Current Yield
1.07%
TTM Dividend/Share
$1.05
Payment Frequency
Irregular
Payout Ratio
2.4%
Consecutive Growth Years
3
Key takeaways
- Alibaba (BABA) has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
- Alibaba (BABA) currently yields 1.07%, paying $1.05 per share over the trailing twelve months, distributed irregular.
- Payout ratio is 2.4% — the share of earnings distributed as dividends.
- 4 of 6 dividend safety checks passed.
Dividend health for Alibaba (BABA)
Cash-flow, leverage and returns metrics that signal whether the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.
Chowder score | N/A |
FCF payout ratio | 37.5% |
Net debt / EBITDA | 0.6x |
Interest coverage | 6.09x |
ROIC (TTM) | 8.6% |
Dividend safety score for Alibaba (BABA)
Checks covering payout coverage, free-cash-flow support, leverage and dividend-growth durability.
4 of 6 checks passed
Payout ratio below 75%
Payout ratio is 2.4%, well below the 75% threshold.
Free cash flow covers dividend
TTM FCF after dividends is $-83.8B — FCF does not fully cover the payout.
No dividend cuts in 3 years
1 dividend cut(s) in 3 years of data.
Positive earnings growth trend
Earnings per share have grown over the past 5 years.
3+ years of consecutive growth
N/A — only 3 years of data available (need 10+).
FCF payout ratio below 70%
FCF payout ratio is 37.5%, below the 70% threshold.
Net Debt/EBITDA below 3x
Net Debt/EBITDA is 0.6x.
Dividend growth ≤ earnings growth (5Y)
N/A — insufficient data for 5Y comparison.
This analysis is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. Safety scores and comparisons reflect historical data and do not predict future performance.
Per-payment dividend history
4 payments from 2023 to 2026 · Adj. Dividend is split-adjusted
| Jun 11, 2026 | Jul 13, 2026 | $1.0500 | $1.0500 |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 | $2.0000 | $2.0000 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Jul 12, 2024 | $1.6600 | $1.6600 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Jan 18, 2024 | $1.0000 | $1.0000 |
- Jun 11, 2026$1.0500
- Jun 12, 2025$2.0000
- Jun 13, 2024$1.6600
- Dec 20, 2023$1.0000
Historical dividend yield for Alibaba (BABA)
Mean trailing dividend yield using one ratio snapshot per calendar year.Mean yield1Y: 1.68%
Dividend per share for Alibaba (BABA)
CAGR (per year)1Y: 20.48%
| Year | Total ($/share) | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.00 | 1 |
| 2024 | $1.66 | 1 |
| 2025 | $2.00 | 1 |
| 2026 | $1.05 | 1 |
Dividend growth for Alibaba (BABA)
Year-over-year change in total annual dividend per share (split-adjusted, by ex-dividend year). Green is an increase, red a cut.
Dividend Increase Track Record
Year-over-year change in total annual DPS (dividends per share, split-adjusted), based on ex-dividend date.
| 2026 | $2.0000 | — | — |
| 2025 | $1.6600 | $2.0000 | +20.5% |
| 2024 | $1.0000 | $1.6600 | +66.0% |
| 2023 | — | $1.0000 | — |
- 2026—
- 2025$2.0000
- 2024$1.6600
- 2023$1.0000
DPS sums split-adjusted amounts (adj. dividend) by ex-dividend calendar year—the same basis as the Adj. Dividend column in Dividend Payment History. The Dividend column can differ after stock splits. This table uses four decimals per annual total so the Change column matches the shown amounts; each payment row in Dividend Payment History also uses four.
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