NBIS vs KC Stock Comparison

Nebius and Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NBIS Nebius Group N.V.
$153.27 -35.4% 1M +30.7% 1Y
Market cap
$40.70B
P/E
45.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Nebius leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nebius 4, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNBISKCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.70B $2.32B NBIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.4x -18.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +506.9% +35.2% NBIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 66.1% -8.0% NBIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.3% -2.2% KC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.7% -32.6% NBIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -19.4%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 107.0% 71.2% KC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 74/100 KC

Percentile Scorecard

NBISKC

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

AxisNBISKC
Valuation 78 #9 of 38 92 #4 of 38
Growth 34 #24 of 36 100 #1 of 36
Profitability 76 #9 of 34 58 #15 of 34
Financial Health 76 #10 of 38 46 #21 of 38
Shareholder Returns – –
Overall 66 74
  • NBIS 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

PeriodNBISKCSPY
1 month -35.4%-10.1% -0.8%
3 months -18.4%-12.6% +3.5%
6 months +5.7%-47.2% +7.0%
Year to date +83.1%-16.1% +12.2%
1 year +30.7%-32.6% +13.0%
3 years —+91.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+24.2% +23.1%
5 years —-65.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-19.4% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureNBISKCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 107.0%71.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.4%62.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.782.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.29-0.46 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.3%-92.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.5%-52.3% -1.8%
52-week high $286.69$18.21 $779.14
52-week low $73.87$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.

MultipleNBISKC
P/E now vs peer median 41.5xmedian 29.6x -18.7xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 4.2x 1.6xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 231.6xmedian 24.2x —median 24.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 15.1x 2.9xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 3.9x 2.0xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.59median 0.38 -0.60median 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 monthsNBISKC
Revenue $1.36B $1.59B
Gross profit $1.01B $238.88M
Operating income -$668.60M -$50.60M
Net income $61.60M -$87.93M
Free cash flow $16.40B $887.81M
R&D $356.40M $111.26M
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $-0.47
Cash & equivalents $8.04B $688.91M
Total debt $25.23B $3.76B
Shares (diluted) 282.72M 273.80M
Enterprise value $14.13B -$492.27M

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

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNBISKC
Revenue growth (1Y) 506.9% 35.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -83.4% 13.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 631.9% 23.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -81.7% 35.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -49.0% 79.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.7% 44.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -73.4% 69.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -90.6% 36.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 318.1% 62.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -70.8% 31.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,193% 245.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -55.8% 191.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,310% 245.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.1% 287.5%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusNBISKC
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.88FY2026 $-0.25FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.25BFY2026 $2.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +512.5%FY2026 +45.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +248.5% +21.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNBISKC
Held by institutions 66.4% 4.8%
Institutions holding 1,052 86
Change in shares held, QoQ +29.6% +8.9%
Institutions buying 694 54
Institutions selling 274 24
Buyers to sellers 2.53 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.

NBISKC
NBIS 1.00 0.33
KC 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NBIS and KC?

Nebius (NBIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nebius (NBIS) $40.70B, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) $2.32B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nebius (NBIS) returned the most: Nebius (NBIS) +30.7%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) -32.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

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

Do NBIS and KC move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.33, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, NBIS 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, Nebius (NBIS) leads on 4. 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.