AUR vs DIDIY vs WRD Stock Comparison

Aurora Innovation, DiDi Global 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
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
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
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, WeRide 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAURDIDIYWRDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.15B $15.01B $1.35B DIDIY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.3x 110.7x -6.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +400.0% — +244.8% AUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -18,000.0% — -243.6% WRD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -24.9% –
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% -60.7% AUR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.4%/yr -17.1%/yr — AUR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.0% 45.3% 60.2% DIDIY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 — 70/100 WRD

Percentile Scorecard

AURDIDIYWRD

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

AxisAURDIDIYWRD
Valuation 25 #10 of 13 75 #42 of 167 58 #6 of 13
Growth 55 #6 of 12 – 91 #2 of 12
Profitability 9 #11 of 12 – 82 #3 of 12
Financial Health 75 #4 of 13 54 #83 of 179 50 #7 of 13
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 41 – 70
  • AUR ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • DIDIY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • 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

PeriodAURDIDIYWRDSPY
1 month -19.4%-11.8%-24.4% -0.8%
3 months -21.6%-6.7%-25.8% +3.5%
6 months -2.8%-15.5%-48.8% +7.0%
Year to date +26.8%-39.2%-51.8% +12.2%
1 year -5.4%-49.4%-60.7% +13.0%
3 years +183.1%-7.0%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +41.5%-2.4%— +23.1%
5 years -51.2%-60.9%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.4%-17.1%— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureAURDIDIYWRDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.0%45.3%60.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.9%48.0%63.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.960.922.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-1.09-1.01 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.3%-84.9%-89.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.0%-51.4%-64.3% -1.8%
52-week high $8.40$6.60$11.72 $779.14
52-week low $3.77$3.05$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.

MultipleAURDIDIYWRD
P/E now vs peer median -10.7x 110.7xmedian 17.5x -5.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1,946xmedian 17.8x 0.5xmedian 1.4x 14.0xmedian 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 1.4xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.33 —median 0.41 —

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 monthsAURDIDIYWRD
Revenue $5.00M – $92.10M
Gross profit -$20.00M – $39.20M
Operating income -$970.00M – -$260.29M
Net income -$900.00M – -$237.93M
Free cash flow -$751.00M – –
R&D $779.00M – $219.70M
EPS (diluted) $-0.46 – –
Cash & equivalents $136.00M $3.40B $629.27M
Total debt – $5.59B $194.84M
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 4.88B –
Enterprise value $5.18B $523.99M -$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
MetricAURDIDIYWRD
P/E -10.7x 110.7x -5.8x
P/FCF -13.0x 16.6x –
P/Operating cash flow -14.3x – –
P/S 1,946x 0.5x 14.0x
P/B 5.0x 1.1x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 1.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -9.1x – –
EV/EBIT -8.8x – -2.7x
EV/Revenue 1,703x – 7.5x
EV/FCF -11.3x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -12.5x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.33 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAURDIDIYWRD
Revenue growth (1Y) 400.0% – 244.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -40.7% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -400.0% – 142.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.0% – -22.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% – 29.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -0.4% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.8% – –
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
MetricAURDIDIYWRD
Gross margin -400.0% – 42.6%
EBITDA margin -18,780% – –
Operating margin -19,400% – -282.6%
Pretax margin -18,000% – -258.0%
Net margin -18,000% – -243.6%
FCF margin -15,020% – –
Operating cash flow margin -13,580% – –
Return on equity -46.0% – -24.1%
Return on assets -41.4% – -20.5%
Return on invested capital – – -24.9%
Return on capital employed -47.0% – -26.6%
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue 4,100% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAURDIDIYWRD
Debt / assets – 8.7% 6.3%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 9.9% 37.7% 17.5%
Equity / assets 90.1% 62.3% 82.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 11.4x 1.4x 5.4x
Quick ratio 11.1x 0.5x 4.0x
Cash ratio 11.1x 0.4x 3.7x
Altman Z-score 22.78 – 2.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAURDIDIYWRD
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.

ConsensusAURDIDIYWRD
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.51FY2026 $-0.03FY2026 $-0.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -200.0%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.39MFY2026 $39.26BFY2026 $149.56MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +379.8%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 +52.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,192.9% +7.2% +88.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAURDIDIYWRD
Held by institutions 84.5% 0.0% 26.0%
Institutions holding 460 4 110
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% -17.3% -1.2%
Institutions buying 279 0 51
Institutions selling 100 1 35
Buyers to sellers 2.79 0.00 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.

AURDIDIYWRD
AUR 1.00 0.25 0.39
DIDIY 0.25 1.00 0.21
WRD 0.39 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AUR, DIDIY and WRD?

DiDi Global (DIDIY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aurora Innovation (AUR) $10.15B, DiDi Global (DIDIY) $15.01B, 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%, WeRide (WRD) +244.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

WeRide (WRD) has the highest net margin (Aurora Innovation (AUR) -18,000.0%, WeRide (WRD) -243.6%).

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%, WeRide (WRD) -60.7%. Over five years, Aurora Innovation (AUR) compounded fastest (Aurora Innovation (AUR) -13.4%/yr, DiDi Global (DIDIY) -17.1%/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%, WeRide (WRD) 60.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AUR, DIDIY 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 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.