Alibaba Group Holding (BSP:BABA34) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: R$1.78 (As of Mar. 2026)


BSP:BABA34 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BSP:BABA34
80 GF Score
Price R$17.95
GF Value R$18.88
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Alibaba Group Holding Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Alibaba Group Holding BSP:BABA34 +0.50% 80 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is R$1.78 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates BSP:BABA34 with a GF Score™ of 80/100 and a GF Value™ of R$18.88 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Alibaba Group Holding's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was R$0.106. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is R$1.78 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 6.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 6.90% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Alibaba Group Holding was 8.10% per year. The lowest was 6.50% per year. And the median was 7.40% per year.

As of today (2026-07-08), Alibaba Group Holding's current stock price is R$17.95. Alibaba Group Holding's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was R$1.78. Alibaba Group Holding's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 10.08.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Alibaba Group Holding was 53.69. The lowest was 8.13. And the median was 13.36.


Alibaba Group Holding  (BSP:BABA34) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Alibaba Group Holding's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=17.95/1.78
=10.08

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Alibaba Group Holding was 53.69. The lowest was 8.13. And the median was 13.36.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Alibaba Group Holding Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Alibaba Group Holding Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Alibaba Group Holding's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Alibaba Group Holding Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Alibaba Group Holding Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.19 1.36 1.50 1.87 1.73

Alibaba Group Holding Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.88 1.80 1.72 1.82 1.78

BSP:BABA34 vs PDD, MELI, DASH: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Alibaba Group Holding's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Alibaba Group Holding Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Alibaba Group Holding's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alibaba Group Holding's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Alibaba Group Holding Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Alibaba Group Holding's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=0.106/121.4731*121.4731
=0.106

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 121.4731.

Alibaba Group Holding Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201606 0.108 101.686 0.129
201609 0.117 102.565 0.139
201612 0.252 103.225 0.297
201703 0.083 103.335 0.098
201706 0.172 103.664 0.202
201709 0.197 103.994 0.230
201712 0.378 104.984 0.437
201803 0.102 105.973 0.117
201806 0.286 106.193 0.327
201809 0.256 106.852 0.291
201812 0.500 107.622 0.564
201903 0.144 108.172 0.162
201906 0.262 109.601 0.290
201909 0.371 110.260 0.409
201912 0.754 110.700 0.827
202003 0.020 110.920 0.022
202006 0.478 110.590 0.525
202009 0.560 107.512 0.633
202012 1.054 109.711 1.167
202103 0.272 111.579 0.296
202106 0.341 111.360 0.372
202109 0.384 109.051 0.428
202112 0.939 112.349 1.015
202203 -0.073 113.558 -0.078
202206 0.341 113.448 0.365
202209 0.475 113.778 0.507
202212 0.898 114.548 0.952
202303 0.325 115.427 0.342
202306 0.426 115.647 0.447
202309 0.464 116.087 0.486
202312 0.624 117.296 0.646
202403 0.231 117.735 0.238
202406 0.364 117.296 0.377
202409 0.364 118.615 0.373
202412 0.884 118.945 0.903
202503 0.326 119.384 0.332
202506 0.238 119.055 0.243
202509 0.113 119.934 0.114
202512 0.413 120.704 0.416
202603 0.106 121.473 0.106

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of R$1.78 mean?
Alibaba Group Holding (BSP:BABA34) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of R$1.78 as of Mar. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Alibaba Group Holding and its competitors.
Is Alibaba Group Holding's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Alibaba Group Holding's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is R$1.78. Overall, Alibaba Group Holding has a GF Score™ of 80/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Alibaba Group Holding's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to PDD and MELI?
Alibaba Group Holding's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of R$1.78 can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Retail - Cyclical industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Alibaba Group Holding and its competitors. Alibaba Group Holding's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is R$1.78. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Alibaba Group Holding stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Alibaba Group Holding (BSP:BABA34) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is R$18.88, compared to a current price of R$17.95 — trading 4.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is R$1.78. Alibaba Group Holding's overall GF Score™ is 80/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Alibaba Group Holding (BSP:BABA34), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is R$1.78 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Alibaba Group Holding (BSP:BABA34) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Alibaba Group Holding stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R$17.95 is trading 4.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of R$18.88. GuruFocus considers Alibaba Group Holding to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for BSP:BABA34:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: R$1.78
  • GF Value™: R$18.88 vs. price of R$17.95 (4.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 80/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BSP:BABA34 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Alibaba Group Holding Business Description

Address 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, 26th Floor, Tower One, Times Square, Hong Kong, HKG
Alibaba is the world's largest online and mobile commerce company as measured by gross merchandise volume. It operates China's online marketplaces, including Taobao (consumer-to-consumer) and Tmall (business-to-consumer). The China retail e-commerce platform is the most valuable cash flow-generating business at Alibaba. Additional revenue sources include China wholesale e-commerce, international retail and wholesale e-commerce, local consumer services, travel services, cloud computing, digital media and entertainment, Cainiao logistics services, and other businesses.
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