Supplier finance programs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of supplier finance programs

The roll forward of the Company’s outstanding payment obligations under these supplier finance programs is as follows:


		Year ended March 31,
		2025				2026
		RMB				RMB
		(in millions)
Confirmed obligations outstanding at the beginning of the year			2,302				6,075
Invoices confirmed during the year			33,626				48,930
Confirmed invoices paid during the year			(29,853	)			(39,644	)
Confirmed obligations outstanding at the end of the year			6,075				15,361

Schedule of discount to financial institutions on behalf of suppliers

except for certain arrangements in which the Company pays the discount to the financial institutions on behalf of the suppliers which are recorded within current bank borrowings. The respective balances are as follows:


		As of March 31,
		2025				2026
		RMB				RMB
		(in millions)
Accrued expenses, accounts payable and other liabilities			1,605				4,427
Bank borrowings			4,470				10,934
			6,075				15,361