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KC vs MSFT

Side-by-side comparison of Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited (KC) and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both KC and MSFT operate in Computer Software: Prepackaged Software (Technology), so they compete in similar markets.
  • MSFT is the larger of the two at $3.81T, about 1394.9x KC ($2.73B).
  • Over the past year, KC is down 42.4% and MSFT is up 0.3% - MSFT leads by 42.6 points.
  • MSFT has been more active in the news (38 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for KC).
  • MSFT has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 20 for KC).
PerformanceKC-42.36%MSFT+0.29%
2025-10-02+0.00%2026-10-02
MetricKCMSFT
Company
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited
Microsoft Corporation
Price
$9.00-1.42%
$517.24+0.88%
Market cap
$2.73B
$3.81T
1M return
-12.28%
+4.16%
1Y return
-42.36%
+0.29%
Sector
Technology
Technology
Industry
Computer Software: Prepackaged Software
Computer Software: Prepackaged Software
Exchange
NASDAQ
NASDAQ
IPO
2020
1986
News (4w)
1
38
Recent ratings
20
25
KC

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited provides cloud services to businesses and organizations in China. The company offers public cloud services to customers in various verticals, including game, video, AI, e-commerce, education, and mobile internet; enterprise cloud services to customers in financial service, public service, and healthcare business, and others. It also provides IoT–smart living solutions. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

MSFT

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, and supports software, services, devices, and solutions worldwide. Its Productivity and Business Processes segment offers Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Office 365 Security and Compliance, and Skype for Business, as well as related Client Access Licenses (CAL); Skype, Outlook.com, OneDrive, and LinkedIn; and Dynamics 365, a set of cloud-based and on-premises business solutions for organizations and enterprise divisions. Its Intelligent Cloud segment licenses SQL, Windows Servers, Visual Studio, System Center, and related CALs; GitHub that provides a collaboration platform and code hosting service for developers; and Azure, a cloud platform. It also offers support services and Microsoft consulting services to assist customers in developing, deploying, and managing Microsoft server and desktop solutions; and training and certification on Microsoft products. Its More Personal Computing segment provides Windows original equipment manufacturer (OEM) licensing and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system; Windows Commercial, such as volume licensing of the Windows operating system, Windows cloud services, and other Windows commercial offerings; patent licensing; Windows Internet of Things; and MSN advertising. It also offers Surface, PC accessories, PCs, tablets, gaming and entertainment consoles, and other devices; Gaming, including Xbox hardware, and Xbox content and services; video games and third-party video game royalties; and Search, including Bing and Microsoft advertising. It sells its products through OEMs, distributors, and resellers; and directly through digital marketplaces, online stores, and retail stores. It has collaborations with Dynatrace, Inc., Morgan Stanley, Micro Focus, WPP plc, ACI Worldwide, Inc., and iCIMS, Inc., as well as a strategic relationship with Avaya Holdings Corp. Microsoft Corporation was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

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