AUR vs APTV vs QCOM Stock Comparison

Aurora Innovation, Aptiv and Qualcomm Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AUR Aurora Innovation, Inc.
$4.87 -19.4% 1M -5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win
APTV Aptiv PLC
$43.62 -2.6% 1M -49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.09B
P/E
41.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$179.60 -11.1% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$189.84B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
2.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 8, Aptiv 2, Aurora Innovation 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAURAPTVQCOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.73B $9.09B $189.84B QCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.7x 41.9x 20.5x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.9x 16.6x APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +400.0% +5.3% +1.9% AUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -18,000.0% 1.2% 21.0% QCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.6% 20.5% QCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x 0.4x QCOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 2.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.4% -49.4% +6.3% QCOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.4%/yr -23.8%/yr +6.5%/yr QCOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.0% 44.7% 53.1% APTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 56/100 62/100 QCOM

Percentile Scorecard

AURAPTVQCOM

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

AxisAURAPTVQCOM
Valuation 25 #10 of 13 96 #9 of 203 80 #20 of 95
Growth 55 #6 of 12 15 #159 of 187 34 #62 of 93
Profitability 9 #11 of 12 36 #118 of 185 87 #13 of 91
Financial Health 75 #4 of 13 34 #145 of 219 28 #73 of 101
Shareholder Returns – 98 #4 of 153 80 #16 of 75
Overall 41 56 62
  • AUR ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • QCOM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAURAPTVQCOMSPY
1 month -19.4%-2.6%-11.1% -0.8%
3 months -21.6%-24.1%+5.6% +3.5%
6 months -2.8%-27.4%+19.5% +7.0%
Year to date +26.8%-42.7%+5.0% +12.2%
1 year -5.4%-49.4%+6.3% +13.0%
3 years +183.1%-49.3%+68.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +41.5%-20.3%+19.1% +23.1%
5 years -51.2%-74.2%+36.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.4%-23.8%+6.5% +11.0%
10 years —-32.1%+163.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-3.8%+10.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAURAPTVQCOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.0%44.7%53.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.9%48.4%52.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.961.162.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-1.110.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.3%-76.0%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.0%-50.8%-28.5% -1.8%
52-week high $8.40$88.67$251.02 $779.14
52-week low $3.77$42.69$124.07 $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.

MultipleAURAPTVQCOM
P/E now vs peer median -10.7x 41.9xmedian 26.0x 20.5xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1,946xmedian 17.8x 0.5xmedian 1.9x 4.3xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.1x 6.8xmedian 14.0x 16.5xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.0xmedian 14.0x 11.1xmedian 21.4x 18.2xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 1.0x 1.0xmedian 2.2x 6.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.33 -1.32median 1.26 4.93median 2.23

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 monthsAURAPTVQCOM
Revenue $5.00M $18.73B $44.07B
Gross profit -$20.00M $3.68B $23.90B
Operating income -$970.00M $995.00M $10.22B
Net income -$900.00M $231.00M $9.26B
Free cash flow -$751.00M $817.00M $10.42B
R&D $779.00M – $9.89B
EPS (diluted) $-0.46 $1.04 $8.66
Cash & equivalents $136.00M $761.00M $4.53B
Total debt – $5.35B $12.78B
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 212.10M 1.07B
Enterprise value $4.77B $1.94B $149.76B

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
MetricAURAPTVQCOM
P/E -10.7x 41.9x 20.5x
P/FCF -13.0x 11.1x 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow -14.3x 6.1x 15.3x
P/S 1,946x 0.5x 4.3x
P/B 5.0x 1.0x 6.9x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 1.3x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA -9.1x 6.8x 16.5x
EV/EBIT -8.8x 13.8x 19.0x
EV/Revenue 1,703x 0.7x 4.4x
EV/FCF -11.3x 16.7x 18.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -12.5x 9.2x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.33 -1.32 4.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAURAPTVQCOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 400.0% 5.3% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -40.7% -1.0% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -400.0% 4.6% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.0% -43.3% -15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.0% -15.8% 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% -77.6% -20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% -38.3% 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.4% -77.7% -17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.8% -31.9% 4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% -36.6% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% -7.8% 12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.0% -52.9% -10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% -7.0% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAURAPTVQCOM
Gross margin -400.0% 19.6% 54.2%
EBITDA margin -18,780% 10.7% 26.8%
Operating margin -19,400% 5.3% 23.2%
Pretax margin -18,000% 4.1% 25.4%
Net margin -18,000% 1.2% 21.0%
FCF margin -15,020% 4.4% 23.6%
Operating cash flow margin -13,580% 7.9% 28.1%
Return on equity -46.0% 2.6% 33.7%
Return on assets -41.4% 1.1% 16.2%
Return on invested capital – 2.6% 20.5%
Return on capital employed -47.0% 5.3% 22.3%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 6.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 4,100% 0.7% 7.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAURAPTVQCOM
Debt / assets – 29.8% 22.3%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x 0.4x
Debt / FCF – 6.6x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 9.9% 51.4% 51.8%
Equity / assets 90.1% 48.6% 48.2%
Interest coverage – 3.0x 14.8x
Current ratio 11.4x 2.0x 2.0x
Quick ratio 11.1x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 11.1x 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 22.78 2.45 6.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAURAPTVQCOM
Dividend yield – – 2.0%
Net buyback yield -7.6% 7.9% 4.6%
Shareholder yield -7.6% 7.9% 6.7%
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.

ConsensusAURAPTVQCOM
Forward P/E – 7.9xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.51FY2026 $5.49FY2026 $10.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -17.1%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +13.5% -2.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.39MFY2026 $13.02BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +379.8%FY2026 -36.2%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,192.9% +4.0% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAURAPTVQCOM
Held by institutions 84.5% 98.6% 79.7%
Institutions holding 460 659 3,029
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +9.2% +2.8%
Institutions buying 279 330 1,416
Institutions selling 100 260 1,332
Buyers to sellers 2.79 1.27 1.06

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.

AURAPTVQCOM
AUR 1.00 0.22 0.41
APTV 0.22 1.00 0.20
QCOM 0.41 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AUR, APTV and QCOM?

Qualcomm (QCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aurora Innovation (AUR) $9.73B, Aptiv (APTV) $9.09B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $189.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, AUR, APTV and QCOM?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aurora Innovation (AUR) -10.7x, Aptiv (APTV) 41.9x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Aptiv (APTV) 7.9x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 16.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

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%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest net margin (Aurora Innovation (AUR) -18,000.0%, Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (Aptiv (APTV) 2.6%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Qualcomm (QCOM) returned the most: Aurora Innovation (AUR) -5.4%, Aptiv (APTV) -49.4%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.3%. Over five years, Qualcomm (QCOM) compounded fastest (Aurora Innovation (AUR) -13.4%/yr, Aptiv (APTV) -23.8%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aptiv (APTV) 0.00%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 2.02%. Aurora Innovation (AUR) and Aptiv (APTV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aptiv (APTV) has been the steadiest (Aurora Innovation (AUR) 67.0%, Aptiv (APTV) 44.7%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AUR, APTV and QCOM?

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 8. 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.