BABA vs CRWV vs KC Stock Comparison

Alibaba Group Holding, CoreWeave and Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.23 -8.7% 1M -44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$232.79B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
1.05%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins
CRWV CoreWeave, Inc.
$59.57 -32.0% 1M -56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$32.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.59B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Alibaba Group Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alibaba Group Holding 5, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings 2, CoreWeave 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBABACRWVKCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $232.79B $32.82B $2.55B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x -17.0x -18.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +115.3% +35.2% CRWV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% -25.4% -8.0% BABA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% -1.2% -2.2% BABA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.05% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.1% -56.2% -36.2% KC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.0%/yr — -19.1%/yr BABA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.3% 95.9% 71.0% BABA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 48/100 74/100 KC

Percentile Scorecard

BABACRWVKC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBABACRWVKC
Valuation 68 #55 of 167 62 #15 of 38 92 #4 of 38
Growth 17 #127 of 153 60 #15 of 36 100 #1 of 36
Profitability 54 #71 of 153 52 #17 of 34 58 #15 of 34
Financial Health 59 #74 of 179 38 #24 of 38 46 #21 of 38
Shareholder Returns 30 #66 of 94 30 #15 of 21 –
Overall 46 48 74
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • CRWV ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • KC ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBABACRWVKCSPY
1 month -8.7%-32.0%-11.6% -0.2%
3 months -13.0%-11.5%-15.5% +3.9%
6 months -23.4%-43.6%-44.6% +8.2%
Year to date -31.6%-16.8%-17.4% +12.9%
1 year -44.1%-56.2%-36.2% +12.3%
3 years +21.0%—+88.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.6%—+23.6% +23.3%
5 years -41.0%—-65.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.0%—-19.1% +10.9%
10 years -2.1%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.2%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBABACRWVKCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.3%95.9%71.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%92.1%61.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.113.652.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.10-0.59-0.51 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-70.5%-92.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-57.4%-53.1% -1.2%
52-week high $179.97$139.93$18.21 $779.14
52-week low $94.81$54.24$8.11 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBABACRWVKC
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 17.3x -17.0xmedian 29.5x -18.4xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 4.3xmedian 4.5x 1.6xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 8.0xmedian 23.9x —median 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 11.5x -2.4xmedian 15.0x 2.9xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.8x 6.5xmedian 4.3x 1.9xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median -15.35median 0.40 —median 0.38 -0.59median 0.38

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBABACRWVKC
Revenue $150.46B $7.59B $1.59B
Gross profit $57.45B $5.12B $238.88M
Operating income $4.39B -$230.74M -$50.60M
Net income $10.08B -$1.93B -$87.93M
Free cash flow $33.19B -$13.66B $887.81M
R&D $10.68B – $111.26M
EPS (diluted) $4.38 $-3.50 $-0.47
Cash & equivalents $21.06B $5.52B $688.91M
Total debt $83.76B $3.66B $3.76B
Shares (diluted) 2.40B 551.00M 273.80M
Enterprise value $54.86B $19.92B -$265.53M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBABACRWVKC
P/E 22.1x -17.0x -18.4x
P/FCF 7.0x -2.4x 2.9x
P/Operating cash flow 20.6x 4.7x 2.9x
P/S 1.5x 4.3x 1.6x
P/B 1.4x 6.5x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 6.9x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – 8.0x –
EV/EBIT 48.0x -134.1x -56.3x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 4.1x 1.8x
EV/FCF 6.3x -2.3x 3.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 4.5x 3.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.35 – -0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBABACRWVKC
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 115.3% 35.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – 13.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 94.9% 23.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% – 35.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% -204.2% 79.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% – 44.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.0% -89.8% 69.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% – 36.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.9% -50.8% 62.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.4% – 31.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% 983.6% 245.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.8% – 191.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% -72.1% 245.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% – 287.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBABACRWVKC
Gross margin 38.2% 67.4% 15.0%
EBITDA margin – 51.2% –
Operating margin 2.9% -3.0% -3.2%
Pretax margin 9.7% -25.3% -5.5%
Net margin 7.0% -25.4% -8.0%
FCF margin 22.1% -179.9% 55.9%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 91.1% 55.9%
Return on equity 6.2% -39.4% -6.7%
Return on assets 3.6% -2.9% -2.0%
Return on invested capital 2.4% -1.2% -2.2%
Return on capital employed 2.1% -0.5% -1.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -3.6x -10.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 8.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBABACRWVKC
Debt / assets 7.5% 4.8% 21.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.7x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x -0.3x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 93.5% 71.0%
Equity / assets 56.4% 6.5% 29.0%
Interest coverage 3.2x – -0.6x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.30 0.11 0.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBABACRWVKC
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield – -9.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.0% -9.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBABACRWVKC
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.02FY2026 $-3.88FY2026 $-0.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +22.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $174.00BFY2026 $13.22BFY2026 $2.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +157.7%FY2026 +46.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +113.8% +21.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBABACRWVKC
Held by institutions 10.1% 87.2% 4.8%
Institutions holding 1,218 962 86
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% +27.1% +8.9%
Institutions buying 555 690 54
Institutions selling 421 171 24
Buyers to sellers 1.32 4.04 2.25

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BABACRWVKC
BABA 1.00 0.29 0.54
CRWV 0.29 1.00 0.35
KC 0.54 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BABA, CRWV and KC?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.79B, CoreWeave (CRWV) $32.82B, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) $2.55B.

Which company is growing faster?

CoreWeave (CRWV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, CoreWeave (CRWV) +115.3%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) +35.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has the highest net margin (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, CoreWeave (CRWV) -25.4%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -8.0%). On return on invested capital, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, CoreWeave (CRWV) -1.2%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) returned the most: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -44.1%, CoreWeave (CRWV) -56.2%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -36.2%. Over five years, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.0%/yr, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -19.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 1.05%. CoreWeave (CRWV) and Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has been the steadiest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.3%, CoreWeave (CRWV) 95.9%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) 71.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BABA, CRWV and KC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.