KC vs BABA vs ORCL Stock Comparison

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings, Alibaba Group Holding and Oracle 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
2 wins
ORCL Oracle Corp
$130.55 -4.8% 1M -53.6% 1Y
Market cap
$394.78B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.78B
Div. yield
1.53%
ERP Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Oracle leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Oracle 6, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings 3, Alibaba Group Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKCBABAORCLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.55B $232.79B $394.78B ORCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -18.4x 22.1x 20.6x ORCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.3x 15.2x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.2% +8.1% +21.6% KC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.0% 7.0% 26.2% ORCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.2% 2.4% 11.0% ORCL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.05% 1.53% ORCL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.2% -44.1% -53.6% KC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.1%/yr -10.0%/yr +6.3%/yr ORCL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.0% 40.3% 57.0% BABA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 46/100 52/100 KC

Percentile Scorecard

KCBABAORCL

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

AxisKCBABAORCL
Valuation 92 #4 of 38 68 #55 of 167 55 #46 of 101
Growth 100 #1 of 36 17 #127 of 153 62 #38 of 97
Profitability 58 #15 of 34 54 #71 of 153 84 #16 of 94
Financial Health 46 #21 of 38 59 #74 of 179 38 #67 of 108
Shareholder Returns – 30 #66 of 94 21 #51 of 64
Overall 74 46 52
  • KC ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • ORCL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKCBABAORCLSPY
1 month -11.6%-8.7%-4.8% -0.2%
3 months -15.5%-13.0%+8.8% +3.9%
6 months -44.6%-23.4%-21.3% +8.2%
Year to date -17.4%-31.6%-33.0% +12.9%
1 year -36.2%-44.1%-53.6% +12.3%
3 years +88.5%+21.0%+29.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +23.6%+6.6%+8.9% +23.3%
5 years -65.3%-41.0%+35.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -19.1%-10.0%+6.3% +10.9%
10 years —-2.1%+241.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-0.2%+13.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKCBABAORCLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.0%40.3%57.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.9%35.9%56.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.171.112.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.51-1.10-0.94 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.3%-62.9%-65.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.1%-44.3%-53.6% -1.2%
52-week high $18.21$179.97$281.40 $779.14
52-week low $8.11$94.81$115.01 $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.

MultipleKCBABAORCL
P/E now vs peer median -18.4xmedian 29.5x 22.1xmedian 17.3x 20.6xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 4.5x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 5.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 23.9x —median 14.2x 14.2xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 15.0x 7.0xmedian 11.5x -13.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 4.3x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 5.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.59median 0.38 -15.35median 0.40 0.87median 0.85

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 monthsKCBABAORCL
Revenue $1.59B $150.46B $71.78B
Gross profit $238.88M $57.45B –
Operating income -$50.60M $4.39B $23.06B
Net income -$87.93M $10.08B $18.92B
Free cash flow $887.81M $33.19B -$28.72B
R&D $111.26M $10.68B $10.18B
EPS (diluted) $-0.47 $4.38 $6.27
Cash & equivalents $688.91M $21.06B $36.37B
Total debt $3.76B $83.76B $125.34B
Shares (diluted) 273.80M 2.40B 3.00B
Enterprise value -$265.53M $54.86B $267.34B

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
MetricKCBABAORCL
P/E -18.4x 22.1x 20.6x
P/FCF 2.9x 7.0x -13.7x
P/Operating cash flow 2.9x 20.6x 8.4x
P/S 1.6x 1.5x 5.5x
P/B 1.9x 1.4x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.4x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA – – 14.2x
EV/EBIT -56.3x 48.0x 21.0x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.4x 6.7x
EV/FCF 3.2x 6.3x -16.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.2x 18.6x 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.59 -15.35 0.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKCBABAORCL
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.2% 8.1% 21.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 5.6% 12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.9% 0.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.2% 6.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 79.5% -77.5% 28.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.8% -35.9% 18.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 69.3% -50.0% 52.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.8% -3.6% 26.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 62.3% -47.9% 46.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.2% -1.4% 23.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 245.7% -45.8% 118.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 191.7% -27.8% 38.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 245.7% -8.5% -388.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 287.5% -0.6% -71.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKCBABAORCL
Gross margin 15.0% 38.2% –
EBITDA margin – – 47.3%
Operating margin -3.2% 2.9% 32.1%
Pretax margin -5.5% 9.7% 30.3%
Net margin -8.0% 7.0% 26.2%
FCF margin 55.9% 22.1% -40.0%
Operating cash flow margin 55.9% 7.5% 65.4%
Return on equity -6.7% 6.2% 34.3%
Return on assets -2.0% 3.6% 6.7%
Return on invested capital -2.2% 2.4% 11.0%
Return on capital employed -1.9% 2.1% 9.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -10.1x 1.1x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 6.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKCBABAORCL
Debt / assets 21.8% 7.5% 41.3%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.1x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.6x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 0.6x -4.4x
Liabilities / assets 71.0% 43.6% 77.8%
Equity / assets 29.0% 56.4% 22.2%
Interest coverage -0.6x 3.2x 4.5x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 0.08 2.30 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKCBABAORCL
Dividend yield – 1.0% 1.5%
Net buyback yield – – -5.1%
Shareholder yield – 1.0% -3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 31.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -20.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 17.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 15.1%

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.

ConsensusKCBABAORCL
Forward P/E – 14.3xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.25FY2026 $7.02FY2026 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +80.9%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +22.8% +23.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.01BFY2026 $174.00BFY2026 $95.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +46.6%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +41.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.2% +14.7% +45.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKCBABAORCL
Held by institutions 4.8% 10.1% 44.7%
Institutions holding 86 1,218 3,497
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.9% -5.4% +6.6%
Institutions buying 54 555 1,808
Institutions selling 24 421 1,309
Buyers to sellers 2.25 1.32 1.38

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.

KCBABAORCL
KC 1.00 0.54 0.30
BABA 0.54 1.00 0.22
ORCL 0.30 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KC, BABA and ORCL?

Oracle (ORCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) $2.55B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.79B, Oracle (ORCL) $394.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, KC, BABA and ORCL?

Oracle (ORCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -18.4x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x, Oracle (ORCL) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x, Oracle (ORCL) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) +35.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%, Oracle (ORCL) +21.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oracle (ORCL) has the highest net margin (Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -8.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%, Oracle (ORCL) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, Oracle (ORCL) leads (Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -2.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%, Oracle (ORCL) 11.0%).

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%, Oracle (ORCL) -53.6%. Over five years, Oracle (ORCL) compounded fastest (Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -19.1%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.0%/yr, Oracle (ORCL) +6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Oracle (ORCL) has the highest dividend yield: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 1.05%, Oracle (ORCL) 1.53%. 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 (Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) 71.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.3%, Oracle (ORCL) 57.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Oracle (ORCL) 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.