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$111.62
+$0.82 (+0.74%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $110.96 +0.14%
Open$111.53
Prev close$110.80
Day range$110.14 – $111.98
Volume4.11M
Market cap$277.45B
P/E (TTM)25.3
Dividend yield0.94%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

BABA at a glance

BABA last changed hands at $111.62 (up 0.74%). At $277.45B, Alibaba is ranked #47 by size among the 300 stocks on BeStock.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $91.99 and $190.92, so it sits 41.5% below the top of that range. Holders are behind 36.2% over twelve months, but up 11.8% across the last three months.

On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($118.11) and 200-day ($131.78) moving averages; RSI is 45, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 41% annualized volatility.

Revenue for the quarter ended Jun 2026 was CN¥268.95B, up 8.6% from a year earlier, with CN¥10.44B of net profit (a 7.0% margin).

Buyers are paying 25.3 times trailing earnings, about in line with its own five-year average of 25.3. The median for its industry group is 34.7.

12 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $188.10, sits 68.5% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Alibaba: the business

Alibaba runs China's largest e-commerce platforms, along with cloud computing, logistics and international marketplaces such as AliExpress.

What tends to move it. China consumer spending, competition from PDD and others, and cloud growth tied to AI are the main swing factors. Regulatory changes have hit the stock before.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
+0.7%
1 week
+4.1%
1 month
-5.8%
3 months
+11.8%
6 months
-10.2%
Year to date
-23.2%
1 year
-36.2%
Day range
$110.14$111.98
52-week range
$91.99$190.92

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong downtrend

1 bullish · 6 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-0.8%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-5.5%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average-15.3%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d below 200dBearish
RSI (14)44.6Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-1.74Bullish
Bollinger band position44%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$111.60 / $111.63
Average price today$110.98
Volume4.11MAvg (90d) 11.72M
Turnover$456.37M
Turnover rate0.17%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.62vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.66%
Market cap$277.45B
Float market cap$263.88B
Shares outstanding2.36B
EPS (TTM)$6.55
P/E (TTM)25.26
P/B1.78
Book value / share$62.84
Earnings yield0.07%
Dividend (TTM)$1.05 / shareYield 0.94%
Net profit (TTM)$16.29B
Net assets$156.20B
30-day volatility40.6%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.59%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-49.5%-40.5% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How BABA ranks on BeStock

Market value#47 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#69 of 283
Dividend yield#180 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#291 of 300
Dollar volume today#85 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q1, ended Jun 2026 · reported in CNY

RevenueCN¥268.95B+8.6% YoY
Operating profitCN¥19.62B-43.9% YoY
Net profitCN¥10.44B-75.4% YoY
Diluted EPSCN¥3.68-79.6% YoY
Free cash flowCN¥22.95B+11.0% YoY
Operating cash flowCN¥22.95B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

CN¥236.5BSep '24CN¥280.2BDec '24CN¥236.5BMar '25CN¥247.7BJun '25CN¥247.8BSep '25CN¥284.8BDec '25CN¥243.4BMar '26CN¥269.0BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

CN¥43.5BSep '24CN¥46.4BDec '24CN¥12.0BMar '25CN¥42.4BJun '25CN¥20.6BSep '25CN¥15.6BDec '25CN¥23.5BMar '26CN¥10.4BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin38.2%
Operating margin4.2%
Net margin7.0%
Return on equity7.1%
Return on assets3.8%
Return on invested capital2.1%
Current ratio1.36
Liabilities / assets43.2%
Cash & investmentsCN¥385.70B
Total debtCN¥266.53B
Net cash (debt)CN¥119.17B

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2027/Q1

By business line

  • Alibaba E-commerce GroupCN¥205.86B 71.7%
  • Artificial intelligence (AI) Cloud and Compute ServicesCN¥48.44B 16.9%
  • All OthersCN¥28.80B 10.0%
  • Artificial intelligence (AI) Labs and ApplicationsCN¥3.34B 1.2%
  • UnallocatedCN¥783.00M 0.3%
Average move on report day±5.3%last 16 reports
Closed higher6 of 1638% of the time
Best reaction+12.9%
Worst reaction-9.1%

Stock move on the day after each report

+0.1%2025/Q1-2.2%2025/Q2+8.1%2025/Q3-7.6%2025/Q4+12.9%2026/Q1-7.1%2026/Q3+8.2%2026/Q4+1.3%2027/Q1

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings24.7x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 73rd percentile, 5-year average 25.3x

#1848 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book1.7x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 47th percentile, 5-year average 1.9x

#2580 of 5303 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales1.7x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 30th percentile, 5-year average 2.0x

#2238 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

1x38x75x112xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$207.00
Price vs. fair value-46.1%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★★★
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyHigh

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts12
Average target$188.10+68.5% vs. price
  • Buy 100%
Low $160.00Now $111.62Avg $188.10High $220.10

Latest rating actions

  • 7 Sep 2026BernsteinBUY · PT $165.00
  • 7 Sep 2026BofA SecuritiesBUY · PT $175.00
  • 28 Aug 2026SIGBUY · PT $190.00
  • 24 Aug 2026BofA SecuritiesBUY · PT $172.00
  • 22 Aug 2026Morgan StanleyBUY · PT $180.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership42.1%-1.68 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,979-25 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)7 buys / 3 sellsNet buying
Short interest1.76% of floatDays to cover 2.6 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share17.8%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

12%17%21%25%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$145.59M (9 inflow days, 11 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)0.94%
Last dividend$1.05Ex-date 11 Jun 2026
Next-to-last$1.05
Payments on file4

Dividends paid per share, by year

1.0020231.0020241.052025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 2.5% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Another giant enters the LEO satellite race! Alibaba joins the "Qianfan Constellation," appearing on Yuanxin Satellite's shareholder list.cls.cn · 4 Sep 2026
  • UOB Kay Hian: Greater China Internet AI cloud adoption accelerates, e-commerce remains soft, gaming shows resilience; top picks include Alibaba, Trip.com, NetEase, and ZhipuAASTOCKS · 4 Sep 2026
  • Alibaba (09988.HK) is reportedly filing complaints regarding multiple business-related ".ai" domain names.AASTOCKS · 4 Sep 2026
  • Net outflow of HK$760 million for Alibaba via the Stock Connect program.AASTOCKS · 3 Sep 2026
  • Southbound Capital Flows | Southbound capital recorded net purchases of HK$3.395 billion, increasing positions in large language model concepts and optical communication sectors, while continuing to sell off Alibaba (09988).Zhitong Finance · 3 Sep 2026
  • Tmall launches Token Top-Up Center, with initial integration of Alibaba Cloud, Zhipu AI, Kimi, and MiniMax.Gelonghui Finance · 3 Sep 2026

BABA stock: common questions

Where is BABA trading right now?

$111.62 is the latest print for BABA, a move of +0.74% against yesterday's close of $110.80. Today's low and high so far: $110.14 and $111.98.

How big is Alibaba?

Equity value comes to $277.45B at the current price. By that measure it is number 47 of the 300 names in our coverage.

Is BABA expensive on earnings?

Buyers pay 25.3 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $6.55). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 25.3, and today's level ranks in the 73rd percentile of its own history.

How far is BABA from its yearly high?

The year's floor is $91.99 and the ceiling $190.92. Shares are 41.5% away from that ceiling.

Are there dividends on Alibaba shares?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.94% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was June 11, 2026.

Do Wall Street analysts like BABA?

Of 12 analysts, 100% say buy, 0% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $188.10, with the most cautious at $160.00 and the most optimistic at $220.10.

How does Alibaba make money?

Alibaba runs China's largest e-commerce platforms, along with cloud computing, logistics and international marketplaces such as AliExpress.

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