AUR vs GOOGL vs NBIS Stock Comparison

Aurora Innovation, Alphabet and Nebius Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$320.58 -6.8% 1M +19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.95T
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$445.87B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
6 wins
NBIS Nebius Group N.V.
$170.47 -28.2% 1M +35.9% 1Y
Market cap
$44.12B
P/E
49.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Alphabet leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Alphabet 6, Nebius 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAURGOOGLNBISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.07B $3.95T $44.12B GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.2x 16.2x 49.3x GOOGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +400.0% +20.1% +506.9% NBIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -18,000.0% 54.8% 66.1% NBIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.6% -3.3% GOOGL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.8x 3.0x GOOGL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% +19.1% +35.9% NBIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.5%/yr +17.1%/yr — GOOGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.0% 31.3% 107.3% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 61/100 66/100 NBIS

Percentile Scorecard

AURGOOGLNBIS

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

AxisAURGOOGLNBIS
Valuation 33 #9 of 13 38 #104 of 167 78 #9 of 38
Growth 55 #6 of 12 72 #43 of 153 34 #24 of 36
Profitability 9 #11 of 12 88 #20 of 153 76 #9 of 34
Financial Health 75 #4 of 13 79 #38 of 179 76 #10 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 28 #68 of 94 –
Overall 43 61 66
  • AUR ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NBIS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAURGOOGLNBISSPY
1 month -15.2%-6.8%-28.2% -0.2%
3 months -17.6%-3.9%+0.5% +3.9%
6 months +3.4%-8.3%+25.8% +8.2%
Year to date +33.3%+2.4%+103.6% +12.9%
1 year -2.8%+19.1%+35.9% +12.3%
3 years +197.7%+162.4%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +43.9%+38.0%— +23.3%
5 years -48.7%+119.8%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.5%+17.1%— +10.9%
10 years —+684.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+22.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAURGOOGLNBISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.0%31.3%107.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.9%28.8%98.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.971.353.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.040.610.33 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.3%-44.3%-58.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.0%-20.4%-40.5% -1.2%
52-week high $8.40$402.62$286.69 $779.14
52-week low $3.77$267.47$73.87 $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.

MultipleAURGOOGLNBIS
P/E now vs peer median -11.2x 16.0xmedian 17.3x 46.2xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2,046xmedian 18.7x 8.7xmedian 1.4x 31.8xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.6x 21.7xmedian 14.2x 257.3xmedian 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.6xmedian 14.5x 73.1xmedian 11.5x 2.6xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 1.1x 6.1xmedian 1.8x 4.2xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.34 0.25median 0.40 -0.65median 0.38

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 monthsAURGOOGLNBIS
Revenue $5.00M $445.87B $1.36B
Gross profit -$20.00M $271.52B $1.01B
Operating income -$970.00M $147.63B -$668.60M
Net income -$900.00M $244.21B $61.60M
Free cash flow -$751.00M $53.27B $16.40B
R&D $779.00M $68.97B $356.40M
EPS (diluted) $-0.46 $19.83 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $136.00M $55.91B $8.04B
Total debt – $98.17B $25.23B
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 12.31B 282.72M
Enterprise value $5.10B $3.71T $17.55B

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
MetricAURGOOGLNBIS
P/E -11.2x 16.0x 46.2x
P/FCF -13.6x 73.1x 2.6x
P/Operating cash flow -15.1x 21.0x 8.2x
P/S 2,046x 8.7x 31.8x
P/B 5.2x 6.1x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 6.2x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA -9.6x 21.7x 257.3x
EV/EBIT -9.3x 25.4x -65.3x
EV/Revenue 1,803x 8.4x 32.2x
EV/FCF -12.0x 70.4x 2.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.3x 20.2x 8.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.34 0.25 -0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAURGOOGLNBIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 400.0% 20.1% 506.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -40.7% 15.5% -83.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -400.0% 24.0% 631.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 19.2% -81.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.0% 21.6% -49.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 25.6% -26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% 111.3% -73.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 58.8% -90.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.4% 109.3% 318.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 64.3% -70.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% 38.9% 1,193%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 23.3% -55.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.0% -20.2% 1,310%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% -9.2% -47.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAURGOOGLNBIS
Gross margin -400.0% 60.9% 74.3%
EBITDA margin -18,780% 38.8% 12.5%
Operating margin -19,400% 33.1% -49.3%
Pretax margin -18,000% 67.1% 5.3%
Net margin -18,000% 54.8% 66.1%
FCF margin -15,020% 11.9% 1,210%
Operating cash flow margin -13,580% 41.6% 388.0%
Return on equity -46.0% 43.6% 0.7%
Return on assets -41.4% 30.0% 0.2%
Return on invested capital – 18.6% -3.3%
Return on capital employed -47.0% 21.5% -2.9%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.8x 85.4x
Stock comp / revenue 4,100% 6.3% 13.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAURGOOGLNBIS
Debt / assets – 10.6% 30.6%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.8x 3.0x
Debt / FCF – 1.8x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 9.9% 30.5% 63.0%
Equity / assets 90.1% 69.5% 37.0%
Interest coverage – – -2.8x
Current ratio 11.4x 2.7x 4.0x
Quick ratio 11.1x 2.5x 3.5x
Cash ratio 11.1x 1.9x 3.4x
Altman Z-score 24.18 10.35 1.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAURGOOGLNBIS
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield -7.2% 0.4% 6,593%
Shareholder yield -7.2% 0.7% 6,593%
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.

ConsensusAURGOOGLNBIS
Forward P/E – 15.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.51FY2026 $21.10FY2026 $-1.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +95.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -31.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.39MFY2026 $528.22BFY2026 $3.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +379.8%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +514.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,192.9% +21.6% +246.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAURGOOGLNBIS
Held by institutions 99.2% 80.1% –
Institutions holding 460 5,740 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +4.6% –
Institutions buying 279 2,656 –
Institutions selling 100 2,573 –
Buyers to sellers 2.79 1.03 –

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.

AURGOOGLNBIS
AUR 1.00 0.34 0.42
GOOGL 0.34 1.00 0.16
NBIS 0.42 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AUR, GOOGL and NBIS?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aurora Innovation (AUR) $10.07B, Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.95T, Nebius (NBIS) $44.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, AUR, GOOGL and NBIS?

Alphabet (GOOGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aurora Innovation (AUR) -11.2x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 16.2x, Nebius (NBIS) 49.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nebius (NBIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aurora Innovation (AUR) +400.0%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +20.1%, Nebius (NBIS) +506.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nebius (NBIS) has the highest net margin (Aurora Innovation (AUR) -18,000.0%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 54.8%, Nebius (NBIS) 66.1%). On return on invested capital, Alphabet (GOOGL) leads (Alphabet (GOOGL) 18.6%, Nebius (NBIS) -3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nebius (NBIS) returned the most: Aurora Innovation (AUR) -2.8%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +19.1%, Nebius (NBIS) +35.9%. Over five years, Alphabet (GOOGL) compounded fastest (Aurora Innovation (AUR) -12.5%/yr, Alphabet (GOOGL) +17.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (Aurora Innovation (AUR) 67.0%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 31.3%, Nebius (NBIS) 107.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AUR, GOOGL and NBIS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alphabet (GOOGL) leads on 6. 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.