ECX vs NVDA vs OUST Stock Comparison

ECARX Holdings, Nvidia and Ouster 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
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$215.38 -5.9% 1M +7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.16T
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$33.61 -17.8% 1M +1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.12B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 7, ECARX Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECXNVDAOUSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $271.57M $5.16T $2.12B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.8x 26.7x -39.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.6x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +83.4% +62.8% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.9% 63.7% -26.0% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% 71.1% — NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -65.5% +7.1% +1.5% NVDA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.2%/yr +53.2%/yr -11.4%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.7% 37.4% 101.9% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 74/100 44/100 ECX

Percentile Scorecard

ECXNVDAOUST

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

AxisECXNVDAOUST
Valuation 100 #1 of 13 59 #39 of 94 9 #101 of 111
Growth 100 #1 of 12 97 #4 of 92 83 #19 of 108
Profitability 100 #1 of 12 99 #2 of 90 14 #90 of 104
Financial Health 8 #12 of 13 64 #36 of 99 87 #16 of 115
Shareholder Returns – 49 #38 of 73 26 #58 of 78
Overall 77 74 44
  • ECX ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • OUST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECXNVDAOUSTSPY
1 month -28.3%-5.9%-17.8% +0.9%
3 months -24.3%+13.4%+7.4% +5.9%
6 months -25.7%+2.9%+31.6% +8.5%
Year to date -52.9%+15.5%+55.3% +13.3%
1 year -65.5%+7.1%+1.5% +12.4%
3 years -79.8%+431.8%+786.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -41.3%+74.6%+107.1% +23.5%
5 years -91.7%+742.4%-45.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -39.2%+53.2%-11.4% +11.0%
10 years —+12,109.8%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+61.7%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureECXNVDAOUSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.7%37.4%101.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.2%36.5%99.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.411.934.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.790.190.02 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.6%-66.4%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.3%-10.0%-46.2% -0.9%
52-week high $2.64$239.24$62.52 $779.14
52-week low $0.80$165.17$16.63 $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.

MultipleECXNVDAOUST
P/E now vs peer median -7.9x 27.0xmedian 46.0x -41.6xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 17.8x 17.1xmedian 7.9x 11.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median — 25.6xmedian 28.3x -38.8xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.9x 40.9xmedian 41.4x -27.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 1.1x 22.7xmedian 4.6x 6.2xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.17 0.16median 2.30 -0.74median 1.10

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 monthsECXNVDAOUST
Revenue $881.30M $302.97B $204.91M
Gross profit $184.00M $226.24B $101.63M
Operating income -$8.80M $197.58B -$62.60M
Net income -$35.90M $192.88B -$53.33M
Free cash flow – $127.01B -$82.47M
R&D $107.60M $23.59B $68.46M
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $7.94 $-0.81
Cash & equivalents $156.16M $22.44B $91.76M
Total debt $556.66M $33.37B –
Shares (diluted) 338.66M 24.29B 65.99M
Enterprise value -$21.04M $4.93T $1.23B

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
MetricECXNVDAOUST
P/E -7.9x 27.0x -41.6x
P/FCF – 40.9x -27.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 38.6x -42.8x
P/S 0.3x 17.1x 11.2x
P/B -0.9x 22.7x 6.2x
P/Tangible book -0.8x 23.0x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA – 25.6x -38.8x
EV/EBIT -74.1x 26.1x -32.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 17.0x 10.0x
EV/FCF – 40.6x -24.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 38.4x -37.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.17 0.16 -0.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECXNVDAOUST
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 83.4% 62.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 110.1% 51.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.9% 96.0% 90.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 120.4% 166.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 92.7% 105.9% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.2% 163.5% 45.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 74.6% 122.7% 42.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.5% 165.3% 48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 74.4% 125.0% 52.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.8% 167.9% 56.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 74.4% -329.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 124.3% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 76.3% -416.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 130.9% 17.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECXNVDAOUST
Gross margin 20.9% 74.7% 49.6%
EBITDA margin – 66.4% -25.6%
Operating margin -1.0% 65.2% -30.6%
Pretax margin -2.2% 75.8% -25.5%
Net margin -3.9% 63.7% -26.0%
FCF margin – 41.9% -40.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 44.3% -26.3%
Return on equity – 90.9% -16.5%
Return on assets -4.2% 66.5% -12.5%
Return on invested capital -4.6% 71.1% –
Return on capital employed – 80.0% -18.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.7x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.4% 18.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECXNVDAOUST
Debt / assets 56.5% 10.4% –
Debt / equity -2.1x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x –
Debt / FCF – 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 127.0% 28.5% 21.8%
Equity / assets -27.0% 71.5% 78.2%
Interest coverage -0.3x – –
Current ratio 0.7x 4.6x 4.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 3.0x 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.5x 3.1x
Altman Z-score -1.07 38.63 11.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECXNVDAOUST
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield – 1.1% -6.1%
Shareholder yield – 1.3% -6.1%
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.

ConsensusECXNVDAOUST
Forward P/E – 24.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.02FY2026 $8.76FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +83.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +91.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026 $229.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.2%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.0% +85.7% +36.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECXNVDAOUST
Held by institutions 5.2% 69.0% 53.9%
Institutions holding 39 5,925 330
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +4.0% +19.0%
Institutions buying 23 3,281 233
Institutions selling 8 2,313 66
Buyers to sellers 2.88 1.42 3.53

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.

ECXNVDAOUST
ECX 1.00 0.04 0.09
NVDA 0.04 1.00 0.41
OUST 0.09 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECX, NVDA and OUST?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: ECARX Holdings (ECX) $271.57M, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.16T, Ouster (OUST) $2.12B.

Which company is growing faster?

Nvidia (NVDA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Ouster (OUST) +62.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Ouster (OUST) -26.0%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -4.6%, Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nvidia (NVDA) returned the most: ECARX Holdings (ECX) -65.5%, Nvidia (NVDA) +7.1%, Ouster (OUST) +1.5%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -39.2%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +53.2%/yr, Ouster (OUST) -11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (ECARX Holdings (ECX) 82.7%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.4%, Ouster (OUST) 101.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECX, NVDA and OUST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nvidia (NVDA) leads on 7. 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.