Alibaba Earnings Today: AI Cloud Boom Lifts Revenue Above Estimates as Heavy Spending Hits Profit – 25 November 2025
Alibaba’s latest earnings report shows exactly where the company is betting its future: artificial intelligence, cloud computing and ultra‑fast “one‑hour” delivery. Those bets are driving strong revenue growth — but also hammering margins. On Tuesday, 25 November 2025, Alibaba reported results for the quarter ended 30 September 2025 (its fiscal second quarter), beating revenue expectations thanks to surging demand for AI-powered cloud services and rapid expansion of instant commerce in China.FT Markets+1 Revenue beats forecasts, but profits plunge Alibaba posted quarterly revenue of about 247.8 billion yuan (roughly US$34.8 billion), up 5% year over year and slightly above analysts’ expectations