Cheng Xin / Getty Images Alibaba Group shares sank Thursday after the Chinese e-commerce giant reported fiscal fourth-quarter results below expectations.

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Alibaba missed profit and sales forecasts on slowing consumer spending in China and tougher competition. The e-commerce and cloud computing giant posted revenue gains in all of its divisions. Despite today's 7.5% drop, U.S.-listed shares of Alibaba are up about 45% in 2025.

U.S.-listed shares of Alibaba Group Holdings (BABA) sank Thursday after the e-commerce and cloud computing giant reported worse-than-anticipated results on slowing Chinese consumer spending and increased competition.

The company posted fiscal 2025 fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 1.57 yuan ($0.22), with revenue increasing 7% year-over-year to 236.5 billion yuan ($32.81 billion). Both missed Visible Alpha estimates.

Sales at the Taobao and Tmall Group, Alibaba's Chinese e-commerce unit, rose 12% to RMB71.08 billion. They were up 22% to RMB33.58 billion at the Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group, and they grew 18% to RMB30.13 billion at the Cloud Intelligence Group.

CFO Toby Xu said the company was "confident in our business outlook and will continue to invest in our core businesses to strengthen our competitive advantages."

Despite today's 7.5% drop, U.S.-listed shares of Alibaba Group Holdings are up about 45% year-to-date.  TradingView

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