Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) Research & Development (2019 - 2025)

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) reported Research & Development of -$27.2 million for Q4 2025, down 13.99% on a YoY basis from -$31.6 million in Q4 2024, and up 3.02% quarter-over-quarter from -$28.0 million in Q3 2025.

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) Research & Development (2019 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings has reported Research & Development for 7 years, with the latest figure at -$27.2 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Research & Development fell 13.99% year-over-year to -$27.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$113.5 million (up 3.52% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $115.9 million, changed 0.03% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 stood at -$27.2 million, up from -$28.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was -$23.9 million in Q4 2024, with the low at -$43.7 million in Q4 2021.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged -$32.3 million across 5 years, with a median of -$31.7 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Research & Development slumped 68.96% — and 2023, when it surged 33.4%.
  • Kingsoft Cloud Holdings' Research & Development stood at -$43.7 million in 2021, then increased by 15.15% to -$37.0 million in 2022, then surged by 33.4% to -$24.7 million in 2023, then climbed by 3.29% to -$23.9 million in 2024, then dropped by 13.99% to -$27.2 million in 2025.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$27.2 million (Q4 2025), -$28.0 million (Q3 2025), and -$27.1 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 238.14 Bn 220.17 Bn 8.16 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 166.83 Bn 164.28 Bn - -37.02 Mn
3 Uber Technologies 150.36 Bn 149.32 Bn 11.88 Bn 951.00 Mn
4 Shopify 147.75 Bn 142.01 Bn 1.55 Bn 437.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 140.39 Bn 128.55 Bn 8.56 Bn 1.63 Bn
6 Cadence Design Systems 105.73 Bn 104.32 Bn 1.26 Bn 508.44 Mn
7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn 823.00 Mn
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 253.90 Mn
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn 1.20 Bn
10 Kingsoft Cloud Holdings 6.26 Bn 5.40 Bn 66.54 Mn -27.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -27.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -28.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -27.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -31.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -23.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -33.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -28.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -32.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -24.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -27.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -26.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -31.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -37.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -34.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -32.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -38.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -43.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -41.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -35.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -40.39 Mn