v3.26.1
Segment information
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment information
29.
Segment information

Prior to the quarter ended June 30, 2025, the Company had six reportable segments, namely Taobao and Tmall Group, Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group, Cloud Intelligence Group, Cainiao Smart Logistics Network Limited, Local Services Group, and Hujing Digital Media and Entertainment Group. Starting from the quarter ended June 30, 2025, the Company has implemented a new organizational structure, which the CODM started to review information under a new reporting structure, and segment reporting has been updated to conform to this change. Comparative figures for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2025 were reclassified to conform to the segment presentation.

Segment information is presented before elimination of inter-segment transactions. In general, revenue, cost of revenue and operating expenses are directly attributable, or are allocated, to each segment. The Company allocates costs and expenses that are not directly attributable to a specific segment, such as those that support infrastructure across different segments, to different segments mainly on the basis of usage, revenue or headcount, depending on the nature of the relevant costs and expenses. The Company does not allocate assets to its segments as the CODM does not evaluate the performance of segments using asset information.

The CODM regularly reviews adjusted earnings before interest, taxes and amortization (“Adjusted EBITA”) for each segment which is considered as a segment operating performance measure. The CODM uses revenue and Adjusted EBITA to assess performance for each segment and allocate resources for each segment in the annual budget and forecasting process.

 

29.
Segment information (Continued)

The following table presents the information by segment for the years ended March 31, 2024, 2025 and 2026:

 

 

Year ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

 

RMB

 

 

RMB

 

 

RMB

 

 

(in millions)

 

Alibaba China E-commerce Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

490,101

 

 

 

508,380

 

 

 

554,217

 

Costs and expenses (i)

 

 

(303,131

)

 

 

(315,157

)

 

 

(446,708

)

Adjusted EBITA (ii)

 

 

186,970

 

 

 

193,223

 

 

 

107,509

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

102,598

 

 

 

132,300

 

 

 

144,170

 

Costs and expenses (i)

 

 

(110,633

)

 

 

(147,437

)

 

 

(146,221

)

Adjusted EBITA (ii)

 

 

(8,035

)

 

 

(15,137

)

 

 

(2,051

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cloud Intelligence Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

106,374

 

 

 

118,028

 

 

 

158,132

 

Costs and expenses (i)

 

 

(100,253

)

 

 

(107,472

)

 

 

(143,867

)

Adjusted EBITA (ii)

 

 

6,121

 

 

 

10,556

 

 

 

14,265

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All others

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

317,539

 

 

 

338,347

 

 

 

254,367

 

Costs and expenses (i)

 

 

(328,791

)

 

 

(347,846

)

 

 

(290,104

)

Adjusted EBITA (ii)

 

 

(11,252

)

 

 

(9,499

)

 

 

(35,737

)

 

29.
Segment information (Continued)

The following table presents the reconciliation from the total segments Adjusted EBITA to the consolidated net income for the years ended March 31, 2024, 2025 and 2026:

 

 

Year ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

 

RMB

 

 

RMB

 

 

RMB

 

 

(in millions)

 

Total segments Adjusted EBITA

 

 

173,804

 

 

 

179,143

 

 

 

83,986

 

Unallocated (iii)

 

 

(6,190

)

 

 

(4,337

)

 

 

(5,150

)

Inter-segment elimination

 

 

(2,586

)

 

 

(1,741

)

 

 

(2,420

)

Non-cash share-based compensation expense

 

 

(18,546

)

 

 

(13,970

)

 

 

(11,180

)

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

 

(21,592

)

 

 

(6,336

)

 

 

(5,079

)

Impairment of goodwill, and others

 

 

(11,540

)

 

 

(11,854

)

 

 

(10,007

)

Consolidated income from operations

 

 

113,350

 

 

 

140,905

 

 

 

50,150

 

Interest and investment income, net

 

 

(9,964

)

 

 

20,759

 

 

 

87,512

 

Interest expense

 

 

(7,947

)

 

 

(9,596

)

 

 

(9,793

)

Other income, net

 

 

6,157

 

 

 

3,387

 

 

 

1,518

 

Income tax expenses

 

 

(22,529

)

 

 

(35,445

)

 

 

(30,045

)

Share of results of equity method investees

 

 

(7,735

)

 

 

5,966

 

 

 

2,785

 

Consolidated net income

 

 

71,332

 

 

 

125,976

 

 

 

102,127

 

 

The following table presents the depreciation and impairment of property and equipment, and operating lease cost relating to land use rights by segment for the years ended March 31, 2024, 2025 and 2026:

 

 

Year ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

 

RMB

 

 

RMB

 

 

RMB

 

 

(in millions)

 

Alibaba China E-commerce Group

 

 

532

 

 

 

155

 

 

 

94

 

Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group

 

 

961

 

 

 

1,137

 

 

 

878

 

Cloud Intelligence Group

 

 

14,335

 

 

 

15,911

 

 

 

28,921

 

All others

 

 

8,622

 

 

 

7,818

 

 

 

3,589

 

Total segments depreciation and impairment of property and
   equipment, and operating lease cost relating to land use rights

 

 

24,450

 

 

 

25,021

 

 

 

33,482

 

 

(i)
Segment costs and expenses primarily comprise components that are included in cost of revenue, product development expenses, sales and marketing expenses, as well as general and administrative expenses.
(ii)
Adjusted EBITA represents net income before interest and investment income, net, interest expense, other income, net, income tax expenses, share of results of equity method investees, certain non-cash expenses, consisting of share-based compensation expense, amortization and impairment of intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, and others, which the Company does not believe are reflective of the Company's core operating performance during the periods presented.
(iii)
Unallocated primarily relates to certain costs incurred by corporate functions and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to individual segments.

Details of the Company's revenue by segment are set out in Note 5. As substantially all of the Company’s long-lived assets are located in the PRC and substantially all of the Company’s revenue is derived within the PRC, no geographical information is presented.