Why is BABA down?
Down 30% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%.
- Revenue grew 6.3% a year from fiscal 2021 to fiscal 2026; its 3 peers' median grew 36.6% a year.
BABA's Quality Score fell 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 1. Its price fell below its average of the last 21 days.
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Down 30% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%.
| Holding it back | Below its 200-day since August |
| Latest filing | 6-K, Nov 5 |
BABA closed −3.9% that day.
After its last 4 reports it closed 0.0% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 0 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
BABA is #51 of 66 by Quality Score.
| Rank | Stock | Quality Score |
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| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ||
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| 51 |
Reports Thu Nov 19, before the open (in 9 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | -4.2% | +1.3% | -7.0% |
| May 13, 2026 | -2.0% | +8.2% | +0.6% |
| Mar 19, 2026 | -8.5% | -7.1% | -3.4% |
Sales grew in four of the last five years, to $148B in 2026. It made a profit in each of the six years.
RSI 44.8, MACD above signal, below both averages. Not scored.
One insider sold $68.4M across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
2 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
Alibaba is the world's largest online and mobile commerce company as measured by gross merchandise volume. It operates China's online marketplaces, including Taobao (consumer-to-consumer) and Tmall (business-to-consumer). The China retail e-commerce platform is the most valuable cash flow-generating business at Alibaba. Additional revenue sources include China wholesale e-commerce, international retail and wholesale e-commerce, local consumer services, travel services, cloud computing, digital media and entertainment, Cainiao logistics services, and other businesses.
“We face competition principally from established Chinese Internet companies and their respective affiliates, global and regional e-commerce players, cloud computing service providers, logistics service providers and digital media and entertainment providers.”
BABA scores 1 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #51 of 66 in Services-Business Services by Quality Score, with 0 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 30% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
BABA scores 1 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #51 of 66 in Services-Business Services by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind BABA's 1.
One insider sold $68.4M across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is J. Michael Evans, President, who sold $65.8M on Jun 29. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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