Alibaba Group Holding Ltd cash flow statement

In fiscal 2026, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's operations generated $10.73bn of cash; it spent $0 on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $10.73bn. It returned $4.75bn in dividends and $1.08bn through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ billions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year	2013Mar 2013	2014Mar 2014	2015Mar 2015	2016Mar 2016	2017Mar 2017	2018Mar 2018	2019Mar 2019	2020Mar 2020	2021Mar 2021	2022Mar 2022	2023Mar 2023	2024Mar 2024	2025Mar 2025	2026Mar 2026
Cash from operations	2.3	4.3	6.7	8.9	12.3	19.0	22.5	25.9	34.2	22.2	29.2	25.5	22.7	10.7
Depreciation and amortisation	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.6	0.8	1.3	2.2	2.9	3.8	4.0	3.6	3.3	3.4	4.9
Stock-based pay	0.2	0.5	2.1	2.5	2.4	3.0	5.6	4.6	7.4	3.7	4.5	2.6	1.9	1.6
Capital spending	—	—	—	—	0.8	2.4	4.8	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Free cash flow	—	—	—	—	11.5	16.6	17.7	22.4	34.2	22.2	29.2	25.5	22.7	10.7
Free cash flow after stock pay	—	—	—	—	9.1	13.6	12.1	17.8	26.8	18.5	24.7	22.9	20.7	9.2
Dividends paid	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2.5	4.0	4.8
Share buybacks	6.4	0.0	0.0	3.1	2.0	—	1.6	—	0.1	9.5	10.9	12.4	12.0	1.1
Shares issued	—	—	—	—	2.2	0.1	0.1	13.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 2, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.