AMBA vs QCOM vs WRD Stock Comparison

Ambarella, Qualcomm and WeRide 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
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$184.17 -8.8% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$190.71B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins
WRD WeRide Inc.
$4.37 -21.0% 1M -60.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.39B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$92.10M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 7, WeRide 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMBAQCOMWRDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.92B $190.71B $1.39B QCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -51.9x 20.6x -6.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 87.2x 17.1x — QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.0% +1.9% +244.8% WRD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.5% 21.0% -243.6% QCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.5% -24.9% QCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.4% -1.9% -60.8% QCOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.8%/yr +6.6%/yr — QCOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.4% 53.0% 60.3% QCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 61/100 66/100 WRD

Percentile Scorecard

AMBAQCOMWRD

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

AxisAMBAQCOMWRD
Valuation 33 #63 of 94 80 #20 of 94 42 #8 of 13
Growth 54 #43 of 92 33 #62 of 92 91 #2 of 12
Profitability 26 #67 of 90 85 #14 of 90 82 #3 of 12
Financial Health 58 #42 of 99 28 #72 of 99 50 #7 of 13
Shareholder Returns 32 #50 of 73 79 #16 of 73 –
Overall 41 61 66
  • AMBA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • WRD 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

PeriodAMBAQCOMWRDSPY
1 month -7.6%-8.8%-21.0% -0.2%
3 months -2.7%+13.1%-24.8% +3.9%
6 months +5.3%+22.8%-44.1% +8.2%
Year to date -5.3%+7.7%-49.7% +12.9%
1 year -22.4%-1.9%-60.8% +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

MeasureAMBAQCOMWRDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.4%53.0%60.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.6%52.5%63.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.612.072.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30-0.04-1.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.7%-45.6%-89.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.7%-26.6%-62.7% -1.2%
52-week high $95.51$251.02$11.72 $779.14
52-week low $48.65$124.07$4.08 $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.

MultipleAMBAQCOMWRD
P/E now vs peer median -52.4xmedian 45.6x 21.0xmedian 45.6x -6.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 7.7x 4.4xmedian 7.7x 14.6xmedian 18.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -72.3xmedian 29.0x 16.9xmedian 29.0x —
P/FCF now vs peer median 304.8xmedian 40.6x 18.7xmedian 40.6x —median 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 4.6x 7.0xmedian 4.6x 1.4xmedian 1.1x
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 monthsAMBAQCOMWRD
Revenue $417.80M $44.07B $92.10M
Gross profit $244.50M $23.90B $39.20M
Operating income -$62.24M $10.22B -$260.29M
Net income -$56.32M $9.26B -$237.93M
Free cash flow $9.72M $10.42B –
R&D $228.69M $9.89B $219.70M
EPS (diluted) $-1.28 $8.66 –
Cash & equivalents $101.85M $4.53B $629.27M
Total debt – $12.78B $194.84M
Shares (diluted) 44.01M 1.07B –
Enterprise value $1.76B $150.63B -$1.65B

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
MetricAMBAQCOMWRD
P/E -52.4x 21.0x -6.0x
P/FCF 304.8x 18.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 108.4x 15.7x –
P/S 7.1x 4.4x 14.6x
P/B 4.8x 7.0x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 7.4x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -72.3x 16.9x –
EV/EBIT -43.2x 19.5x -2.9x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 4.5x 8.2x
EV/FCF 276.8x 19.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 98.5x 16.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.67 5.05 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMBAQCOMWRD
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.0% 1.9% 244.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 4.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.4% -0.8% 142.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.9% -15.0% -22.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 0.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 36.4% -20.0% 29.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 2.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 38.6% -17.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 4.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.8% -2.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 12.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -73.7% -10.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 14.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMBAQCOMWRD
Gross margin 58.5% 54.2% 42.6%
EBITDA margin -8.9% 26.8% –
Operating margin -14.9% 23.2% -282.6%
Pretax margin -12.9% 25.4% -258.0%
Net margin -13.5% 21.0% -243.6%
FCF margin 2.3% 23.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 6.5% 28.1% –
Return on equity -9.2% 33.7% -24.1%
Return on assets -7.2% 16.2% -20.5%
Return on invested capital – 20.5% -24.9%
Return on capital employed -9.6% 22.3% -26.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 21.9% 7.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMBAQCOMWRD
Debt / assets – 22.3% 6.3%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x –
Debt / FCF – 1.2x –
Liabilities / assets 20.5% 51.8% 17.5%
Equity / assets 79.5% 48.2% 82.5%
Interest coverage – 14.8x –
Current ratio 2.8x 2.0x 5.4x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.1x 4.0x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.7x 3.7x
Altman Z-score 11.15 6.20 2.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMBAQCOMWRD
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.

ConsensusAMBAQCOMWRD
Forward P/E 87.2xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.77FY2026 $10.79FY2026 $-0.62FY2026
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 $45.55BFY2026 $149.56MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +52.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.4% -5.0% +88.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMBAQCOMWRD
Held by institutions 81.7% 79.7% 26.0%
Institutions holding 337 3,030 110
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +2.8% -1.2%
Institutions buying 203 1,416 51
Institutions selling 89 1,333 35
Buyers to sellers 2.28 1.06 1.46

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.

AMBAQCOMWRD
AMBA 1.00 0.36 0.28
QCOM 0.36 1.00 0.26
WRD 0.28 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMBA, QCOM and WRD?

Qualcomm (QCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambarella (AMBA) $2.92B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $190.71B, WeRide (WRD) $1.39B.

Which company is growing faster?

WeRide (WRD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ambarella (AMBA) +20.0%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%, WeRide (WRD) +244.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest net margin (Ambarella (AMBA) -13.5%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%, WeRide (WRD) -243.6%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%, WeRide (WRD) -24.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Qualcomm (QCOM) returned the most: Ambarella (AMBA) -22.4%, Qualcomm (QCOM) -1.9%, WeRide (WRD) -60.8%. 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%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%, WeRide (WRD) 0.00%. Ambarella (AMBA) and WeRide (WRD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the steadiest (Ambarella (AMBA) 74.4%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.0%, WeRide (WRD) 60.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.