Alibaba (BABA) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.06% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.06%.
Alibaba
BABA
TTM buyback yield
0.06%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.06%
5Y share count change
-9.5%
TTM buyback spend
$1.80B
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.54x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.54x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $87.36B | $0.00 | $87.36B | 2.41B | -5.1% | 3.94% |
| 2024 | $89.43B | $0.00 | $89.43B | 2.54B | -3.6% | 6.82% |
| 2023 | $74.80B | $0.00 | $74.80B | 2.64B | -3.1% | 4.13% |
| 2022 | $60.21B | $0.00 | $60.21B | 2.72B | -0.9% | 3.26% |
| 2021 | $745.79M | $0.00 | $745.79M | 2.75B | 3.0% | 0.02% |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.67B | 1.7% | — |
| 2019 | $10.87B | $0.00 | $10.87B | 2.62B | 0.5% | 0.35% |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.61B | 1.4% | — |
| 2017 | $13.46B | $0.00 | $13.46B | 2.57B | 0.4% | 0.72% |
| 2016 | $20.13B | $0.00 | $20.13B | 2.56B | 2.5% | 1.55% |
| 2015 | $392.30M | $0.00 | $392.30M | 2.50B | 1.4% | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $159.26M | $0.00 | $159.26M | 2.47B | 6.2% | 0.01% |
| 2013 | $39.39B | $0.00 | $39.39B | 2.32B | 0.0% | 3.00% |
| 2012 | $415.27M | $0.00 | $415.27M | 2.32B | -8.5% | — |
| 2011 | $415.27M | $0.00 | $415.27M | 2.54B | -0.1% | — |
| 2010 | $69.80M | $237.88M | −$168.07M | 2.54B | 0.5% | — |
| 2009 | $78.87M | $194.90M | −$116.03M | 2.53B | 4.0% | — |
| 2008 | $112.25M | $152.08M | −$39.83M | 2.43B | 1.9% | — |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $113.90M | −$113.90M | 2.38B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)N/A
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Alibaba buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Alibaba (BABA) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Alibaba spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.80B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Alibaba's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.06% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Alibaba's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.06% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Alibaba diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Alibaba's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -9.5% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).