AMBA vs DIDIY vs PONY Stock Comparison

Ambarella, DiDi Global and Pony AI Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMBA Ambarella Inc
$67.12 -7.6% 1M -22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$417.80M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins
DIDIY DiDi Global Inc.
$3.15 -13.5% 1M -51.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.01B
P/E
108.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
3 wins
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$5.07 -26.4% 1M -74.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.92B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

DiDi Global leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (DiDi Global 3, Pony AI 2, Ambarella 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMBADIDIYPONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.89B $15.01B $1.92B DIDIY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -51.4x 108.6x -14.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 87.2x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.0% — +45.8% PONY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.5% — -109.6% AMBA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.4% -51.1% -74.2% AMBA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.8%/yr -17.5%/yr — DIDIY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.4% 45.3% 67.3% DIDIY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 — 76/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

AMBADIDIYPONY

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

AxisAMBADIDIYPONY
Valuation 33 #63 of 94 75 #42 of 167 67 #5 of 13
Growth 54 #43 of 92 – 82 #3 of 12
Profitability 26 #67 of 90 – 73 #4 of 12
Financial Health 58 #42 of 99 55 #82 of 179 83 #3 of 13
Shareholder Returns 32 #50 of 73 – –
Overall 41 – 76
  • AMBA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • DIDIY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PONY ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMBADIDIYPONYSPY
1 month -7.6%-13.5%-26.4% -0.2%
3 months -2.7%-8.2%-33.1% +3.9%
6 months +5.3%-14.9%-50.4% +8.2%
Year to date -5.3%-40.3%-65.0% +12.9%
1 year -22.4%-51.1%-74.2% +12.3%
3 years +43.4%-8.7%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.8%-3.0%— +23.3%
5 years -64.6%-61.9%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -18.8%-17.5%— +10.9%
10 years +9.3%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.9%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMBADIDIYPONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.4%45.3%67.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.6%47.9%70.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.610.912.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30-1.13-1.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.7%-84.9%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.7%-52.3%-76.8% -1.2%
52-week high $95.51$6.60$21.87 $779.14
52-week low $48.65$3.05$4.93 $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.

MultipleAMBADIDIYPONY
P/E now vs peer median -52.4xmedian 45.6x 108.6xmedian 17.3x -14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 7.7x 0.5xmedian 1.4x 17.6xmedian 18.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -72.3xmedian 29.0x —median 14.2x —
P/FCF now vs peer median 304.8xmedian 40.6x 16.3xmedian 11.5x -10.8xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 4.6x 1.0xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -2.67median 2.28 —median 0.40 —

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 monthsAMBADIDIYPONY
Revenue $417.80M – $125.04M
Gross profit $244.50M – $20.29M
Operating income -$62.24M – -$267.63M
Net income -$56.32M – -$99.78M
Free cash flow $9.72M – -$203.60M
R&D $228.69M – $225.02M
EPS (diluted) $-1.28 – $-0.36
Cash & equivalents $101.85M $3.40B $327.11M
Total debt – $5.59B –
Shares (diluted) 44.01M 4.88B 379.91M
Enterprise value $1.73B $523.99M $1.92B

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
MetricAMBADIDIYPONY
P/E -52.4x 108.6x -14.1x
P/FCF 304.8x 16.3x -10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 108.4x – -10.8x
P/S 7.1x 0.5x 17.6x
P/B 4.8x 1.0x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 1.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -72.3x – –
EV/EBIT -43.2x – -4.1x
EV/Revenue 6.4x – 8.7x
EV/FCF 276.8x – -5.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 98.5x – -5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.67 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMBADIDIYPONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.0% – 45.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.9% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.4% – 39.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.9% – 19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 36.4% – 66.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.9% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 38.6% – 86.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.8% – -55.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -73.7% – -55.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMBADIDIYPONY
Gross margin 58.5% – 16.2%
EBITDA margin -8.9% – –
Operating margin -14.9% – -214.0%
Pretax margin -12.9% – -68.0%
Net margin -13.5% – -109.6%
FCF margin 2.3% – -162.8%
Operating cash flow margin 6.5% – -162.8%
Return on equity -9.2% – –
Return on assets -7.2% – –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -9.6% – –
Asset turnover 0.5x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x – 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 21.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMBADIDIYPONY
Debt / assets – 8.7% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 20.5% 37.7% 9.4%
Equity / assets 79.5% 62.3% 90.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.8x 1.4x 15.9x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.5x 15.1x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.4x 14.4x
Altman Z-score 11.15 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMBADIDIYPONY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield -0.1% – –
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.

ConsensusAMBADIDIYPONY
Forward P/E 87.2xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.77FY2026 $-0.03FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 -200.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +40.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $454.23MFY2026 $39.26BFY2026 $144.05MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 +60.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.4% +7.2% +110.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMBADIDIYPONY
Held by institutions 81.7% 0.0% 35.9%
Institutions holding 337 4 155
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% -17.3% +22.5%
Institutions buying 203 0 101
Institutions selling 89 1 33
Buyers to sellers 2.28 0.00 3.06

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.

AMBADIDIYPONY
AMBA 1.00 0.07 0.33
DIDIY 0.07 1.00 0.25
PONY 0.33 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMBA, DIDIY and PONY?

DiDi Global (DIDIY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambarella (AMBA) $2.89B, DiDi Global (DIDIY) $15.01B, Pony AI (PONY) $1.92B.

Which company is growing faster?

Pony AI (PONY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ambarella (AMBA) +20.0%, Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ambarella (AMBA) has the highest net margin (Ambarella (AMBA) -13.5%, Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambarella (AMBA) returned the most: Ambarella (AMBA) -22.4%, DiDi Global (DIDIY) -51.1%, Pony AI (PONY) -74.2%. Over five years, DiDi Global (DIDIY) compounded fastest (Ambarella (AMBA) -18.8%/yr, DiDi Global (DIDIY) -17.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, DiDi Global (DIDIY) has been the steadiest (Ambarella (AMBA) 74.4%, DiDi Global (DIDIY) 45.3%, Pony AI (PONY) 67.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMBA, DIDIY and PONY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, DiDi Global (DIDIY) leads on 3. 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.