Alibaba Group Holding Limited Operating Income | BABA

Operating profit (also called operating income or profit from core activities) is a financial metric that reflects a company's profit from its main operational activities before interest expenses and taxes are taken into account.

Formula

Operating profit = Revenue – Operating expenses

Features of the metric

Evaluates business efficiency
Shows how well the company controls its production and administrative costs.
Independent of financial structure
Excludes the impact of debt burden (interest) and taxes, allowing objective comparison of companies.
Main source for growth
High operating profit provides resources for investments, business expansion, and increased competitiveness.

If a company shows strong operating profit, it signals to investors that the core business is operating efficiently, even if net profit is temporarily reduced due to debt or tax burden.

Annual Operating Income Alibaba Group Holding Limited

2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
50.2 B	141 B	113 B	100 B	69.6 B	89.7 B	91.4 B	57.1 B	69.3 B	48.1 B	29.1 B	23.1 B	24.9 B	10.8 B	-	-

All numbers in CNY currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
141 B	10.8 B	65.6 B

Quarterly Operating Income Alibaba Group Holding Limited

2026-Q4	2026-Q1	2025-Q4	2025-Q1	2024-Q4	2024-Q1	2023-Q4	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
-	50.2 B	-	141 B	-	113 B	-	100 B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in CNY currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
141 B	50.2 B	101 B

Operating Income of other stocks in the Internet retail industry

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Dada Nexus Limited DADA	-2.16 B	-	-1.26 %	$ 2.05 B	China
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Secoo Holding Limited SECO	-621 M	-	5.17 %	$ 14.1 M	China
Farfetch Limited FTCH	-847 M	-	-	$ 985 M	Britain
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iMedia Brands IMBI	-10.7 M	-	-18.52 %	$ 3.08 M	USA
Qurate Retail QRTEA	-2.1 B	-	-	$ 143 M	USA
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Poshmark POSH	-44.4 M	-	0.02 %	$ 1.41 B	USA
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RumbleON RMBL	-200 K	-	60.5 %	$ 56.9 M	USA
Jumia Technologies AG JMIA	-63.2 M	$ 7.29	2.53 %	$ 1.8 B	Germany
ContextLogic WISH	-79 M	-	-2.26 %	$ 3.48 B	USA
Pinduoduo PDD	93.1 B	$ 82.21	0.71 %	$ 460 B	China
Natural Health Trends Corp. NHTC	-1.81 M	$ 1.59	0.62 %	$ 18.3 M	USA
Carvana Co. CVNA	1.88 B	$ 74.59	1.6 %	$ 10.3 B	USA
Oriental Culture Holding LTD OCG	-3.84 M	$ 1.72	4.24 %	$ 61.9 K	China
Baozun BZUN	56.6 M	$ 2.87	2.87 %	$ 498 M	China
Etsy ETSY	266 M	$ 76.51	0.38 %	$ 7.83 B	USA
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MOGU MOGU	-72.2 M	$ 1.97	2.6 %	$ 4.83 B	-
Wayfair W	17 M	$ 99.43	2.55 %	$ 12.7 B	USA
Revolve Group RVLV	74.3 M	$ 21.35	0.7 %	$ 1.52 B	USA
Liquidity Services LQDT	35.1 M	$ 42.11	3.96 %	$ 1.3 B	USA
Yunji YJ	-143 M	$ 2.03	0.94 %	$ 4 B	China
eBay EBAY	2.28 B	$ 103.41	0.36 %	$ 47.5 B	USA
JD.com JD	2.77 B	$ 28.26	1.87 %	$ 80.5 B	China
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