v3.26.1
Accrued expenses, accounts payable and other liabilities
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]  
Accrued expenses, accounts payable and other liabilities
19.
Accrued expenses, accounts payable and other liabilities

 

 

As of March 31,

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

 

RMB

 

 

RMB

 

 

(in millions)

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payables and accruals for cost of revenue and sales and marketing expenses (i)

 

 

110,887

 

 

 

131,127

 

Other deposits and advances received (ii)

 

 

53,793

 

 

 

57,464

 

Payable to merchants and third party marketing affiliates

 

 

44,845

 

 

 

55,212

 

Accrued bonus and staff costs, including sales commission

 

 

31,705

 

 

 

32,457

 

Payables and accruals for purchases of property and equipment

 

 

34,312

 

 

 

33,685

 

Amounts due to related companies (iii)

 

 

8,130

 

 

 

7,563

 

Other taxes payable (iv)

 

 

7,641

 

 

 

6,935

 

Operating lease liabilities (Note 6)

 

 

3,944

 

 

 

4,318

 

Contingent and deferred consideration in relation to investments and
   acquisitions

 

 

8,590

 

 

 

6,192

 

Others

 

 

28,690

 

 

 

24,940

 

 

 

332,537

 

 

 

359,893

 

Non-current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease liabilities (Note 6)

 

 

13,463

 

 

 

17,408

 

Contingent and deferred consideration in relation to investments and
   acquisitions

 

 

1,370

 

 

 

938

 

Others

 

 

2,811

 

 

 

5,839

 

 

 

17,644

 

 

 

24,185

 

(i)
Payables and accruals for cost of revenue and sales and marketing expenses include payables which are collateralized by a pledge of certain short-term investments and other treasury investments with carrying values of RMB3,697 million and RMB4,091 million as of March 31, 2025 and 2026, respectively.
(ii)
Other deposits and advances received as of March 31, 2025 and 2026 include buyer protection fund deposits received from merchants on the Company’s marketplaces (Note 10).
(iii)
Amounts due to related companies primarily represent balances arising from the transactions with Ant Group (Note 25). The balances are unsecured, interest free and repayable within the next twelve months.
(iv)
Other taxes payable primarily represent VAT and PRC individual income tax of employees withheld by the Company.