Alibaba Group Announces September Quarter 2025 Results and Interim Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2025
“We have entered into an investment phase to build long-term strategic value in AI technologies and infrastructure and a consumption platform integrating daily life services and e-commerce. With our significant strategic investments in these areas, our two core businesses of AI + Cloud and consumption continued to deliver strong growth this quarter. Robust AI demand further accelerated our
“Our core businesses continued to deliver solid revenue growth, with AI revenue contributing to an expanding share of our cloud revenues from external customers, and customer management revenue up 10%. We are re-investing our profits and free cash flow for the future while near-term profitability is expected to fluctuate. Over the past four quarters, we have deployed approximately
BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS
In the quarter ended
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Revenue was
RMB247,795 million (US$34,808 million ), an increase of 5% year-over-year. Excluding revenue from the disposed businesses ofSun Art and Intime, revenue on a like-for-like basis would have grown by 15% year-over-year. -
Income from operations was
RMB5,365 million (US$754 million ), a decrease of 85% year-over-year, primarily due to the decrease in adjusted EBITA. Adjusted EBITA, a non-GAAP measurement, decreased 78% year-over-year toRMB9,073 million (US$1,274 million ), primarily attributable to the investment in quick commerce, user experiences, and technology, partly offset by double-digit revenue growth inAlibaba China E-commerce Group , the improved operating results supported by continued growth in Cloud business, as well as enhanced operating efficiencies across various businesses. -
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders was
RMB20,990 million (US$2,948 million ). Net income wasRMB20,612 million (US$2,895 million ), a decrease of 53% year-over-year, primarily attributable to the decrease in income from operations. Non-GAAP net income in the quarter endedSeptember 30, 2025 wasRMB10,352 million (US$1,454 million ), a decrease of 72% compared toRMB36,518 million in the same quarter of 2024. -
Diluted earnings per ADS was
RMB8.75 (US$1.23 ). Diluted earnings per share wasRMB1.09 (US$0.15 orHK$1.19 ). Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS wasRMB4.36 (US$0.61 ), a decrease of 71% year-over-year. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share wasRMB0.55 (US$0.08 orHK$0.60 ), a decrease of 71% year-over-year. -
Net cash provided by operating activities was
RMB10,099 million (US$1,419 million ), a decrease of 68% compared toRMB31,438 million in the same quarter of 2024. Free cash flow, a non-GAAP measurement of liquidity, was an outflow ofRMB21,840 million (US$3,068 million ), compared to an inflow ofRMB13,735 million in the same quarter of 2024. The decrease in free cash flow was mainly attributed to the investment in quick commerce and the increase in our cloud infrastructure expenditure. As ofSeptember 30, 2025 , our cash and other liquid investments(1) wereRMB573,889 million (US$80,614 million ).
In the six months ended
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Revenue was
RMB495,447 million (US$69,595 million ), an increase of 3% year-over-year. Excluding revenue from the disposed businesses ofSun Art and Intime, revenue on a like-for-like basis would have grown by 12% year-over-year. -
Income from operations was
RMB40,353 million (US$5,668 million ), a decrease of 43% year-over-year, primarily due to the decrease in adjusted EBITA, partly offset by a one-time provision(2) in the same period last year. Adjusted EBITA, a non-GAAP measurement, decreased 44% year-over-year toRMB47,917 million (US$6,731 million ), primarily attributable to the investment in quick commerce, user experiences, and technology, partly offset by double-digit revenue growth inAlibaba China E-commerce Group , the improved operating results supported by continued growth in Cloud business, as well as enhanced operating efficiencies across various businesses. -
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders was
RMB64,106 million (US$9,005 million ). Net income wasRMB62,994 million (US$8,849 million ), a decrease of 7% year-over-year, primarily attributable to the decrease in income from operations, partly offset by the mark-to-market changes from our equity investments, gain from the disposal of local consumer service business of Trendyol, and the decrease in both the impairment of our investments and net exchange loss. Non-GAAP net income in the six months endedSeptember 30, 2025 wasRMB43,862 million (US$6,161 million ), a decrease of 43% compared toRMB77,209 million in the same period of 2024. -
Diluted earnings per ADS was
RMB26.73 (US$3.75 ). Diluted earnings per share wasRMB3.34 (US$0.47 orHK$3.66 ). Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS wasRMB19.10 (US$2.68 ), a decrease of 39% year-over-year. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share wasRMB2.39 (US$0.34 orHK$2.62 ), a decrease of 39% year-over-year. -
Net cash provided by operating activities was
RMB30,771 million (US$4,322 million ), a decrease of 53% compared toRMB65,074 million in the same period of 2024. Free cash flow, a non-GAAP measurement of liquidity, was an outflow ofRMB40,655 million (US$5,711 million ), compared to an inflow ofRMB31,107 million in the same period of 2024. The decrease in free cash flow was mainly attributed to the increase in our cloud infrastructure expenditure and the investment in quick commerce. As ofSeptember 30, 2025 , our cash and other liquid investments(1) wereRMB573,889 million (US$80,614 million ).
Reconciliations of GAAP measures to non-GAAP measures presented above are included at the end of this results announcement.
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(1) Cash and other liquid investments represent cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and other treasury investments included in equity securities and other investments on the consolidated balance sheets, of which that are unrestricted for withdrawal and use.
(2) See the section entitled “Six Months Ended September Other Financial Results” for more information.
BUSINESS AND STRATEGIC UPDATES
During the quarter, we executed our plan to reach critical mass scale in quick commerce, improve user experience and enhance operating efficiency. The quick commerce business has substantially improved its unit economics since September, driven by higher fulfillment logistics efficiency, strong customer retention and increasing average order value. As part of our strategy to generate synergies between quick commerce and the rest of Alibaba’s ecosystem, we accelerated the onboarding of Tmall brands to our quick commerce channel to expand product offering and meet consumer needs for on-demand delivery. We had onboarded offline stores from approximately 3,500 Tmall brands to the quick commerce business as of
Customer management revenue grew 10% year-over-year to
We had a successful 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, which delivered double-digit consumer growth year-over-year on the Taobao app, as we implemented user-friendly promotion mechanisms and increased support for merchants that provide high-quality products and customer services.
The number of 88VIP members, our highest spending consumer group, continued to increase by double digits year-over-year, surpassing 56 million. We will continue to focus on improving the retention of 88VIP membership through enhanced value proposition to our most valued customers.
A combination of logistics optimization and investment efficiency enhancement resulted in AIDC’s adjusted EBITA profit of
This quarter, revenue from AIDC grew 10% year-over-year to
For the quarter ended
AI-related product revenue continued to show strong momentum, delivering another quarter of triple-digit year-over-year growth. We are seeing accelerated adoption of our AI products across a broad range of enterprise customers, with a growing focus on value-added applications including coding assistants. We will continue to invest in anticipation of customer growth and technology innovation, including AI products and services, to increase adoption of AI infrastructure cloud and strengthen our market leadership.
In September at the
Share Repurchases
During the quarter ended
SEPTEMBER QUARTER SUMMARY FINANCIAL RESULTS
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Revenue |
236,503 |
247,795 |
34,808 |
5% |
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Income from operations |
35,246 |
5,365 |
754 |
(85)%(2) |
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Operating margin |
15% |
2% |
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Adjusted EBITDA(1) |
47,327 |
17,256 |
2,424 |
(64)%(2) |
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Adjusted EBITDA margin(1) |
20% |
7% |
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Adjusted EBITA(1) |
40,561 |
9,073 |
1,274 |
(78)%(2) |
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Adjusted EBITA margin(1) |
17% |
4% |
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Net income |
43,547 |
20,612 |
2,895 |
(53)%(2) |
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Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders |
43,874 |
20,990 |
2,948 |
(52)%(2) |
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Non-GAAP net income(1) |
36,518 |
10,352 |
1,454 |
(72)%(2) |
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Diluted earnings per share(3) |
2.27 |
1.09 |
0.15 |
(52)%(2)(4) |
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Diluted earnings per ADS(3) |
18.17 |
8.75 |
1.23 |
(52)%(2)(4) |
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Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share(1)(3) |
1.88 |
0.55 |
0.08 |
(71)%(2)(4) |
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Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS(1)(3) |
15.06 |
4.36 |
0.61 |
(71)%(2)(4) |
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See the sections entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures to the Nearest Comparable |
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The year-over-year decreases were primarily attributable to the investment in quick commerce, user experiences, and technology, partly offset by double-digit revenue growth in |
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Each ADS represents eight ordinary shares. |
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The year-over-year percentages as stated are calculated based on the exact amount and there may be minor differences from the year-over-year percentages calculated based on the RMB amounts after rounding. |
SEPTEMBER QUARTER SEGMENT RESULTS
Revenue for the quarter ended
The following table sets forth a breakdown of our revenue by segment for the periods indicated:
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RMB |
US$ |
YoY %
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E-commerce |
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- Customer management |
71,667 |
78,927 |
11,087 |
10% |
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- Direct sales, logistics and others(2) |
22,799 |
24,006 |
3,372 |
5% |
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94,466 |
102,933 |
14,459 |
9% |
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Quick commerce(3) |
14,321 |
22,906 |
3,217 |
60% |
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5,986 |
6,739 |
947 |
13% |
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114,773 |
132,578 |
18,623 |
16% |
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International commerce retail |
25,618 |
28,068 |
3,943 |
10% |
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International commerce wholesale |
6,054 |
6,731 |
945 |
11% |
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31,672 |
34,799 |
4,888 |
10% |
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29,610 |
39,824 |
5,594 |
34% |
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All others(4) |
84,483 |
62,969 |
8,846 |
(25)% |
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Unallocated |
469 |
577 |
81 |
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Inter-segment elimination |
(24,504) |
(22,952) |
(3,224) |
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Consolidated revenue |
236,503 |
247,795 |
34,808 |
5% |
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To advance our “user first” strategy and enhance user experience, during the quarter ended |
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Direct sales, logistics and others revenue under |
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Quick commerce revenue represents quick commerce business revenue, including revenue generated through “Taobao Instant Commerce” and the |
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All others include Freshippo, Cainiao, |
The following table sets forth a breakdown of our adjusted EBITA by segment for the periods indicated:
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2025 |
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RMB |
US$ |
YoY %
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44,327 |
10,497 |
1,474 |
(76)% |
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(2,905) |
162 |
23 |
N/A |
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2,661 |
3,604 |
506 |
35% |
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All others |
(1,833) |
(3,370) |
(473) |
(84)% |
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Unallocated(2) |
(1,271) |
(1,221) |
(172) |
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Inter-segment elimination |
(418) |
(599) |
(84) |
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Consolidated adjusted EBITA |
40,561 |
9,073 |
1,274 |
(78)% |
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Less: Non-cash share-based compensation expense |
(3,666) |
(2,882) |
(404) |
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Less: Amortization of intangible assets |
(1,649) |
(826) |
(116) |
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Income from operations |
35,246 |
5,365 |
754 |
(85)% |
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To advance our “user first” strategy and enhance user experience, during the quarter ended |
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Unallocated primarily relates to certain costs incurred by corporate functions and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to individual segments. |
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For a more intuitive presentation, widening of loss in YoY% is shown in terms of negative growth rate, and narrowing of loss in YoY% is shown in terms of positive growth rate. |
(i) Segment revenue
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E-commerce Business
Revenue from our E-commerce business in the quarter endedSeptember 30, 2025 wasRMB102,933 million (US$14,459 million ), an increase of 9% compared toRMB94,466 million in the same quarter of 2024.
Customer management revenue increased by 10% year-over-year, primarily due to the improvement of take rate.
Direct sales, logistics and others revenue under E-commerce business in the quarter endedSeptember 30, 2025 wasRMB24,006 million (US$3,372 million ), an increase of 5% compared toRMB22,799 million in the same quarter of 2024, primarily driven by the increase in revenue from logistics services and value-added services, partly offset by the decrease in revenue from certain direct sales businesses.
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Quick Commerce Business
Revenue from our Quick commerce business in the quarter endedSeptember 30, 2025 wasRMB22,906 million (US$3,217 million ), an increase of 60% compared toRMB14,321 million in the same quarter of 2024, mainly due to order growth as a result of the rollout of “Taobao Instant Commerce” at the end ofApril 2025 .
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China Commerce Wholesale Business
Revenue from ourChina commerce wholesale business in the quarter endedSeptember 30, 2025 wasRMB6,739 million (US$947 million ), an increase of 13% compared toRMB5,986 million in the same quarter of 2024, primarily due to an increase in revenue from value-added services provided to paying members.
(ii) Segment adjusted EBITA
(i) Segment revenue
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International Commerce Retail Business
Revenue from our International commerce retail business in the quarter endedSeptember 30, 2025 wasRMB28,068 million (US$3,943 million ), an increase of 10% compared toRMB25,618 million in the same quarter of 2024, primarily driven by the increase in revenue contributed by AliExpress and other international businesses. As certain of our international businesses generate revenue in local currencies while our reporting currency is Renminbi, AIDC’s revenue is affected by exchange rate fluctuations.
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International Commerce Wholesale Business
Revenue from our International commerce wholesale business in the quarter endedSeptember 30, 2025 wasRMB6,731 million (US$945 million ), an increase of 11% compared toRMB6,054 million in the same quarter of 2024, primarily due to an increase in revenue generated by cross-border related value-added services.
(ii) Segment adjusted EBITA
(i) Segment revenue
Revenue from
(ii) Segment adjusted EBITA
All Others
(i) Segment revenue
Revenue from All others segment was
(ii) Segment adjusted EBITA
Adjusted EBITA from All others segment in the quarter ended
SEPTEMBER QUARTER OTHER FINANCIAL RESULTS
Costs and Expenses
The following tables set forth a breakdown of our costs and expenses, share-based compensation expense, and costs and expenses excluding share-based compensation expense by function for the periods indicated:
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Costs and expenses: |
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Cost of revenue |
144,029 |
60.9% |
150,781 |
21,180 |
60.8% |
(0.1)% |
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Product development expenses |
14,182 |
6.0% |
17,095 |
2,401 |
6.9% |
0.9% |
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Sales and marketing expenses |
32,471 |
13.7% |
66,496 |
9,341 |
26.8% |
13.1% |
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General and administrative expenses |
9,777 |
4.1% |
7,380 |
1,037 |
3.0% |
(1.1)% |
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Amortization of intangible assets |
1,649 |
0.7% |
826 |
116 |
0.3% |
(0.4)% |
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Total costs and expenses |
202,108 |
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242,578 |
34,075 |
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Share-based compensation expense: |
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Cost of revenue |
619 |
0.3% |
450 |
63 |
0.2% |
(0.1)% |
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Product development expenses |
1,757 |
0.7% |
1,396 |
196 |
0.6% |
(0.1)% |
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Sales and marketing expenses |
549 |
0.2% |
500 |
70 |
0.2% |
0.0% |
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General and administrative expenses |
1,221 |
0.5% |
979 |
138 |
0.4% |
(0.1)% |
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Total share-based compensation expense(1) |
4,146 |
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3,325 |
467 |
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Costs and expenses excluding share-based compensation expense: |
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Cost of revenue |
143,410 |
60.6% |
150,331 |
21,117 |
60.7% |
0.1% |
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Product development expenses |
12,425 |
5.3% |
15,699 |
2,205 |
6.3% |
1.0% |
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Sales and marketing expenses |
31,922 |
13.5% |
65,996 |
9,271 |
26.6% |
13.1% |
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General and administrative expenses |
8,556 |
3.6% |
6,401 |
899 |
2.6% |
(1.0)% |
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Amortization of intangible assets |
1,649 |
0.7% |
826 |
116 |
0.3% |
(0.4)% |
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Total costs and expenses excluding share-based compensation expense |
197,962 |
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239,253 |
33,608 |
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This includes both cash and non-cash share-based compensation expenses. |
Cost of revenue – Cost of revenue in the quarter ended
Product development expenses – Product development expenses in the quarter ended
Sales and marketing expenses – Sales and marketing expenses in the quarter ended
General and administrative expenses – General and administrative expenses in the quarter ended
Share-based compensation expense – Total share-based compensation expense included in the cost and expense items above in the quarter ended
The following table sets forth our analysis of share-based compensation expense for the quarters indicated by type of share-based awards:
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By type of awards: |
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2,786 |
2,343 |
329 |
(16)% |
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Others(2) |
1,360 |
982 |
138 |
(28)% |
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Total share-based compensation expense(3) |
4,146 |
3,325 |
467 |
(20)% |
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This represents |
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This represents share-based awards of our subsidiaries and |
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This includes both cash and non-cash share-based compensation expenses. |
Share-based compensation expense decreased in the quarter ended
We expect that our share-based compensation expense will continue to be affected by changes in the fair value of the underlying awards and the quantity of awards we grant in the future.
Amortization of intangible assets – Amortization of intangible assets in the quarter ended
Income from operations and operating margin
Income from operations in the quarter ended
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITA
Adjusted EBITDA decreased 64% year-over-year to
Adjusted EBITA by segment
Adjusted EBITA by segment as well as a reconciliation of income from operations to adjusted EBITA are set forth in the section entitled “September Quarter Segment Results” above.
Interest and investment income, net
Interest and investment income, net in the quarter ended
The above-mentioned investment gains and losses were excluded from our non-GAAP net income.
Other (expense) income, net
Other (expense) income, net in the quarter ended
Income tax expenses
Income tax expenses in the quarter ended
Share of results of equity method investees
We record our share of results of all equity method investees one quarter in arrears. Share of results of equity method investees in the quarter ended
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Share of profit (loss) of equity method investees |
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2,478 |
2,733 |
384 |
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- Others |
(746) |
671 |
94 |
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Impairment loss |
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(5) |
(1) |
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Others(1) |
(754) |
(1,158) |
(162) |
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Total |
978 |
2,241 |
315 |
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“Others” mainly include basis differences arising from equity method investees, share-based compensation expense related to share-based awards granted to employees of our equity method investees, as well as gain or loss arising from the deemed disposal of the equity method investees. |
Net income and Non-GAAP net income
Our net income in the quarter ended
Excluding non-cash share-based compensation expense, gains/losses of investments, impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, and certain other items, non-GAAP net income in the quarter ended
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders in the quarter ended
Diluted earnings per ADS/share and non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS/share
Diluted earnings per ADS in the quarter ended
Diluted earnings per share in the quarter ended
A reconciliation of diluted earnings per ADS/share to non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS/share is included at the end of this results announcement. Each ADS represents eight ordinary shares.
Net cash provided by operating activities and free cash flow
During the quarter ended
Net cash used in investing activities
During the quarter ended
Net cash provided by financing activities
During the quarter ended
Employees
As of
SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER SUMMARY FINANCIAL RESULTS
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Revenue |
479,739 |
495,447 |
69,595 |
3% |
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Income from operations |
71,235 |
40,353 |
5,668 |
(43)%(2) |
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Operating margin |
15% |
8% |
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Adjusted EBITDA(1) |
98,488 |
62,991 |
8,848 |
(36)%(3) |
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Adjusted EBITDA margin(1) |
21% |
13% |
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Adjusted EBITA(1) |
85,596 |
47,917 |
6,731 |
(44)%(3) |
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Adjusted EBITA margin(1) |
18% |
10% |
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Net income |
67,569 |
62,994 |
8,849 |
(7)%(4) |
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Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders |
68,143 |
64,106 |
9,005 |
(6)%(4) |
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|
Non-GAAP net income(1) |
77,209 |
43,862 |
6,161 |
(43)%(3) |
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
Diluted earnings per share(5) |
3.50 |
3.34 |
0.47 |
(5)%(4)(6) |
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|
Diluted earnings per ADS(5) |
28.00 |
26.73 |
3.75 |
(5)%(4)(6) |
||||
|
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share(1)(5) |
3.94 |
2.39 |
0.34 |
(39)%(3)(6) |
||||
|
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS(1)(5) |
31.50 |
19.10 |
2.68 |
(39)%(3)(6) |
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|
|
|
| (1) |
See the sections entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures to the Nearest Comparable |
|
| (2) |
The year-over-year decrease was primarily due to the decrease in adjusted EBITA, partly offset by a one-time provision in the same period last year (See the section entitled “Six Months Ended September Other Financial Results” for more information). |
|
| (3) |
The year-over-year decreases were mainly attributable to the investment in quick commerce, user experiences, and technology, partly offset by double-digit revenue growth in |
|
| (4) |
The year-over-year decreases were mainly attributable to the decrease in income from operations, partly offset by the mark-to-market changes from our equity investments, gain from the disposal of local consumer service business of Trendyol, and the decrease in both the impairment of our investments and net exchange loss, while net income attributable to ordinary shareholders and earnings per share/ADS would further take into account the net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests and (accretion) reversal of accretion of mezzanine equity. We excluded non-cash share-based compensation expense, gains/losses of investments, impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, and certain other items from our non-GAAP measurements. |
|
| (5) |
Each ADS represents eight ordinary shares. |
|
| (6) |
The year-over-year percentages as stated are calculated based on the exact amount and there may be minor differences from the year-over-year percentages calculated based on the RMB amounts after rounding. |
SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER SEGMENT RESULTS
Revenue for the six months ended
The following table sets forth a breakdown of our revenue by segment for the periods indicated:
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Six months ended |
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2024 |
2025 |
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|
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
YoY %
|
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|
|
(in millions, except percentages) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
E-commerce |
|
|
|
|
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|
- Customer management |
152,755 |
168,179 |
23,624 |
10% |
||||
|
- Direct sales, logistics and others(2) |
50,233 |
53,331 |
7,492 |
6% |
||||
|
|
202,988 |
221,510 |
31,116 |
9% |
||||
|
Quick commerce(3) |
27,517 |
37,690 |
5,294 |
37% |
||||
|
|
11,938 |
13,450 |
1,889 |
13% |
||||
|
|
242,443 |
272,650 |
38,299 |
12% |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
International commerce retail |
49,309 |
56,463 |
7,931 |
15% |
||||
|
International commerce wholesale |
11,656 |
13,077 |
1,837 |
12% |
||||
|
|
60,965 |
69,540 |
9,768 |
14% |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
56,159 |
73,222 |
10,285 |
30% |
||||
|
All others(4) |
165,837 |
121,568 |
17,077 |
(27)% |
||||
|
Unallocated |
888 |
1,096 |
154 |
|
||||
|
Inter-segment elimination |
(46,553) |
(42,629) |
(5,988) |
|
||||
|
Consolidated revenue |
479,739 |
495,447 |
69,595 |
3% |
||||
|
|
|
| (1) |
To advance our “user first” strategy and enhance user experience, during the quarter ended |
|
| (2) |
Direct sales, logistics and others revenue under |
|
| (3) |
Quick commerce revenue represents quick commerce business revenue, including revenue generated through “Taobao Instant Commerce” and the |
|
| (4) |
All others include Freshippo, Cainiao, |
The following table sets forth a breakdown of our adjusted EBITA by segment for the periods indicated:
|
|
Six months ended |
|
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|
|
2024 |
2025 |
|
|||||
|
|
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
YoY %
|
||||
|
|
(in millions, except percentages) |
|||||||
|
|
93,080 |
48,886 |
6,867 |
(47)% |
||||
|
|
(6,611) |
103 |
14 |
N/A |
||||
|
|
4,998 |
6,558 |
921 |
31% |
||||
|
All others |
(2,910) |
(4,785) |
(672) |
(64)% |
||||
|
Unallocated(2) |
(2,142) |
(1,640) |
(230) |
|
||||
|
Inter-segment elimination |
(819) |
(1,205) |
(169) |
|
||||
|
Consolidated adjusted EBITA |
85,596 |
47,917 |
6,731 |
(44)% |
||||
|
Less: Non-cash share-based compensation expense |
(7,775) |
(6,076) |
(854) |
|
||||
|
Less: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets, and others |
(3,441) |
(1,488) |
(209) |
|
||||
|
Less: Provision for the shareholder class action lawsuits |
(3,145) |
– |
– |
|
||||
|
Income from operations |
71,235 |
40,353 |
5,668 |
(43)% |
||||
|
|
|
| (1) |
To advance our “user first” strategy and enhance user experience, during the quarter ended |
|
| (2) |
Unallocated primarily relates to certain costs incurred by corporate functions and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to individual segments. |
|
| (3) |
For a more intuitive presentation, widening of loss in YoY% is shown in terms of negative growth rate, and narrowing of loss in YoY% is shown in terms of positive growth rate. |
(i) Segment revenue
-
E-commerce Business
Revenue from our E-commerce business in the six months endedSeptember 30, 2025 wasRMB221,510 million (US$31,116 million ), an increase of 9% compared toRMB202,988 million in the same period of 2024.
Customer management revenue increased by 10% year-over-year, primarily due to the improvement of take rate.
Direct sales, logistics and others revenue under E-commerce business in the six months endedSeptember 30, 2025 wasRMB53,331 million (US$7,492 million ), an increase of 6% compared toRMB50,233 million in the same period of 2024, primarily driven by the increase in revenue from logistics services and value-added services, partly offset by the decrease in revenue from certain direct sales businesses.
-
Quick Commerce Business
Revenue from our Quick commerce business in the six months endedSeptember 30, 2025 wasRMB37,690 million (US$5,294 million ), an increase of 37% compared toRMB27,517 million in the same period of 2024, mainly due to order growth as a result of the rollout of “Taobao Instant Commerce” at the end ofApril 2025 .
-
China Commerce Wholesale Business
Revenue from ourChina commerce wholesale business in the six months endedSeptember 30, 2025 wasRMB13,450 million (US$1,889 million ), an increase of 13% compared toRMB11,938 million in the same period of 2024, primarily due to an increase in revenue from value-added services provided to paying members.
(ii) Segment adjusted EBITA
(i) Segment revenue
-
International Commerce Retail Business
Revenue from our International commerce retail business in the six months endedSeptember 30, 2025 wasRMB56,463 million (US$7,931 million ), an increase of 15% compared toRMB49,309 million in the same period of 2024, primarily driven by the increase in revenue contributed by AliExpress and other international businesses. As certain of our international businesses generate revenue in local currencies while our reporting currency is Renminbi, AIDC’s revenue is affected by exchange rate fluctuations.
-
International Commerce Wholesale Business
Revenue from our International commerce wholesale business in the six months endedSeptember 30, 2025 wasRMB13,077 million (US$1,837 million ), an increase of 12% compared toRMB11,656 million in the same period of 2024, primarily due to an increase in revenue generated by cross-border related value-added services.
(ii) Segment adjusted EBITA
(i) Segment revenue
Revenue from
(ii) Segment adjusted EBITA
All Others
(i) Segment revenue
Revenue from All others segment was
(ii) Segment adjusted EBITA
Adjusted EBITA from All others segment in the six months ended
SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER OTHER FINANCIAL RESULTS
Costs and Expenses
The following tables set forth a breakdown of our costs and expenses, share-based compensation expense, and costs and expenses excluding share-based compensation expense by function for the periods indicated:
|
|
Six months ended |
% of
|
||||||||||
|
|
2024 |
2025 |
||||||||||
|
|
RMB |
% of
|
RMB |
US$ |
% of
|
|||||||
|
|
(in millions, except percentages) |
|||||||||||
|
Costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Cost of revenue |
290,135 |
60.5% |
287,210 |
40,344 |
58.0% |
(2.5)% |
||||||
|
Product development expenses |
27,555 |
5.7% |
32,096 |
4,509 |
6.5% |
0.8% |
||||||
|
Sales and marketing expenses |
65,167 |
13.6% |
119,674 |
16,811 |
24.2% |
10.6% |
||||||
|
General and administrative expenses |
23,057 |
4.8% |
14,778 |
2,076 |
3.0% |
(1.8)% |
||||||
|
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets |
3,441 |
0.7% |
1,633 |
229 |
0.3% |
(0.4)% |
||||||
|
Total costs and expenses |
409,355 |
|
455,391 |
63,969 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Share-based compensation expense: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Cost of revenue |
1,205 |
0.3% |
913 |
128 |
0.2% |
(0.1)% |
||||||
|
Product development expenses |
3,560 |
0.7% |
2,862 |
402 |
0.6% |
(0.1)% |
||||||
|
Sales and marketing expenses |
948 |
0.2% |
958 |
135 |
0.2% |
0.0% |
||||||
|
General and administrative expenses |
2,564 |
0.5% |
2,137 |
300 |
0.4% |
(0.1)% |
||||||
|
Total share-based compensation expense(1) |
8,277 |
|
6,870 |
965 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Costs and expenses excluding share-based compensation expense: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Cost of revenue |
288,930 |
60.2% |
286,297 |
40,216 |
57.8% |
(2.4)% |
||||||
|
Product development expenses |
23,995 |
5.0% |
29,234 |
4,107 |
5.9% |
0.9% |
||||||
|
Sales and marketing expenses |
64,219 |
13.4% |
118,716 |
16,676 |
24.0% |
10.6% |
||||||
|
General and administrative expenses |
20,493 |
4.3% |
12,641 |
1,776 |
2.6% |
(1.7)% |
||||||
|
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets |
3,441 |
0.7% |
1,633 |
229 |
0.3% |
(0.4)% |
||||||
|
Total costs and expenses excluding share-based compensation expense |
401,078 |
|
448,521 |
63,004 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
| (1) |
This includes both cash and non-cash share-based compensation expenses. |
Cost of revenue – Cost of revenue in the six months ended
Product development expenses – Product development expenses in the six months ended
Sales and marketing expenses – Sales and marketing expenses in the six months ended
General and administrative expenses – General and administrative expenses in the six months ended
Share-based compensation expense – Total share-based compensation expense included in the cost and expense items above in the six months ended
The following table sets forth our analysis of share-based compensation expense for the quarters indicated by type of share-based awards:
|
|
Six months ended |
|
||||||
|
|
2024 |
2025 |
|
|||||
|
|
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
YoY %
|
||||
|
|
(in millions, except percentages) |
|||||||
|
By type of awards: |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
5,877 |
4,664 |
655 |
(21)% |
||||
|
Others(2) |
2,400 |
2,206 |
310 |
(8)% |
||||
|
Total share-based compensation expense(3) |
8,277 |
6,870 |
965 |
(17)% |
||||
|
|
|
| (1) |
This represents |
|
| (2) |
This represents share-based awards of our subsidiaries and |
|
| (3) |
This includes both cash and non-cash share-based compensation expenses. |
Share-based compensation expense decreased in the six months ended
We expect that our share-based compensation expense will continue to be affected by changes in the fair value of the underlying awards and the quantity of awards we grant in the future.
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets – Amortization and impairment of intangible assets in the six months ended
Income from operations and operating margin
Income from operations in the six months ended
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITA
Adjusted EBITDA decreased 36% year-over-year to
Adjusted EBITA by segment
Adjusted EBITA by segment as well as a reconciliation of income from operations to adjusted EBITA are set forth in the section entitled “Six Months Ended September Segment Results” above.
Interest and investment income, net
Interest and investment income, net in the six months ended
The above-mentioned investment gains and losses were excluded from our non-GAAP net income.
Other (expense) income, net
Other (expense) income, net in the six months ended
Income tax expenses
Income tax expenses in the six months ended
Share of results of equity method investees
Share of results of equity method investees in the six months ended
|
|
Six months ended |
|||||
|
|
2024 |
2025 |
||||
|
|
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
|||
|
|
(in millions) |
|||||
|
Share of profit (loss) of equity method investees |
|
|
|
|||
|
- |
6,395 |
4,280 |
601 |
|||
|
- Others |
(1,334) |
1,126 |
158 |
|||
|
Impairment loss |
(2,157) |
(5) |
(1) |
|||
|
Others(1) |
(421) |
(2,147) |
(301) |
|||
|
Total |
2,483 |
3,254 |
457 |
|||
|
|
|
| (1) |
“Others” mainly include basis differences arising from equity method investees, share-based compensation expense related to share-based awards granted to employees of our equity method investees, as well as gain or loss arising from the deemed disposal of the equity method investees. |
We record our share of results of all equity method investees one quarter in arrears. The share of net profit of other equity method investees recorded in the six months ended
Net income and Non-GAAP net income
Our net income in the six months ended
Excluding non-cash share-based compensation expense, gains/losses of investments, impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, and certain other items, non-GAAP net income in the six months ended
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders in the six months ended
Diluted earnings per ADS/share and non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS/share
Diluted earnings per ADS in the six months ended
Diluted earnings per share in the six months ended
A reconciliation of diluted earnings per ADS/share to non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS/share is included at the end of this results announcement. Each ADS represents eight ordinary shares.
Cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and other treasury investments
As of
Net cash provided by operating activities and free cash flow
During the six months ended
Net cash used in investing activities
During the six months ended
Net cash provided by financing activities
During the six months ended
Employees
As of
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use the following non-GAAP financial measures: for our consolidated results, adjusted EBITDA (including adjusted EBITDA margin), adjusted EBITA (including adjusted EBITA margin), non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share/ADS and free cash flow. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please refer to the table captioned “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures to the Nearest Comparable
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We consider free cash flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by our business that can be used for strategic corporate transactions, including investing in our new business initiatives, making strategic investments and acquisitions and strengthening our balance sheet.
Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITA, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share/ADS and free cash flow should not be considered in isolation or construed as an alternative to income from operations, net income, diluted earnings per share/ADS, cash flows or any other measure of performance or as an indicator of our operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures presented here do not have standardized meanings prescribed by
Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before interest and investment income, net, interest expense, other income (expense), net, income tax expenses, share of results of equity method investees, certain non-cash expenses, consisting of share-based compensation expense, amortization and impairment of intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, depreciation and impairment of property and equipment, and operating lease cost relating to land use rights, and others (including provision in relation to matters outside the ordinary course of business), which we do not believe are reflective of our core operating performance during the periods presented.
Adjusted EBITA represents net income before interest and investment income, net, interest expense, other income (expense), net, income tax expenses, share of results of equity method investees, certain non-cash expenses, consisting of share-based compensation expense, amortization and impairment of intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, and others (including provision in relation to matters outside the ordinary course of business), which we do not believe are reflective of our core operating performance during the periods presented.
Non-GAAP net income represents net income before non-cash share-based compensation expense, amortization and impairment of intangible assets, gain or loss on deemed disposals/disposals/revaluation of investments, impairment of goodwill and investments, and others (including provision in relation to matters outside the ordinary course of business), and adjustments for the tax effects.
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share represents non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted average number of outstanding ordinary shares for computing non-GAAP diluted earnings per share on a diluted basis. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS represents non-GAAP diluted earnings per share after adjusting for the ordinary share-to-ADS ratio.
Free cash flow represents net cash provided by operating activities as presented in our consolidated cash flow statement less purchases of property and equipment (excluding acquisition of land use rights and construction in progress relating to office campuses) and intangible assets (excluding those acquired through acquisitions), as well as adjustments to exclude from net cash provided by operating activities the buyer protection fund deposits from merchants on our marketplaces. We deduct certain items of cash flows from investing activities in order to provide greater transparency into cash flow from our revenue-generating business operations. We exclude “acquisition of land use rights and construction in progress relating to office campuses” because the office campuses are used by us for corporate and administrative purposes and are not directly related to our revenue-generating business operations. We also exclude buyer protection fund deposits from merchants on our marketplaces because these deposits are restricted for the purpose of compensating buyers for claims against merchants.
The table captioned “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures to the Nearest Comparable
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
|
|
Three months ended |
Six months ended |
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|
|
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
||||||||
|
|
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
||||||
|
|
(in millions, except per share data) |
(in millions, except per share data) |
||||||||||
|
Revenue |
236,503 |
247,795 |
34,808 |
479,739 |
495,447 |
69,595 |
||||||
|
Cost of revenue |
(144,029) |
(150,781) |
(21,180) |
(290,135) |
(287,210) |
(40,344) |
||||||
|
Product development expenses |
(14,182) |
(17,095) |
(2,401) |
(27,555) |
(32,096) |
(4,509) |
||||||
|
Sales and marketing expenses |
(32,471) |
(66,496) |
(9,341) |
(65,167) |
(119,674) |
(16,811) |
||||||
|
General and administrative expenses |
(9,777) |
(7,380) |
(1,037) |
(23,057) |
(14,778) |
(2,076) |
||||||
|
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets |
(1,649) |
(826) |
(116) |
(3,441) |
(1,633) |
(229) |
||||||
|
Other gains, net |
851 |
148 |
21 |
851 |
297 |
42 |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Income from operations |
35,246 |
5,365 |
754 |
71,235 |
40,353 |
5,668 |
||||||
|
Interest and investment income, net |
18,607 |
20,092 |
2,822 |
17,129 |
37,468 |
5,263 |
||||||
|
Interest expense |
(2,427) |
(2,517) |
(354) |
(4,615) |
(4,995) |
(702) |
||||||
|
Other (expense) income, net |
(1,478) |
981 |
138 |
(1,221) |
1,329 |
187 |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Income before income tax and share of results of equity method investees |
49,948 |
23,921 |
3,360 |
82,528 |
74,155 |
10,416 |
||||||
|
Income tax expenses |
(7,379) |
(5,550) |
(780) |
(17,442) |
(14,415) |
(2,024) |
||||||
|
Share of results of equity method investees |
978 |
2,241 |
315 |
2,483 |
3,254 |
457 |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Net income |
43,547 |
20,612 |
2,895 |
67,569 |
62,994 |
8,849 |
||||||
|
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests |
486 |
407 |
58 |
854 |
(1,326) |
(187) |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Net income attributable to |
44,033 |
21,019 |
2,953 |
68,423 |
61,668 |
8,662 |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
(Accretion) Reversal of accretion of mezzanine equity |
(159) |
(29) |
(5) |
(280) |
2,438 |
343 |
||||||
|
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders |
43,874 |
20,990 |
2,948 |
68,143 |
64,106 |
9,005 |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Earnings per share attributable to ordinary shareholders(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Basic |
2.34 |
1.13 |
0.16 |
3.58 |
3.45 |
0.49 |
||||||
|
Diluted |
2.27 |
1.09 |
0.15 |
3.50 |
3.34 |
0.47 |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Earnings per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Basic |
18.71 |
9.05 |
1.27 |
28.62 |
27.63 |
3.88 |
||||||
|
Diluted |
18.17 |
8.75 |
1.23 |
28.00 |
26.73 |
3.75 |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Weighted average number of shares used in calculating earnings per ordinary share (million shares) (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Basic |
18,761 |
18,555 |
|
19,045 |
18,562 |
|
||||||
|
Diluted |
19,322 |
19,168 |
|
19,459 |
19,154 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
| (1) |
Each ADS represents eight ordinary shares. |
|
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
As of |
As of |
||||
|
|
2025 |
2025 |
||||
|
|
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
|||
|
|
(in millions) |
|||||
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|||
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|||
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
145,487 |
135,069 |
18,973 |
|||
|
Short-term investments |
228,826 |
193,246 |
27,145 |
|||
|
Restricted cash and escrow receivables |
43,781 |
40,374 |
5,671 |
|||
|
Equity securities and other investments |
53,780 |
45,257 |
6,357 |
|||
|
Prepayments, receivables and other assets |
202,175 |
232,673 |
32,684 |
|||
|
Total current assets |
674,049 |
646,619 |
90,830 |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
Equity securities and other investments |
356,818 |
411,953 |
57,867 |
|||
|
Prepayments, receivables and other assets |
83,431 |
96,927 |
13,615 |
|||
|
Investment in equity method investees |
210,169 |
206,862 |
29,058 |
|||
|
Property and equipment, net |
203,348 |
246,539 |
34,631 |
|||
|
Intangible assets, net |
20,911 |
19,429 |
2,729 |
|||
|
|
255,501 |
255,551 |
35,897 |
|||
|
Total assets |
1,804,227 |
1,883,880 |
264,627 |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Shareholders’ Equity |
|
|
|
|||
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|||
|
Current bank borrowings |
22,562 |
26,288 |
3,693 |
|||
|
Income tax payable |
11,638 |
5,588 |
785 |
|||
|
Accrued expenses, accounts payable and other liabilities |
332,537 |
340,769 |
47,868 |
|||
|
Merchant deposits |
274 |
251 |
35 |
|||
|
Deferred revenue and customer advances |
68,335 |
71,241 |
10,007 |
|||
|
Total current liabilities |
435,346 |
444,137 |
62,388 |
|||
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)
|
|
As of |
As of |
||||
|
|
2025 |
2025 |
||||
|
|
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
|||
|
|
(in millions) |
|||||
|
Deferred revenue |
4,536 |
4,496 |
632 |
|||
|
Deferred tax liabilities |
48,454 |
46,802 |
6,574 |
|||
|
Non-current bank borrowings |
49,909 |
63,566 |
8,929 |
|||
|
Non-current unsecured senior notes |
122,398 |
120,504 |
16,927 |
|||
|
Non-current convertible unsecured senior notes |
35,834 |
57,481 |
8,074 |
|||
|
Non-current exchangeable bonds |
– |
13,755 |
1,932 |
|||
|
Other liabilities |
17,644 |
21,354 |
3,000 |
|||
|
Total liabilities |
714,121 |
772,095 |
108,456 |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
Mezzanine equity |
11,713 |
9,884 |
1,388 |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
Shareholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|||
|
Ordinary shares |
1 |
1 |
– |
|||
|
Additional paid-in capital |
381,379 |
387,147 |
54,382 |
|||
|
|
(36,329) |
(36,162) |
(5,080) |
|||
|
Statutory reserves |
15,936 |
16,286 |
2,288 |
|||
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
3,393 |
(1,561) |
(219) |
|||
|
Retained earnings |
645,478 |
666,784 |
93,663 |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
Total shareholders’ equity |
1,009,858 |
1,032,495 |
145,034 |
|||
|
Noncontrolling interests |
68,535 |
69,406 |
9,749 |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
Total equity |
1,078,393 |
1,101,901 |
154,783 |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and equity |
1,804,227 |
1,883,880 |
264,627 |
|||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
Three months ended |
Six months ended |
||||||||||
|
|
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
||||||||
|
|
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
||||||
|
|
(in millions) |
(in millions) |
||||||||||
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
31,438 |
10,099 |
1,419 |
65,074 |
30,771 |
4,322 |
||||||
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
964 |
(69,652) |
(9,784) |
(34,865) |
(51,324) |
(7,209) |
||||||
|
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
(66,782) |
10,902 |
1,531 |
(86,364) |
8,171 |
1,148 |
||||||
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and escrow receivables |
(2,456) |
(485) |
(68) |
(1,797) |
(1,443) |
(203) |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and escrow receivables |
(36,836) |
(49,136) |
(6,902) |
(57,952) |
(13,825) |
(1,942) |
||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and escrow receivables at beginning of period |
265,308 |
224,579 |
31,546 |
286,424 |
189,268 |
26,586 |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and escrow receivables at end of period |
228,472 |
175,443 |
24,644 |
228,472 |
175,443 |
24,644 |
||||||
RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE NEAREST COMPARABLE
The table below sets forth a reconciliation of our net income to adjusted EBITA and adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated:
|
|
Three months ended |
Six months ended |
||||||||||
|
|
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
||||||||
|
|
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
||||||
|
|
(in millions) |
(in millions) |
||||||||||
|
Net income |
43,547 |
20,612 |
2,895 |
67,569 |
62,994 |
8,849 |
||||||
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to adjusted EBITA and adjusted EBITDA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Interest and investment income, net |
(18,607) |
(20,092) |
(2,822) |
(17,129) |
(37,468) |
(5,263) |
||||||
|
Interest expense |
2,427 |
2,517 |
354 |
4,615 |
4,995 |
702 |
||||||
|
Other expense (income), net |
1,478 |
(981) |
(138) |
1,221 |
(1,329) |
(187) |
||||||
|
Income tax expenses |
7,379 |
5,550 |
780 |
17,442 |
14,415 |
2,024 |
||||||
|
Share of results of equity method investees |
(978) |
(2,241) |
(315) |
(2,483) |
(3,254) |
(457) |
||||||
|
Income from operations |
35,246 |
5,365 |
754 |
71,235 |
40,353 |
5,668 |
||||||
|
Non-cash share-based compensation expense |
3,666 |
2,882 |
404 |
7,775 |
6,076 |
854 |
||||||
|
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets, and others |
1,649 |
826 |
116 |
3,441 |
1,488 |
209 |
||||||
|
Provision for the shareholder class action lawsuits |
– |
– |
– |
3,145 |
– |
– |
||||||
|
Adjusted EBITA |
40,561 |
9,073 |
1,274 |
85,596 |
47,917 |
6,731 |
||||||
|
Depreciation and impairment of property and equipment, and operating lease cost relating to land use rights |
6,766 |
8,183 |
1,150 |
12,892 |
15,074 |
2,117 |
||||||
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
47,327 |
17,256 |
2,424 |
98,488 |
62,991 |
8,848 |
||||||
RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE NEAREST COMPARABLE
The table below sets forth a reconciliation of our net income to non-GAAP net income for the periods indicated:
|
|
Three months ended |
Six months ended |
||||||||||
|
|
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
||||||||
|
|
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
||||||
|
|
(in millions) |
(in millions) |
||||||||||
|
Net income |
43,547 |
20,612 |
2,895 |
67,569 |
62,994 |
8,849 |
||||||
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to non-GAAP net income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Non-cash share-based compensation expense |
3,666 |
2,882 |
404 |
7,775 |
6,076 |
854 |
||||||
|
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets |
1,649 |
826 |
116 |
3,441 |
1,633 |
229 |
||||||
|
Provision for the shareholder class action lawsuits |
– |
– |
– |
3,145 |
– |
– |
||||||
|
Gain on deemed disposals/disposals/revaluation of investments |
(12,697) |
(16,192) |
(2,274) |
(8,116) |
(29,320) |
(4,119) |
||||||
|
Impairment of investments, and others |
756 |
1,442 |
203 |
5,067 |
2,455 |
345 |
||||||
|
Tax effects(1) |
(403) |
782 |
110 |
(1,672) |
24 |
3 |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Non-GAAP net income |
36,518 |
10,352 |
1,454 |
77,209 |
43,862 |
6,161 |
||||||
|
|
|
| (1) |
Tax effects primarily comprise tax effects relating to non-cash share-based compensation expense, amortization and impairment of intangible assets and certain gains and losses from investments, and others. |
|
RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE NEAREST COMPARABLE
The table below sets forth a reconciliation of our diluted earnings per share/ADS to non-GAAP diluted earnings per share/ADS for the periods indicated:
|
|
Three months ended |
Six months ended |
||||||||||
|
|
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
||||||||
|
|
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
||||||
|
|
(in millions, except per share data) |
(in millions, except per share data) |
||||||||||
|
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders – basic |
43,874 |
20,990 |
2,948 |
68,143 |
64,106 |
9,005 |
||||||
|
Dilution effect on earnings arising from non-cash share-based awards operated by equity method investees and subsidiaries |
(56) |
(96) |
(13) |
(131) |
(258) |
(36) |
||||||
|
Adjustments for interest expense attributable to convertible unsecured senior notes |
69 |
72 |
10 |
95 |
143 |
20 |
||||||
|
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders – diluted |
43,887 |
20,966 |
2,945 |
68,107 |
63,991 |
8,989 |
||||||
|
Non-GAAP adjustments to net income attributable to ordinary shareholders(1) |
(7,524) |
(10,516) |
(1,477) |
8,521 |
(18,250) |
(2,564) |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders for computing non-GAAP diluted earnings per share/ADS |
36,363 |
10,450 |
1,468 |
76,628 |
45,741 |
6,425 |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Weighted average number of shares on a diluted basis for computing non-GAAP diluted earnings per share/ADS (million shares) (2) |
19,322 |
19,168 |
|
19,459 |
19,154 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Diluted earnings per share (2)(3) |
2.27 |
1.09 |
0.15 |
3.50 |
3.34 |
0.47 |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share (2)(4) |
1.88 |
0.55 |
0.08 |
3.94 |
2.39 |
0.34 |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Diluted earnings per ADS (2)(3) |
18.17 |
8.75 |
1.23 |
28.00 |
26.73 |
3.75 |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS (2)(4) |
15.06 |
4.36 |
0.61 |
31.50 |
19.10 |
2.68 |
||||||
|
|
|
| (1) |
Non-GAAP adjustments excluding the attributions to the noncontrolling interests. See the table above for items regarding the reconciliation of net income to non-GAAP net income (before excluding the attributions to the noncontrolling interests). |
|
| (2) |
Each ADS represents eight ordinary shares. |
|
| (3) |
Diluted earnings per share is derived from dividing net income attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of outstanding ordinary shares, on a diluted basis. Diluted earnings per ADS is derived from the diluted earnings per share after adjusting for the ordinary share-to-ADS ratio. |
|
| (4) |
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share is derived from dividing non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of outstanding ordinary shares for computing non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, on a diluted basis. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS is derived from the non-GAAP diluted earnings per share after adjusting for the ordinary share-to-ADS ratio. |
|
RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE NEAREST COMPARABLE
The table below sets forth a reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow for the periods indicated:
|
|
Three months ended |
Six months ended |
||||||||||
|
|
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
||||||||
|
|
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
RMB |
RMB |
US$ |
||||||
|
|
(in millions) |
(in millions) |
||||||||||
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
31,438 |
10,099 |
1,419 |
65,074 |
30,771 |
4,322 |
||||||
|
Less: Purchase of property and equipment (excluding land use rights and construction in progress relating to office campuses) |
(16,977) |
(31,428) |
(4,415) |
(28,916) |
(70,057) |
(9,841) |
||||||
|
Less: Changes in the buyer protection fund deposits |
(726) |
(511) |
(72) |
(5,051) |
(1,369) |
(192) |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Free cash flow |
13,735 |
(21,840) |
(3,068) |
31,107 |
(40,655) |
(5,711) |
||||||
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