Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help merchants, brands, retailers, and other businesses to engage with their users and customers in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company operates through seven segments: China Commerce, International Commerce, Local Consumer Services, Cainiao, Cloud, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others. It operates Taobao Marketplace, a social commerce platform; Tmall, a third-party online and mobile commerce platform for brands and retailers; Alimama, a monetization platform; 1688.com and Alibaba.com, which are online wholesale marketplaces; AliExpress, a retail marketplace; Lazada, Trendyol, and Daraz that are e-commerce platforms; Freshippo, a self-operated retail chain; and Tmall Global, an import e-commerce platform. The company also operates Taoxianda, an online-offline integration service for FMCG brands and third-party grocery retail partners; Cainiao Network logistic services platform; Ele.me, an on-demand delivery and local services platform; Koubei, a restaurant and local services guide platform; and Fliggy, an online travel platform. In addition, it offers pay-for-performance, in-feed, and display marketing services; and Taobao Ad Network and Exchange, a real-time online bidding marketing exchange. Further, the company provides elastic computing, storage, network, security, database and big data, and IoT services. Additionally, it operates Youku, an online video platform; Alibaba Pictures and other content platforms that provide online videos, films, live events, news feeds, literature, music, and others; Amap, a mobile digital map, navigation, and real-time traffic information app; DingTalk, a business efficiency mobile app; and Tmall Genie smart speaker. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.
Alibaba Dividend Announcement
• Alibaba announced a annually dividend of $1.66 per ordinary share which will be made payable on 2024-07-12. Ex dividend date: 2024-06-13
• Alibaba annual dividend for 2024 was $1.66
• Alibaba annual dividend for 2023 was $0.98
• Alibaba's trailing twelve-month (TTM) dividend yield is 0.37%
• Alibaba's payout ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is 25.58%
Alibaba Dividend History
| Ex-Div date | Dividend amount | Dividend type | Pay date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-13 | $1.66 | annually | 2024-07-12 |
| 2023-12-20 | $0.98 | annually | 2024-01-18 |
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