Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2019 - 2026)
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings' Return on Sales [ROS] was 0.75% in Q2 2026, up 14.53 percentage points from -13.79% a year earlier and up 6.86 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings' Return on Sales [ROS] was -3.17% through Jun 30, 2026, up 17.52 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -7.87%, up 14.47 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +10.49 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was -22.34% in FY2024 (+299170.50 pp), -299192.84% in FY2023 (-299165.32 pp), -27.52% in FY2022 (-7.59 pp) and -19.94% in FY2021 (-1.58 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to Q1 2019.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +10.82 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 53.56 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2023 (a drop of 23.32 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, KC's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -6.12% (Q1 2026), -2.41% (Q4 2025) and -5.83% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,843.70 Bn | 3,766.85 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 45.11% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 209.74 Bn | 160.64 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 15.24% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 112.41 Bn | 95.94 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -29.55% |
| 4 | Equinix | 101.21 Bn | 89.76 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 25.33% |
| 5 | Nebius | 61.44 Bn | 34.87 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -30.21% |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 49.38 Bn | 36.47 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -1.90% |
| 7 | Verisign | 26.06 Bn | 23.28 Bn | 384.60 Mn | 68.18% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 19.56 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 9.24% |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 15.64 Bn | 9.05 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 7.30% |
| 10 | Kingsoft Cloud Holdings | 2.69 Bn | -114.87 Mn | 68.71 Mn | 0.75% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.75% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -6.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -5.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -13.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -11.87% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.95% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -59.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -14.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -15.59% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -19.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -49.95% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -20.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -32.07% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -31.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -26.63% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -29.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -24.48% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -25.22% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -19.43% |
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=KC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "KC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=KC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();