Alibaba Q4 FY2026 Results: Cloud +38%, AI Revenue $1.3B, Profit Near Zero — Full Breakdown

# Alibaba Q4 FY2026 Results: Cloud +38%, AI Revenue $1.3B, Profit Near Zero — Full Breakdown

> **Quick answer:** Alibaba's Q4 FY2026 results, released May 13, 2026, showed total revenue of $35.28 billion (+3% YoY), missing the CNY 247.09 billion consensus. Cloud Intelligence Group revenue surged 38% to $6.04 billion and AI-related products generated $1.3 billion — the 11th consecutive quarter of triple-digit AI growth. Adjusted EBITA collapsed 84% to $740 million as AI capex crushed near-term profitability. BABA shares initially dipped before surging 6.5% to $146.20 as investors focused on cloud trajectory over the profit miss.

Alibaba earnings Q4 2026 results landed on one of the most geopolitically charged mornings of the year: May 13, 2026 — the same day Donald Trump flew to Beijing for a summit with President Xi Jinping. The collision of macro risk and micro data created an unusual feedback loop for BABA investors, forcing a split-second read on two simultaneous storylines. Here is the complete segment-by-segment breakdown of what actually happened.

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## The Headline Numbers: Revenue Miss, Profit Collapse

Alibaba's total Q4 FY2026 revenue came in at RMB 243.38 billion ($35.28 billion), a 3% increase year-over-year. That missed the Wall Street consensus of RMB 247.09 billion ($36.36 billion) by roughly 1.5% — not a catastrophic miss, but a miss nonetheless given the elevated expectations heading into this print.