TTM
39.8%
YoY change
−0.14pp
Trough year (2023)
36.7%
Peak year (2008)
87.0%
Latest annual
39.8%
Gross Margin history chart for Alibaba (BABA) from 2007 to 2026
Latest: 39.8%
Gross Margin change chart for Alibaba (BABA) from 2007 to 2026
Latest: −0.14pp
Gross Margin history table for Alibaba (BABA) from 2007 to 2026
| 2026 | 39.8% | -0.14pp | ||
| 2025 | 40.0% | +2.25pp | ||
| 2024 | 37.7% | +0.98pp | ||
| 2023 | 36.7% | -0.04pp | ||
| 2022 | 36.8% | -4.52pp | ||
| 2021 | 41.3% | -3.32pp | ||
| 2020 | 44.6% | -0.49pp | ||
| 2019 | 45.1% | -12.14pp | ||
| 2018 | 57.2% | -5.19pp | ||
| 2017 | 62.4% | -3.62pp | ||
| 2016 | 66.0% | -2.69pp | ||
| 2015 | 68.7% | -5.81pp | ||
| 2014 | 74.5% | +2.69pp | ||
| 2013 | 71.8% | +4.57pp | ||
| 2012 | 67.3% | -15.98pp | ||
| 2011 | 83.2% | -2.96pp | ||
| 2010 | 86.2% | -0.46pp | ||
| 2009 | 86.7% | -0.39pp | ||
| 2008 | 87.0% | +4.47pp | ||
| 2007 | 82.6% | — |
- 202639.8%-0.14pp
- 202540.0%+2.25pp
- 202437.7%+0.98pp
- 202336.7%-0.04pp
- 202236.8%-4.52pp
- 202141.3%-3.32pp
- 202044.6%-0.49pp
- 201945.1%-12.14pp
- 201857.2%-5.19pp
- 201762.4%-3.62pp
- 201666.0%-2.69pp
- 201568.7%-5.81pp
- 201474.5%+2.69pp
- 201371.8%+4.57pp
- 201267.3%-15.98pp
- 201183.2%-2.96pp
- 201086.2%-0.46pp
- 200986.7%-0.39pp
- 200887.0%+4.47pp
- 200782.6%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at Alibaba (BABA)
According to Alibaba's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 39.8%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2026 fiscal year, Alibaba (BABA) reported gross margin of 39.81% – contracted 0.1 percentage points year-over-year.
2008 marks the peak gross margin at 87.05%, with the historical low of 36.72% recorded in 2023.
Alibaba Gross Margin by Year
Alibaba Gross Margin 2026: 39.8%
In 2026, Alibaba reported gross margin of 39.81%, contracted 0.1 percentage points from 2025.
Alibaba Gross Margin 2025: 40.0%
Alibaba gross margin in 2025 was 39.95%, expanded 2.2 percentage points from 2024.
Alibaba Gross Margin 2024: 37.7%
2024's gross margin for Alibaba came in at 37.70%, expanded 1.0 percentage points from 2023.
Alibaba Gross Margin 2023: 36.7%
Alibaba posted gross margin of 36.72% in 2023, contracted 0.0 percentage points from 2022. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Alibaba Gross Margin 2022: 36.8%
Alibaba gross margin in 2022 was 36.76%.
See more financial history for Alibaba (BABA).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Consumer Cyclical peers of Alibaba (BABA), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 100.0% | |
| 57.4% | |
| 56.0% | |
| 50.6% | |
| 33.8% | |
| 33.1% | |
| 31.4% | |
| 19.1% |
- 100.0%
- 57.4%
- 56.0%
- 50.6%
- 33.1%
- 31.4%
- 19.1%
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