AMBA vs ECX vs PONY Stock Comparison

Ambarella, ECARX Holdings and Pony AI Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMBA Ambarella Inc
$66.82 -8.1% 1M -22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$417.80M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins
ECX ECARX Holdings Inc.
$0.80 -26.6% 1M -64.9% 1Y
Market cap
$277.73M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$881.30M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$5.05 -26.7% 1M -72.6% 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

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

QuestionAMBAECXPONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.96B $277.73M $1.92B AMBA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -52.5x -8.0x -14.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 86.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.0% +11.4% +45.8% PONY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.5% -3.9% -109.6% ECX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -4.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.0% -64.9% -72.6% AMBA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.1%/yr -39.4%/yr — AMBA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.6% 82.8% 67.4% PONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 77/100 76/100 ECX

Percentile Scorecard

AMBAECXPONY

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

AxisAMBAECXPONY
Valuation 31 #66 of 95 100 #1 of 13 67 #5 of 13
Growth 55 #42 of 93 100 #1 of 12 82 #3 of 12
Profitability 26 #68 of 91 100 #1 of 12 73 #4 of 12
Financial Health 59 #42 of 101 8 #12 of 13 83 #3 of 13
Shareholder Returns 31 #52 of 75 – –
Overall 40 77 76
  • AMBA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ECX ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • 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

PeriodAMBAECXPONYSPY
1 month -8.1%-26.6%-26.7% -0.8%
3 months -2.1%-25.9%-31.6% +3.5%
6 months +3.0%-30.4%-52.1% +7.0%
Year to date -5.7%-53.5%-65.2% +12.2%
1 year -22.0%-64.9%-72.6% +13.0%
3 years +42.8%-80.0%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.6%-41.5%— +23.1%
5 years -63.2%-91.8%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -18.1%-39.4%— +11.0%
10 years +6.9%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.7%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMBAECXPONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.6%82.8%67.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.6%91.2%70.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.611.402.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.29-0.78-1.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.7%-92.6%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.0%-69.7%-76.9% -1.8%
52-week high $95.51$2.64$21.87 $779.14
52-week low $48.65$0.80$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.

MultipleAMBAECXPONY
P/E now vs peer median -52.2xmedian 42.1x -7.8x -14.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 7.1x 0.3xmedian 17.8x 17.5xmedian 17.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -72.0xmedian 27.5x — —
P/FCF now vs peer median 303.4xmedian 37.2x —median 14.0x -10.8xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 4.2x -0.9xmedian 1.0x 1.4xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -2.66median 2.23 -0.16 —

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 monthsAMBAECXPONY
Revenue $417.80M $881.30M $125.04M
Gross profit $244.50M $184.00M $20.29M
Operating income -$62.24M -$8.80M -$267.63M
Net income -$56.32M -$35.90M -$99.78M
Free cash flow $9.72M – -$203.60M
R&D $228.69M $107.60M $225.02M
EPS (diluted) $-1.28 $-0.10 $-0.36
Cash & equivalents $101.85M $156.16M $327.11M
Total debt – $556.66M –
Shares (diluted) 44.01M 338.66M 379.91M
Enterprise value $1.80B -$14.88M $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
MetricAMBAECXPONY
P/E -52.2x -7.8x -14.0x
P/FCF 303.4x – -10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 107.9x – -10.8x
P/S 7.1x 0.3x 17.5x
P/B 4.8x -0.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 5.2x -0.8x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -72.0x – –
EV/EBIT -43.0x -73.7x -4.0x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 0.7x 8.6x
EV/FCF 275.4x – -5.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 98.0x – -5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.66 -0.16 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMBAECXPONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.0% 11.4% 45.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 15.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.4% 29.9% 39.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 6.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.9% 92.7% 19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 63.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 36.4% 74.6% 66.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 41.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 38.6% 74.4% 86.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 47.8% –
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
MetricAMBAECXPONY
Gross margin 58.5% 20.9% 16.2%
EBITDA margin -8.9% – –
Operating margin -14.9% -1.0% -214.0%
Pretax margin -12.9% -2.2% -68.0%
Net margin -13.5% -3.9% -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% -4.2% –
Return on invested capital – -4.6% –
Return on capital employed -9.6% – –
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x – 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 21.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMBAECXPONY
Debt / assets – 56.5% –
Debt / equity – -2.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 20.5% 127.0% 9.4%
Equity / assets 79.5% -27.0% 90.6%
Interest coverage – -0.3x –
Current ratio 2.8x 0.7x 15.9x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.5x 15.1x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.2x 14.4x
Altman Z-score 11.10 -1.07 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMBAECXPONY
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.

ConsensusAMBAECXPONY
Forward P/E 86.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.77FY2026 $-0.02FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +40.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $454.23MFY2026 $1.10BFY2026 $144.05MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +31.2%FY2026 +60.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.4% +25.0% +110.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMBAECXPONY
Held by institutions 81.7% 5.2% 35.9%
Institutions holding 337 39 155
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +3.3% +22.5%
Institutions buying 203 23 101
Institutions selling 89 8 33
Buyers to sellers 2.28 2.88 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.

AMBAECXPONY
AMBA 1.00 0.08 0.33
ECX 0.08 1.00 0.15
PONY 0.33 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMBA, ECX and PONY?

Ambarella (AMBA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambarella (AMBA) $2.96B, ECARX Holdings (ECX) $277.73M, 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%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%, Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

ECARX Holdings (ECX) has the highest net margin (Ambarella (AMBA) -13.5%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%, Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambarella (AMBA) returned the most: Ambarella (AMBA) -22.0%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -64.9%, Pony AI (PONY) -72.6%. Over five years, Ambarella (AMBA) compounded fastest (Ambarella (AMBA) -18.1%/yr, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -39.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pony AI (PONY) has been the steadiest (Ambarella (AMBA) 74.6%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) 82.8%, Pony AI (PONY) 67.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMBA, ECX 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, Ambarella (AMBA) 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.