Latest period
$1.41B
YoY change
-51.4%
5Y CAGR
-20.4%
Peak year (FY2021)
$34.5B
Latest annual
$11B
Operating Cash Flow history chart for Alibaba (BABA) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: $11B
Operating Cash Flow growth chart for Alibaba (BABA) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: -51.4%
Operating Cash Flow history table for Alibaba (BABA) from 2006 to 2026
| FY2026 | $11B | -51.4% | -$11.7B | ||
| FY2025 | $22.7B | -11.5% | -$2.95B | ||
| FY2024 | $25.6B | -12.4% | -$3.62B | ||
| FY2023 | $29.2B | +32.1% | +$7.11B | ||
| FY2022 | $22.1B | -35.9% | -$12.4B | ||
| FY2021 | $34.5B | +30.0% | +$7.96B | ||
| FY2020 | $26.5B | +18.6% | +$4.16B | ||
| FY2019 | $22.4B | +20.5% | +$3.81B | ||
| FY2018 | $18.6B | +55.9% | +$6.66B | ||
| FY2017 | $11.9B | +34.8% | +$3.07B | ||
| FY2016 | $8.84B | +31.3% | +$2.11B | ||
| FY2015 | $6.73B | +46.2% | +$2.13B | ||
| FY2014 | $4.61B | +90.8% | +$2.19B | ||
| FY2013 | $2.41B | +64.4% | +$945M | ||
| FY2012 | $1.47B | +6.5% | +$89.3M | ||
| FY2011 | $1.38B | +320.7% | +$1.05B | ||
| FY2010 | $328M | +44.1% | +$100M | ||
| FY2009 | $228M | +22.8% | +$42.2M | ||
| FY2008 | $185M | +99.4% | +$92.4M | ||
| FY2007 | $92.9M | — | — |
- FY2026$11B-51.4%
- FY2025$22.7B-11.5%
- FY2024$25.6B-12.4%
- FY2023$29.2B+32.1%
- FY2022$22.1B-35.9%
- FY2021$34.5B+30.0%
- FY2020$26.5B+18.6%
- FY2019$22.4B+20.5%
- FY2018$18.6B+55.9%
- FY2017$11.9B+34.8%
- FY2016$8.84B+31.3%
- FY2015$6.73B+46.2%
- FY2014$4.61B+90.8%
- FY2013$2.41B+64.4%
- FY2012$1.47B+6.5%
- FY2011$1.38B+320.7%
- FY2010$328M+44.1%
- FY2009$228M+22.8%
- FY2008$185M+99.4%
- FY2007$92.9M—
Operating 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 Operating Cash Flow at Alibaba (BABA)
Operating Cash Flow for Alibaba (BABA): headline value $1.41B · YoY -51.4%. 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 .
As of the 2026 fiscal year, Alibaba (BABA) reported operating cash flow of 76.2B CNY – plunged 53.8% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2021–2026 (5 years) stretch, Alibaba operating cash flow compounded at -19.4% per year, with a net decline across the window.
Between 2021 and 2026, Alibaba operating cash flow plunged 65.9%, falling from 224B CNY to 76.2B CNY.
The record annual operating cash flow stands at 224B CNY, reached in 2021; the historical low of 731M CNY was recorded in 2007.
Alibaba Operating Cash Flow by Year
Alibaba Operating Cash Flow 2026: $11B
Alibaba posted operating cash flow of 76.2B CNY ($11B) in 2026, plunged 53.8% below 2025.
Alibaba Operating Cash Flow 2025: $22.7B
In 2025, Alibaba reported operating cash flow of 165B CNY ($22.7B), declined 10.4% below 2024.
Alibaba Operating Cash Flow 2024: $25.6B
Alibaba operating cash flow in 2024 was 184B CNY ($25.6B), declined 8.0% below 2023.
Alibaba Operating Cash Flow 2023: $29.2B
2023's operating cash flow for Alibaba came in at 200B CNY ($29.2B), surged 42.4% from 2022.
Alibaba Operating Cash Flow 2022: $22.1B
Alibaba operating cash flow in 2022 was 140B CNY ($22.1B).
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Sector peers by Operating Cash Flow
Consumer Cyclical peers of Alibaba (BABA), ranked by their latest operating cash flow
| $140B | |
| $16.3B | |
| $15.1B | |
| $14.7B | |
| $10.6B | |
| $9.41B | |
| $6.87B | |
| $4.75B |
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