
|
2025 |
2026 |
|
|||||||||
|
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
YoY %
|
||||||||
|
(in millions, except percentages) |
|||||||||||
Alibaba China E-commerce Group |
193,223 |
|
107,509 |
|
15,586 |
|
(44 |
)% |
||||
Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group |
(15,137 |
) |
(2,051 |
) |
(297 |
) |
86 |
% |
||||
Cloud Intelligence Group |
10,556 |
|
14,265 |
|
2,068 |
|
35 |
% |
||||
All others |
(9,499 |
) |
(35,737 |
) |
(5,181 |
) |
(276 |
)% |
||||
Unallocated(2) |
(4,337 |
) |
(5,150 |
) |
(747 |
) |
|
|||||
Inter-segment elimination |
(1,741 |
) |
(2,420 |
) |
(351 |
) |
|
|||||
Consolidated adjusted EBITA |
173,065 |
|
76,416 |
|
11,078 |
|
(56 |
)% |
||||
Less: Non-cash share-based compensation expense |
(13,970 |
) |
(11,180 |
) |
(1,621 |
) |
|
|||||
Less: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets |
(6,336 |
) |
(5,079 |
) |
(736 |
) |
|
|||||
Less: Impairment of goodwill, and others |
(11,854 |
) |
(10,007 |
) |
(1,451 |
) |
|
|||||
Income from operations |
140,905 |
|
50,150 |
|
7,270 |
|
(64 |
)% |
||||
| ____________________ | ||
(1) |
To advance our “user first” strategy and enhance user experience, during the quarter ended June 30, 2025, we undertook a strategic combination of Taobao and Tmall Group, Ele.me and Fliggy into Alibaba China E-commerce Group. We simplified the financial reporting structure by reclassifying Cainiao, Amap and Digital Media and Entertainment Group (rebranded to Hujing Digital Media and Entertainment Group) into “All others”. The above presentation has been updated to conform with the new reporting structure, as reviewed by our chief operating decision maker. |
|
(2) |
Unallocated primarily relates to certain costs incurred by corporate functions and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to individual segments. |
|
(3) |
For a more intuitive presentation, widening of loss in YoY% is shown in terms of negative growth rate, and narrowing of loss in YoY% is shown in terms of positive growth rate. |
|
Alibaba China E-commerce Group
(i) Segment revenue
-
E-commerce Business
Revenue from our E-commerce business in fiscal year 2026 wasRMB449,385 million (US ), an increase of$65,147 million 4% compared toRMB430,491 million in fiscal year 2025.
Customer management revenue increased by5% year-over-year, primarily driven by the improvement of take rate year-over-year. Excluding the contra revenue impact from the new business development program, customer management revenue on a like-for-like basis would have grown by7% year-over-year.
Direct sales, logistics and others revenue under E-commerce business in fiscal year 2026 wasRMB105,518 million (US ), an increase of$15,297 million 2% compared toRMB103,722 million in fiscal year 2025, primarily driven by the increase in revenue from logistics services and value-added services, partly offset by the decrease in revenue from certain direct sales businesses.
-
Quick Commerce Business
Revenue from our Quick commerce business in fiscal year 2026 wasRMB78,520 million (US ), an increase of$11,383 million 47% compared toRMB53,588 million in fiscal year 2025, mainly due to order growth as a result of the rollout of “Taobao Instant Commerce” at the end of April 2025.
-
China Commerce Wholesale Business
Revenue from ourChina commerce wholesale business in fiscal year 2026 wasRMB26,312 million (US ), an increase of$3,815 million 8% compared toRMB24,301 million in fiscal year 2025, primarily due to an increase in revenue from value-added services provided to paying members.
(ii) Segment adjusted EBITA
Alibaba China E-commerce Group adjusted EBITA decreased by
Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group
(i) Segment revenue
-
International Commerce Retail Business
Revenue from our International commerce retail business in fiscal year 2026 wasRMB117,731 million (US ), an increase of$17,067 million 9% compared toRMB108,465 million in fiscal year 2025, primarily driven by the increase in revenue contributed by AliExpress and other international businesses, and partly offset by the revenue decrease of Lazada. As certain of our international businesses generate revenue in local currencies while our reporting currency is Renminbi, AIDC’s revenue is affected by exchange rate fluctuations.
-
International Commerce Wholesale Business
Revenue from our International commerce wholesale business in fiscal year 2026 wasRMB26,439 million (US ), an increase of$3,833 million 11% compared toRMB23,835 million in fiscal year 2025, primarily due to an increase in revenue generated by cross-border related value-added services.
(ii) Segment adjusted EBITA
Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group adjusted EBITA was a loss of
Cloud Intelligence Group
(i) Segment revenue
Revenue from Cloud Intelligence Group was
(ii) Segment adjusted EBITA
Cloud Intelligence Group adjusted EBITA increased by
All Others
(i) Segment revenue
Revenue from All others segment was
(ii) Segment adjusted EBITA
Adjusted EBITA from All others segment in fiscal year 2026 was a loss of
FULL FISCAL YEAR OTHER FINANCIAL RESULTS
Costs and Expenses
The following tables set forth a breakdown of our costs and expenses, share-based compensation expense, and costs and expenses excluding share-based compensation expense by function for the periods indicated:
|
Year ended March 31, |
% of
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2025 |
2026 |
||||||||||||||||
|
RMB |
% of
|
RMB |
US$ |
% of
|
|||||||||||||
|
(in millions, except percentages) |
|||||||||||||||||
Costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Cost of revenue |
598,285 |
|
60.0 |
% |
616,136 |
|
89,321 |
|
60.2 |
% |
0.2 |
% |
||||||
Product development expenses |
57,151 |
|
5.7 |
% |
66,533 |
|
9,645 |
|
6.5 |
% |
0.8 |
% |
||||||
Sales and marketing expenses |
144,021 |
|
14.5 |
% |
245,023 |
|
35,521 |
|
23.9 |
% |
9.4 |
% |
||||||
General and administrative expenses |
44,239 |
|
4.4 |
% |
33,082 |
|
4,796 |
|
3.2 |
% |
(1.2 |
)% |
||||||
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets |
6,336 |
|
0.6 |
% |
5,079 |
|
736 |
|
0.5 |
% |
(0.1 |
)% |
||||||
Impairment of goodwill |
6,171 |
|
0.6 |
% |
9,515 |
|
1,380 |
|
0.9 |
% |
0.3 |
% |
||||||
Total costs and expenses |
856,203 |
|
|
975,368 |
|
141,399 |
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Cost of revenue |
2,162 |
|
0.2 |
% |
2,023 |
|
293 |
|
0.2 |
% |
0.0 |
% |
||||||
Product development expenses |
6,700 |
|
0.7 |
% |
6,016 |
|
872 |
|
0.6 |
% |
(0.1 |
)% |
||||||
Sales and marketing expenses |
2,137 |
|
0.2 |
% |
2,321 |
|
337 |
|
0.2 |
% |
0.0 |
% |
||||||
General and administrative expenses |
4,578 |
|
0.5 |
% |
4,461 |
|
647 |
|
0.4 |
% |
(0.1 |
)% |
||||||
Total share-based compensation expense(1) |
15,577 |
|
|
14,821 |
|
2,149 |
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Costs and expenses excluding share-based compensation expense: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Cost of revenue |
596,123 |
|
59.8 |
% |
614,113 |
|
89,028 |
|
60.0 |
% |
0.2 |
% |
||||||
Product development expenses |
50,451 |
|
5.1 |
% |
60,517 |
|
8,773 |
|
5.9 |
% |
0.8 |
% |
||||||
Sales and marketing expenses |
141,884 |
|
14.2 |
% |
242,702 |
|
35,184 |
|
23.7 |
% |
9.5 |
% |
||||||
General and administrative expenses |
39,661 |
|
4.0 |
% |
28,621 |
|
4,149 |
|
2.8 |
% |
(1.2 |
)% |
||||||
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets |
6,336 |
|
0.6 |
% |
5,079 |
|
736 |
|
0.5 |
% |
(0.1 |
)% |
||||||
Impairment of goodwill |
6,171 |
|
0.6 |
% |
9,515 |
|
1,380 |
|
0.9 |
% |
0.3 |
% |
||||||
Total costs and expenses excluding share-based compensation expense |
840,626 |
|
|
960,547 |
|
139,250 |
|
|
|
|||||||||
| ____________________ | ||
(1) |
This includes both cash and non-cash share-based compensation expenses. |
|
Cost of revenue – Cost of revenue in fiscal year 2026 was
Product development expenses – Product development expenses in fiscal year 2026 were
Sales and marketing expenses – Sales and marketing expenses in fiscal year 2026 were
General and administrative expenses – General and administrative expenses in fiscal year 2026 were
Share-based compensation expense – Total share-based compensation expense included in the cost and expense items above in fiscal year 2026 was
The following table sets forth our analysis of share-based compensation expense for the periods indicated by type of share-based awards:
|
Year ended March 31, |
|
|
|||||||||
|
2025 |
|
2026 |
|
|
|||||||
|
RMB |
|
RMB |
|
US$ |
|
YoY %
|
|||||
|
(in millions, except percentages) |
|||||||||||
By type of awards: |
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Alibaba Group share-based awards(1) |
11,121 |
|
9,146 |
1,326 |
(18 |
)% |
||||||
Others(2) |
4,456 |
|
5,675 |
|
823 |
|
27 |
% |
||||
Total share-based compensation expense(3) |
15,577 |
|
14,821 |
|
2,149 |
|
(5 |
)% |
||||
| ____________________ | ||
(1) |
This represents Alibaba Group share-based awards granted to our employees. |
|
(2) |
This represents share-based awards of our subsidiaries and Ant Group granted to our employees. |
|
(3) |
This includes both cash and non-cash share-based compensation expenses. |
|
Share-based compensation expense decreased in fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal year 2025. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in the number of awards granted as we have increased the proportion of long-term cash incentives granted after considering the macroeconomic environment and the general trends in the talent market.
We expect that our share-based compensation expense will continue to be affected by changes in the fair value of the underlying awards and the quantity of awards we grant in the future.
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets – Amortization and impairment of intangible assets in fiscal year 2026 was
Impairment of goodwill – Impairment of goodwill in fiscal year 2026 was
Income from operations and operating margin
Income from operations in fiscal year 2026 was
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITA
Adjusted EBITDA decreased
Adjusted EBITA by segment
Adjusted EBITA by segment as well as a reconciliation of income from operations to adjusted EBITA are set forth in the section entitled “Full Fiscal Year Segment Results” above.
Interest and investment income, net
Interest and investment income, net in fiscal year 2026 was
The above-mentioned investment gains and losses were excluded from our non-GAAP net income.
Other income, net
Other income, net in fiscal year 2026 was
Income tax expenses
Income tax expenses in fiscal year 2026 were
Share of results of equity method investees
Share of results of equity method investees in fiscal year 2026 was
|
Year ended March 31, |
||||||||
|
2025 |
|
2026 |
||||||
|
RMB |
|
RMB |
|
US$ |
||||
|
(in millions) |
||||||||
Share of profit (loss) of equity method investees |
|
|
|
||||||
- Ant Group |
12,648 |
|
5,048 |
|
732 |
|
|||
- Others |
(2,276 |
) |
1,624 |
|
235 |
|
|||
Impairment loss |
(2,723 |
) |
(15 |
) |
(2 |
) |
|||
Others(1) |
(1,683 |
) |
(3,872 |
) |
(561 |
) |
|||
Total |
5,966 |
|
2,785 |
|
404 |
|
|||
| ____________________ | ||
(1) |
“Others” mainly include basis differences arising from equity method investees, share-based compensation expense related to share-based awards granted to employees of our equity method investees, as well as gain or loss arising from the deemed disposal of the equity method investees. |
|
We record our share of results of all equity method investees one quarter in arrears. The year-over-year decrease in share of profit of Ant Group was mainly attributable to the increase in investments in new growth initiatives, including user growth, and technologies.
Net income and Non-GAAP net income
Our net income in fiscal year 2026 was
Excluding non-cash share-based compensation expense, gains/losses of investments, impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, and certain other items, non-GAAP net income in fiscal year 2026 was
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders in fiscal year 2026 was
Diluted earnings per ADS/share and non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS/share
Diluted earnings per ADS in fiscal year 2026 was
Diluted earnings per share in fiscal year 2026 was
A reconciliation of diluted earnings per ADS/share to non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS/share is included at the end of this results announcement. Each ADS represents eight ordinary shares.
Cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and other treasury investments
As of March 31, 2026, cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and other treasury investments included in equity securities and other investments on the consolidated balance sheets, of which that are unrestricted for withdrawal and use, were
Net cash provided by operating activities and free cash flow
Net cash provided by operating activities in fiscal year 2026 was
Net cash used in investing activities
During fiscal year 2026, net cash used in investing activities of
Net cash used in financing activities
During fiscal year 2026, net cash used in financing activities of
Employees
As of March 31, 2026, we had a total of 131,462 employees, compared to 124,320 as of March 31, 2025.
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Please visit Alibaba Group’s Investor Relations website at https://www.alibabagroup.com/en/ir/home on May 13, 2026 to view the earnings release and accompanying slides prior to the conference call.
ABOUT ALIBABA GROUP
Alibaba Group is a global technology company focused on e-commerce and cloud computing. We enable merchants, brands and retailers to market, sell and engage with consumers by providing digital and logistics infrastructure, efficiency tools and vast marketing reach. We empower enterprises with our leading cloud infrastructure, services and work collaboration capabilities to facilitate their digital transformation and grow their businesses.
EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION
This results announcement contains translations of certain Renminbi (“RMB”) amounts into
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENTS
This results announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use the following non-GAAP financial measures: for our consolidated results, adjusted EBITDA (including adjusted EBITDA margin), adjusted EBITA (including adjusted EBITA margin), non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share/ADS and free cash flow. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please refer to the table captioned “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures to the Nearest Comparable
We believe that adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share/ADS help identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be distorted by the effect of certain income or expenses that we include in income from operations, net income and diluted earnings per share/ADS. We believe that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information about our core operating results, enhance the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects and allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by our management in its financial and operational decision-making. We present three different income measures, namely adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITA and non-GAAP net income in order to provide more information and greater transparency to investors about our operating results.
We consider free cash flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by our business that can be used for strategic corporate transactions, including investing in our new business initiatives, making strategic investments and acquisitions and strengthening our balance sheet.
Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITA, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share/ADS and free cash flow should not be considered in isolation or construed as an alternative to income from operations, net income, diluted earnings per share/ADS, cash flows or any other measure of performance or as an indicator of our operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures presented here do not have standardized meanings prescribed by
Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before interest and investment income, net, interest expense, other income (expense), net, income tax expenses, share of results of equity method investees, certain non-cash expenses, consisting of share-based compensation expense, amortization and impairment of intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, depreciation and impairment of property and equipment, and operating lease cost relating to land use rights, and others (including provision in relation to matters outside the ordinary course of business), which we do not believe are reflective of our core operating performance during the periods presented.
Adjusted EBITA represents net income before interest and investment income, net, interest expense, other income (expense), net, income tax expenses, share of results of equity method investees, certain non-cash expenses, consisting of share-based compensation expense, amortization and impairment of intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, and others (including provision in relation to matters outside the ordinary course of business), which we do not believe are reflective of our core operating performance during the periods presented.
Non-GAAP net income represents net income before non-cash share-based compensation expense, amortization and impairment of intangible assets, gain or loss on deemed disposals/disposals/revaluation of investments, impairment of goodwill and investments, and others (including provision in relation to matters outside the ordinary course of business), and adjustments for the tax effects.
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share represents non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted average number of outstanding ordinary shares, in each case for computing non-GAAP diluted earnings per share on a diluted basis. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS represents non-GAAP diluted earnings per share after adjusting for the ordinary share-to-ADS ratio.
Free cash flow represents net cash provided by operating activities as presented in our consolidated cash flow statement less purchases of property and equipment (excluding acquisition of land use rights and construction in progress relating to office campuses) and intangible assets (excluding those acquired through acquisitions), as well as adjustments to exclude from net cash provided by operating activities the buyer protection fund deposits from merchants on our marketplaces. We deduct certain items of cash flows from investing activities in order to provide greater transparency into cash flow from our revenue-generating business operations. We exclude “acquisition of land use rights and construction in progress relating to office campuses” because the office campuses are used by us for corporate and administrative purposes and are not directly related to our revenue-generating business operations. We also exclude buyer protection fund deposits from merchants on our marketplaces because these deposits are restricted for the purpose of compensating buyers for claims against merchants.
The table captioned “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures to the Nearest Comparable
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED |
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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Three months ended March 31, |
Year ended March 31, |
||||||||||||||||
|
2025 |
2026 |
2025 |
2026 |
||||||||||||||
|
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
||||||||||||
|
(in millions, except per share data) |
(in millions, except per share data) |
||||||||||||||||
Revenue |
236,454 |
|
243,380 |
|
35,283 |
|
996,347 |
|
1,023,670 |
|
148,401 |
|
||||||
Cost of revenue |
(145,626 |
) |
(159,392 |
) |
(23,107 |
) |
(598,285 |
) |
(616,136 |
) |
(89,321 |
) |
||||||
Product development expenses |
(14,934 |
) |
(18,957 |
) |
(2,748 |
) |
(57,151 |
) |
(66,533 |
) |
(9,645 |
) |
||||||
Sales and marketing expenses |
(36,179 |
) |
(53,415 |
) |
(7,744 |
) |
(144,021 |
) |
(245,023 |
) |
(35,521 |
) |
||||||
General and administrative expenses |
(10,331 |
) |
(9,949 |
) |
(1,442 |
) |
(44,239 |
) |
(33,082 |
) |
(4,796 |
) |
||||||
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets |
(833 |
) |
(2,605 |
) |
(378 |
) |
(6,336 |
) |
(5,079 |
) |
(736 |
) |
||||||
Impairment of goodwill |
– |
|
– |
|
– |
|
(6,171 |
) |
(9,515 |
) |
(1,380 |
) |
||||||
Other (losses) gains, net |
(86 |
) |
90 |
|
13 |
|
761 |
|
1,848 |
|
268 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Income (Loss) from operations |
28,465 |
|
(848 |
) |
(123 |
) |
140,905 |
|
50,150 |
|
7,270 |
|
||||||
Interest and investment income, net |
(7,516 |
) |
33,823 |
|
4,903 |
|
20,759 |
|
87,512 |
|
12,687 |
|
||||||
Interest expense |
(2,496 |
) |
(2,241 |
) |
(325 |
) |
(9,596 |
) |
(9,793 |
) |
(1,420 |
) |
||||||
Other income, net |
20 |
|
623 |
|
91 |
|
3,387 |
|
1,518 |
|
220 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Income before income tax and share of results of equity method investees |
18,473 |
|
31,357 |
|
4,546 |
|
155,455 |
|
129,387 |
|
18,757 |
|
||||||
Income tax expenses |
(6,854 |
) |
(7,170 |
) |
(1,040 |
) |
(35,445 |
) |
(30,045 |
) |
(4,356 |
) |
||||||
Share of results of equity method investees |
354 |
|
(685 |
) |
(99 |
) |
5,966 |
|
2,785 |
|
404 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Net income |
11,973 |
|
23,502 |
|
3,407 |
|
125,976 |
|
102,127 |
|
14,805 |
|
||||||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
586 |
|
2,039 |
|
296 |
|
4,133 |
|
1,465 |
|
213 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Net income attributable to Alibaba Group Holding Limited |
12,559 |
|
25,541 |
|
3,703 |
|
130,109 |
|
103,592 |
|
15,018 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
(Accretion) Reversal of accretion of mezzanine equity |
(177 |
) |
(65 |
) |
(10 |
) |
(639 |
) |
2,312 |
|
335 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders |
12,382 |
|
25,476 |
|
3,693 |
|
129,470 |
|
105,904 |
|
15,353 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Earnings per share attributable to ordinary shareholders(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Basic |
0.67 |
|
1.37 |
|
0.20 |
|
6.89 |
|
5.70 |
|
0.83 |
|
||||||
Diluted |
0.65 |
|
1.30 |
|
0.19 |
|
6.70 |
|
5.50 |
|
0.80 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Earnings per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Basic |
5.36 |
|
10.97 |
|
1.59 |
|
55.12 |
|
45.63 |
|
6.61 |
|
||||||
Diluted |
5.17 |
|
10.36 |
|
1.50 |
|
53.59 |
|
44.00 |
|
6.38 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Weighted average number of shares used in calculating earnings per ordinary share (million shares)(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Basic |
18,487 |
|
18,579 |
|
|
18,791 |
|
18,568 |
|
|
||||||||
Diluted |
19,153 |
|
19,319 |
|
|
19,318 |
|
19,235 |
|
|
||||||||
| ____________________ | ||
(1) |
Each ADS represents eight ordinary shares. |
|
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED |
|||||||||
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
|||||||||
|
As of March 31, |
|
As of March 31, |
||||||
|
2025 |
|
2026 |
||||||
|
RMB |
|
RMB |
|
US$ |
||||
|
(in millions) |
||||||||
Assets |
|
|
|
||||||
Current assets: |
|
|
|
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
145,487 |
|
131,530 |
|
19,068 |
|
|||
Short-term investments |
228,826 |
|
155,310 |
|
22,515 |
|
|||
Restricted cash and escrow receivables |
43,781 |
|
42,038 |
|
6,094 |
|
|||
Equity securities and other investments |
53,780 |
|
30,054 |
|
4,357 |
|
|||
Prepayments, receivables and other assets |
202,175 |
|
251,837 |
|
36,509 |
|
|||
Total current assets |
674,049 |
|
610,769 |
|
88,543 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
||||||
Equity securities and other investments |
356,818 |
|
449,942 |
|
65,228 |
|
|||
Prepayments, receivables and other assets |
83,431 |
|
94,996 |
|
13,772 |
|
|||
Investment in equity method investees |
210,169 |
|
206,803 |
|
29,980 |
|
|||
Property and equipment, net |
203,348 |
|
282,699 |
|
40,983 |
|
|||
Intangible assets, net |
20,911 |
|
16,983 |
|
2,462 |
|
|||
Goodwill |
255,501 |
|
247,378 |
|
35,862 |
|
|||
Total assets |
1,804,227 |
|
1,909,570 |
|
276,830 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
||||||
Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Shareholders’ Equity |
|
|
|
||||||
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
||||||
Current bank borrowings |
22,562 |
|
28,224 |
|
4,092 |
|
|||
Income tax payable |
11,638 |
|
10,630 |
|
1,541 |
|
|||
Accrued expenses, accounts payable and other liabilities |
332,537 |
|
359,893 |
|
52,173 |
|
|||
Merchant deposits |
274 |
|
236 |
|
34 |
|
|||
Deferred revenue and customer advances |
68,335 |
|
77,415 |
|
11,223 |
|
|||
Total current liabilities |
435,346 |
|
476,398 |
|
69,063 |
|
|||
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED |
|||||||||
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED) |
|||||||||
|
As of March 31, |
|
As of March 31, |
||||||
|
2025 |
|
2026 |
||||||
|
RMB |
|
RMB |
|
US$ |
||||
|
(in millions) |
||||||||
Deferred revenue |
4,536 |
|
4,885 |
|
708 |
|
|||
Deferred tax liabilities |
48,454 |
|
46,060 |
|
6,678 |
|
|||
Non-current bank borrowings |
49,909 |
|
47,450 |
|
6,879 |
|
|||
Non-current unsecured senior notes |
122,398 |
|
117,485 |
|
17,032 |
|
|||
Non-current convertible unsecured senior notes |
35,834 |
|
55,861 |
|
8,098 |
|
|||
Non-current exchangeable bonds |
– |
|
10,976 |
|
1,591 |
|
|||
Other liabilities |
17,644 |
|
24,185 |
|
3,506 |
|
|||
Total liabilities |
714,121 |
|
783,300 |
|
113,555 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
||||||
Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||
Mezzanine equity |
11,713 |
|
7,845 |
|
1,137 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
||||||
Shareholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
||||||
Ordinary shares |
1 |
|
1 |
|
– |
|
|||
Additional paid-in capital |
381,379 |
|
385,086 |
|
55,826 |
|
|||
Treasury shares at cost |
(36,329 |
) |
(36,141 |
) |
(5,239 |
) |
|||
Statutory reserves |
15,936 |
|
16,628 |
|
2,410 |
|
|||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
3,393 |
|
(13,070 |
) |
(1,895 |
) |
|||
Retained earnings |
645,478 |
|
708,382 |
|
102,694 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
||||||
Total shareholders’ equity |
1,009,858 |
|
1,060,886 |
|
153,796 |
|
|||
Noncontrolling interests |
68,535 |
|
57,539 |
|
8,342 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
||||||
Total equity |
1,078,393 |
|
1,118,425 |
|
162,138 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
||||||
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and equity |
1,804,227 |
|
1,909,570 |
|
276,830 |
|
|||
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED |
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Three months ended March 31, |
Year ended March 31, |
||||||||||||||||
|
2025 |
2026 |
2025 |
2026 |
||||||||||||||
|
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
||||||||||||
|
(in millions) |
(in millions) |
||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
27,520 |
|
9,410 |
|
1,364 |
|
163,509 |
|
76,213 |
|
11,049 |
|
||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
(39,547 |
) |
9,704 |
|
1,407 |
|
(185,415 |
) |
(67,336 |
) |
(9,762 |
) |
||||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
(4,102 |
) |
(15,002 |
) |
(2,175 |
) |
(76,215 |
) |
(20,573 |
) |
(2,983 |
) |
||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and escrow receivables |
(569 |
) |
(1,063 |
) |
(154 |
) |
965 |
|
(4,004 |
) |
(580 |
) |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
(Decrease) Increase in cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and escrow receivables |
(16,698 |
) |
3,049 |
|
442 |
|
(97,156 |
) |
(15,700 |
) |
(2,276 |
) |
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and escrow receivables at beginning of period |
205,966 |
|
170,519 |
|
24,720 |
|
286,424 |
|
189,268 |
|
27,438 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and escrow receivables at end of period |
189,268 |
|
173,568 |
|
25,162 |
|
189,268 |
|
173,568 |
|
25,162 |
|
||||||
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED |
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RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE NEAREST COMPARABLE |
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The table below sets forth a reconciliation of our net income to adjusted EBITA and adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated: |
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|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
Year ended March 31, |
|||||||||||||||
|
2025 |
|
2026 |
|
2025 |
|
2026 |
|||||||||||
|
RMB |
|
RMB |
|
US$ |
|
RMB |
|
RMB |
|
US$ |
|||||||
|
(in millions) |
|
(in millions) |
|||||||||||||||
Net income |
11,973 |
|
23,502 |
|
3,407 |
|
125,976 |
|
102,127 |
|
14,805 |
|
||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to adjusted EBITA and adjusted EBITDA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Interest and investment income, net |
7,516 |
|
(33,823 |
) |
(4,903 |
) |
(20,759 |
) |
(87,512 |
) |
(12,687 |
) |
||||||
Interest expense |
2,496 |
|
2,241 |
|
325 |
|
9,596 |
|
9,793 |
|
1,420 |
|
||||||
Other income, net |
(20 |
) |
(623 |
) |
(91 |
) |
(3,387 |
) |
(1,518 |
) |
(220 |
) |
||||||
Income tax expenses |
6,854 |
|
7,170 |
|
1,040 |
|
35,445 |
|
30,045 |
|
4,356 |
|
||||||
Share of results of equity method investees |
(354 |
) |
685 |
|
99 |
|
(5,966 |
) |
(2,785 |
) |
(404 |
) |
||||||
Income (Loss) from operations |
28,465 |
|
(848 |
) |
(123 |
) |
140,905 |
|
50,150 |
|
7,270 |
|
||||||
Non-cash share-based compensation expense |
2,781 |
|
2,708 |
|
393 |
|
13,970 |
|
11,180 |
|
1,621 |
|
||||||
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets |
833 |
|
2,605 |
|
378 |
|
6,336 |
|
5,079 |
|
736 |
|
||||||
Impairment of goodwill, and others |
537 |
|
637 |
|
92 |
|
11,854 |
|
10,007 |
|
1,451 |
|
||||||
Adjusted EBITA |
32,616 |
|
5,102 |
|
740 |
|
173,065 |
|
76,416 |
|
11,078 |
|
||||||
Depreciation and impairment of property and equipment, and operating lease cost relating to land use rights |
9,167 |
|
11,333 |
|
1,643 |
|
29,260 |
|
37,067 |
|
5,374 |
|
||||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
41,783 |
|
16,435 |
|
2,383 |
|
202,325 |
|
113,483 |
|
16,452 |
|
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ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED |
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RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE NEAREST COMPARABLE |
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The table below sets forth a reconciliation of our net income to non-GAAP net income for the periods indicated: |
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|
Three months ended March 31, |
Year ended March 31, |
||||||||||||||||
|
2025 |
2026 |
2025 |
2026 |
||||||||||||||
|
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
||||||||||||
|
(in millions) |
(in millions) |
||||||||||||||||
Net income |
11,973 |
|
23,502 |
|
3,407 |
|
125,976 |
|
102,127 |
|
14,805 |
|
||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to non-GAAP net income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Non-cash share-based compensation expense |
2,781 |
|
2,708 |
|
393 |
|
13,970 |
|
11,180 |
|
1,621 |
|
||||||
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets |
833 |
|
2,605 |
|
378 |
|
6,336 |
|
5,079 |
|
736 |
|
||||||
Loss (Gain) on deemed disposals/disposals/revaluation of investments |
12,306 |
|
(30,827 |
) |
(4,469 |
) |
(8,764 |
) |
(74,416 |
) |
(10,788 |
) |
||||||
Impairment of goodwill and investments, and others |
897 |
|
2,161 |
|
313 |
|
22,435 |
|
17,746 |
|
2,573 |
|
||||||
Tax effects(1) |
1,057 |
|
(63 |
) |
(10 |
) |
(1,831 |
) |
(1,058 |
) |
(153 |
) |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Non-GAAP net income |
29,847 |
|
86 |
|
12 |
|
158,122 |
|
60,658 |
|
8,794 |
|
||||||
| ____________________ | ||
(1) |
Tax effects primarily comprise tax effects relating to non-cash share-based compensation expense, amortization and impairment of intangible assets and certain gains and losses from investments, and others. |
|
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED |
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RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE NEAREST COMPARABLE |
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The table below sets forth a reconciliation of our diluted earnings per share/ADS to non-GAAP diluted earnings per share/ADS for the periods indicated: |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
Year ended March 31, |
|||||||||||||||
|
2025 |
|
2026 |
|
2025 |
|
2026 |
|||||||||||
|
RMB |
|
RMB |
|
US$ |
|
RMB |
|
RMB |
|
US$ |
|||||||
|
(in millions, except per share data) |
|
(in millions, except per share data) |
|||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders – basic |
12,382 |
|
25,476 |
|
3,693 |
|
129,470 |
|
105,904 |
|
15,353 |
|
||||||
Dilution effect on earnings arising from non-cash share-based awards operated by equity method investees and subsidiaries |
(82 |
) |
(86 |
) |
(12 |
) |
(300 |
) |
(410 |
) |
(59 |
) |
||||||
Adjustments for interest expense attributable to convertible unsecured senior notes |
70 |
|
82 |
|
12 |
|
235 |
|
309 |
|
45 |
|
||||||
Dilution effect on earnings arising from assumed exchange of exchangeable bonds |
– |
|
(453 |
) |
(66 |
) |
– |
|
– |
|
– |
|
||||||
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders – diluted |
12,370 |
|
25,019 |
|
3,627 |
|
129,405 |
|
105,803 |
|
15,339 |
|
||||||
Non-GAAP adjustments to net income attributable to ordinary shareholders(1) |
17,610 |
|
(23,513 |
) |
(3,409 |
) |
28,535 |
|
(41,365 |
) |
(5,997 |
) |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders for computing non-GAAP diluted earnings per share/ADS |
29,980 |
|
1,506 |
|
218 |
|
157,940 |
|
64,438 |
|
9,342 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Weighted average number of shares on a diluted basis for computing non-GAAP diluted earnings per share/ADS (million shares)(2) |
19,153 |
|
19,319 |
|
|
19,318 |
|
19,235 |
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share(2)(3) |
0.65 |
|
1.30 |
|
0.19 |
|
6.70 |
|
5.50 |
|
0.80 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share(2)(4) |
1.57 |
|
0.08 |
|
0.01 |
|
8.18 |
|
3.35 |
|
0.49 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per ADS(2)(3) |
5.17 |
|
10.36 |
|
1.50 |
|
53.59 |
|
44.00 |
|
6.38 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS(2)(4) |
12.52 |
|
0.62 |
|
0.09 |
|
65.41 |
|
26.80 |
|
3.89 |
|
||||||
| ____________________ | ||
(1) |
Non-GAAP adjustments exclude the attributions to the noncontrolling interests for computing non-GAAP diluted earnings per share/ADS. See the table above for items regarding the reconciliation of net income to non-GAAP net income (before taking into account the dilutive impact and excluding the attributions to the noncontrolling interests). |
|
(2) |
Each ADS represents eight ordinary shares. |
|
(3) |
Diluted earnings per share is derived from dividing net income attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of outstanding ordinary shares, on a diluted basis. Diluted earnings per ADS is derived from the diluted earnings per share after adjusting for the ordinary share-to-ADS ratio. |
|
(4) |
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share is derived from dividing non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of outstanding ordinary shares, in each case for computing non-GAAP diluted earnings per share. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS is derived from the non-GAAP diluted earnings per share after adjusting for the ordinary share-to-ADS ratio. |
|
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED |
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RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE NEAREST COMPARABLE |
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The table below sets forth a reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow for the periods indicated: |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Three months ended March 31, |
Year ended March 31, |
||||||||||||||||
|
2025 |
2026 |
2025 |
2026 |
||||||||||||||
|
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
||||||||||||
|
(in millions) |
(in millions) |
||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
27,520 |
|
9,410 |
|
1,364 |
|
163,509 |
|
76,213 |
|
11,049 |
|
||||||
Less: Purchase of property and equipment (excluding land use rights and construction in progress relating to office campuses) |
(23,993 |
) |
(26,588 |
) |
(3,854 |
) |
(84,278 |
) |
(122,021 |
) |
(17,689 |
) |
||||||
Less: Purchase of intangible assets (excluding those acquired through acquisitions) |
– |
|
(874 |
) |
(127 |
) |
– |
|
(874 |
) |
(127 |
) |
||||||
Less: Changes in the buyer protection fund deposits |
216 |
|
752 |
|
109 |
|
(5,361 |
) |
73 |
|
10 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Free cash flow |
3,743 |
|
(17,300 |
) |
(2,508 |
) |
73,870 |
|
(46,609 |
) |
(6,757 |
) |
||||||
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