Alibaba Group Holding Limited General and Administrative Expenses 2011-2026 | BABA

General and Administrative Expenses — these are a part of a company's operating expenses that are not directly related to the production of goods or the provision of services but are necessary for the overall functioning of the business.

What these expenses include

Salaries of administrative staff (executives, HR, accountants, legal personnel)
Office rent and utilities
Office equipment and IT infrastructure
Professional services (auditors, lawyers, consultants)
Insurance
General administrative travel and representation expenses

What the metric indicates

Cost control
A high level of such expenses may indicate inefficient management or an overly complex structure
Profitability
Reducing administrative expenses while maintaining stable revenue increases operating profit
Comparative analysis
Investors can compare this metric as a percentage of revenue among companies in the same industry
Business flexibility
Companies with a flexible and controlled expense structure are more resilient to revenue declines

Annual General and Administrative Expenses Alibaba Group Holding Limited

2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
33.1 B	44.2 B	42 B	42.2 B	31.9 B	55.2 B	28.2 B	24.9 B	16.2 B	12.2 B	9.2 B	7.8 B	4.22 B	2.89 B	2.21 B	640 M

All numbers in CNY currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
55.2 B	640 M	22.3 B

Quarterly General and Administrative Expenses Alibaba Group Holding Limited

2026-Q1	2025-Q1	2024-Q1	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
33.1 B	44.2 B	42 B	42.2 B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in CNY currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
44.2 B	33.1 B	40.4 B

General and Administrative Expenses of other stocks in the Internet retail industry

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Blue Apron Holdings APRN	155 M	-	6.51 %	$ 238 M	USA
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LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd. LITB	19.6 M	$ 2.5	2.04 %	$ 549 M	China
JD.com JD	12 B	$ 30.52	-3.02 %	$ 86.9 B	China
Liquidity Services LQDT	32.8 M	$ 34.43	0.67 %	$ 1.07 B	USA
Farfetch Limited FTCH	592 M	-	-	$ 985 M	Britain
Ozon Holdings PLC OZON	12.2 B	-	-	-	Russia
Ruhnn Holding Limited RUHN	303 M	-	-	$ 279 M	China
Secoo Holding Limited SECO	299 M	-	5.17 %	$ 14.1 M	China
Jumia Technologies AG JMIA	66.1 M	$ 6.97	-1.83 %	$ 1.72 B	Germany
CarParts.com PRTS	48 M	$ 0.62	-3.7 %	$ 37.9 M	USA
1847 Goedeker GOED	4.99 M	-	-2.46 %	$ 130 M	USA
Pinduoduo PDD	1.54 B	$ 94.52	-3.34 %	$ 523 M	China
Etsy ETSY	333 M	$ 62.38	2.7 %	$ 6.38 B	USA
Natural Health Trends Corp. NHTC	14.8 M	$ 2.83	-1.74 %	$ 32.5 M	USA
Vipshop Holdings Limited VIPS	4.37 B	$ 14.41	-0.76 %	$ 1.44 B	China
Yunji YJ	226 M	$ 1.68	-1.18 %	$ 3.31 B	China
iMedia Brands IMBI	38.6 M	-	-18.52 %	$ 3.08 M	USA
Qurate Retail QRTEA	1.74 B	-	-	$ 143 M	USA
Chewy CHWY	2.67 B	$ 20.73	4.07 %	$ 8.58 B	USA
Revolve Group RVLV	157 M	$ 19.23	0.79 %	$ 1.37 B	USA
Overstock.com OSTK	53.6 M	-	5.47 %	$ 762 M	USA
Poshmark POSH	14.7 M	-	0.02 %	$ 1.41 B	USA
RumbleON RMBL	30.1 M	-	60.5 %	$ 56.9 M	USA
Amazon.com AMZN	8.82 B	$ 266.32	-0.8 %	$ 2.84 T	USA
Carvana Co. CVNA	2.31 B	$ 68.28	6.01 %	$ 9.4 B	USA
MercadoLibre MELI	1.08 B	$ 1 664.42	-0.8 %	$ 84.4 B	Argentina
Wayfair W	357 M	$ 67.07	1.1 %	$ 8.58 B	USA
ContextLogic WISH	116 M	-	-2.26 %	$ 3.48 B	USA
eBay EBAY	1.2 B	$ 115.75	-1.18 %	$ 53.1 B	USA
MOGU MOGU	103 M	$ 2.01	-2.66 %	$ 5.28 B	-
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