ECX vs AUR vs PONY Stock Comparison

ECARX Holdings, Aurora Innovation and Pony AI Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ECX ECARX Holdings Inc.
$0.81 -28.3% 1M -65.5% 1Y
Market cap
$271.57M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$881.30M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win
AUR Aurora Innovation, Inc.
$5.09 -3.8% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.99B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.00M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
4 wins
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$5.05 -27.2% 1M -76.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Aurora Innovation leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Aurora Innovation 4, Pony AI 2, ECARX Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECXAURPONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $271.57M $8.99B $1.87B AUR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.8x -9.6x -13.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +250.0% +45.8% AUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.9% -13,328.6% -109.6% ECX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -65.5% -2.1% -76.9% AUR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.2%/yr -12.7%/yr — AUR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.7% 67.0% 66.3% PONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 43/100 78/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

ECXAURPONY

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

AxisECXAURPONY
Valuation 100 #1 of 13 33 #9 of 13 67 #5 of 13
Growth 100 #1 of 12 55 #6 of 12 82 #3 of 12
Profitability 100 #1 of 12 9 #11 of 12 73 #4 of 12
Financial Health 8 #12 of 13 75 #4 of 13 92 #2 of 13
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 77 43 78
  • ECX ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • AUR ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • 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

PeriodECXAURPONYSPY
1 month -28.3%-3.8%-27.2% +0.9%
3 months -24.3%-14.9%-34.1% +5.9%
6 months -25.7%0.0%-47.2% +8.5%
Year to date -52.9%+32.6%-65.2% +13.3%
1 year -65.5%-2.1%-76.9% +12.4%
3 years -79.8%+195.9%— +88.1%
3 years, per year -41.3%+43.6%— +23.5%
5 years -91.7%-49.4%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -39.2%-12.7%— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureECXAURPONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.7%67.0%66.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.2%67.9%70.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.412.972.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.79-0.03-1.16 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.6%-93.3%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.3%-39.4%-76.9% -0.9%
52-week high $2.64$8.40$21.87 $779.14
52-week low $0.80$3.77$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.

MultipleECXAURPONY
P/E now vs peer median -7.9x -10.9x -14.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 17.8x 1,465xmedian 17.8x 17.5xmedian 17.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median — -9.5x —
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.9x -12.8xmedian 14.9x -10.8xmedian 14.9x
P/B now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 1.1x 5.7xmedian 1.1x 1.4xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.17 -1.83 —

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 monthsECXAURPONY
Revenue $881.30M $7.00M $125.04M
Gross profit $184.00M -$20.00M $20.29M
Operating income -$8.80M -$1.01B -$267.63M
Net income -$35.90M -$933.00M -$99.78M
Free cash flow – -$800.00M -$203.60M
R&D $107.60M $803.00M $225.02M
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $-0.47 $-0.36
Cash & equivalents $156.16M $141.00M $327.11M
Total debt $556.66M – –
Shares (diluted) 338.66M 2.00B 379.91M
Enterprise value -$21.04M $4.24B $1.87B

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
MetricECXAURPONY
P/E -7.9x -10.9x -14.0x
P/FCF – -12.8x -10.8x
P/Operating cash flow – -14.7x -10.8x
P/S 0.3x 1,465x 17.5x
P/B -0.9x 5.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -0.8x 8.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – -9.5x –
EV/EBIT -74.1x -9.2x -4.0x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1,317x 8.6x
EV/FCF – -11.5x -5.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – -13.2x -5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.17 -1.83 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECXAURPONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 250.0% 45.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 32.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.9% -122.2% 39.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 92.7% -16.6% 19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.2% -6.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 74.6% -16.2% 66.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.5% -5.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 74.4% -9.6% 86.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.8% 6.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -21.3% -55.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -31.6% -55.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECXAURPONY
Gross margin 20.9% -285.7% 16.2%
EBITDA margin – -13,914% –
Operating margin -1.0% -14,357% -214.0%
Pretax margin -2.2% -13,329% -68.0%
Net margin -3.9% -13,329% -109.6%
FCF margin – -11,429% -162.8%
Operating cash flow margin – -10,000% -162.8%
Return on equity – -49.8% –
Return on assets -4.2% -44.7% –
Return on invested capital -4.6% – –
Return on capital employed – -50.8% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 2,971% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECXAURPONY
Debt / assets 56.5% – –
Debt / equity -2.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 127.0% 10.5% 9.4%
Equity / assets -27.0% 89.5% 90.6%
Interest coverage -0.3x – –
Current ratio 0.7x 9.7x 15.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x 9.4x 15.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 9.4x 14.4x
Altman Z-score -1.07 23.97 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECXAURPONY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -3.1% –
Shareholder yield – -3.1% –
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.

ConsensusECXAURPONY
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.02FY2026 $-0.51FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2026 $14.39MFY2026 $144.05MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.2%FY2026 +379.8%FY2026 +60.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.0% +1,192.9% +110.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECXAURPONY
Held by institutions 5.2% 99.2% 35.9%
Institutions holding 39 460 155
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +3.8% +22.5%
Institutions buying 23 279 101
Institutions selling 8 100 33
Buyers to sellers 2.88 2.79 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.

ECXAURPONY
ECX 1.00 0.17 0.15
AUR 0.17 1.00 0.44
PONY 0.15 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECX, AUR and PONY?

Aurora Innovation (AUR) is the largest by market capitalisation: ECARX Holdings (ECX) $271.57M, Aurora Innovation (AUR) $8.99B, Pony AI (PONY) $1.87B.

Which company is growing faster?

Aurora Innovation (AUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) +250.0%, Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

ECARX Holdings (ECX) has the highest net margin (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) -13,328.6%, Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aurora Innovation (AUR) returned the most: ECARX Holdings (ECX) -65.5%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) -2.1%, Pony AI (PONY) -76.9%. Over five years, Aurora Innovation (AUR) compounded fastest (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -39.2%/yr, Aurora Innovation (AUR) -12.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pony AI (PONY) has been the steadiest (ECARX Holdings (ECX) 82.7%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) 67.0%, Pony AI (PONY) 66.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECX, AUR 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, Aurora Innovation (AUR) leads on 4. 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.