BABA vs KC vs NBIS Stock Comparison

Alibaba Group Holding, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings and Nebius Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.26 -8.7% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$232.68B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins
NBIS Nebius Group N.V.
$153.27 -35.4% 1M +30.7% 1Y
Market cap
$41.43B
P/E
46.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Alibaba Group Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alibaba Group Holding 5, Nebius 3, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBABAKCNBISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $232.68B $2.34B $41.43B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x -18.4x 46.3x BABA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +35.2% +506.9% NBIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% -8.0% 66.1% NBIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% -2.2% -3.3% BABA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.6% -32.6% +30.7% NBIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.9%/yr -19.4%/yr — BABA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.4% 71.2% 107.0% BABA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 74/100 66/100 KC

Percentile Scorecard

BABAKCNBIS

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

AxisBABAKCNBIS
Valuation 70 #51 of 167 92 #4 of 38 78 #9 of 38
Growth 17 #127 of 153 100 #1 of 36 34 #24 of 36
Profitability 53 #72 of 153 58 #15 of 34 76 #9 of 34
Financial Health 59 #74 of 179 46 #21 of 38 76 #10 of 38
Shareholder Returns 30 #66 of 94 – –
Overall 46 74 66
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • KC ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • NBIS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBABAKCNBISSPY
1 month -8.7%-10.1%-35.4% -0.8%
3 months -12.8%-12.6%-18.4% +3.5%
6 months -24.3%-47.2%+5.7% +7.0%
Year to date -31.6%-16.1%+83.1% +12.2%
1 year -42.6%-32.6%+30.7% +13.0%
3 years +21.1%+91.6%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.6%+24.2%— +23.1%
5 years -40.8%-65.9%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.9%-19.4%— +11.0%
10 years -2.5%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.2%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBABAKCNBISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.4%71.2%107.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%62.1%98.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.112.183.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.06-0.460.29 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-92.5%-58.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-52.3%-46.5% -1.8%
52-week high $179.97$18.21$286.69 $779.14
52-week low $94.81$8.11$73.87 $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.

MultipleBABAKCNBIS
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 17.5x -18.7xmedian 29.6x 41.5xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 4.2x 28.6xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x —median 24.2x 231.6xmedian 24.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 12.1x 2.9xmedian 15.1x 2.4xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 3.9x 3.8xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median -15.35median 0.41 -0.60median 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 monthsBABAKCNBIS
Revenue $150.46B $1.59B $1.36B
Gross profit $57.45B $238.88M $1.01B
Operating income $4.39B -$50.60M -$668.60M
Net income $10.08B -$87.93M $61.60M
Free cash flow $33.19B $887.81M $16.40B
R&D $10.68B $111.26M $356.40M
EPS (diluted) $4.38 $-0.47 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $21.06B $688.91M $8.04B
Total debt $83.76B $3.76B $25.23B
Shares (diluted) 2.40B 273.80M 282.72M
Enterprise value $46.32B -$477.21M $14.87B

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
MetricBABAKCNBIS
P/E 22.1x -18.7x 41.5x
P/FCF 7.0x 2.9x 2.4x
P/Operating cash flow 20.6x 2.9x 7.4x
P/S 1.5x 1.6x 28.6x
P/B 1.4x 2.0x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.1x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 231.6x
EV/EBIT 48.0x -57.1x -58.8x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.8x 29.0x
EV/FCF 6.3x 3.3x 2.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 3.3x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.35 -0.60 -0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBABAKCNBIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 35.2% 506.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 13.0% -83.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 23.9% 631.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 35.2% -81.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% 79.5% -49.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 44.8% -26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.0% 69.3% -73.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 36.8% -90.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.9% 62.3% 318.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 31.2% -70.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% 245.7% 1,193%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 191.7% -55.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 245.7% 1,310%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 287.5% -47.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBABAKCNBIS
Gross margin 38.2% 15.0% 74.3%
EBITDA margin – – 12.5%
Operating margin 2.9% -3.2% -49.3%
Pretax margin 9.7% -5.5% 5.3%
Net margin 7.0% -8.0% 66.1%
FCF margin 22.1% 55.9% 1,210%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 55.9% 388.0%
Return on equity 6.2% -6.7% 0.7%
Return on assets 3.6% -2.0% 0.2%
Return on invested capital 2.4% -2.2% -3.3%
Return on capital employed 2.1% -1.9% -2.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -10.1x 85.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 13.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBABAKCNBIS
Debt / assets 7.5% 21.8% 30.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.0x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 1.1x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 71.0% 63.0%
Equity / assets 56.4% 29.0% 37.0%
Interest coverage 3.2x -0.6x -2.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.0x 4.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 3.4x
Altman Z-score 2.30 0.09 1.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBABAKCNBIS
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield – – 7,333%
Shareholder yield 1.0% – 7,333%
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.

ConsensusBABAKCNBIS
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.02FY2026 $-0.25FY2026 $-1.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +22.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $174.00BFY2026 $2.01BFY2026 $3.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +46.6%FY2026 +514.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +21.2% +246.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBABAKCNBIS
Held by institutions 10.1% 4.8% 66.4%
Institutions holding 1,218 86 1,052
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% +8.9% +29.6%
Institutions buying 555 54 694
Institutions selling 421 24 274
Buyers to sellers 1.32 2.25 2.53

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.

BABAKCNBIS
BABA 1.00 0.54 0.25
KC 0.54 1.00 0.33
NBIS 0.25 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BABA, KC and NBIS?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.68B, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) $2.34B, Nebius (NBIS) $41.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, BABA, KC and NBIS?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -18.4x, Nebius (NBIS) 46.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nebius (NBIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) +35.2%, Nebius (NBIS) +506.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nebius (NBIS) has the highest net margin (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -8.0%, Nebius (NBIS) 66.1%). On return on invested capital, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) leads (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -2.2%, Nebius (NBIS) -3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nebius (NBIS) returned the most: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -32.6%, Nebius (NBIS) +30.7%. Over five years, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) compounded fastest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -19.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) has been the steadiest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) 71.2%, Nebius (NBIS) 107.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.