Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA): R&D Expense

Annual figures by period end, from SEC filings.

66.53B CNY
Year ended 2026-03-31
+5.4%
3-year compound annual growth
+3.1%
5-year compound annual growth
+17.0%
10-year compound annual growth
2013-03-31: 3.75B CNY2014-03-31: 5.09B CNY2015-03-31: 10.66B CNY2016-03-31: 13.79B CNY2017-03-31: 17.06B CNY2018-03-31: 22.75B CNY2019-03-31: 37.44B CNY2020-03-31: 43.08B CNY2021-03-31: 57.24B CNY2022-03-31: 55.47B CNY2023-03-31: 56.74B CNY2024-03-31: 52.26B CNY2025-03-31: 57.15B CNY2026-03-31: 66.53B CNY66.53B CNY
2013-03-31 R&D Expense (CNY) 2026-03-31
Period endedR&D ExpenseChange YoYSource filing
2026-03-3166.53B CNY+16.4%2026-05-20, From 2025-04-01
2025-03-3157.15B CNY+9.4%2026-05-20, From 2024-04-01
2024-03-3152.26B CNY-7.9%2026-05-20, From 2023-04-01
2023-03-3156.74B CNY+2.3%2025-06-26, From 2022-04-01
2022-03-3155.47B CNY-3.1%2024-05-23, From 2021-04-01
2021-03-3157.24B CNY+32.9%2023-07-21, From 2020-04-01
2020-03-3143.08B CNY+15.1%2022-07-26, From 2019-04-01
2019-03-3137.44B CNY+64.5%2021-07-27, From 2018-04-01
2018-03-3122.75B CNY+33.4%2020-07-09, From 2017-04-01
2017-03-3117.06B CNY+23.7%2019-06-05, From 2016-04-01
2016-03-3113.79B CNY+29.4%2018-07-27, From 2015-04-01
2015-03-3110.66B CNY+109.3%2017-06-15, From 2014-04-01
2014-03-315.09B CNY+35.7%2016-05-24, From 2013-04-01
2013-03-313.75B CNYn/a2015-06-25, From 2012-04-01

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