AUR vs BIDU vs WRD Stock Comparison

Aurora Innovation, Baidu and WeRide 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
BIDU Baidu, Inc.
$77.85 -10.9% 1M -36.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.69B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.33B
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
3 wins
WRD WeRide Inc.
$4.18 -24.4% 1M -60.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.35B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$92.10M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Aurora Innovation leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Aurora Innovation 4, Baidu 3, WeRide 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAURBIDUWRDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.15B $2.69B $1.35B AUR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.3x -5.6x -6.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +400.0% -0.9% +244.8% AUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -18,000.0% -2.6% -243.6% BIDU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -2.0% -24.9% BIDU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.4% -36.6% -60.7% AUR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.4%/yr -14.2%/yr — AUR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.0% 47.1% 60.2% BIDU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 55/100 70/100 WRD

Percentile Scorecard

AURBIDUWRD

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

AxisAURBIDUWRD
Valuation 25 #10 of 13 92 #11 of 124 58 #6 of 13
Growth 55 #6 of 12 19 #92 of 113 91 #2 of 12
Profitability 9 #11 of 12 54 #51 of 110 82 #3 of 12
Financial Health 75 #4 of 13 57 #56 of 129 50 #7 of 13
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 41 55 70
  • AUR ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • BIDU ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • 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

PeriodAURBIDUWRDSPY
1 month -19.4%-10.9%-24.4% -0.8%
3 months -21.6%-26.1%-25.8% +3.5%
6 months -2.8%-39.2%-48.8% +7.0%
Year to date +26.8%-40.4%-51.8% +12.2%
1 year -5.4%-36.6%-60.7% +13.0%
3 years +183.1%-27.3%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +41.5%-10.1%— +23.1%
5 years -51.2%-53.6%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.4%-14.2%— +11.0%
10 years —-55.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —-7.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAURBIDUWRDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.0%47.1%60.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.9%45.0%63.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.961.662.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-0.78-1.01 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.3%-55.3%-89.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.0%-52.1%-64.3% -1.8%
52-week high $8.40$162.52$11.72 $779.14
52-week low $3.77$77.20$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.

MultipleAURBIDUWRD
P/E now vs peer median -10.7x -5.6xmedian 38.1x -5.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1,946xmedian 17.8x 1.4xmedian 4.3x 14.0xmedian 17.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.1x —median 35.4x —
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.0xmedian 14.0x 5.5xmedian 27.1x —median 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 1.0x 0.6xmedian 3.4x 1.4xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.33 0.10median 1.27 —

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 monthsAURBIDUWRD
Revenue $5.00M $18.33B $92.10M
Gross profit -$20.00M $1.81B $39.20M
Operating income -$970.00M -$999.00M -$260.29M
Net income -$900.00M -$543.00M -$237.93M
Free cash flow -$751.00M $4.78B –
R&D $779.00M $2.84B $219.70M
EPS (diluted) $-0.46 $-11.24 –
Cash & equivalents $136.00M $3.61B $629.27M
Total debt – $42.23B $194.84M
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 42.88M –
Enterprise value $5.18B -$72.77B -$1.69B

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
MetricAURBIDUWRD
P/E -10.7x -5.6x -5.8x
P/FCF -13.0x 5.5x –
P/Operating cash flow -14.3x 17.9x –
P/S 1,946x 1.4x 14.0x
P/B 5.0x 0.6x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 0.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -9.1x – –
EV/EBIT -8.8x -13.0x -2.7x
EV/Revenue 1,703x 0.7x 7.5x
EV/FCF -11.3x 2.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow -12.5x 8.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.33 0.10 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAURBIDUWRD
Revenue growth (1Y) 400.0% -0.9% 244.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -40.7% -0.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -400.0% 12,345% 142.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -36.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.0% -140.6% -22.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.0% -32.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% -114.0% 29.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% -30.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -0.4% -201.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.8% -55.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% 2,449% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% -31.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.0% 236.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% -6.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAURBIDUWRD
Gross margin -400.0% 9.9% 42.6%
EBITDA margin -18,780% – –
Operating margin -19,400% -5.5% -282.6%
Pretax margin -18,000% -2.3% -258.0%
Net margin -18,000% -2.6% -243.6%
FCF margin -15,020% 26.1% –
Operating cash flow margin -13,580% 8.1% –
Return on equity -46.0% -1.3% -24.1%
Return on assets -41.4% -0.8% -20.5%
Return on invested capital – -2.0% -24.9%
Return on capital employed -47.0% -1.8% -26.6%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -2.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 4,100% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAURBIDUWRD
Debt / assets – 15.8% 6.3%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 9.9% 40.1% 17.5%
Equity / assets 90.1% 59.9% 82.5%
Interest coverage – -2.7x –
Current ratio 11.4x 2.3x 5.4x
Quick ratio 11.1x 2.0x 4.0x
Cash ratio 11.1x 1.9x 3.7x
Altman Z-score 22.78 – 2.03

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusAURBIDUWRD
Forward P/E – 14.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.51FY2026 $5.42FY2026 $-0.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -29.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +21.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.39MFY2026 $19.51BFY2026 $149.56MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +379.8%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 +52.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,192.9% -0.6% +88.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAURBIDUWRD
Held by institutions 84.5% 17.5% 26.0%
Institutions holding 460 490 110
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +8.1% -1.2%
Institutions buying 279 236 51
Institutions selling 100 144 35
Buyers to sellers 2.79 1.64 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.

AURBIDUWRD
AUR 1.00 0.40 0.39
BIDU 0.40 1.00 0.40
WRD 0.39 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AUR, BIDU and WRD?

Aurora Innovation (AUR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aurora Innovation (AUR) $10.15B, Baidu (BIDU) $2.69B, WeRide (WRD) $1.35B.

Which company is growing faster?

Aurora Innovation (AUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aurora Innovation (AUR) +400.0%, Baidu (BIDU) -0.9%, WeRide (WRD) +244.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Baidu (BIDU) has the highest net margin (Aurora Innovation (AUR) -18,000.0%, Baidu (BIDU) -2.6%, WeRide (WRD) -243.6%). On return on invested capital, Baidu (BIDU) leads (Baidu (BIDU) -2.0%, WeRide (WRD) -24.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aurora Innovation (AUR) returned the most: Aurora Innovation (AUR) -5.4%, Baidu (BIDU) -36.6%, WeRide (WRD) -60.7%. Over five years, Aurora Innovation (AUR) compounded fastest (Aurora Innovation (AUR) -13.4%/yr, Baidu (BIDU) -14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baidu (BIDU) has been the steadiest (Aurora Innovation (AUR) 67.0%, Baidu (BIDU) 47.1%, WeRide (WRD) 60.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AUR, BIDU 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, 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.