APTV vs GOOGL vs PONY Stock Comparison

Aptiv, Alphabet and Pony AI Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APTV Aptiv PLC
$41.35 -5.0% 1M -49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.01B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.71B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$280.03 -18.5% 1M -1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.53T
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$471.10B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
7 wins
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$4.55 -25.0% 1M -75.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPTVGOOGLPONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.01B $3.53T $1.82B GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x 15.0x -13.3x APTV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.5x 13.3x — APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +22.2% +45.8% PONY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 49.9% -109.6% GOOGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% 16.7% — GOOGL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -0.8x — GOOGL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.4% -1.3% -75.2% GOOGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.3%/yr +13.6%/yr — GOOGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.9% 34.0% 66.0% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 57/100 78/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

APTVGOOGLPONY

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

AxisAPTVGOOGLPONY
Valuation 97 #7 of 204 39 #101 of 166 75 #4 of 13
Growth 25 #143 of 191 68 #50 of 154 73 #4 of 12
Profitability 50 #95 of 189 82 #28 of 154 73 #4 of 12
Financial Health 34 #146 of 221 73 #50 of 179 92 #2 of 13
Shareholder Returns 98 #5 of 158 22 #76 of 97 –
Overall 61 57 78
  • APTV ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • 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

PeriodAPTVGOOGLPONYSPY
1 month -5.0%-18.5%-25.0% -2.0%
3 months -13.3%-25.8%-43.3% -2.2%
6 months -24.6%-27.9%-55.4% +4.2%
Year to date -45.7%-10.5%-68.6% +10.6%
1 year -49.4%-1.3%-75.2% +10.4%
3 years -46.6%+116.9%— +73.6%
3 years, per year -18.9%+29.5%— +20.2%
5 years -76.7%+88.9%— +61.6%
5 years, per year -25.3%+13.6%— +10.1%
10 years -37.7%+616.0%— +261.3%
10 years, per year -4.6%+21.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPTVGOOGLPONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.9%34.0%66.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.1%34.5%69.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.402.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.10-0.04-1.14 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.7%-44.3%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.4%-30.4%-75.2% -3.2%
52-week high $88.67$402.62$18.38 $779.14
52-week low $41.35$273.50$4.55 $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.

MultipleAPTVGOOGLPONY
P/E now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 25.4x 14.5xmedian 17.5x -12.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 7.3xmedian 1.4x 15.8xmedian 15.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 14.5x 17.8xmedian 15.3x —
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 23.6x 173.8xmedian 12.1x -9.7xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.2x 5.1xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.50median 1.21 0.25median 0.37 —

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 monthsAPTVGOOGLPONY
Revenue $16.71B $471.10B $125.04M
Gross profit $3.35B $286.70B $20.29M
Operating income $1.45B $156.98B -$267.63M
Net income $780.00M $235.69B -$99.78M
Free cash flow $526.00M $19.75B -$203.60M
R&D – $74.46B $225.02M
EPS (diluted) $3.73 $19.12 $-0.36
Cash & equivalents $670.00M $56.33B $327.11M
Total debt $5.36B $125.10B –
Shares (diluted) 206.29M 12.31B 379.91M
Enterprise value $2.83B $3.27T $1.82B

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
MetricAPTVGOOGLPONY
P/E 11.1x 14.5x -12.6x
P/FCF 16.0x 173.8x -9.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 19.1x -9.7x
P/S 0.5x 7.3x 15.8x
P/B 1.0x 5.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 5.1x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 5.2x 17.8x –
EV/EBIT 9.0x 21.0x -3.2x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 7.0x 6.9x
EV/FCF 24.9x 166.7x -4.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.7x 18.3x -4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.50 0.25 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPTVGOOGLPONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 22.2% 45.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.5% 16.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.5% 25.7% 39.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 20.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.4% 26.5% 19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 25.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 154.9% 89.7% 66.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.4% 52.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 174.7% 87.8% 86.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.2% 57.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -49.7% 18.6% -55.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.9% 19.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -72.2% -73.2% -55.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -36.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPTVGOOGLPONY
Gross margin 20.0% 60.9% 16.2%
EBITDA margin 15.0% 39.3% –
Operating margin 8.7% 33.3% -214.0%
Pretax margin 10.4% 61.1% -68.0%
Net margin 4.6% 49.9% -109.6%
FCF margin 3.1% 4.2% -162.8%
Operating cash flow margin 7.3% 38.1% -162.8%
Return on equity 8.9% 35.8% –
Return on assets 4.3% 24.5% –
Return on invested capital 7.5% 16.7% –
Return on capital employed 9.7% 19.0% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.8x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 6.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPTVGOOGLPONY
Debt / assets 29.6% 12.5% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -0.8x –
Debt / FCF 10.2x 6.3x –
Liabilities / assets 51.5% 32.5% 9.4%
Equity / assets 48.5% 67.5% 90.6%
Interest coverage 4.9x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 2.8x 15.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 2.5x 15.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.0x 14.4x
Altman Z-score 2.36 8.32 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPTVGOOGLPONY
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield 10.2% -0.2% –
Shareholder yield 10.2% 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.

ConsensusAPTVGOOGLPONY
Forward P/E 7.5xFY2026 13.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.49FY2026 $21.10FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -17.1%FY2026 +95.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.5% -31.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.02BFY2026 $528.22BFY2026 $144.05MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -36.2%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +60.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +21.6% +110.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPTVGOOGLPONY
Held by institutions 98.6% 70.1% 35.9%
Institutions holding 662 5,746 155
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% +4.6% +22.5%
Institutions buying 332 2,659 101
Institutions selling 261 2,576 33
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.03 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.

APTVGOOGLPONY
APTV 1.00 0.04 0.28
GOOGL 0.04 1.00 0.24
PONY 0.28 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APTV, GOOGL and PONY?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aptiv (APTV) $9.01B, Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.53T, Pony AI (PONY) $1.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, APTV, GOOGL and PONY?

Aptiv (APTV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aptiv (APTV) 11.7x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 15.0x, Pony AI (PONY) -13.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Aptiv (APTV) 7.5x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 13.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Pony AI (PONY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aptiv (APTV) +4.1%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +22.2%, Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alphabet (GOOGL) has the highest net margin (Aptiv (APTV) 4.6%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 49.9%, Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%). On return on invested capital, Alphabet (GOOGL) leads (Aptiv (APTV) 7.5%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alphabet (GOOGL) returned the most: Aptiv (APTV) -49.4%, Alphabet (GOOGL) -1.3%, Pony AI (PONY) -75.2%. Over five years, Alphabet (GOOGL) compounded fastest (Aptiv (APTV) -25.3%/yr, Alphabet (GOOGL) +13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (Aptiv (APTV) 44.9%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 34.0%, Pony AI (PONY) 66.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APTV, GOOGL 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, Alphabet (GOOGL) 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.