Alibaba Group Holding Ltd dividend history

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd paid $4.75bn in dividends in fiscal 2026. That was 32.6% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q4 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $1.1B
Dividends (TTM): $4.8B
Returned to shareholders: 100%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $25.5B
Diluted share count: −0.4%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 2.5%; dividends 2.0% + buybacks 0.5% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 33%; of net income paid out
R&D spending: 6.5%; of revenue
Days sales outstanding: 13 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

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

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd: dividends by fiscal year, 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
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
Dividends ÷ net income	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	0.0%	22.4%	22.3%	32.6%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	0.0%	9.8%	17.8%	44.3%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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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.