Gross margin
39.8% Fiscal year 2026
Rank 33 of 100: higher than 33% of 153 peers (All). medium.
Share of revenue left after the direct cost of the products sold.
About the company
Alibaba is a Chinese internet company. It runs the online marketplaces Taobao and Tmall, the international merchant platform AliExpress and the cloud division Alibaba Cloud. It also offers logistics and delivery services. Traded here as a US depositary receipt. As of Oct 13, 2026
Fact sheet (from the annual report) Miscellaneous business services · Causeway Bay
According to the company, Alibaba strategically focuses on AI + Cloud and consumption. Its business includes Alibaba China E-commerce Group, Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group and the AI + Cloud areas. Through Taobao Instant Commerce, consumers in China order meals, groceries and medicines for fast delivery, among other things. Internationally, AliExpress, Trendyol in Turkey and Lazada in Southeast Asia belong to the group. Cloud Intelligence Group offers customers worldwide cloud and model services at the IaaS, PaaS and MaaS levels.
Automatically summarized from SEC annual report (20-F, filed May 20, 2026) (website of the US Securities and Exchange Commission) · reviewed Oct 15, 2026
Price performance at a glance
Last 30 trading days
- Today −0.0%
- 7 days −7.7%
- 30 days −8.7%
- 1 year −44.1%
Day range (last trading day)
−1.0%Price at 92% of the range+0.1%
52-week range
−8.2%Price at 9% of the range+82.1%
- Distance from the all-time high
- −68.6%
Our own calculation from the exchange’s daily candles, as of Oct 27, 2026. “All-time” applies since the start of this series, not to the whole market. Changes in percent; the TradingView chart shows prices. “Today” = change of the last trading day versus the previous day. Not investment advice.
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Fundamental analysis
SEC filing (10-K, 10-Q)Required reports of listed companies to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): 10-K is the annual report, 10-Q the quarterly report, 20-F the annual report of foreign companies. We show the figures of the first filing.Example: 10-K for the fiscal year ending Sep 27, 2025, filed on Oct 31, 2025.More in the Academy: Lesson revenue, profit and marginAlibaba Group (ADR) · amounts in CNY
Information only – does not affect the other analysis methods, not investment advice. Source: SEC filings, As of May 20, 2026.
Quality checks
Four angles on the annual figures. Each check counts how many disclosed criteria are met – criteria without data do not count. The bars show where the company ranks on each figure among the stocks we cover and within its sector.
Fiscal year to Mar 31, 2026
Quality
Profitability, consistency, balance sheet · 2 without data
3 of 6 criteria met
Growth
Revenue and earnings per share
6 of 7 criteria met
Dividend
Level, consistency, coverage · 7 without data
no criteria with data
Financial strength
Piotroski, debt, liquidity · 1 without data
4 of 5 criteria met
Quality 3 of 6 met · 2 without data
- not met: Gross margin above 40% 39.8%
- not met: Operating margin above 15% 4.9%
- met: Net margin above 10% 10.1%
- not met: Return on equity above 15% 9.8%
- no data: Free cash flow margin above 10% not stated in the SEC filings
- met: Profit in each of the last 5 fiscal years 5 of 5
- no data: Free cash flow positive in each of the last 3 fiscal years not stated in the SEC filings
- met: Equity ratio above 30% 55.6%
Operating margin
4.9% Fiscal year 2026
Rank 30 of 100: higher than 30% of 192 peers (All). weak.
Operating income divided by revenue: what the core business earns before interest and taxes.
Net margin
10.1% Fiscal year 2026
Rank 38 of 100: higher than 38% of 237 peers (All). medium.
Profit after all costs, interest and taxes divided by revenue.
Return on equity
9.8% Fiscal year 2026
Rank 31 of 100: higher than 31% of 218 peers (All). weak.
Net income divided by equity at fiscal year end.
Return on assets
5.4% Fiscal year 2026 (total assets at year end)
Rank 47 of 100: higher than 47% of 238 peers (All). medium.
Net income divided by total assets at fiscal year end.
Equity ratio
55.6% Fiscal year 2026
Rank 76 of 100: higher than 76% of 239 peers (All). strong.
Equity as a share of total assets. Usually low for banks.
Growth 6 of 7 met
- met: Over 3 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year +5.6%
- met: Over 5 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year +7.4%
- met: Over 10 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year +26.0%
- met: Over 3 years, EPS grew by more than 5% per year +17.0%
- not met: Over 5 years, EPS grew by more than 5% per year −4.3%
- met: Revenue rose in at least 4 of the last 5 fiscal years 5 of 5
- met: Revenue rose in the last fiscal year +2.7%
Revenue growth 3 years
+5.6% per year
Rank 38 of 100: higher than 38% of 230 peers (All). medium.
Average growth per year over 3 fiscal years.
Revenue growth 5 years
+7.4% per year
Rank 30 of 100: higher than 30% of 217 peers (All). weak.
Average growth per year over 5 fiscal years.
Revenue growth 10 years
+26.0% per year
Rank 91 of 100: higher than 91% of 157 peers (All). strong.
Average growth per year over 10 fiscal years.
EPS growth 3 years
+17.0% per year
Rank 61 of 100: higher than 61% of 157 peers (All). medium.
Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.
EPS growth 5 years
−4.3% per year
Rank 7 of 100: higher than 7% of 146 peers (All). weak.
Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.
EPS growth 10 years
+4.7% per year
Rank 26 of 100: higher than 26% of 140 peers (All). weak.
Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.
Dividend no criteria with data · 7 without data
- no data: Pays a dividend 20-F filer without dividend per share
- no data: Payout ratio at most 60% of earnings 20-F filer without dividend per share
- no data: Dividend paid in each of the last 5 fiscal years 20-F filer without dividend per share
- no data: Dividend per share never lowered in the last 5 fiscal years 20-F filer without dividend per share
- no data: Dividend per share higher than 5 years ago 20-F filer without dividend per share
- no data: Free cash flow per share covers the dividend 20-F filer without dividend per share
- no data: Dividends paid over the last 5 years covered by free cash flow 20-F filer without dividend per share
Financial strength 4 of 5 met · 1 without data
- not met: Piotroski F-Score at least 7 of 9 5 of 9
- met: Long-term debt no higher than equity 0.11
- met: Current assets cover current liabilities 1.28
- met: Positive equity 1.1T CNY
- met: In 5 years, share count up by at most 5% −12.5%
- no data: Free cash flow positive in the last fiscal year capital expenditure or operating cash flow not reported
Piotroski F-Score
5 of 9 Fiscal year 2026
Rank 21 of 100: higher than 21% of 134 peers (All). weak.
Nine yes/no tests on profit, cash flow, debt, liquidity and efficiency compared with the prior year.
Debt / equity
0.11 at fiscal year end
Rank 87 of 100: lower than 87% of 199 peers (All). strong.
Long-term financial debt divided by equity.
Liquidity (current ratio)
1.28 at fiscal year end
Rank 45 of 100: higher than 45% of 215 peers (All). medium.
Current assets divided by current liabilities.
Change in share count
−12.5% in 5 years
Rank 87 of 100: lower than 87% of 199 peers (All). strong.
Change in diluted share count. Negative = share buybacks, positive = new shares.
The 9 criteria of the Piotroski F-Score
- met: Profit in the last fiscal year (positive return on assets)
- met: Positive operating cash flow
- not met: Return on assets higher than the prior year
- not met: Operating cash flow higher than net income
- met: Long-term debt relative to total assets fell
- not met: Liquidity (current assets / current liabilities) rose
- met: No additional shares (diluted share count did not rise)
- not met: Gross margin higher than the prior year
- met: Revenue relative to total assets higher than the prior year
Last fiscal year compared with the one before. Returns and revenue per total assets use total assets at the start of the year; leverage = long-term financial debt divided by total assets at year end; new shares via the average diluted share count.
20-F filer (foreign company): amounts in the reporting currency, no price-based criteria.
Price-based criteria (P/E, dividend yield) are shown to signed-in users.
Computed automatically from SEC annual reports – not investment advice. Describes the reported figures; points are not a rating of the stock. Rank 0–100 against the 239 stocks we cover and against the sector (from 5 peers); the stronger side is always on the right.
In short
- Light green: Revenue grew over 5 years (+7.4% per year).
- Light red: Net income (total) shrank over 5 years (−7.2% per year); per share −4.3% per year.
- Light green: Net margin 10.1%.
- Light green: Profit in each of the last 10 fiscal years.
Summarized from the lights below. Describes the reported figures – not a recommendation to buy or sell.
- Fiscal year 2017 (Apr 1, 2016 – Mar 31, 2017): Revenue 158.3B CNY · Net income 43.7B CNY · Net margin 27.6%
- Fiscal year 2018 (Apr 1, 2017 – Mar 31, 2018): Revenue 250.3B CNY · Net income 64.1B CNY · Net margin 25.6%
- Fiscal year 2019 (Apr 1, 2018 – Mar 31, 2019): Revenue 376.8B CNY · Net income 87.9B CNY · Net margin 23.3%
- Fiscal year 2020 (Apr 1, 2019 – Mar 31, 2020): Revenue 509.7B CNY · Net income 149.4B CNY · Net margin 29.3%
- Fiscal year 2021 (Apr 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2021): Revenue 717.3B CNY · Net income 150.6B CNY · Net margin 21.0%
- Fiscal year 2022 (Apr 1, 2021 – Mar 31, 2022): Revenue 853.1B CNY · Net income 62.2B CNY · Net margin 7.3%
- Fiscal year 2023 (Apr 1, 2022 – Mar 31, 2023): Revenue 868.7B CNY · Net income 72.8B CNY · Net margin 8.4%
- Fiscal year 2024 (Apr 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024): Revenue 941.2B CNY · Net income 80.0B CNY · Net margin 8.5%
- Fiscal year 2025 (Apr 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2025): Revenue 996.3B CNY · Net income 130.1B CNY · Net margin 13.1%
- Fiscal year 2026 (Apr 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2026): Revenue 1.0T CNY · Net income 103.6B CNY · Net margin 10.1%
No quarterly figures reported (companies filing a 20-F annual report usually report only once a year).
- Fiscal year 2017 (Apr 1, 2016 – Mar 31, 2017): Earnings per share 2.12 CNY (adjusted for split 8:1)
- Fiscal year 2018 (Apr 1, 2017 – Mar 31, 2018): Earnings per share 3.06 CNY (adjusted for split 8:1)
- Fiscal year 2019 (Apr 1, 2018 – Mar 31, 2019): Earnings per share 4.17 CNY (adjusted for split 8:1)
- Fiscal year 2020 (Apr 1, 2019 – Mar 31, 2020): Earnings per share 6.99 CNY
- Fiscal year 2021 (Apr 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2021): Earnings per share 6.84 CNY
- Fiscal year 2022 (Apr 1, 2021 – Mar 31, 2022): Earnings per share 2.84 CNY
- Fiscal year 2023 (Apr 1, 2022 – Mar 31, 2023): Earnings per share 3.43 CNY
- Fiscal year 2024 (Apr 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024): Earnings per share 3.91 CNY
- Fiscal year 2025 (Apr 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2025): Earnings per share 6.70 CNY
- Fiscal year 2026 (Apr 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2026): Earnings per share 5.50 CNY
No quarterly figures reported (companies filing a 20-F annual report usually report only once a year).
No reported values for “Dividend per share” in this interval.
No quarterly figures reported (companies filing a 20-F annual report usually report only once a year).
Fiscal year 2026 (Apr 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2026): Revenue 1.0T CNY · Net income 103.6B CNY · Net margin 10.1%
Figures over time
Where the money of a fiscal year goes and how margins, returns, balance sheet, cash flow and share count developed over up to 10 years. Each chart has one sentence saying what the trend shows.
Money flow in fiscal year 2026
Of 100 CNY of revenue, 39.8 CNY gross profit, 4.9 CNY operating income and 10.1 CNY net income remained.
Net income is above operating income (e.g. a tax benefit, gains on investments or securities).
Money flow as a table
| Item | Amount | of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.0T CNY | 100.0% |
| Gross profit | 407.5B CNY | 39.8% |
| Cost of revenue | 616.1B CNY | 60.2% |
| Operating income | 50.2B CNY | 4.9% |
| Research & development | 66.5B CNY | 6.5% |
| Other operating expenses | 290.9B CNY | 28.4% |
| Net income | 103.6B CNY | 10.1% |
Taxes, interest and other items are not available separately in the SEC data; they are combined as the difference.
Margins
The operating margin fell in 5 years from 12.5% to 4.9%.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin- Fiscal year 2017: Gross margin 62.4% · Operating margin 30.4% · Net margin 27.6%
- Fiscal year 2018: Gross margin 57.2% · Operating margin 27.7% · Net margin 25.6%
- Fiscal year 2019: Gross margin 45.1% · Operating margin 15.1% · Net margin 23.3%
- Fiscal year 2020: Gross margin 44.6% · Operating margin 17.9% · Net margin 29.3%
- Fiscal year 2021: Gross margin 41.3% · Operating margin 12.5% · Net margin 21.0%
- Fiscal year 2022: Gross margin 36.8% · Operating margin 8.2% · Net margin 7.3%
- Fiscal year 2023: Gross margin 36.7% · Operating margin 11.6% · Net margin 8.4%
- Fiscal year 2024: Gross margin 37.7% · Operating margin 12.0% · Net margin 8.5%
- Fiscal year 2025: Gross margin 40.0% · Operating margin 14.1% · Net margin 13.1%
- Fiscal year 2026: Gross margin 39.8% · Operating margin 4.9% · Net margin 10.1%
Returns
Return on equity fell in 5 years from 16.1% to 9.8%.
Return on equityReturn on assets- Fiscal year 2017: Return on equity 15.7% · Return on assets 8.6%
- Fiscal year 2018: Return on equity 17.5% · Return on assets 8.9%
- Fiscal year 2019: Return on equity 17.9% · Return on assets 9.1%
- Fiscal year 2020: Return on equity 19.8% · Return on assets 11.4%
- Fiscal year 2021: Return on equity 16.1% · Return on assets 8.9%
- Fiscal year 2022: Return on equity 6.6% · Return on assets 3.7%
- Fiscal year 2023: Return on equity 7.4% · Return on assets 4.2%
- Fiscal year 2024: Return on equity 8.1% · Return on assets 4.5%
- Fiscal year 2025: Return on equity 12.9% · Return on assets 7.2%
- Fiscal year 2026: Return on equity 9.8% · Return on assets 5.4%
Equity and long-term debt
The equity ratio stayed roughly the same in 5 years (55.6%).
EquityLong-term debt in CNY Long-term debt, depending on the filing, includes the current portion or leases.- Fiscal year 2017: Equity 278.8B CNY · Long-term debt 45.9B CNY
- Fiscal year 2018: Equity 365.8B CNY · Long-term debt 85.4B CNY
- Fiscal year 2019: Equity 492.3B CNY · Long-term debt 76.4B CNY
- Fiscal year 2020: Equity 755.4B CNY · Long-term debt 80.6B CNY
- Fiscal year 2021: Equity 937.5B CNY · Long-term debt 97.4B CNY
- Fiscal year 2022: Equity 948.5B CNY · Long-term debt 94.3B CNY
- Fiscal year 2023: Equity 989.7B CNY · Long-term debt 97.1B CNY
- Fiscal year 2024: Equity 986.5B CNY · Long-term debt 86.1B CNY
- Fiscal year 2025: Equity 1.0T CNY · Long-term debt 122.4B CNY
- Fiscal year 2026: Equity 1.1T CNY · Long-term debt 117.5B CNY
Liquidity (current ratio)
The current ratio fell in 5 years from 1.70 to 1.28.
Current ratio- Fiscal year 2017: Current ratio 1.95
- Fiscal year 2018: Current ratio 1.89
- Fiscal year 2019: Current ratio 1.30
- Fiscal year 2020: Current ratio 1.91
- Fiscal year 2021: Current ratio 1.70
- Fiscal year 2022: Current ratio 1.66
- Fiscal year 2023: Current ratio 1.81
- Fiscal year 2024: Current ratio 1.79
- Fiscal year 2025: Current ratio 1.55
- Fiscal year 2026: Current ratio 1.28
Cash flow
Free cash flow rose in 3 years from 74.6B CNY to 155.9B CNY.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow in CNY- Fiscal year 2017: Operating cash flow 80.3B CNY · Capital expenditure 5.7B CNY · Free cash flow 74.6B CNY
- Fiscal year 2018: Operating cash flow 125.2B CNY · Capital expenditure 15.6B CNY · Free cash flow 109.6B CNY
- Fiscal year 2019: Operating cash flow 151.0B CNY · Capital expenditure 32.3B CNY · Free cash flow 118.6B CNY
- Fiscal year 2020: Operating cash flow 180.6B CNY · Capital expenditure 24.7B CNY · Free cash flow 155.9B CNY
- Fiscal year 2021: Operating cash flow 231.8B CNY · Capital expenditure not available · Free cash flow not available
- Fiscal year 2022: Operating cash flow 142.8B CNY · Capital expenditure not available · Free cash flow not available
- Fiscal year 2023: Operating cash flow 199.8B CNY · Capital expenditure not available · Free cash flow not available
- Fiscal year 2024: Operating cash flow 182.6B CNY · Capital expenditure not available · Free cash flow not available
- Fiscal year 2025: Operating cash flow 163.5B CNY · Capital expenditure not available · Free cash flow not available
- Fiscal year 2026: Operating cash flow 76.2B CNY · Capital expenditure not available · Free cash flow not available
Share count
The share count fell in 5 years by 12.5% (mostly through share repurchases).
Average share count- Fiscal year 2017: Average share count 20.6B
- Fiscal year 2018: Average share count 20.9B
- Fiscal year 2019: Average share count 21.0B
- Fiscal year 2020: Average share count 21.3B
- Fiscal year 2021: Average share count 22.0B
- Fiscal year 2022: Average share count 21.8B
- Fiscal year 2023: Average share count 21.1B
- Fiscal year 2024: Average share count 20.4B
- Fiscal year 2025: Average share count 19.3B
- Fiscal year 2026: Average share count 19.2B
From annual reports filed with the SEC (10-K, 20-F, 40-F) as first reported, share count adjusted for splits; obvious filing errors (e.g. wrong unit, outliers against both neighbouring years) are hidden. Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.
Dividends and share repurchases
How much the company returns to its shareholders – as dividends or by repurchasing its own shares – and whether free cash flow supports it.
- Dividend per share
- none pays no dividend
- To shareholders (5 years)
- 319.0B CNY 100% through repurchases
- Share count over 5 years
- −12.5% fewer shares – each share is a larger stake
What goes back to shareholders
Over 5 years, 319.0B CNY went back to shareholders, 100% of it through share repurchases. This was offset by new shares issued for 1.2B CNY (including employee plans).
Dividends paidShare repurchasesNew shares issued (including employee plans)Free cash flow in CNY- Fiscal year 2017: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 13.2B CNY · New shares issued (including employee plans) 14.6B CNY · Free cash flow 74.6B CNY
- Fiscal year 2018: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases not available · New shares issued (including employee plans) 399.0M CNY · Free cash flow 109.6B CNY
- Fiscal year 2019: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 10.9B CNY · New shares issued (including employee plans) 354.0M CNY · Free cash flow 118.6B CNY
- Fiscal year 2020: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases not available · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 155.9B CNY
- Fiscal year 2021: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 773.0M CNY · New shares issued (including employee plans) 175.0M CNY · Free cash flow not available
- Fiscal year 2022: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 61.2B CNY · New shares issued (including employee plans) 109.0M CNY · Free cash flow not available
- Fiscal year 2023: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 74.7B CNY · New shares issued (including employee plans) 11.0M CNY · Free cash flow not available
- Fiscal year 2024: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 88.7B CNY · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow not available
- Fiscal year 2025: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 86.7B CNY · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow not available
- Fiscal year 2026: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 7.6B CNY · New shares issued (including employee plans) 1.0B CNY · Free cash flow not available
Dividends paid, repurchases and new shares issued from the cash flow statement of annual reports filed with the SEC (as first reported). Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.
Valuation over time
20-F filer or other currency: earnings per share and share count do not reliably match the price of the US listing (ADR) – so there is no price-based valuation here.
Key figures with traffic lights
Each light follows a simple, disclosed rule. This symbol has no sector assignment – lights with a sector comparison stay gray or use only the basic rule.
Revenue growth
Growth per year (CAGR)The average annual growth rate over several years, as if the value had grown equally strongly every year. Individual good or bad years even out in it.Example: Revenue €100m → €161m in 5 years → (161 ÷ 100) to the power of 1/5 − 1 = 10% per year.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth+7.4% per year, last 5 years
What does this mean? Revenue: over 5 years it grew by 7.4% per year on average. Comparable values for a sector comparison are missing.
Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.
Net income (total)
Growth per year (CAGR)The average annual growth rate over several years, as if the value had grown equally strongly every year. Individual good or bad years even out in it.Example: Revenue €100m → €161m in 5 years → (161 ÷ 100) to the power of 1/5 − 1 = 10% per year.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth−7.2% per year, last 5 years
per share: −4.3% per year (5 years, split-adjusted)
What does this mean? Total net income: over 5 years it fell by 7.2% per year on average.
Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.
Net margin
Profit marginThe share of revenue that is left as profit after all costs.Example: Profit €60m on €500m revenue → margin 12%.More in the Academy: Lesson revenue, profit and margin10.1% last fiscal year
What does this mean? Of every 100 CNY in revenue, 10.12 CNY remained as profit. Comparable values for a sector comparison are missing.
Light rule: Green: at least the sector median (without a sector comparison: profit) · Yellow: profit, but below the median · Red: loss.
Debt / equity
Debt-to-equity ratioFinancial debt (loans, bonds) divided by equity. A high value amplifies good and bad years alike. The key figures bar in the chart only uses long-term financial debt.Example: Financial debt €300m, equity €500m → 0.6.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth0.05 latest balance sheet
What does this mean? For every 1 CNY of equity there is 0.05 CNY of financial debt. Without a sector comparison this is hard to put into context.
Light rule: Green: at most the sector median · Yellow: up to twice the median · Red: more than twice · Gray: without a sector comparison.
Payout ratio
Payout ratioThe share of profit that a company pays out as a dividend. Above 100% it pays out more than it earns.Example: Dividend €1, earnings per share €2.50 → payout ratio 40%.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth– Dividend / earnings per share
What does this mean? The loaded SEC filings of the last two fiscal years contain no dividend per share. Either the company pays none, or it reports it under a different tag.
Light rule: Green: up to 60% of earnings · Yellow: up to 100% · Red: more than earnings or a dividend despite a loss · Gray for real estate (REITs). The sector median is for comparison only.
Profitable years
Profitable yearsHow many of the last fiscal years ended with a profit rather than a loss on the bottom line. The figure shows how consistently a company earns.Example: Profit in 9 of 10 years → one loss year.More in the Academy: Lesson revenue, profit and margin10 of 10 fiscal years with a profit
What does this mean? In 10 of the last 10 fiscal years the bottom line showed a profit. There were no losses in this period.
Light rule: Green: profit in every year · Yellow: one loss year · Red: several loss years (at least 3 years needed).
All figures as a table
| Year | End | Revenue | Net income | Margin | Earnings per share | Dividend per share | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 1.0T | 103.6B | 10.1% | 5.50 | – | – |
| 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | 996.3B | 130.1B | 13.1% | 6.70 | – | – |
| 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | 941.2B | 80.0B | 8.5% | 3.91 | – | – |
| 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | 868.7B | 72.8B | 8.4% | 3.43 | – | – |
| 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | 853.1B | 62.2B | 7.3% | 2.84 | – | – |
| 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | 717.3B | 150.6B | 21.0% | 6.84 | – | – |
| 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 509.7B | 149.4B | 29.3% | 6.99 | – | – |
| 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | 376.8B | 87.9B | 23.3% | 4.17 | – | – |
| 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | 250.3B | 64.1B | 25.6% | 3.06 | – | – |
| 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | 158.3B | 43.7B | 27.6% | 2.12 | – | – |
* Q4 derived: fiscal year minus the 9-month value (EPS cannot be derived this way); may be distorted by restatements.
How we calculate: values as first reported to the SEC (later corrections are left out), a fixed order of reporting tags per figure, partial sums are never added up. Growth per year Growth per year (CAGR)The average annual growth rate over several years, as if the value had grown equally strongly every year. Individual good or bad years even out in it.Example: Revenue €100m → €161m in 5 years → (161 ÷ 100) to the power of 1/5 − 1 = 10% per year.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth over 5 years (otherwise 3 years). Per-share values adjusted for stock split Stock splitA company divides each share into several new ones; the value of the company stays the same. We convert per-share values from before the split to today’s scale.Example: Split 4 : 1, earnings per share before $11.89 → comparable today $2.97.More in the Academy: Lesson revenue, profit and margin 8:1 (between Jun 5, 2019 and Nov 13, 2019). Quarters are labeled by the calendar quarter in which they end.
Insiders
Insider transactionsExecutives, directors and major shareholders (over 10%) of US companies report their own transactions in their company’s stock to the SEC within two business days (Form 4). Purchases in the market count as more meaningful than sales (often taxes, estate planning).Example: Three executives acquire stock worth a total of 2 million USD within two weeks → “purchases by several insiders”.More in the Academy: Glossary| Period | Purchases | Sales | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | $25.7M2 people | $13.6M3 people | +$12.1M |
| 6 months | $25.7M2 people | $84.4M5 people | −$58.7M |
| 12 months | $25.7M2 people | $85.8M5 people | −$60.2M |
Latest transactions
- Sep 30, 2026 Jiang Fang Officer Open-market sale 885,272 shares · $12.0M · SEC
- Sep 25, 2026 Yu Siying Officer Open-market sale 6,764 shares · $91.9K · SEC
- Sep 25, 2026 Jiang Fang Officer Open-market sale 4,889 shares · $66.3K · SEC
- Sep 25, 2026 Xu Hong Chief financial officer (CFO) Open-market sale 103,046 shares · $1.4M · SEC
- Aug 25, 2026 Tsai Joseph C Director Open-market purchase 720,000 shares · $10.4M · SEC
- Aug 24, 2026 Tsai Joseph C Director Open-market purchase 720,000 shares · $10.3M · SEC
Source: mandatory filings with the SEC (Form 4), open-market purchases and sales only. General information, not investment advice.
Trend score -75
Price vs. EMA 50-15
Price vs. EMA 200-15
EMA 50 vs. EMA 200-20
ADX (trend strength)+0
Highs and lows-10
Relative strength-15
Volatility and trend strength
ADX 14 (trend strength)15.1
Rel. strength 60 d−22.0%
ATR ATR (Average True Range)The average range per trading day over the last 14 days. It makes distances comparable, whether a stock costs 10 or 1,000.Example: ATR 2.50 at a price of 100: 0.4 ATR is 1.00, i.e. 1%.More in the Academy: Lesson ATR and moving averages as price values only when logged in.
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