AMBA vs PONY vs QCOM Stock Comparison

Ambarella, Pony AI and Qualcomm Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMBA Ambarella Inc
$67.12 -7.6% 1M -22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.92B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$417.80M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$5.07 -26.4% 1M -74.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.94B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$184.17 -8.8% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$193.26B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 6, Pony AI 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMBAPONYQCOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.92B $1.94B $193.26B QCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -51.8x -14.2x 20.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 87.2x — 17.1x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.0% +45.8% +1.9% PONY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.5% -109.6% 21.0% QCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 20.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.4% -74.2% -1.9% QCOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.8%/yr — +6.6%/yr QCOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.4% 67.3% 53.0% QCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 76/100 61/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

AMBAPONYQCOM

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

AxisAMBAPONYQCOM
Valuation 33 #63 of 94 67 #5 of 13 80 #20 of 94
Growth 54 #43 of 92 82 #3 of 12 33 #62 of 92
Profitability 26 #67 of 90 73 #4 of 12 85 #14 of 90
Financial Health 58 #42 of 99 83 #3 of 13 28 #72 of 99
Shareholder Returns 32 #50 of 73 – 79 #16 of 73
Overall 41 76 61
  • AMBA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • PONY ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMBAPONYQCOMSPY
1 month -7.6%-26.4%-8.8% -0.2%
3 months -2.7%-33.1%+13.1% +3.9%
6 months +5.3%-50.4%+22.8% +8.2%
Year to date -5.3%-65.0%+7.7% +12.9%
1 year -22.4%-74.2%-1.9% +12.3%
3 years +43.4%—+73.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.8%—+20.1% +23.3%
5 years -64.6%—+37.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -18.8%—+6.6% +10.9%
10 years +9.3%—+162.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.9%—+10.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMBAPONYQCOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.4%67.3%53.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.6%70.6%52.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.612.812.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30-1.10-0.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.7%-82.4%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.7%-76.8%-26.6% -1.2%
52-week high $95.51$21.87$251.02 $779.14
52-week low $48.65$4.93$124.07 $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.

MultipleAMBAPONYQCOM
P/E now vs peer median -52.4xmedian 45.6x -14.1x 21.0xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 7.7x 17.6xmedian 18.7x 4.4xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -72.3xmedian 29.0x — 16.9xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 304.8xmedian 40.6x -10.8xmedian 14.5x 18.7xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 4.6x 1.4xmedian 1.1x 7.0xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.67median 2.28 — 5.05median 2.28

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 monthsAMBAPONYQCOM
Revenue $417.80M $125.04M $44.07B
Gross profit $244.50M $20.29M $23.90B
Operating income -$62.24M -$267.63M $10.22B
Net income -$56.32M -$99.78M $9.26B
Free cash flow $9.72M -$203.60M $10.42B
R&D $228.69M $225.02M $9.89B
EPS (diluted) $-1.28 $-0.36 $8.66
Cash & equivalents $101.85M $327.11M $4.53B
Total debt – – $12.78B
Shares (diluted) 44.01M 379.91M 1.07B
Enterprise value $1.76B $1.94B $153.18B

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
MetricAMBAPONYQCOM
P/E -52.4x -14.1x 21.0x
P/FCF 304.8x -10.8x 18.7x
P/Operating cash flow 108.4x -10.8x 15.7x
P/S 7.1x 17.6x 4.4x
P/B 4.8x 1.4x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 1.4x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA -72.3x – 16.9x
EV/EBIT -43.2x -4.1x 19.5x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 8.7x 4.5x
EV/FCF 276.8x -5.3x 19.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 98.5x -5.3x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.67 – 5.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMBAPONYQCOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.0% 45.8% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.9% – 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.4% 39.0% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.9% 19.2% -15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.4% – 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.4% 66.7% -20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.9% – 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.6% 86.9% -17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% – 4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.8% -55.2% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.3% – 12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -73.7% -55.2% -10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% – 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMBAPONYQCOM
Gross margin 58.5% 16.2% 54.2%
EBITDA margin -8.9% – 26.8%
Operating margin -14.9% -214.0% 23.2%
Pretax margin -12.9% -68.0% 25.4%
Net margin -13.5% -109.6% 21.0%
FCF margin 2.3% -162.8% 23.6%
Operating cash flow margin 6.5% -162.8% 28.1%
Return on equity -9.2% – 33.7%
Return on assets -7.2% – 16.2%
Return on invested capital – – 20.5%
Return on capital employed -9.6% – 22.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 2.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 21.9% – 7.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMBAPONYQCOM
Debt / assets – – 22.3%
Debt / equity – – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.4x
Debt / FCF – – 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 20.5% 9.4% 51.8%
Equity / assets 79.5% 90.6% 48.2%
Interest coverage – – 14.8x
Current ratio 2.8x 15.9x 2.0x
Quick ratio 2.2x 15.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 2.0x 14.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 11.15 – 6.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMBAPONYQCOM
Dividend yield – – 2.0%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 4.5%
Shareholder yield -0.1% – 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 41.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 36.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%

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.

ConsensusAMBAPONYQCOM
Forward P/E 87.2xFY2026 – 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.77FY2026 $-0.61FY2026 $10.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 – -10.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.3% – -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $454.23MFY2026 $144.05MFY2026 $45.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +60.1%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.4% +110.8% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMBAPONYQCOM
Held by institutions 81.7% 35.9% 79.7%
Institutions holding 337 155 3,030
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +22.5% +2.8%
Institutions buying 203 101 1,416
Institutions selling 89 33 1,333
Buyers to sellers 2.28 3.06 1.06

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.

AMBAPONYQCOM
AMBA 1.00 0.33 0.36
PONY 0.33 1.00 0.21
QCOM 0.36 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMBA, PONY and QCOM?

Qualcomm (QCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambarella (AMBA) $2.92B, Pony AI (PONY) $1.94B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $193.26B.

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%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest net margin (Ambarella (AMBA) -13.5%, Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Qualcomm (QCOM) returned the most: Ambarella (AMBA) -22.4%, Pony AI (PONY) -74.2%, Qualcomm (QCOM) -1.9%. Over five years, Qualcomm (QCOM) compounded fastest (Ambarella (AMBA) -18.8%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ambarella (AMBA) 0.00%, Pony AI (PONY) 0.00%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%. Ambarella (AMBA) and Pony AI (PONY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the steadiest (Ambarella (AMBA) 74.4%, Pony AI (PONY) 67.3%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads on 6. 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.