Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd (HK:3896)
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Rating:54Neutral
Price Target:
HK$8.00
▲(7.67% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:04/27/26
The score is driven primarily by improving operating trends (better profitability metrics and stronger operating cash flow) but constrained by persistent net losses and negative free cash flow. Technically, the stock shows a constructive uptrend, while valuation remains weak due to loss-making earnings and no dividend. Earnings call commentary supports the outlook, but heavy planned CapEx, cost inflation, and customer concentration risks temper confidence.
Positive Factors
AI and public-cloud revenue growth
Sustained double-digit public-cloud growth and a near-doubling of AI billings reflect structural demand for AI workloads and cloud services. With AI billing forming a large share of public-cloud revenue, the company is positioned to capture recurring, high-growth workloads and drive durable top-line expansion and product adoption across enterprises.
Negative Factors
Persistent net losses and negative free cash flow
Despite revenue and margin improvements, the company continues to report net losses and negative free cash flow, implying sustained reliance on external financing. Persistent losses and negative FCF increase execution and funding risk, limiting the firm's ability to self-fund large infrastructure investments and reducing margin of safety for long-term investors.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
AI and public-cloud revenue growth
Sustained double-digit public-cloud growth and a near-doubling of AI billings reflect structural demand for AI workloads and cloud services. With AI billing forming a large share of public-cloud revenue, the company is positioned to capture recurring, high-growth workloads and drive durable top-line expansion and product adoption across enterprises.
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Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd (3896) vs. iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF (EWH)
Market Cap
HK$35.53B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)111.61M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)2.28
Revenue Growth22.96%
EPS Growth56.71%
CountryHK
Employees12,335
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Application
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.33
Shares Outstanding4,531,784,700
10 Day Avg. Volume82,679,101
30 Day Avg. Volume111,609,710
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio>-0.01
Price to Book (P/B)0.15
Price to Sales (P/S)0.14
P/FCF Ratio-1.44
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
HK$10.86Price Target Upside46.16% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering7
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.2
Revenue Forecast (FY)HK$14.04B
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited provides cloud services to businesses and organizations in China. The company's products portfolio includes cloud products, including infrastructure as a service (IaaS) infrastructure, platform as a service (PaaS) m...
How the Company Makes Money
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Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Mar 25, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 27, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
Overall the call was positive: the company reported record quarterly and annual revenues, very strong AI billing growth (95% YoY), improving profitability with two consecutive profitable quarters at the operating level and a strong cash position. However, material challenges remain, including rising infrastructure and depreciation costs, full-year adjusted operating loss (though narrowed), high revenue concentration within the Xiaomi/Kingsoft ecosystem (94% related-party exposure), and a large planned capital expenditure program that depends on prepayments and financing. These risks temper the outlook but do not outweigh the strong growth and improving margins reported in the quarter.Positive Updates
Record Quarterly and Annual Revenue
Q4 revenue reached RMB 2,761 million, up 24% year-over-year; full-year 2025 revenue was RMB 9,559 million, up 23% year-over-year.
Negative Updates
Rising Cost Base and Depreciation
Total cost of revenues in Q4 was RMB 2,296 million, up 27% YoY. Depreciation and amortization rose to RMB 741 million in the quarter from RMB 323 million a year earlier due to newly acquired and leased servers and network equipment.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Quarterly and Annual Revenue
Q4 revenue reached RMB 2,761 million, up 24% year-over-year; full-year 2025 revenue was RMB 9,559 million, up 23% year-over-year.
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Company Guidance
Guidance: for 2026 Kingsoft Cloud expects total capital expenditure and control assets to exceed RMB 10 billion, with roughly half (~50%) of that CapEx targeted to be covered by customer prepayment arrangements; Q4 CapEx was RMB 496 million and cash & cash equivalents were RMB 6,018 million. Management said 2026 CapEx will be funded through four channels (proceeds from 2025 financing, customer operating receipts, strategic customer prepayments and committed credit facilities), will rely more on short‑ and long‑term leases to reduce upfront capital needs, and currently has no equity financing plans. They reiterated plans to further invest in infrastructure, enhance service stability, manage liquidity risk and improve operating efficiency, and guided that revenue growth should accelerate and the EBITDA rate should improve in 2026.Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
42
Neutral
Balance Sheet
55
Neutral
Cash Flow
48
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 9.56B | 7.79B | 7.05B | 8.18B | 9.06B |
| Gross Profit | 1.50B | 1.34B | 850.17M | 429.54M | 351.29M |
| EBITDA | 1.71B | 443.80M | -1.08B | -1.37B | -668.37M |
| Net Income | -936.25M | -1.97B | -2.18B | -2.66B | -1.59B |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 26.74B | 17.59B | 15.07B | 17.32B | 21.08B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 6.12B | 2.74B | 2.26B | 4.67B | 6.71B |
| Total Debt | 6.47B | 5.91B | 1.72B | 1.69B | 1.62B |
| Total Liabilities | 17.42B | 12.09B | 7.82B | 7.73B | 9.59B |
| Stockholders Equity | 9.32B | 5.17B | 6.89B | 8.80B | 10.60B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | -941.34M | -3.05B | -2.13B | -1.25B | -1.44B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 3.80B | 628.42M | -169.07M | 188.97M | -708.87M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -4.53B | -3.62B | -673.19M | -32.87M | -421.62M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 4.18B | 3.26B | -227.85M | -1.15B | 2.21B |
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd Technical Analysis
Neutral
7.43
Price Trends
7.88
Negative
7.20
Positive
7.18
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.02
Positive
43.58
Neutral
14.20
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For HK:3896, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 7.43 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 8.27, below the 50-day MA of 7.88, and above the 200-day MA of 7.18, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.02 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 43.58 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 14.20 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for HK:3896.
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd Risk Analysis
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd disclosed 98 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
82 Outperform | HK$947.31M | 4.89 | 23.35% | 9.81% | 2.06% | 2.52% | |
70 Outperform | HK$25.61B | ― | 19.13% | ― | -2.36% | 73.71% | |
62 Neutral | HK$5.32B | 4.97 | 6.30% | 3.47% | -5.00% | -79.97% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
54 Neutral | HK$35.53B | -35.61 | -13.37% | ― | 22.96% | 56.71% | |
52 Neutral | HK$3.82B | ― | -0.52% | 3.10% | -10.44% | ― | |
49 Neutral | HK$11.00B | -8.46 | -8.60% | ― | 30.43% | -853.39% |
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Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd Corporate Events
Kingsoft Cloud Reshapes Company Secretariat With New Joint Secretaries and HKEX Waiver
Apr 14, 2026
Kingsoft Cloud announced the resignation of Ms. So Ka Man of Tricor Services Limited as company secretary, authorized representative in Hong Kong, and process agent, effective April 14, 2026, with the board noting there was no disagreement and exp...
Kingsoft Cloud Sets March 25 Board Meeting and Earnings Call for 2025 Results
Mar 10, 2026
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited has scheduled a board meeting for March 25, 2026 to review and approve the unaudited fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 financial results for the group, covering the period ended December 31, 2025. The company will p...
Kingsoft Cloud Enters Connected Equity Transfer Deal With Xunlei and Xinghan Zhilian
Mar 3, 2026
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited has disclosed a connected transaction involving its subsidiary Wuhan Kingsoft Cloud and related parties in connection with an equity transfer in an unnamed target company. Under an agreement dated March 3, 2026, Xun...
Kingsoft Cloud Raises Caps on Kingsoft-Linked Property and Lease Deals for 2026–27
Mar 1, 2026
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited, a dual-listed Chinese cloud services provider, operates under a framework agreement with Kingsoft Corporation under which it delivers cloud services to Kingsoft Group while receiving property, technology, and leasi...
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