Dividend compounder review
BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd · NYSE · US
Consumer Cyclical · Internet Retail
Score58.15/100
Confidence92.00/100
DecisionReject
RatingWeak Candidate
Quality breakdown
Dividend Reliability
9.2 / 25
Payment history, cuts, growth, and regularity.
Dividend Sustainability
10.0 / 20
Payout, free cash flow, dividend cover, and debt.
Business Quality
22.0 / 25
Scale, cash generation, growth, margins, and returns.
Valuation Discipline
13.0 / 15
Yield, P/E, and price stretch versus long-term trend.
Long-Term Trend
4.0 / 15
Trend line, long return history, and drawdown control.
Dividend and business context
Dividend Years3
Dividend Yield0.93%
Payout Ratio17.1%
Dividend Cut 5YNo
Net Income$103.6B
Free Cash Flow$-50.7B
FCF Covers DividendNo
Debt / Equity0.25
P/E17.4
Revenue Growth 5Y7.4%
Net Margin10.1%
ROE9.2%
Price vs Trend-20.4%
3Y Return41.2%
5Y Return-47.5%
CurrencyUSD
Review flags
Price currency USD differs from financial currency CNY.
Dividend history is short: 3 completed years.
Free cash flow is negative.
Free cash flow does not cover dividends paid.
Activity record
Free cash flow does not cover dividends paid.
Payment changed from 2 to 1.05.
Recorded dividend payment for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
Payment changed from 1.66 to 2.
Recorded dividend payment for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
Payment changed from 1 to 1.66.
Recorded dividend payment for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
Recorded dividend payment for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.