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Alibaba Group operates in the Consumer Discretionary sector (megacap tech).
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. · Consumer Discretionary · Profile
Alibaba Group (BABA) stock profile and business model
What Alibaba Group does, how the business earns money, and how valuation, peers, ownership, and risk shape the TECHi profile.
Section freshness
Price Aug 25, 7:37 AM EDT
Investor profile snapshot
BABA live price, business model and key metrics
Start with the live market print, then use this profile to connect Alibaba Group's operating model with revenue, margins, peer context, and investor risk.
Market cap
$300.74B
Equity scale
Analyst view
Buy
Wall Street ratings and price targets appear here once analysts publish coverage.
Company · Profile
About Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA)
Sector, leadership, and how Alibaba Group Holding Ltd earns its revenue.
Consumer Discretionary
Company · Profile
About Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA)
Sector, leadership, and how Alibaba Group Holding Ltd earns its revenue.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. · BABA · HK
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Retail
- Country
- HK
- Founded
- 2012
- Exchange
- NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC.
Business identity
Alibaba Group company facts and operating footprint
Alibaba Group operates in the Consumer Discretionary sector (megacap tech).
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Retail
- Founded
- 2012
- Country
- HK
- Exchange
- NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC.
Registration and filing identifiersShowHide
- Asset type
- Common Stock
- CIK
- 0001577552
Key metrics
BABA valuation, revenue and margin profile
- Market cap
- $300.74B
- Equity scale
- Net margin
- 10.12%
- Profit after expenses
Margin quality snapshot
Gross margin39.81%
Operating margin5.83%
Net margin10.12%
Competitors
BABA competitors and peer context
Peer data is limited for this ticker.
Risk heatmap
BABA business risks investors should monitor
Valuation sensitivity
MonitorMultiple pending
Use the forward P/E and PEG context before treating the profile as cheap or expensive.
Balance-sheet flexibility
MonitorD/E 0.25 · CR 1.28
Debt load and near-term liquidity shape how much strategic patience the company has.
Growth durability
Monitor—
Latest YoY revenue growth is the first check on whether the business model is still expanding.
Market sensitivity
MonitorBeta pending
Higher beta can amplify drawdowns when rates, earnings expectations, or sector appetite shift.
Regulatory and operating pressure
MonitorConsumer Discretionary
Industry rules, supply chains, customer concentration, and macro demand remain the main operating risks to monitor.
Size & scale
- Market cap
- $300.74B
- Enterprise value
- $2.16T
- Shares outstanding
- 19.06B
- Currency
- CNY
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