CPNG vs LYFT vs PONY Stock Comparison

Coupang, Lyft and Pony AI Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CPNG Coupang, Inc.
$17.04 +20.0% 1M -47.0% 1Y
Market cap
$28.92B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$36.16B
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
LYFT Lyft, Inc.
$18.74 +19.1% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.80B
P/E
2.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.77B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
5 wins
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$4.75 -22.3% 1M -71.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Lyft leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lyft 5, Coupang 2, Pony AI 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPNGLYFTPONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.92B $6.80B $1.68B CPNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -21.2x 2.4x -12.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 32.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +10.8% +45.8% PONY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.8% 42.3% -109.6% LYFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -24.6% 0.0% — LYFT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.7x -25.9x — LYFT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.0% -3.5% -71.4% LYFT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.7%/yr -19.0%/yr — CPNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.8% 48.6% 65.4% LYFT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 70/100 80/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

CPNGLYFTPONY

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

AxisCPNGLYFTPONY
Valuation 7 #100 of 107 80 #34 of 166 75 #4 of 13
Growth 6 #97 of 103 88 #20 of 154 82 #3 of 12
Profitability 16 #86 of 102 57 #67 of 154 73 #4 of 12
Financial Health 35 #74 of 113 46 #98 of 179 92 #2 of 13
Shareholder Returns 87 #11 of 76 79 #21 of 97 –
Overall 30 70 80
  • CPNG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LYFT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • 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

PeriodCPNGLYFTPONYSPY
1 month +20.0%+19.1%-22.3% -1.0%
3 months +6.6%+13.7%-39.2% -0.4%
6 months -4.8%+31.7%-53.7% +4.5%
Year to date -27.8%-3.3%-67.2% +12.4%
1 year -47.0%-3.5%-71.4% +13.6%
3 years +2.0%+75.8%— +76.4%
3 years, per year +0.7%+20.7%— +20.8%
5 years -43.1%-65.0%— +63.7%
5 years, per year -10.7%-19.0%— +10.4%

Risk

MeasureCPNGLYFTPONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.8%48.6%65.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.1%53.0%68.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.461.402.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.94-0.07-1.09 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.1%-85.8%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.0%-23.7%-72.7% -1.6%
52-week high $32.13$24.57$17.37 $779.14
52-week low $13.75$12.65$4.55 $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.

MultipleCPNGLYFTPONY
P/E now vs peer median -22.4xmedian 18.4x 2.5xmedian 18.2x -13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 1.0xmedian 1.5x 16.5xmedian 16.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -40.0xmedian 9.6x 202.8xmedian 15.3x —
P/FCF now vs peer median -73.9xmedian 16.4x 6.4xmedian 12.2x -10.1xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.8x 1.3xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 0.83 0.04median 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 monthsCPNGLYFTPONY
Revenue $36.16B $6.77B $125.04M
Gross profit $9.90B $3.08B $20.29M
Operating income -$1.24B -$119.72M -$267.63M
Net income -$1.36B $2.87B -$99.78M
Free cash flow -$412.00M $1.11B -$203.60M
R&D – $472.97M $225.02M
EPS (diluted) $-0.76 $7.42 $-0.36
Cash & equivalents $5.44B $1.14B $327.11M
Total debt $1.64B $990.56M –
Shares (diluted) 1.80B 386.33M 379.91M
Enterprise value $4.74B -$541.95M $1.68B

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
MetricCPNGLYFTPONY
P/E -22.4x 2.5x -13.2x
P/FCF -73.9x 6.4x -10.1x
P/Operating cash flow 36.0x 5.9x -10.1x
P/S 0.8x 1.0x 16.5x
P/B 10.7x 2.3x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 11.4x 2.5x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -40.0x 202.8x –
EV/EBIT -21.5x -52.5x -3.5x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.9x 7.6x
EV/FCF -64.7x 5.7x -4.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.5x 5.3x -4.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 0.04 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPNGLYFTPONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 10.8% 45.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 16.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.9% 20.9% 39.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 20.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -259.6% -117.1% 19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -69.9% 54.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -449.5% 3,009% 66.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -73.0% 61.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) -462.9% 3,303% 86.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -73.2% 60.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -64.3% 14.0% -55.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.4% 98.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -132.6% 12.0% -55.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.5% 72.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPNGLYFTPONY
Gross margin 27.4% 45.5% 16.2%
EBITDA margin -1.8% 0.5% –
Operating margin -3.4% -1.8% -214.0%
Pretax margin -3.5% -0.1% -68.0%
Net margin -3.8% 42.3% -109.6%
FCF margin -1.1% 16.4% -162.8%
Operating cash flow margin 2.3% 17.6% -162.8%
Return on equity -46.8% 94.7% –
Return on assets -7.6% 31.8% –
Return on invested capital -24.6% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed -19.1% -2.9% –
Asset turnover 2.0x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x 0.4x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 4.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPNGLYFTPONY
Debt / assets 9.0% 10.9% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.7x -25.9x –
Debt / FCF -4.0x 0.9x –
Liabilities / assets 84.5% 66.8% 9.4%
Equity / assets 15.5% 33.2% 90.6%
Interest coverage -16.3x -5.9x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.6x 15.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.4x 15.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 14.4x
Altman Z-score 2.37 0.00 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPNGLYFTPONY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 4.0% 9.8% –
Shareholder yield 4.0% 9.8% –
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.

ConsensusCPNGLYFTPONY
Forward P/E – 32.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.51FY2026 $0.57FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -563.6%FY2026 -91.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +80.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $36.30BFY2026 $6.97BFY2026 $144.05MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026 +60.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.5% +11.1% +110.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPNGLYFTPONY
Held by institutions 81.8% 100.0% 35.9%
Institutions holding 590 531 155
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +5.2% +22.5%
Institutions buying 262 261 101
Institutions selling 245 176 33
Buyers to sellers 1.07 1.48 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.

CPNGLYFTPONY
CPNG 1.00 0.32 0.24
LYFT 0.32 1.00 0.23
PONY 0.24 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPNG, LYFT and PONY?

Coupang (CPNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coupang (CPNG) $28.92B, Lyft (LYFT) $6.80B, Pony AI (PONY) $1.68B.

Which company is growing faster?

Pony AI (PONY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coupang (CPNG) +7.4%, Lyft (LYFT) +10.8%, Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lyft (LYFT) has the highest net margin (Coupang (CPNG) -3.8%, Lyft (LYFT) 42.3%, Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%). On return on invested capital, Lyft (LYFT) leads (Coupang (CPNG) -24.6%, Lyft (LYFT) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lyft (LYFT) returned the most: Coupang (CPNG) -47.0%, Lyft (LYFT) -3.5%, Pony AI (PONY) -71.4%. Over five years, Coupang (CPNG) compounded fastest (Coupang (CPNG) -10.7%/yr, Lyft (LYFT) -19.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lyft (LYFT) has been the steadiest (Coupang (CPNG) 49.8%, Lyft (LYFT) 48.6%, Pony AI (PONY) 65.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPNG, LYFT 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, Lyft (LYFT) 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.