Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Cyclical — Specialty Retail industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its various subsidiaries, furnishes crucial technological infrastructure and extensive marketing channels. This comprehensive support allows merchants, brands, retailers, and other businesses to effectively engage with their customer base, both within the People's Republic of China and across international markets.
Is Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) trades at 19.8× earnings (P/E), above the median of the 209 consumer cyclicals companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (24.1×) $123 (+22 %); at its sector median (17.9×) $91 (-10 %).
Kaplio overview: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Market cap $250B · 52 weeks $95 – $180 (43 % below the high) · P/E 19.8× · 2027 expected P/E 15.3× · Dividend 1.1 % · Next earnings November 24, 2026 · expected EPS $1.61 · Closing price, Oct 28 · accounts published Aug 20.
- Valuation: P/E 19.8× (cheap).
- Business: 5-year ROIC 5.3 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 0.5× (solid).
- Earnings: 4 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (24.1×) $123 (+22 %); at its sector median (17.9×) $91 (-10 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in consumer cyclicals: 5 of 7 pass
- 5y avg ROIC 5.3 %, fails.
- Current Ratio 1.36, borderline.
- 5y avg operating margin 10.3 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA 0.5×, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 2.8, passes.
- P/E read in reverse (cyclicals) 19.8×, passes.
- EV/Sales vs history 2.0×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Alibaba Group Holding Limited: P/E 19.8×; EV/EBITDA 11.3×; ROIC 2.0 %; $250B. PDD Holdings Inc. (P/E 7.7×; EV/EBITDA 4.5×; ROIC 17.5 %; $110B), MercadoLibre, Inc. (P/E 45.5×; EV/EBITDA 27.7×; ROIC 11.4 %; $84.8B), Sea Limited (P/E 29.0×; EV/EBITDA 16.2×; ROIC 8.3 %; $45.7B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 19.8× · median 24.1× · minimum 7.8× · maximum 46.8× · cheap below 13.2× · expensive above 34.0×. It has been cheaper than today only 43% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
tight (only raised recently) · Yield 1.1 % ($2.18 per ADS in 2026) · Years raising it 2 · paying since 2024 · Free cash flow coverage 2.1× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $11.40 a year ($0.95 a month).
Investor methods verdict
Would Buffett approve Alibaba today?
The Buffett Method would not approve Alibaba today: it fails its quality rules. Business quality: 76 out of 100 (price not included). Kaplio assessment with data from the week of 2026-10-26; not investment advice.
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 7.04% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.03% |
| Return on Assets | 3.75% |
| Gross Margin | 38.14% |
| Operating Margin | 4.21% |
| Net Margin | 7.04% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.25 |
| Current Ratio | 1.36 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 4 |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.79 |
Compare it with
Price Performance
| 1 month | -6.31% |
| 3 months | -17.42% |
| Year-to-date | -31.12% |
| 1 year | -43.90% |
| 3 years | +21.43% |
| 5 years | -38.79% |
| 10 years | -0.72% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $1.0500 per share in 1 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-11 | $1.0500 |
| 2025-06-12 | $2.0000 |
| 2024-06-13 | $1.6600 |
| 2023-12-20 | $1.0000 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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Explore sector: Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail
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