Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA)
Top 100 by market cap · Consumer Discretionary · data since 2014-09-19 · last close 2026-09-09
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15.7 | -15.0 | -12.9 | 5.1 | -5.8 | -22.0 | 27.4 | -6.7 | -4.0 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 16.6 | 34.1 | -0.2 | -9.7 | -4.7 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 11.9 | 32.4 | -4.6 | -7.7 | -6.8 |
| 2024 | -6.9 | 2.6 | -2.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | -6.1 | 9.5 | 5.7 | 27.3 | -7.7 | -10.8 | -3.0 |
| 2023 | 25.1 | -20.3 | 16.4 | -17.1 | -6.1 | 4.8 | 22.6 | -9.1 | -6.6 | -4.8 | -9.3 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 5.9 | -16.4 | 3.4 | -10.8 | -1.1 | 18.4 | -21.4 | 6.8 | -16.2 | -20.5 | 37.7 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | 9.1 | -6.3 | -4.6 | 1.9 | -7.4 | 6.0 | -13.9 | -14.4 | -11.3 | 11.4 | -22.7 | -6.8 |
| 2020 | -2.6 | 0.7 | -6.5 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 16.4 | 14.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 | -13.6 | -11.6 |
| 2019 | 22.9 | 8.6 | -0.3 | 1.7 | -19.6 | 13.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | -4.5 | 5.6 | 13.2 | 6.0 |
| 2018 | 18.5 | -8.9 | -1.4 | -2.7 | 10.9 | -6.3 | 0.9 | -6.5 | -5.9 | -13.6 | 13.1 | -14.8 |
| 2017 | 15.4 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 15.1 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 0.6 | 7.0 | -4.2 | -2.6 |
| 2016 | -17.5 | 2.7 | 14.8 | -2.6 | 6.6 | -3.0 | 3.7 | 17.8 | 8.8 | -3.9 | -7.5 | -6.6 |
| 2015 | -14.3 | -4.5 | -2.2 | -2.3 | 9.9 | -7.9 | -4.8 | -15.6 | -10.8 | 42.2 | 0.3 | -3.3 |
| 2014 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | -5.4 | 11.0 | 13.2 | -6.9 |
| Avg | 7.3 | -1.8 | 0.7 | -1.8 | -0.3 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.1 | -4.2 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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BABA seasonality — average by calendar month
Alibaba Group Holding Limited has monthly history back to 2014. Its strongest month by median is January — positive in 8 of 12 years, median +12.2%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. November is the soft spot, down in 7 of 12 with a median of -5.9%. Across its full record it has closed 50% of months higher, swings ±12.4% in an average month and has fallen 80.1% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +7.3% | -1.8% | +0.8% | -1.8% | -0.3% | +1.5% | +4.9% | +1.3% | +0.9% | +2.1% | +0.1% | -4.3% |
| Win rate | 67%/12 | 50%/12 | 33%/12 | 50%/12 | 50%/12 | 58%/12 | 75%/12 | 58%/12 | 42%/12 | 50%/12 | 42%/12 | 25%/12 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
BABA risk & extremes
BABA drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Alibaba Group Holding Limited's best month?+
Alibaba Group Holding Limited's strongest completed month on record is October 2015, at +42.16%.
What was Alibaba Group Holding Limited's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is November 2021, at -22.68%.
Is Alibaba Group Holding Limited up this year?+
Alibaba Group Holding Limited is down 24.68% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Alibaba Group Holding Limited's 1-year return?+
-24.95% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Alibaba Group Holding Limited's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 80.1%, measured on month-end closes since 2014.
Which calendar month is historically best for Alibaba Group Holding Limited?+
January has the highest average return across every completed January since 2014. An average is not a forecast.
About Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Alibaba Group Holding Limited is one of the 100 largest listed companies, a consumer discretionary business worth about $272 billion. It lives in your shopping cart, physical or digital — with price receipts on this site going back to 2014. Since 2014 it has ground out +36% overall — not every story is a rocket.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was October 2015 at +42.16%; its worst, November 2021 at -22.68%.
- It has closed July in the green 9 out of 12 times — past performance, future shrug.
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