Latest period
-$7.1B
YoY change
-168.2%
5Y CAGR
—
Peak year (FY2021)
$28.1B
Latest annual
-$7.33B
Free Cash Flow history chart for Alibaba (BABA) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: -$7.33B
Free Cash Flow growth chart for Alibaba (BABA) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: -168.2%
Free Cash Flow history table for Alibaba (BABA) from 2006 to 2026
| FY2026 | -$7.33B | -168.2% | -$18.1B | ||
| FY2025 | $10.7B | -48.8% | -$10.2B | ||
| FY2024 | $21B | -13.3% | -$3.21B | ||
| FY2023 | $24.2B | +74.7% | +$10.3B | ||
| FY2022 | $13.9B | -50.6% | -$14.2B | ||
| FY2021 | $28.1B | +41.3% | +$8.2B | ||
| FY2020 | $19.9B | +32.3% | +$4.85B | ||
| FY2019 | $15B | +6.2% | +$878M | ||
| FY2018 | $14.1B | +51.9% | +$4.83B | ||
| FY2017 | $9.31B | +30.2% | +$2.16B | ||
| FY2016 | $7.15B | +30.0% | +$1.65B | ||
| FY2015 | $5.5B | +44.3% | +$1.69B | ||
| FY2014 | $3.81B | +88.5% | +$1.79B | ||
| FY2013 | $2.02B | +79.1% | +$893M | ||
| FY2012 | $1.13B | +6.5% | +$68.7M | ||
| FY2011 | $1.06B | +296.2% | +$793M | ||
| FY2010 | $268M | +41.5% | +$78.6M | ||
| FY2009 | $189M | +13.3% | +$22.3M | ||
| FY2008 | $167M | +107.0% | +$86.3M | ||
| FY2007 | $80.6M | — | — |
- FY2026-$7.33B-168.2%
- FY2025$10.7B-48.8%
- FY2024$21B-13.3%
- FY2023$24.2B+74.7%
- FY2022$13.9B-50.6%
- FY2021$28.1B+41.3%
- FY2020$19.9B+32.3%
- FY2019$15B+6.2%
- FY2018$14.1B+51.9%
- FY2017$9.31B+30.2%
- FY2016$7.15B+30.0%
- FY2015$5.5B+44.3%
- FY2014$3.81B+88.5%
- FY2013$2.02B+79.1%
- FY2012$1.13B+6.5%
- FY2011$1.06B+296.2%
- FY2010$268M+41.5%
- FY2009$189M+13.3%
- FY2008$167M+107.0%
- FY2007$80.6M—
Free Cash Flow values are taken from Alibaba's reported cash flow 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 converted to USD using IAS 21 average exchange rates (P&L / cash flow) or closing rates (balance sheet). Originally filed in CNY.
About Free Cash Flow at Alibaba (BABA)
Free Cash Flow for Alibaba (BABA): headline value -$7.1B · YoY -168.2%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2026 reading of Alibaba (BABA) free cash flow is -50.7B CNY – plunged 164.9% year-over-year.
Alibaba free cash flow peaked at 182B CNY in 2021; the latest annual figure is -50.7B CNY in 2026 (127.9% below peak).
The record annual free cash flow stands at 182B CNY, reached in 2021; the historical low of -50.7B CNY was recorded in 2026.
Alibaba Free Cash Flow by Year
Alibaba Free Cash Flow 2026: -$7.33B
In 2026, Alibaba reported free cash flow of -50.7B CNY (-$7.33B), plunged 164.9% below 2025. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Alibaba Free Cash Flow 2025: $10.7B
Alibaba free cash flow in 2025 was 78.2B CNY ($10.7B), plunged 48.2% below 2024.
Alibaba Free Cash Flow 2024: $21B
2024's free cash flow for Alibaba came in at 151B CNY ($21B), declined 8.9% below 2023.
Alibaba Free Cash Flow 2023: $24.2B
Alibaba posted free cash flow of 166B CNY ($24.2B) in 2023, surged 88.2% from 2022.
Alibaba Free Cash Flow 2022: $13.9B
Alibaba free cash flow in 2022 was 87.9B CNY ($13.9B).
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Sector peers by Free Cash Flow
Consumer Cyclical peers of Alibaba (BABA), ranked by their latest free cash flow
| $14.9B | |
| $12.6B | |
| $9.09B | |
| $7.7B | |
| $7.65B | |
| $7.19B | |
| $6.22B | |
| $4.92B |
- $14.9B
- $12.6B
- $9.09B
- $7.7B
- $7.65B
- $7.19B
- $6.22B
- $4.92B
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