ECX vs GOOGL vs QCOM Stock Comparison

ECARX Holdings, Alphabet and Qualcomm Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ECX ECARX Holdings Inc.
$0.80 -26.6% 1M -64.9% 1Y
Market cap
$277.73M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$881.30M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$316.80 -7.9% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.90T
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$445.87B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
9 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$179.60 -11.1% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$194.85B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Alphabet leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Alphabet 9, Qualcomm 1, ECARX Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECXGOOGLQCOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $277.73M $3.90T $194.85B GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.0x 16.0x 21.0x GOOGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.0x 16.6x GOOGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +20.1% +1.9% GOOGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.9% 54.8% 21.0% GOOGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% 18.6% 20.5% QCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.8x 0.4x GOOGL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -64.9% +21.9% +6.3% GOOGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.4%/yr +16.7%/yr +6.5%/yr GOOGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.8% 31.4% 53.1% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 61/100 62/100 ECX

Percentile Scorecard

ECXGOOGLQCOM

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

AxisECXGOOGLQCOM
Valuation 100 #1 of 13 38 #104 of 167 80 #20 of 95
Growth 100 #1 of 12 72 #43 of 153 34 #62 of 93
Profitability 100 #1 of 12 88 #20 of 153 87 #13 of 91
Financial Health 8 #12 of 13 79 #38 of 179 28 #73 of 101
Shareholder Returns – 28 #68 of 94 80 #16 of 75
Overall 77 61 62
  • ECX ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • QCOM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECXGOOGLQCOMSPY
1 month -26.6%-7.9%-11.1% -0.8%
3 months -25.9%-3.0%+5.6% +3.5%
6 months -30.4%-9.6%+19.5% +7.0%
Year to date -53.5%+1.2%+5.0% +12.2%
1 year -64.9%+21.9%+6.3% +13.0%
3 years -80.0%+159.3%+68.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -41.5%+37.4%+19.1% +23.1%
5 years -91.8%+116.7%+36.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -39.4%+16.7%+6.5% +11.0%
10 years —+670.8%+163.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+22.7%+10.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureECXGOOGLQCOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.8%31.4%53.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.2%28.8%52.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.401.352.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.780.700.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.6%-44.3%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.7%-21.3%-28.5% -1.8%
52-week high $2.64$402.62$251.02 $779.14
52-week low $0.80$267.47$124.07 $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.

MultipleECXGOOGLQCOM
P/E now vs peer median -7.8x 15.8xmedian 17.5x 20.5xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 17.8x 8.6xmedian 1.4x 4.3xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median — 21.4xmedian 14.5x 16.5xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.0x 72.3xmedian 12.1x 18.2xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 1.0x 6.0xmedian 1.7x 6.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.16 0.25median 0.41 4.93median 2.23

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 monthsECXGOOGLQCOM
Revenue $881.30M $445.87B $44.07B
Gross profit $184.00M $271.52B $23.90B
Operating income -$8.80M $147.63B $10.22B
Net income -$35.90M $244.21B $9.26B
Free cash flow – $53.27B $10.42B
R&D $107.60M $68.97B $9.89B
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $19.83 $8.66
Cash & equivalents $156.16M $55.91B $4.53B
Total debt $556.66M $98.17B $12.78B
Shares (diluted) 338.66M 12.31B 1.07B
Enterprise value -$14.88M $3.65T $154.77B

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
MetricECXGOOGLQCOM
P/E -7.8x 15.8x 20.5x
P/FCF – 72.3x 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 20.7x 15.3x
P/S 0.3x 8.6x 4.3x
P/B -0.9x 6.0x 6.9x
P/Tangible book -0.8x 6.1x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA – 21.4x 16.5x
EV/EBIT -73.7x 25.1x 19.0x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 8.3x 4.4x
EV/FCF – 69.5x 18.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 20.0x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.16 0.25 4.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECXGOOGLQCOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 20.1% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 15.5% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.9% 24.0% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 19.2% 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 92.7% 21.6% -15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.2% 25.6% 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 74.6% 111.3% -20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.5% 58.8% 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 74.4% 109.3% -17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.8% 64.3% 4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 38.9% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.3% 12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -20.2% -10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.2% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECXGOOGLQCOM
Gross margin 20.9% 60.9% 54.2%
EBITDA margin – 38.8% 26.8%
Operating margin -1.0% 33.1% 23.2%
Pretax margin -2.2% 67.1% 25.4%
Net margin -3.9% 54.8% 21.0%
FCF margin – 11.9% 23.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 41.6% 28.1%
Return on equity – 43.6% 33.7%
Return on assets -4.2% 30.0% 16.2%
Return on invested capital -4.6% 18.6% 20.5%
Return on capital employed – 21.5% 22.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.3% 7.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECXGOOGLQCOM
Debt / assets 56.5% 10.6% 22.3%
Debt / equity -2.1x 0.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.8x 0.4x
Debt / FCF – 1.8x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 127.0% 30.5% 51.8%
Equity / assets -27.0% 69.5% 48.2%
Interest coverage -0.3x – 14.8x
Current ratio 0.7x 2.7x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 2.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.9x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -1.07 10.25 6.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECXGOOGLQCOM
Dividend yield – 0.3% 2.0%
Net buyback yield – 0.5% 4.6%
Shareholder yield – 0.7% 6.7%
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.

ConsensusECXGOOGLQCOM
Forward P/E – 15.0xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.02FY2026 $21.10FY2026 $10.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +95.2%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -31.6% -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2026 $528.22BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.2%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.0% +21.6% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECXGOOGLQCOM
Held by institutions 5.2% 80.1% 79.7%
Institutions holding 39 5,738 3,029
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +4.6% +2.8%
Institutions buying 23 2,654 1,416
Institutions selling 8 2,573 1,332
Buyers to sellers 2.88 1.03 1.06

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.

ECXGOOGLQCOM
ECX 1.00 0.14 0.11
GOOGL 0.14 1.00 0.22
QCOM 0.11 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECX, GOOGL and QCOM?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: ECARX Holdings (ECX) $277.73M, Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.90T, Qualcomm (QCOM) $194.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, ECX, GOOGL and QCOM?

Alphabet (GOOGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -8.0x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 16.0x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alphabet (GOOGL) is cheapest (Alphabet (GOOGL) 15.0x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 16.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alphabet (GOOGL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +20.1%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alphabet (GOOGL) has the highest net margin (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 54.8%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -4.6%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 18.6%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alphabet (GOOGL) returned the most: ECARX Holdings (ECX) -64.9%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +21.9%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.3%. Over five years, Alphabet (GOOGL) compounded fastest (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -39.4%/yr, Alphabet (GOOGL) +16.7%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: ECARX Holdings (ECX) 0.00%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 0.00%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%. ECARX Holdings (ECX) and Alphabet (GOOGL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (ECARX Holdings (ECX) 82.8%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 31.4%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECX, GOOGL and QCOM?

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 9. 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.