Buyback yield (TTM)
0.09%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.75%
5Y share count change
-12.5%
Buyback spend (TTM)
1.80B CNY
Cumulative buybacks
405.69B CNY
Key takeaways
- Alibaba (BABA) repurchased about 1.80B CNY of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 12.5% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.54× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +59.2% per year over the latest 5-year window.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Alibaba (BABA)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Alibaba (BABA)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Alibaba (BABA)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Alibaba (BABA)
Latest: 7.64B CNY
Overview
In 2026, Alibaba (BABA) buyback spend totalled 7.64B CNY – plunged 91.3% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2021–2026 (5 years) stretch, Alibaba buyback spend compounded at +59.2% per year, with mixed annual results across the window.
Alibaba buyback spend peaked at 89.43B CNY in 2024; the latest annual figure is 7.64B CNY in 2026 (91.5% below peak).
The highest annual buyback spend of 89.43B CNY was reported in 2024. The lowest in the available history was 0.00 CNY in 2007.
Alibaba Buyback Spend 2026: 7.64B CNY
Alibaba buyback spend in 2026 was 7.64B CNY, plunged 91.3% below 2025.
Alibaba Buyback Spend 2025: 87.36B CNY
2025's buyback spend for Alibaba came in at 87.36B CNY, edged down 2.3% below 2024.
Alibaba Buyback Spend 2024: 89.43B CNY
Alibaba posted buyback spend of 89.43B CNY in 2024, grew 19.6% from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Alibaba Buyback Spend 2023: 74.80B CNY
In 2023, Alibaba reported buyback spend of 74.80B CNY, grew 24.2% from 2022.
Alibaba Buyback Spend 2022: 60.21B CNY
Alibaba buyback spend in 2022 was 60.21B CNY.
See more financial history for Alibaba (BABA).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2026 | 7.64B CNY | 11.18B CNY | −3.54B CNY | 0.38% | 2.40B | -0.4% | |
| 2025 | 87.36B CNY | 0.00 CNY | 87.36B CNY | 3.94% | 2.41B | -5.1% | |
| 2024 | 89.43B CNY | 0.00 CNY | 89.43B CNY | 6.82% | 2.54B | -3.6% | |
| 2023 | 74.80B CNY | 0.00 CNY | 74.80B CNY | 4.13% | 2.64B | -3.1% | |
| 2022 | 60.21B CNY | 0.00 CNY | 60.21B CNY | 3.26% | 2.72B | -0.9% | |
| 2021 | 745.79M CNY | 0.00 CNY | 745.79M CNY | 0.02% | 2.75B | +3.0% | |
| 2020 | 0.00 CNY | 0.00 CNY | 0.00 CNY | — | 2.67B | +1.7% | |
| 2019 | 10.87B CNY | 0.00 CNY | 10.87B CNY | 0.35% | 2.62B | +0.5% | |
| 2018 | 0.00 CNY | 0.00 CNY | 0.00 CNY | — | 2.61B | +1.4% | |
| 2017 | 13.46B CNY | 0.00 CNY | 13.46B CNY | 0.72% | 2.57B | +0.4% | |
| 2016 | 20.13B CNY | 0.00 CNY | 20.13B CNY | 1.55% | 2.56B | +2.5% | |
| 2015 | 392.30M CNY | 0.00 CNY | 392.30M CNY | 0.03% | 2.50B | +1.4% | |
| 2014 | 159.26M CNY | 0.00 CNY | 159.26M CNY | 0.01% | 2.47B | +6.2% | |
| 2013 | 39.39B CNY | 0.00 CNY | 39.39B CNY | 3.00% | 2.32B | 0.0% | |
| 2012 | 415.27M CNY | 0.00 CNY | 415.27M CNY | — | 2.32B | -8.5% | |
| 2011 | 415.27M CNY | 0.00 CNY | 415.27M CNY | — | 2.54B | -0.1% | |
| 2010 | 69.80M CNY | 237.88M CNY | −168.07M CNY | — | 2.54B | +0.5% | |
| 2009 | 78.87M CNY | 194.90M CNY | −116.03M CNY | — | 2.53B | +4.0% | |
| 2008 | 112.25M CNY | 152.08M CNY | −39.83M CNY | — | 2.43B | +1.9% | |
| 2007 | 0.00 CNY | 113.90M CNY | −113.90M CNY | — | 2.38B | — |
- 20267.64B CNY
- 202587.36B CNY
- 202489.43B CNY
- 202374.80B CNY
- 202260.21B CNY
- 2021745.79M CNY
- 20200.00 CNY
- 201910.87B CNY
- 20180.00 CNY
- 201713.46B CNY
- 201620.13B CNY
- 2015392.30M CNY
- 2014159.26M CNY
- 201339.39B CNY
- 2012415.27M CNY
- 2011415.27M CNY
- 201069.80M CNY
- 200978.87M CNY
- 2008112.25M CNY
- 20070.00 CNY
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Alibaba (BABA)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.54×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Alibaba (BABA)
How Alibaba splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Alibaba, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $6.44B | |
| $2.52B | |
| $2.06B | |
| $211.00M | |
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- $6.44B
- $2.52B
- $2.06B
- $211.00M
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom 0.00 CNY (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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