GOOGL vs KC Stock Comparison

Alphabet and Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$320.58 -6.8% 1M +19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.90T
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$445.87B
Div. yield
0.27%
Digital Advertising Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Alphabet leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Alphabet 6, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGOOGLKCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.90T $2.55B GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x -18.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.1% +35.2% KC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.8% -8.0% GOOGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.6% -2.2% GOOGL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.27% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.1% -36.2% GOOGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr -19.1%/yr GOOGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 71.0% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 74/100 KC

Percentile Scorecard

GOOGLKC

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

AxisGOOGLKC
Valuation 38 #104 of 167 92 #4 of 38
Growth 72 #43 of 153 100 #1 of 36
Profitability 88 #20 of 153 58 #15 of 34
Financial Health 79 #38 of 179 46 #21 of 38
Shareholder Returns 28 #68 of 94 –
Overall 61 74
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • 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

PeriodGOOGLKCSPY
1 month -6.8%-11.6% -0.2%
3 months -3.9%-15.5% +3.9%
6 months -8.3%-44.6% +8.2%
Year to date +2.4%-17.4% +12.9%
1 year +19.1%-36.2% +12.3%
3 years +162.4%+88.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.0%+23.6% +23.3%
5 years +119.8%-65.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.1%-19.1% +10.9%
10 years +684.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGOOGLKCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%71.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%61.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.352.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.61-0.51 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-92.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.4%-53.1% -1.2%
52-week high $402.62$18.21 $779.14
52-week low $267.47$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.

MultipleGOOGLKC
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 17.3x -18.4xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 14.2x —median 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 73.1xmedian 11.5x 2.9xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.40 -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 monthsGOOGLKC
Revenue $445.87B $1.59B
Gross profit $271.52B $238.88M
Operating income $147.63B -$50.60M
Net income $244.21B -$87.93M
Free cash flow $53.27B $887.81M
R&D $68.97B $111.26M
EPS (diluted) $19.83 $-0.47
Cash & equivalents $55.91B $688.91M
Total debt $98.17B $3.76B
Shares (diluted) 12.31B 273.80M
Enterprise value $3.65T -$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
MetricGOOGLKC
P/E 16.0x -18.4x
P/FCF 73.1x 2.9x
P/Operating cash flow 21.0x 2.9x
P/S 8.7x 1.6x
P/B 6.1x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 21.7x –
EV/EBIT 25.4x -56.3x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 1.8x
EV/FCF 70.4x 3.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.2x 3.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 -0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLKC
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.1% 35.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 13.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.0% 23.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 35.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.6% 79.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.6% 44.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.3% 69.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.8% 36.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 109.3% 62.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 64.3% 31.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.9% 245.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.3% 191.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.2% 245.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 287.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLKC
Gross margin 60.9% 15.0%
EBITDA margin 38.8% –
Operating margin 33.1% -3.2%
Pretax margin 67.1% -5.5%
Net margin 54.8% -8.0%
FCF margin 11.9% 55.9%
Operating cash flow margin 41.6% 55.9%
Return on equity 43.6% -6.7%
Return on assets 30.0% -2.0%
Return on invested capital 18.6% -2.2%
Return on capital employed 21.5% -1.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -10.1x
Stock comp / revenue 6.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGOOGLKC
Debt / assets 10.6% 21.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x –
Debt / FCF 1.8x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 30.5% 71.0%
Equity / assets 69.5% 29.0%
Interest coverage – -0.6x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.0x
Quick ratio 2.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 10.35 0.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGOOGLKC
Dividend yield 0.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.7% –
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.

ConsensusGOOGLKC
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $21.10FY2026 $-0.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +95.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -31.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $528.22BFY2026 $2.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +46.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.6% +21.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGOOGLKC
Held by institutions 80.1% 4.8%
Institutions holding 5,740 86
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +8.9%
Institutions buying 2,656 54
Institutions selling 2,573 24
Buyers to sellers 1.03 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.

GOOGLKC
GOOGL 1.00 0.32
KC 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GOOGL and KC?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.90T, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) $2.55B.

Which company is growing faster?

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alphabet (GOOGL) +20.1%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) +35.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alphabet (GOOGL) has the highest net margin (Alphabet (GOOGL) 54.8%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -8.0%). On return on invested capital, Alphabet (GOOGL) leads (Alphabet (GOOGL) 18.6%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alphabet (GOOGL) returned the most: Alphabet (GOOGL) +19.1%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -36.2%. Over five years, Alphabet (GOOGL) compounded fastest (Alphabet (GOOGL) +17.1%/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: Alphabet (GOOGL) 0.27%. Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (Alphabet (GOOGL) 31.3%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) 71.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do GOOGL and KC move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.32, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, GOOGL 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, Alphabet (GOOGL) leads on 6. 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.