TTM
14.1%
YoY change
−0.14pp
Trough year (2022)
15.0%
Peak year (2016)
89.4%
Latest annual
18.2%
EBITDA Margin history chart for Alibaba (BABA) from 2007 to 2026
Latest: 18.2%
EBITDA Margin change chart for Alibaba (BABA) from 2007 to 2026
Latest: −0.14pp
EBITDA Margin history table for Alibaba (BABA) from 2007 to 2026
| 2026 | 18.2% | -0.14pp | ||
| 2025 | 18.3% | +0.91pp | ||
| 2024 | 17.4% | -0.20pp | ||
| 2023 | 17.6% | +2.59pp | ||
| 2022 | 15.0% | -15.36pp | ||
| 2021 | 30.4% | -11.65pp | ||
| 2020 | 42.0% | +5.28pp | ||
| 2019 | 36.8% | -13.59pp | ||
| 2018 | 50.3% | +1.70pp | ||
| 2017 | 48.6% | -40.79pp | ||
| 2016 | 89.4% | +37.51pp | ||
| 2015 | 51.9% | -6.45pp | ||
| 2014 | 58.4% | +21.82pp | ||
| 2013 | 36.6% | +4.25pp | ||
| 2012 | 32.3% | +2.55pp | ||
| 2011 | 29.8% | -1.20pp | ||
| 2010 | 31.0% | -9.99pp | ||
| 2009 | 40.9% | +1.02pp | ||
| 2008 | 39.9% | +16.28pp | ||
| 2007 | 23.6% | — |
- 202618.2%-0.14pp
- 202518.3%+0.91pp
- 202417.4%-0.20pp
- 202317.6%+2.59pp
- 202215.0%-15.36pp
- 202130.4%-11.65pp
- 202042.0%+5.28pp
- 201936.8%-13.59pp
- 201850.3%+1.70pp
- 201748.6%-40.79pp
- 201689.4%+37.51pp
- 201551.9%-6.45pp
- 201458.4%+21.82pp
- 201336.6%+4.25pp
- 201232.3%+2.55pp
- 201129.8%-1.20pp
- 201031.0%-9.99pp
- 200940.9%+1.02pp
- 200839.9%+16.28pp
- 200723.6%—
EBITDA Margin values are taken from Alibaba's reported income statements (interim 6-K and annual 20-F filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in CNY as filed.
About EBITDA Margin at Alibaba (BABA)
According to Alibaba's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 14.1%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Alibaba (BABA) most recent annual EBITDA margin stands at 18.20% (2026) – contracted 0.1 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual EBITDA margin stands at 89.44%, reached in 2016; the historical low of 15.03% was recorded in 2022.
Alibaba EBITDA Margin by Year
Alibaba EBITDA Margin 2026: 18.2%
Alibaba EBITDA margin in 2026 was 18.20%, contracted 0.1 percentage points from 2025.
Alibaba EBITDA Margin 2025: 18.3%
2025's EBITDA margin for Alibaba came in at 18.33%, expanded 0.9 percentage points from 2024.
Alibaba EBITDA Margin 2024: 17.4%
Alibaba posted EBITDA margin of 17.43% in 2024, contracted 0.2 percentage points from 2023.
Alibaba EBITDA Margin 2023: 17.6%
In 2023, Alibaba reported EBITDA margin of 17.63%, expanded 2.6 percentage points from 2022.
Alibaba EBITDA Margin 2022: 15.0%
Alibaba EBITDA margin in 2022 was 15.03%.
See more financial history for Alibaba (BABA).
Sector peers by EBITDA Margin
Consumer Cyclical peers of Alibaba (BABA), ranked by their latest EBITDA margin
| 54.4% | |
| 34.4% | |
| 30.3% | |
| 23.1% | |
| 14.0% | |
| 13.9% | |
| 13.0% | |
| 10.7% |
- 54.4%
- 30.3%
- 23.1%
- 14.0%
- 13.9%
- 10.7%
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