BABA Stock — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA)

BABA is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.98%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.98%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 18.0% over the past 12 years, 345.7 points behind SPY at 363.7%.

At the current 0.98% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $98 per year if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Alibaba Group Holding Limited operates technology infrastructure and digital commerce platforms serving merchants, brands, and businesses in China and internationally, including e-commerce marketplaces (Taobao, Tmall, AliExpress, Lazada), cloud services, logistics, and digital media businesses. The stock distributes annually at a modest yield and carries no expense ratio as an operating company rather than a fund. It appeals to investors seeking exposure to Chinese technology and e-commerce businesses with a modest income component.

BABA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-30.

Total return is 18.0% over the past 12 years, 345.7 points behind SPY at 363.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -39.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 49.9%.

BABA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/19/2014

Distribution rate

0.98%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.98%

Last close

$107.54 (as of 2026-09-30)

Market cap

$267,384,048,595

Average volume

6387110.0

Last dividend

$1.05

Last ex-dividend date

06/11/2026

Last payment date

07/13/2026

Beta

0.5

Payout ratio

8.0%

P/E ratio

24.61

Forward P/E

17.9211

EPS

$4.37

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.98%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.98%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BABA risks and drawbacks

BABA's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 49.9%.

Who may consider BABA — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BABA pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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