AUR vs ECX vs HSAI Stock Comparison

Aurora Innovation, ECARX Holdings and Hesai Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AUR Aurora Innovation, Inc.
$5.12 -15.2% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
5 wins
ECX ECARX Holdings Inc.
$0.82 -24.8% 1M -65.3% 1Y
Market cap
$254.61M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$881.30M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win
HSAI Hesai Group
$13.35 -17.8% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.08B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$480.33M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Aurora Innovation leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Aurora Innovation 5, Hesai 1, ECARX Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAURECXHSAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.23B $254.61M $2.08B AUR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.2x -8.0x 26.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 222.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +400.0% +11.4% +38.6% AUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -18,000.0% -3.9% 14.7% HSAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -4.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% -65.3% -44.0% AUR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.5%/yr -39.1%/yr — AUR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.0% 82.7% 71.2% AUR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 77/100 73/100 ECX

Percentile Scorecard

AURECXHSAI

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

AxisAURECXHSAI
Valuation 33 #9 of 13 100 #1 of 13 69 #35 of 112
Growth 55 #6 of 12 100 #1 of 12 97 #4 of 109
Profitability 9 #11 of 12 100 #1 of 12 53 #49 of 104
Financial Health 75 #4 of 13 8 #12 of 13 –
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 43 77 73
  • AUR ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • ECX ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • HSAI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAURECXHSAISPY
1 month -15.2%-24.8%-17.8% -0.2%
3 months -17.6%-24.1%-16.0% +3.9%
6 months +3.4%-28.1%-40.6% +8.2%
Year to date +33.3%-52.3%-40.4% +12.9%
1 year -2.8%-65.3%-44.0% +12.3%
3 years +197.7%-79.5%+33.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +43.9%-41.1%+10.1% +23.3%
5 years -48.7%-91.6%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.5%-39.1%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureAURECXHSAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.0%82.7%71.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.9%91.2%67.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.971.412.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.04-0.79-0.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.3%-92.6%-84.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.0%-68.9%-53.6% -1.2%
52-week high $8.40$2.64$28.79 $779.14
52-week low $3.77$0.80$12.14 $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.

MultipleAURECXHSAI
P/E now vs peer median -11.2x -8.0x 26.3xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2,046xmedian 18.7x 0.3xmedian 18.7x 4.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.6x — —median 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.6xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x —median 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 1.1x -1.0xmedian 1.1x —median 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.34 -0.17 0.44median 1.17

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 monthsAURECXHSAI
Revenue $5.00M $881.30M $480.33M
Gross profit -$20.00M $184.00M $195.19M
Operating income -$970.00M -$8.80M $24.53M
Net income -$900.00M -$35.90M $63.29M
Free cash flow -$751.00M – –
R&D $779.00M $107.60M $122.50M
EPS (diluted) $-0.46 $-0.10 $0.48
Cash & equivalents $136.00M $156.16M $222.56M
Total debt – $556.66M –
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 338.66M 146.44M
Enterprise value $5.26B -$23.24M -$1.43B

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
MetricAURECXHSAI
P/E -11.2x -8.0x 26.3x
P/FCF -13.6x – –
P/Operating cash flow -15.1x – –
P/S 2,046x 0.3x 4.3x
P/B 5.2x -1.0x –
P/Tangible book 7.7x -0.8x –
EV/EBITDA -9.6x – –
EV/EBIT -9.3x -74.4x 45.0x
EV/Revenue 1,803x 0.7x 2.3x
EV/FCF -12.0x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -13.3x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.34 -0.17 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAURECXHSAI
Revenue growth (1Y) 400.0% 11.4% 38.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -40.7% 15.7% 27.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -400.0% 29.9% 32.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% 36.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.0% 92.7% 1,028%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 63.2% 32.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% 74.6% 405.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 41.5% 46.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.4% 74.4% 342.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 47.8% 59.8%
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
MetricAURECXHSAI
Gross margin -400.0% 20.9% 40.6%
EBITDA margin -18,780% – –
Operating margin -19,400% -1.0% 5.1%
Pretax margin -18,000% -2.2% 7.6%
Net margin -18,000% -3.9% 14.7%
FCF margin -15,020% – –
Operating cash flow margin -13,580% – –
Return on equity -46.0% – –
Return on assets -41.4% -4.2% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – -4.6% –
Return on capital employed -47.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue 4,100% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAURECXHSAI
Debt / assets – 56.5% –
Debt / equity – -2.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 9.9% 127.0% –
Equity / assets 90.1% -27.0% –
Interest coverage – -0.3x 19.1x
Current ratio 11.4x 0.7x –
Quick ratio 11.1x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 11.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 24.18 -1.07 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAURECXHSAI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -7.2% – –
Shareholder yield -7.2% – –
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.

ConsensusAURECXHSAI
Forward P/E – – 222.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.51FY2026 $-0.02FY2026 $0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -86.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +150.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.39MFY2026 $1.10BFY2026 $675.34MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +379.8%FY2026 +31.2%FY2026 +56.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,192.9% +25.0% +28.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAURECXHSAI
Held by institutions 99.2% 5.2% 26.6%
Institutions holding 460 39 131
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +3.3% -13.3%
Institutions buying 279 23 88
Institutions selling 100 8 31
Buyers to sellers 2.79 2.88 2.84

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.

AURECXHSAI
AUR 1.00 0.17 0.49
ECX 0.17 1.00 0.22
HSAI 0.49 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AUR, ECX and HSAI?

Aurora Innovation (AUR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aurora Innovation (AUR) $10.23B, ECARX Holdings (ECX) $254.61M, Hesai (HSAI) $2.08B.

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%, Hesai (HSAI) +38.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hesai (HSAI) has the highest net margin (Aurora Innovation (AUR) -18,000.0%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%, Hesai (HSAI) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aurora Innovation (AUR) returned the most: Aurora Innovation (AUR) -2.8%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -65.3%, Hesai (HSAI) -44.0%. Over five years, Aurora Innovation (AUR) compounded fastest (Aurora Innovation (AUR) -12.5%/yr, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -39.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aurora Innovation (AUR) has been the steadiest (Aurora Innovation (AUR) 67.0%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) 82.7%, Hesai (HSAI) 71.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.