Alibaba’s AI push fuels cloud growth while profits take a hit in Q4
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Alibaba posted 3% quarterly revenue growth (11% like-for-like excluding Sun Art/Intime), but profitability tumbled as AI and cloud spending rose; Q4 EPS fell 95% YoY, cloud revenue grew 40%, signaling AI monetization progress amid ongoing margin compression and negative free cash flow risk.
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