TTM
10.1%
YoY change
−2.94pp
Trough year (2022)
7.3%
Peak year (2016)
70.7%
Latest annual
10.1%
Net Profit Margin history chart for Alibaba (BABA) from 2007 to 2026
Latest: 10.1%
Net Profit Margin change chart for Alibaba (BABA) from 2007 to 2026
Latest: −2.94pp
Net Profit Margin history table for Alibaba (BABA) from 2007 to 2026
| 2026 | 10.1% | -2.94pp | ||
| 2025 | 13.1% | +4.56pp | ||
| 2024 | 8.5% | +0.12pp | ||
| 2023 | 8.4% | +1.08pp | ||
| 2022 | 7.3% | -13.70pp | ||
| 2021 | 21.0% | -8.32pp | ||
| 2020 | 29.3% | +6.00pp | ||
| 2019 | 23.3% | -2.29pp | ||
| 2018 | 25.6% | -1.98pp | ||
| 2017 | 27.6% | -43.06pp | ||
| 2016 | 70.7% | +38.82pp | ||
| 2015 | 31.8% | -12.57pp | ||
| 2014 | 44.4% | +19.69pp | ||
| 2013 | 24.7% | +3.60pp | ||
| 2012 | 21.1% | -5.33pp | ||
| 2011 | 26.4% | +0.30pp | ||
| 2010 | 26.1% | -12.29pp | ||
| 2009 | 38.4% | -6.32pp | ||
| 2008 | 44.7% | +28.62pp | ||
| 2007 | 16.1% | — |
- 202610.1%-2.94pp
- 202513.1%+4.56pp
- 20248.5%+0.12pp
- 20238.4%+1.08pp
- 20227.3%-13.70pp
- 202121.0%-8.32pp
- 202029.3%+6.00pp
- 201923.3%-2.29pp
- 201825.6%-1.98pp
- 201727.6%-43.06pp
- 201670.7%+38.82pp
- 201531.8%-12.57pp
- 201444.4%+19.69pp
- 201324.7%+3.60pp
- 201221.1%-5.33pp
- 201126.4%+0.30pp
- 201026.1%-12.29pp
- 200938.4%-6.32pp
- 200844.7%+28.62pp
- 200716.1%—
Net Profit 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 Net Profit Margin at Alibaba (BABA)
According to Alibaba's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 10.1%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2026, Alibaba (BABA) net margin totalled 10.12% – contracted 2.9 percentage points year-over-year.
70.65% stands as the all-time-high annual net margin, posted in 2016, against a low of 7.30% during 2022.
Alibaba Net Profit Margin by Year
Alibaba Net Profit Margin 2026: 10.1%
Alibaba net margin in 2026 was 10.12%, contracted 2.9 percentage points from 2025.
Alibaba Net Profit Margin 2025: 13.1%
2025's net margin for Alibaba came in at 13.06%, expanded 4.6 percentage points from 2024.
Alibaba Net Profit Margin 2024: 8.5%
Alibaba posted net margin of 8.50% in 2024, expanded 0.1 percentage points from 2023.
Alibaba Net Profit Margin 2023: 8.4%
In 2023, Alibaba reported net margin of 8.38%, expanded 1.1 percentage points from 2022.
Alibaba Net Profit Margin 2022: 7.3%
Alibaba net margin in 2022 was 7.30%.
See more financial history for Alibaba (BABA).
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| 31.6% | |
| 22.2% | |
| 21.5% | |
| 12.2% | |
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| 7.5% | |
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