AUR vs APTV vs PONY Stock Comparison

Aurora Innovation, Aptiv and Pony AI Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AUR Aurora Innovation, Inc.
$4.87 -19.4% 1M -5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
4 wins
APTV Aptiv PLC
$43.62 -2.6% 1M -49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.29B
P/E
42.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$5.05 -26.7% 1M -72.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Aurora Innovation leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Aurora Innovation 4, Aptiv 2, Pony AI 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAURAPTVPONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.15B $9.29B $1.90B AUR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.3x 42.2x -13.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +400.0% +5.3% +45.8% AUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -18,000.0% 1.2% -109.6% APTV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.4% -49.4% -72.6% AUR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.4%/yr -23.8%/yr — AUR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.0% 44.7% 67.4% APTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 56/100 76/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

AURAPTVPONY

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

AxisAURAPTVPONY
Valuation 25 #10 of 13 96 #9 of 203 67 #5 of 13
Growth 55 #6 of 12 15 #159 of 187 82 #3 of 12
Profitability 9 #11 of 12 36 #118 of 185 73 #4 of 12
Financial Health 75 #4 of 13 34 #145 of 219 83 #3 of 13
Shareholder Returns – 98 #4 of 153 –
Overall 41 56 76
  • AUR ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • 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

PeriodAURAPTVPONYSPY
1 month -19.4%-2.6%-26.7% -0.8%
3 months -21.6%-24.1%-31.6% +3.5%
6 months -2.8%-27.4%-52.1% +7.0%
Year to date +26.8%-42.7%-65.2% +12.2%
1 year -5.4%-49.4%-72.6% +13.0%
3 years +183.1%-49.3%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +41.5%-20.3%— +23.1%
5 years -51.2%-74.2%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.4%-23.8%— +11.0%
10 years —-32.1%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —-3.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAURAPTVPONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.0%44.7%67.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.9%48.4%70.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.961.162.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-1.11-1.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.3%-76.0%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.0%-50.8%-76.9% -1.8%
52-week high $8.40$88.67$21.87 $779.14
52-week low $3.77$42.69$4.93 $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.

MultipleAURAPTVPONY
P/E now vs peer median -10.7x 41.9xmedian 26.0x -14.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1,946xmedian 17.8x 0.5xmedian 1.9x 17.5xmedian 17.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.1x 6.8xmedian 14.0x —
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.0xmedian 14.0x 11.1xmedian 21.4x -10.8xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 1.0x 1.0xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.33 -1.32median 1.26 —

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 monthsAURAPTVPONY
Revenue $5.00M $18.73B $125.04M
Gross profit -$20.00M $3.68B $20.29M
Operating income -$970.00M $995.00M -$267.63M
Net income -$900.00M $231.00M -$99.78M
Free cash flow -$751.00M $817.00M -$203.60M
R&D $779.00M – $225.02M
EPS (diluted) $-0.46 $1.04 $-0.36
Cash & equivalents $136.00M $761.00M $327.11M
Total debt – $5.35B –
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 212.10M 379.91M
Enterprise value $5.18B $2.14B $1.90B

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
MetricAURAPTVPONY
P/E -10.7x 41.9x -14.0x
P/FCF -13.0x 11.1x -10.8x
P/Operating cash flow -14.3x 6.1x -10.8x
P/S 1,946x 0.5x 17.5x
P/B 5.0x 1.0x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 1.3x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -9.1x 6.8x –
EV/EBIT -8.8x 13.8x -4.0x
EV/Revenue 1,703x 0.7x 8.6x
EV/FCF -11.3x 16.7x -5.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -12.5x 9.2x -5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.33 -1.32 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAURAPTVPONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 400.0% 5.3% 45.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -40.7% -1.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -400.0% 4.6% 39.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.0% -43.3% 19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.0% -15.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% -77.6% 66.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% -38.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -0.4% -77.7% 86.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.8% -31.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% -36.6% -55.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% -7.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.0% -52.9% -55.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% -7.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAURAPTVPONY
Gross margin -400.0% 19.6% 16.2%
EBITDA margin -18,780% 10.7% –
Operating margin -19,400% 5.3% -214.0%
Pretax margin -18,000% 4.1% -68.0%
Net margin -18,000% 1.2% -109.6%
FCF margin -15,020% 4.4% -162.8%
Operating cash flow margin -13,580% 7.9% -162.8%
Return on equity -46.0% 2.6% –
Return on assets -41.4% 1.1% –
Return on invested capital – 2.6% –
Return on capital employed -47.0% 5.3% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 6.4x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 4,100% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAURAPTVPONY
Debt / assets – 29.8% –
Debt / equity – 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x –
Debt / FCF – 6.6x –
Liabilities / assets 9.9% 51.4% 9.4%
Equity / assets 90.1% 48.6% 90.6%
Interest coverage – 3.0x –
Current ratio 11.4x 2.0x 15.9x
Quick ratio 11.1x 1.1x 15.1x
Cash ratio 11.1x 0.3x 14.4x
Altman Z-score 22.78 2.45 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAURAPTVPONY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -7.6% 7.9% –
Shareholder yield -7.6% 7.9% –
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.

ConsensusAURAPTVPONY
Forward P/E – 7.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.51FY2026 $5.49FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -17.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +13.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.39MFY2026 $13.02BFY2026 $144.05MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +379.8%FY2026 -36.2%FY2026 +60.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,192.9% +4.0% +110.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAURAPTVPONY
Held by institutions 84.5% 98.6% 35.9%
Institutions holding 460 659 155
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +9.2% +22.5%
Institutions buying 279 330 101
Institutions selling 100 260 33
Buyers to sellers 2.79 1.27 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.

AURAPTVPONY
AUR 1.00 0.22 0.43
APTV 0.22 1.00 0.28
PONY 0.43 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AUR, APTV and PONY?

Aurora Innovation (AUR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aurora Innovation (AUR) $10.15B, Aptiv (APTV) $9.29B, Pony AI (PONY) $1.90B.

Which company is growing faster?

Aurora Innovation (AUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aurora Innovation (AUR) +400.0%, Aptiv (APTV) +5.3%, Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aptiv (APTV) has the highest net margin (Aurora Innovation (AUR) -18,000.0%, Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%, Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aurora Innovation (AUR) returned the most: Aurora Innovation (AUR) -5.4%, Aptiv (APTV) -49.4%, Pony AI (PONY) -72.6%. Over five years, Aurora Innovation (AUR) compounded fastest (Aurora Innovation (AUR) -13.4%/yr, Aptiv (APTV) -23.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aptiv (APTV) has been the steadiest (Aurora Innovation (AUR) 67.0%, Aptiv (APTV) 44.7%, Pony AI (PONY) 67.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AUR, APTV 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, Aurora Innovation (AUR) 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.