Capital Buybacks

PARENT-LEVEL capital return, distinct from Qwen-attributable thrust — FY2026 buyback collapsed to ¥7,638M (~$1.06B, buyback yield 0.43%) from ¥86,662M (~$12B, yield 5.11%) in FY2025, as capital redirects from repurchases to AI capex. Cumulative FY2022-FY2025 buybacks ~¥311,378M (~$43.2B), roughly matching press reports of a '~$45B buyback' program

high confidence · as of 2026-07-28 · about Alibaba

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stockanalysis.com — BABA cash flow statement (10Y view) FY2026 repurchase of common stock ¥7,638M vs FY2025 ¥86,662M, FY2024 ¥88,745M, FY2023 ¥74,746M, FY2022 ¥61,225M
2026-03 high
stockanalysis.com — BABA ratios buyback yield/dilution 0.43% FY2026 vs 5.11% FY2025
2026-07 med
Yahoo Finance via Google News RSS '$45 billion buyback, reacquiring 66% of shares' (press framing of the cumulative multi-year program)
2025-07 low

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