AUR vs QCOM vs PONY Stock Comparison

Aurora Innovation, Qualcomm and Pony AI Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AUR Aurora Innovation, Inc.
$4.81 -23.9% 1M -5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.65B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$175.91 -10.8% 1M +3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$189.99B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$5.14 -29.2% 1M -71.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.92B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionAURQCOMPONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.65B $189.99B $1.92B QCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.7x 20.5x -14.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +400.0% +1.9% +45.8% AUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -18,000.0% 21.0% -109.6% QCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 29.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.1% +3.5% -71.3% QCOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.6%/yr +6.0%/yr — QCOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.9% 54.0% 67.7% QCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 65/100 76/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

AURQCOMPONY

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

AxisAURQCOMPONY
Valuation 33 #9 of 13 81 #19 of 95 67 #5 of 13
Growth 55 #6 of 12 34 #62 of 93 82 #3 of 12
Profitability 9 #11 of 12 88 #12 of 91 73 #4 of 12
Financial Health 75 #4 of 13 43 #59 of 102 83 #3 of 13
Shareholder Returns – 80 #16 of 76 –
Overall 43 65 76
  • AUR ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • QCOM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • PONY 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

PeriodAURQCOMPONYSPY
1 month -23.9%-10.8%-29.2% -1.0%
3 months -19.2%+5.4%-27.9% +2.9%
6 months -2.0%+18.2%-51.9% +6.4%
Year to date +25.3%+2.8%-64.6% +11.4%
1 year -5.1%+3.5%-71.3% +13.1%
3 years +158.6%+60.8%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +37.3%+17.2%— +21.5%
5 years -51.8%+33.6%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -13.6%+6.0%— +10.9%
10 years —+159.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+10.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAURQCOMPONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.9%54.0%67.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.9%52.3%70.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.952.112.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.080.06-1.05 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.3%-45.6%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.7%-29.9%-76.5% -2.5%
52-week high $8.40$251.02$21.87 $779.14
52-week low $3.77$124.07$4.93 $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.

MultipleAURQCOMPONY
P/E now vs peer median -10.6x 20.1xmedian 41.5x -14.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1,922xmedian 17.8x 4.2xmedian 6.9x 17.8xmedian 17.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.9x 15.3xmedian 27.3x —
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.8xmedian 13.8x 17.9xmedian 35.6x -10.9xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.0x 6.7xmedian 4.2x 1.4xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.32 4.83median 2.31 —

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 monthsAURQCOMPONY
Revenue $5.00M $44.07B $125.04M
Gross profit -$20.00M $23.90B $20.29M
Operating income -$970.00M $10.22B -$267.63M
Net income -$900.00M $9.26B -$99.78M
Free cash flow -$751.00M $10.42B -$203.60M
R&D $779.00M $9.89B $225.02M
EPS (diluted) $-0.46 $8.66 $-0.36
Cash & equivalents $136.00M $4.53B $327.11M
Total debt – $2.49B –
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 1.07B 379.91M
Enterprise value $4.69B $149.91B $1.92B

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
MetricAURQCOMPONY
P/E -10.6x 20.1x -14.3x
P/FCF -12.8x 17.9x -10.9x
P/Operating cash flow -14.2x 15.0x -10.9x
P/S 1,922x 4.2x 17.8x
P/B 4.9x 6.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 7.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -8.9x 15.3x –
EV/EBIT -8.7x 17.6x -4.2x
EV/Revenue 1,679x 4.1x 8.9x
EV/FCF -11.2x 17.3x -5.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -12.4x 14.5x -5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.32 4.83 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAURQCOMPONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 400.0% 1.9% 45.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -40.7% 4.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -400.0% -0.8% 39.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.0% -15.0% 19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 0.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% -20.0% 66.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 2.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -0.4% -17.8% 86.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 4.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% -2.1% -55.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 12.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.0% -10.4% -55.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 14.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAURQCOMPONY
Gross margin -400.0% 54.2% 16.2%
EBITDA margin -18,780% 26.8% –
Operating margin -19,400% 23.2% -214.0%
Pretax margin -18,000% 25.4% -68.0%
Net margin -18,000% 21.0% -109.6%
FCF margin -15,020% 23.6% -162.8%
Operating cash flow margin -13,580% 28.1% -162.8%
Return on equity -46.0% 33.7% –
Return on assets -41.4% 16.2% –
Return on invested capital – 29.1% –
Return on capital employed -47.0% 22.3% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.3x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 4,100% 7.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAURQCOMPONY
Debt / assets – 4.3% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x –
Debt / FCF – 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 9.9% 51.8% 9.4%
Equity / assets 90.1% 48.2% 90.6%
Interest coverage – 14.8x –
Current ratio 11.4x 2.0x 15.9x
Quick ratio 11.1x 1.1x 15.1x
Cash ratio 11.1x 0.7x 14.4x
Altman Z-score 22.44 6.02 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAURQCOMPONY
Dividend yield – 2.1% –
Net buyback yield -7.7% 4.7% –
Shareholder yield -7.7% 6.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 36.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% –

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.

ConsensusAURQCOMPONY
Forward P/E – 16.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.51FY2026 $10.79FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -10.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -2.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.39MFY2026 $45.55BFY2026 $143.95MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +379.8%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +59.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,192.9% -5.0% +107.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAURQCOMPONY
Held by institutions 84.5% 79.7% 35.9%
Institutions holding 460 3,029 155
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +2.8% +22.5%
Institutions buying 279 1,416 101
Institutions selling 100 1,332 33
Buyers to sellers 2.79 1.06 3.06

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.

AURQCOMPONY
AUR 1.00 0.41 0.43
QCOM 0.41 1.00 0.19
PONY 0.43 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AUR, QCOM and PONY?

Qualcomm (QCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aurora Innovation (AUR) $9.65B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $189.99B, Pony AI (PONY) $1.92B.

Which company is growing faster?

Aurora Innovation (AUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aurora Innovation (AUR) +400.0%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%, Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest net margin (Aurora Innovation (AUR) -18,000.0%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%, Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Qualcomm (QCOM) returned the most: Aurora Innovation (AUR) -5.1%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +3.5%, Pony AI (PONY) -71.3%. Over five years, Qualcomm (QCOM) compounded fastest (Aurora Innovation (AUR) -13.6%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aurora Innovation (AUR) 0.00%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%, Pony AI (PONY) 0.00%. Aurora Innovation (AUR) and Pony AI (PONY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the steadiest (Aurora Innovation (AUR) 66.9%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 54.0%, Pony AI (PONY) 67.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AUR, QCOM and PONY?

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