R&D expense · 2014–2025
Alibaba Group R&D expense
$9.6B+22.5% · FY2025
Alibaba Group (BABA) reported $9.6B in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +22.5% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252026-03-31 | $9.6B | +22.5% | Open → |
| FY20242025-03-31 | $7.9B | +8.8% | Open → |
| FY20232024-03-31 | $7.2B | −12.4% | Open → |
| FY20222023-03-31 | $8.3B | −5.6% | Open → |
| FY20212022-03-31 | $8.7B | +0.1% | Open → |
| FY20202021-03-31 | $8.7B | +43.6% | Open → |
| FY20192020-03-31 | $6.1B | +9.1% | Open → |
| FY20182019-03-31 | $5.6B | +53.7% | Open → |
| FY20172018-03-31 | $3.6B | +46.3% | Open → |
| FY20162017-03-31 | $2.5B | +15.9% | Open → |
| FY20152016-03-31 | $2.1B | +24.3% | Open → |
| FY20142015-03-31 | $1.7B | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2014–2025 compound annual growth +17.0%
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