KC vs BABA vs CRWV Stock Comparison

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings, Alibaba Group Holding and CoreWeave 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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

KCBABACRWV

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureKCBABACRWVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.0%40.3%95.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.9%35.9%92.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.171.113.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.51-1.10-0.59 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.3%-62.9%-70.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.1%-44.3%-57.4% -1.2%
52-week high $18.21$179.97$139.93 $779.14
52-week low $8.11$94.81$54.24 $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.

MultipleKCBABACRWV
P/E now vs peer median -18.4xmedian 29.5x 22.1xmedian 17.3x -17.0xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 4.5x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 4.3xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 23.9x —median 14.2x 8.0xmedian 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 15.0x 7.0xmedian 11.5x -2.4xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 4.3x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 6.5xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.59median 0.38 -15.35median 0.40 —median 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 monthsKCBABACRWV
Revenue $1.59B $150.46B $7.59B
Gross profit $238.88M $57.45B $5.12B
Operating income -$50.60M $4.39B -$230.74M
Net income -$87.93M $10.08B -$1.93B
Free cash flow $887.81M $33.19B -$13.66B
R&D $111.26M $10.68B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.47 $4.38 $-3.50
Cash & equivalents $688.91M $21.06B $5.52B
Total debt $3.76B $83.76B $3.66B
Shares (diluted) 273.80M 2.40B 551.00M
Enterprise value -$265.53M $54.86B $19.92B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKCBABACRWV
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

KCBABACRWV
KC 1.00 0.54 0.35
BABA 0.54 1.00 0.29
CRWV 0.35 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KC, BABA and CRWV?

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

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) returned the most: Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -36.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -44.1%, CoreWeave (CRWV) -56.2%. Over five years, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) compounded fastest (Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -19.1%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.0%/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%. Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) and CoreWeave (CRWV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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.