Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Consumer CyclicalNYSE:BABA · New York Stock Exchange
+$0.13 today
Vol 7.97M · Avg 11.30M
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Cash Flow Statement
Annual data · 5 periods
| Metric | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $102.1B -21.7% | $130.5B +62.4% | $80.4B +10.7% | $72.6B +19.1% | $60.9B | $498.8M | $487.6M | $476.4M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $47.1B +51.5% | $31.1B -31.3% | $45.3B +18.6% | $38.2B -15.1% | $45.0B | $1.2B | $374.2M | $1.2B |
| Deferred Income Tax | -$2.5B -770.6% | $377.0M +107.1% | -$5.3B -208.7% | -$1.7B -27.6% | -$1.3B | $1.2B | $1.4B | -$1.5B |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $11.2B | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $623.4M | $489.0M | $354.6M |
| Change in Working Capital | -$22.5B +6.8% | -$24.2B -74.5% | -$13.9B -202.7% | $13.5B +175.6% | -$17.8B | $484.8M | $350.4M | -$1.6B |
| Accounts Receivables | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.3B | $592.6M | $1.3B |
| Inventory | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $854.4M | $1.0B | $1.2B |
| Accounts Payables | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $657.0M | $948.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Working Capital | -$22.5B +6.8% | -$24.2B -74.5% | -$13.9B -202.7% | $13.5B +175.6% | -$17.8B | $1.3B | $567.4M | $1.3B |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -$59.1B -318.9% | $27.0B -65.2% | $77.5B +0.2% | $77.4B +44.1% | $53.7B | $1.2B | $1.4B | -$1.5B |
| Operating Cash Flow | $76.2B -53.8% | $164.8B -10.4% | $184.0B -8.0% | $199.9B +42.4% | $140.4B | $5.5B | $7.2B | $8.9B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$126.9B -46.5% | -$86.7B -161.2% | -$33.2B +3.5% | -$34.4B +34.4% | -$52.4B | $1.0B | $664.0M | $1.4B |
| Acquisitions (Net) | $12.1B +155.0% | -$22.0B -306.4% | -$5.4B -150.9% | -$2.2B -398.4% | $723.8M | $769.0M | $937.0M | $1.1B |
| Purchases of Investments | -$76.4B +45.9% | -$141.3B -68.6% | -$83.8B +32.6% | -$124.3B +18.8% | -$153.2B | $578.6M | $444.2M | $1.4B |
| Sales of Investments | $123.1B +183.3% | $43.5B -54.4% | $95.4B +319.2% | $22.8B +49.5% | $15.2B | $1.0B | $822.2M | $318.2M |
| Other Investing Activities | -$95.0M -32.7% | -$71.6M -109.6% | $742.7M -19.5% | $922.7M +203.8% | -$889.0M | $862.8M | $616.4M | $370.0M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$67.3B +67.4% | -$206.6B -686.5% | -$26.3B +80.9% | -$137.2B +28.0% | -$190.5B | $3.1B | $4.8B | $6.4B |
| Debt Repayment | $39.0B -35.4% | $60.4B +2331.6% | $2.5B -78.1% | $11.4B +258.4% | -$7.2B | $602.4M | $680.8M | $759.2M |
| Common Stock Issued | $1.0B +10237.3% | $10.1M -98.8% | $849.5M +7617.4% | $11.0M -89.7% | $107.2M | $610.8M | $778.8M | $946.8M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$7.6B +91.3% | -$87.4B +2.3% | -$89.4B -19.6% | -$74.8B -24.2% | -$60.2B | $486.2M | $351.8M | -$1.6B |
| Dividends Paid | -$33.7B -15.1% | -$29.3B -62.1% | -$18.1B | $0 | $0 | -$1.6B | $535.2M | $613.6M |
| Other Financing Activities | -$19.3B -2121.1% | -$867.9M -39.6% | -$621.8M +1.8% | -$633.5M +26.9% | -$866.4M | $720.0M | -$1.6B | $1.3B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$20.6B +64.0% | -$57.1B +45.5% | -$104.8B -63.6% | -$64.1B +6.0% | -$68.1B | $10.5B | $12.2B | $13.9B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | -$4.0B -173.8% | -$1.5B +88.1% | -$12.3B +22.6% | -$15.9B -708.1% | $2.6B | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Net Change in Cash | -$15.7B +84.4% | -$100.4B -347.2% | $40.6B +334.5% | -$17.3B +85.0% | -$115.7B | -$15.5B | $3.2B | $4.9B |
| Free Cash Flow | -$50.7B -164.9% | $78.2B -48.2% | $150.8B -8.9% | $165.5B +88.2% | $87.9B | $14.3B | $8.6B | -$16.8B |
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Does BABA generate free cash flow?
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) generated -$50,724,000,000.00 of free cash flow in fiscal 2026.
How much operating cash flow does BABA produce?
Operating cash flow was $76.21B, before capital expenditures of $126.94B.
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