AMBA vs PONY vs YMM Stock Comparison

Ambarella, Pony AI and Full Truck Alliance 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
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

8 decided of 12

Full Truck Alliance leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Full Truck Alliance 4, Pony AI 2, Ambarella 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMBAPONYYMMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.96B $1.92B $8.78B YMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -52.5x -14.0x 14.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 86.8x — 11.1x YMM
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 -22.0% -72.6% -36.0% AMBA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.1%/yr — -11.1%/yr YMM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.6% 67.4% 36.3% YMM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 76/100 74/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

AMBAPONYYMM

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

AxisAMBAPONYYMM
Valuation 31 #66 of 95 67 #5 of 13 84 #28 of 167
Growth 55 #42 of 93 82 #3 of 12 76 #38 of 153
Profitability 26 #68 of 91 73 #4 of 12 69 #48 of 153
Financial Health 59 #42 of 101 83 #3 of 13 94 #11 of 179
Shareholder Returns 31 #52 of 75 – 50 #48 of 94
Overall 40 76 74
  • AMBA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • PONY ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • YMM ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMBAPONYYMMSPY
1 month -8.1%-26.7%+2.8% -0.8%
3 months -2.1%-31.6%-10.1% +3.5%
6 months +3.0%-52.1%-3.0% +7.0%
Year to date -5.7%-65.2%-22.2% +12.2%
1 year -22.0%-72.6%-36.0% +13.0%
3 years +42.8%—+15.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.6%—+4.9% +23.1%
5 years -63.2%—-44.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -18.1%—-11.1% +11.0%
10 years +6.9%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.7%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMBAPONYYMMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.6%67.4%36.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.6%70.6%40.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.612.821.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.29-1.08-0.99 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.7%-82.4%-71.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.0%-76.9%-37.2% -1.8%
52-week high $95.51$21.87$13.30 $779.14
52-week low $48.65$4.93$7.54 $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.

MultipleAMBAPONYYMM
P/E now vs peer median -52.2xmedian 42.1x -14.0x 14.3xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 7.1x 17.5xmedian 17.8x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -72.0xmedian 27.5x — —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 303.4xmedian 37.2x -10.8xmedian 14.0x 8.7xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 4.2x 1.4xmedian 1.0x 1.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -2.66median 2.23 — 0.35median 0.41

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 monthsAMBAPONYYMM
Revenue $417.80M $125.04M –
Gross profit $244.50M $20.29M –
Operating income -$62.24M -$267.63M $620.89M
Net income -$56.32M -$99.78M $671.27M
Free cash flow $9.72M -$203.60M $1.00B
R&D $228.69M $225.02M $145.15M
EPS (diluted) $-1.28 $-0.36 $0.58
Cash & equivalents $101.85M $327.11M $1.00B
Shares (diluted) 44.01M 379.91M 1.05B
Enterprise value $1.80B $1.92B -$1.99B

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
MetricAMBAPONYYMM
P/E -52.2x -14.0x 14.3x
P/FCF 303.4x -10.8x 8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 107.9x -10.8x 9.0x
P/S 7.1x 17.5x –
P/B 4.8x 1.4x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 1.4x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -72.0x – –
EV/EBIT -43.0x -4.0x 8.4x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 8.6x –
EV/FCF 275.4x -5.3x 5.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 98.0x -5.3x 5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.66 – 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMBAPONYYMM
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% 13.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.4% – 90.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.4% 66.7% 21.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.9% – 59.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.6% 86.9% 4.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% – 40.4%
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
MetricAMBAPONYYMM
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% – 10.3%
Return on assets -7.2% – 9.3%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -9.6% – 10.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 2.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 21.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMBAPONYYMM
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 20.5% 9.4% 10.4%
Equity / assets 79.5% 90.6% 89.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.8x 15.9x 8.0x
Quick ratio 2.2x 15.1x 6.6x
Cash ratio 2.0x 14.4x 6.6x
Altman Z-score 11.10 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMBAPONYYMM
Dividend yield – – 2.9%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield -0.1% – 2.9%
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.

ConsensusAMBAPONYYMM
Forward P/E 86.8xFY2026 – 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.77FY2026 $-0.61FY2026 $0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 – +15.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.3% – +6.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $454.23MFY2026 $144.05MFY2026 $1.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +60.1%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.4% +110.8% -4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMBAPONYYMM
Held by institutions 81.7% 35.9% 71.1%
Institutions holding 337 155 247
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +22.5% +3.0%
Institutions buying 203 101 168
Institutions selling 89 33 58
Buyers to sellers 2.28 3.06 2.90

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.

AMBAPONYYMM
AMBA 1.00 0.33 0.25
PONY 0.33 1.00 0.45
YMM 0.25 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMBA, PONY and YMM?

Full Truck Alliance (YMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambarella (AMBA) $2.96B, Pony AI (PONY) $1.92B, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) $8.78B.

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) -22.0%, Pony AI (PONY) -72.6%, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) -36.0%. Over five years, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) compounded fastest (Ambarella (AMBA) -18.1%/yr, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) -11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) has been the steadiest (Ambarella (AMBA) 74.6%, Pony AI (PONY) 67.4%, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) 36.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) leads on 4. 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.