AUR vs DIDIY vs ECX Stock Comparison

Aurora Innovation, DiDi Global and ECARX Holdings 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
3 wins
DIDIY DiDi Global Inc.
$3.21 -11.8% 1M -49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$15.01B
P/E
110.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
2 wins
ECX ECARX Holdings Inc.
$0.80 -26.6% 1M -64.9% 1Y
Market cap
$277.73M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$881.30M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Aurora Innovation leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Aurora Innovation 3, DiDi Global 2, ECARX Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAURDIDIYECXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.15B $15.01B $277.73M DIDIY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.3x 110.7x -8.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +400.0% — +11.4% AUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -18,000.0% — -3.9% ECX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -4.6% –
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% -49.4% -64.9% AUR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.4%/yr -17.1%/yr -39.4%/yr AUR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.0% 45.3% 82.8% DIDIY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 — 77/100 ECX

Percentile Scorecard

AURDIDIYECX

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

AxisAURDIDIYECX
Valuation 25 #10 of 13 75 #42 of 167 100 #1 of 13
Growth 55 #6 of 12 – 100 #1 of 12
Profitability 9 #11 of 12 – 100 #1 of 12
Financial Health 75 #4 of 13 54 #83 of 179 8 #12 of 13
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 41 – 77
  • AUR ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • DIDIY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • ECX 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

PeriodAURDIDIYECXSPY
1 month -19.4%-11.8%-26.6% -0.8%
3 months -21.6%-6.7%-25.9% +3.5%
6 months -2.8%-15.5%-30.4% +7.0%
Year to date +26.8%-39.2%-53.5% +12.2%
1 year -5.4%-49.4%-64.9% +13.0%
3 years +183.1%-7.0%-80.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +41.5%-2.4%-41.5% +23.1%
5 years -51.2%-60.9%-91.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.4%-17.1%-39.4% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureAURDIDIYECXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.0%45.3%82.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.9%48.0%91.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.960.921.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-1.09-0.78 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.3%-84.9%-92.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.0%-51.4%-69.7% -1.8%
52-week high $8.40$6.60$2.64 $779.14
52-week low $3.77$3.05$0.80 $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.

MultipleAURDIDIYECX
P/E now vs peer median -10.7x 110.7xmedian 17.5x -7.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1,946xmedian 17.8x 0.5xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 17.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.1x —median 14.5x —
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.0xmedian 14.0x 16.6xmedian 12.1x —median 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.7x -0.9xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.33 —median 0.41 -0.16

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 monthsAURDIDIYECX
Revenue $5.00M – $881.30M
Gross profit -$20.00M – $184.00M
Operating income -$970.00M – -$8.80M
Net income -$900.00M – -$35.90M
Free cash flow -$751.00M – –
R&D $779.00M – $107.60M
EPS (diluted) $-0.46 – $-0.10
Cash & equivalents $136.00M $3.40B $156.16M
Total debt – $5.59B $556.66M
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 4.88B 338.66M
Enterprise value $5.18B $523.99M -$14.88M

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
MetricAURDIDIYECX
P/E -10.7x 110.7x -7.8x
P/FCF -13.0x 16.6x –
P/Operating cash flow -14.3x – –
P/S 1,946x 0.5x 0.3x
P/B 5.0x 1.1x -0.9x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 1.1x -0.8x
EV/EBITDA -9.1x – –
EV/EBIT -8.8x – -73.7x
EV/Revenue 1,703x – 0.7x
EV/FCF -11.3x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -12.5x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.33 – -0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAURDIDIYECX
Revenue growth (1Y) 400.0% – 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -40.7% – 15.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -400.0% – 29.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.0% – 92.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.0% – 63.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% – 74.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% – 41.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.4% – 74.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.8% – 47.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.0% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAURDIDIYECX
Gross margin -400.0% – 20.9%
EBITDA margin -18,780% – –
Operating margin -19,400% – -1.0%
Pretax margin -18,000% – -2.2%
Net margin -18,000% – -3.9%
FCF margin -15,020% – –
Operating cash flow margin -13,580% – –
Return on equity -46.0% – –
Return on assets -41.4% – -4.2%
Return on invested capital – – -4.6%
Return on capital employed -47.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue 4,100% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAURDIDIYECX
Debt / assets – 8.7% 56.5%
Debt / equity – 0.1x -2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 9.9% 37.7% 127.0%
Equity / assets 90.1% 62.3% -27.0%
Interest coverage – – -0.3x
Current ratio 11.4x 1.4x 0.7x
Quick ratio 11.1x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 11.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 22.78 – -1.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAURDIDIYECX
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.

ConsensusAURDIDIYECX
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.51FY2026 $-0.03FY2026 $-0.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -200.0%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.39MFY2026 $39.26BFY2026 $1.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +379.8%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 +31.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,192.9% +7.2% +25.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAURDIDIYECX
Held by institutions 84.5% 0.0% 5.2%
Institutions holding 460 4 39
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% -17.3% +3.3%
Institutions buying 279 0 23
Institutions selling 100 1 8
Buyers to sellers 2.79 0.00 2.88

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.

AURDIDIYECX
AUR 1.00 0.25 0.17
DIDIY 0.25 1.00 0.11
ECX 0.17 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AUR, DIDIY and ECX?

DiDi Global (DIDIY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aurora Innovation (AUR) $10.15B, DiDi Global (DIDIY) $15.01B, ECARX Holdings (ECX) $277.73M.

Which company is growing faster?

Aurora Innovation (AUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aurora Innovation (AUR) +400.0%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

ECARX Holdings (ECX) has the highest net margin (Aurora Innovation (AUR) -18,000.0%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aurora Innovation (AUR) returned the most: Aurora Innovation (AUR) -5.4%, DiDi Global (DIDIY) -49.4%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -64.9%. Over five years, Aurora Innovation (AUR) compounded fastest (Aurora Innovation (AUR) -13.4%/yr, DiDi Global (DIDIY) -17.1%/yr, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -39.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, DiDi Global (DIDIY) has been the steadiest (Aurora Innovation (AUR) 67.0%, DiDi Global (DIDIY) 45.3%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) 82.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AUR, DIDIY and ECX?

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 3. 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.