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Side-by-side financial comparison of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) and Cigna (CI). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

Cigna is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($68.5B vs $38.8B, roughly 1.8× Alibaba Group Holding Ltd).

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, branded as Alibaba, is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet, and technology. Founded on 28 June 1999 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, the company provides consumer-to-consumer (C2C), business-to-consumer (B2C), and business-to-business (B2B) sales services via Chinese and global marketplaces, as well as local consumer, digital media and entertainment, logistics, and cloud computing services. It owns and operates a diverse...

The Cigna Group is an American multinational for-profit managed healthcare and insurance company based in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Cigna's insurance subsidiaries are major providers of medical, dental, disability, life and accident insurance and related products and services, the majority of which are offered through employers and other groups.

BABA vs CI — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
CI
CI
1.8× larger
CI
$68.5B
$38.8B
BABA

Income Statement — Q4 FY2025 vs Q1 FY2026

Metric
BABA
BABA
CI
CI
Revenue
$38.8B
$68.5B
Net Profit
$2.2B
Gross Margin
40.2%
Operating Margin
6.6%
Net Margin
5.8%
Revenue YoY
-5.5%
Net Profit YoY
EPS (diluted)
$6.64

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
BABA
BABA
CI
CI
Q1 26
$68.5B
Q4 25
$38.8B
$72.5B
Q3 25
$34.2B
$69.7B
Q2 25
$32.6B
$67.2B
Q1 25
$65.5B
Q4 24
$38.7B
$65.6B
Q3 24
$63.7B
Q2 24
$60.5B
Net Profit
BABA
BABA
CI
CI
Q1 26
Q4 25
$2.2B
$1.3B
Q3 25
$2.9B
$2.0B
Q2 25
$1.7B
$1.6B
Q1 25
$1.4B
Q4 24
$6.8B
$1.5B
Q3 24
$825.0M
Q2 24
$1.6B
Gross Margin
BABA
BABA
CI
CI
Q1 26
Q4 25
40.2%
20.3%
Q3 25
39.2%
20.4%
Q2 25
38.4%
20.7%
Q1 25
26.1%
Q4 24
42.0%
25.3%
Q3 24
25.3%
Q2 24
26.5%
Operating Margin
BABA
BABA
CI
CI
Q1 26
Q4 25
6.6%
3.2%
Q3 25
2.2%
3.7%
Q2 25
12.0%
3.4%
Q1 25
3.0%
Q4 24
14.7%
3.3%
Q3 24
4.0%
Q2 24
4.0%
Net Margin
BABA
BABA
CI
CI
Q1 26
Q4 25
5.8%
1.8%
Q3 25
8.5%
2.8%
Q2 25
5.3%
2.4%
Q1 25
2.2%
Q4 24
17.5%
2.3%
Q3 24
1.3%
Q2 24
2.7%
EPS (diluted)
BABA
BABA
CI
CI
Q1 26
Q4 25
$6.64
$4.64
Q3 25
$8.72
$6.98
Q2 25
$5.20
$5.71
Q1 25
$4.85
Q4 24
$20.40
$5.01
Q3 24
$2.63
Q2 24
$5.45

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
BABA
BABA
CI
CI
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$18.3B
Total DebtLower is stronger
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$148.7B
Total Assets
$268.6B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
BABA
BABA
CI
CI
Q1 26
Q4 25
$18.3B
$8.7B
Q3 25
$19.0B
$6.9B
Q2 25
$20.0B
$5.1B
Q1 25
$9.1B
Q4 24
$22.3B
$8.2B
Q3 24
$6.8B
Q2 24
$7.9B
Total Debt
BABA
BABA
CI
CI
Q1 26
Q4 25
$30.9B
Q3 25
$30.9B
Q2 25
$26.5B
Q1 25
$26.5B
Q4 24
$28.9B
Q3 24
$30.2B
Q2 24
$30.2B
Stockholders' Equity
BABA
BABA
CI
CI
Q1 26
Q4 25
$148.7B
$41.7B
Q3 25
$145.0B
$41.8B
Q2 25
$139.2B
$40.2B
Q1 25
$40.2B
Q4 24
$137.2B
$41.0B
Q3 24
$42.1B
Q2 24
$41.3B
Total Assets
BABA
BABA
CI
CI
Q1 26
Q4 25
$268.6B
$157.9B
Q3 25
$264.6B
$157.9B
Q2 25
$248.6B
$151.7B
Q1 25
$150.7B
Q4 24
$254.1B
$155.9B
Q3 24
$157.6B
Q2 24
$155.4B
Debt / Equity
BABA
BABA
CI
CI
Q1 26
Q4 25
0.74×
Q3 25
0.74×
Q2 25
0.66×
Q1 25
0.66×
Q4 24
0.71×
Q3 24
0.72×
Q2 24
0.73×

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
BABA
BABA
CI
CI
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$5.2B
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
2.31×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
BABA
BABA
CI
CI
Q1 26
Q4 25
$5.2B
$6.1B
Q3 25
$1.4B
$3.4B
Q2 25
$3.8B
$-1.9B
Q1 25
$1.9B
Q4 24
$9.7B
$5.2B
Q3 24
$46.0M
Q2 24
$265.0M
Cash Conversion
BABA
BABA
CI
CI
Q1 26
Q4 25
2.31×
4.83×
Q3 25
0.49×
1.73×
Q2 25
2.19×
-1.16×
Q1 25
1.36×
Q4 24
1.43×
3.39×
Q3 24
0.06×
Q2 24
0.16×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

BABA
BABA

Alibaba China E-commerce Group$22.8B59%
All others$9.6B25%
Cloud Intelligence Group$6.2B16%

CI
CI

Segment breakdown not available.

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