AMBA vs WRD vs MPWR Stock Comparison

Ambarella, WeRide and Monolithic Power Systems Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMBA Ambarella Inc
$64.58 -6.0% 1M -24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.85B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$417.80M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
WRD WeRide Inc.
$4.36 -17.1% 1M -60.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.35B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$92.10M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Monolithic Power Systems leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Monolithic Power Systems 5, WeRide 2, Ambarella 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMBAWRDMPWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.85B $1.35B $58.91B MPWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -50.5x -6.0x 65.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 83.9x — 45.5x MPWR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.0% +244.8% +40.5% WRD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.5% -243.6% — AMBA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -24.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.63% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.9% -60.7% +9.6% MPWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.1%/yr — +17.9%/yr MPWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.5% 60.1% 54.9% MPWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 66/100 62/100 WRD

Percentile Scorecard

AMBAWRDMPWR

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

AxisAMBAWRDMPWR
Valuation 33 #63 of 94 42 #8 of 13 17 #78 of 94
Growth 51 #46 of 92 91 #2 of 12 84 #16 of 92
Profitability 25 #66 of 88 82 #3 of 12 98 #3 of 88
Financial Health 60 #39 of 96 50 #7 of 13 73 #27 of 96
Shareholder Returns 27 #53 of 72 – 41 #43 of 72
Overall 39 66 62
  • AMBA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • WRD ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • MPWR ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMBAWRDMPWRSPY
1 month -6.0%-17.1%-11.6% +0.7%
3 months -12.8%-26.7%-8.9% +3.7%
6 months -6.1%-43.5%-25.7% +7.1%
Year to date -8.8%-49.8%+32.3% +12.8%
1 year -24.9%-60.7%+9.6% +11.9%
3 years +43.8%—+196.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.9%—+43.7% +22.8%
5 years -65.2%—+128.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -19.1%—+17.9% +10.9%
10 years +5.4%—+1,437.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +0.5%—+31.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMBAWRDMPWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.5%60.1%54.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.7%63.2%58.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.612.272.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-1.010.17 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.7%-89.9%-51.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.4%-60.7%-29.1% -1.2%
52-week high $95.51$11.10$1,689.89 $779.14
52-week low $48.65$4.08$856.96 $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.

MultipleAMBAWRDMPWR
P/E now vs peer median -50.5xmedian 46.4x -6.0x 65.9xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 7.8x 14.6xmedian 17.1x 15.8xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -69.3xmedian 27.5x — —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 293.2xmedian 40.1x —median 16.7x 114.4xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 4.7x 1.4xmedian 1.0x 15.8xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median -2.57median 2.10 — 2.60median 2.10

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 monthsAMBAWRDMPWR
Revenue $417.80M $92.10M $3.74B
Gross profit $244.50M $39.20M $2.07B
Operating income -$62.24M -$260.29M $1.10B
Net income -$56.32M -$237.93M –
Free cash flow $9.72M – –
R&D $228.69M $219.70M $455.36M
EPS (diluted) $-1.28 – $18.13
Cash & equivalents $101.85M $629.27M $560.54M
Total debt – $71.40M –
Shares (diluted) 44.01M – 49.26M
Enterprise value $1.69B -$1.69B $58.91B

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
MetricAMBAWRDMPWR
P/E -50.5x -6.0x 65.9x
P/FCF 293.2x – 114.4x
P/Operating cash flow 104.3x – –
P/S 6.8x 14.6x 15.8x
P/B 4.6x 1.4x 15.8x
P/Tangible book 5.1x 1.4x 15.8x
EV/EBITDA -69.3x – –
EV/EBIT -41.4x -2.9x –
EV/Revenue 6.2x 8.2x 15.8x
EV/FCF 265.2x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 94.4x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.57 – 2.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMBAWRDMPWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.0% 244.8% 40.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.9% – 27.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.4% 142.5% 40.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 25.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.9% -22.9% 59.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.4% – 29.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.4% 29.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.9% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 38.6% – -48.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% – 25.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.8% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -73.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMBAWRDMPWR
Gross margin 58.5% 42.6% –
EBITDA margin -8.9% – –
Operating margin -14.9% -282.6% –
Pretax margin -12.9% -258.0% –
Net margin -13.5% -243.6% –
FCF margin 2.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 6.5% – –
Return on equity -9.2% -24.1% 23.4%
Return on assets -7.2% -20.5% 19.1%
Return on invested capital – -24.9% –
Return on capital employed -9.6% -26.6% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x – –
Stock comp / revenue 21.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMBAWRDMPWR
Debt / assets – 6.3% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 20.5% 17.5% 20.1%
Equity / assets 79.5% 82.5% 79.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.8x 5.4x 3.7x
Quick ratio 2.2x 4.0x –
Cash ratio 2.0x 3.7x –
Altman Z-score 10.73 2.20 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMBAWRDMPWR
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield -0.1% – 0.6%
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.

ConsensusAMBAWRDMPWR
Forward P/E 83.9xFY2026 – 45.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.77FY2026 $-0.62FY2026 $26.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 – +48.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.3% – +41.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $454.23MFY2026 $149.56MFY2026 $4.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +52.8%FY2026 +53.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.4% +88.4% +34.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMBAWRDMPWR
Held by institutions 81.7% 26.0% 96.9%
Institutions holding 338 110 1,247
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% -1.2% +3.2%
Institutions buying 204 51 642
Institutions selling 89 35 459
Buyers to sellers 2.29 1.46 1.40

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.

AMBAWRDMPWR
AMBA 1.00 0.28 0.55
WRD 0.28 1.00 0.35
MPWR 0.55 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMBA, WRD and MPWR?

Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambarella (AMBA) $2.85B, WeRide (WRD) $1.35B, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) $58.91B.

Which company is growing faster?

WeRide (WRD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ambarella (AMBA) +20.0%, WeRide (WRD) +244.8%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +40.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ambarella (AMBA) has the highest net margin (Ambarella (AMBA) -13.5%, WeRide (WRD) -243.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) returned the most: Ambarella (AMBA) -24.9%, WeRide (WRD) -60.7%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +9.6%. Over five years, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) compounded fastest (Ambarella (AMBA) -19.1%/yr, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +17.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 0.63%. Ambarella (AMBA) and WeRide (WRD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) has been the steadiest (Ambarella (AMBA) 74.5%, WeRide (WRD) 60.1%, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) 54.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) leads on 5. 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.