ECX vs OUST vs NBIS Stock Comparison

ECARX Holdings, Ouster and Nebius Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ECX ECARX Holdings Inc.
$0.82 -24.8% 1M -65.3% 1Y
Market cap
$254.61M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$881.30M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$32.79 -25.0% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.25B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win
NBIS Nebius Group N.V.
$170.47 -28.2% 1M +35.9% 1Y
Market cap
$43.13B
P/E
46.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Nebius leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nebius 5, ECARX Holdings 2, Ouster 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECXOUSTNBISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $254.61M $2.25B $43.13B NBIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.0x -40.6x 46.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +62.8% +506.9% NBIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.9% -26.0% 66.1% NBIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% — -3.3% NBIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -65.3% -11.6% +35.9% NBIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.1%/yr -12.5%/yr — OUST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.7% 102.5% 107.3% ECX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 43/100 66/100 ECX

Percentile Scorecard

ECXOUSTNBIS

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

AxisECXOUSTNBIS
Valuation 100 #1 of 13 9 #102 of 112 78 #9 of 38
Growth 100 #1 of 12 82 #21 of 109 34 #24 of 36
Profitability 100 #1 of 12 14 #90 of 104 76 #9 of 34
Financial Health 8 #12 of 13 88 #15 of 116 76 #10 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 25 #61 of 81 –
Overall 77 43 66
  • ECX ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • OUST ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NBIS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECXOUSTNBISSPY
1 month -24.8%-25.0%-28.2% -0.2%
3 months -24.1%-3.3%+0.5% +3.9%
6 months -28.1%+25.5%+25.8% +8.2%
Year to date -52.3%+51.5%+103.6% +12.9%
1 year -65.3%-11.6%+35.9% +12.3%
3 years -79.5%+765.2%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -41.1%+105.4%— +23.3%
5 years -91.6%-48.6%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -39.1%-12.5%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureECXOUSTNBISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.7%102.5%107.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.2%100.6%98.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.414.603.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.79-0.110.33 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.6%-95.8%-58.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.9%-47.6%-40.5% -1.2%
52-week high $2.64$62.52$286.69 $779.14
52-week low $0.80$16.63$73.87 $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.

MultipleECXOUSTNBIS
P/E now vs peer median -8.0x -40.6xmedian 33.2x 46.2xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 18.7x 11.0xmedian 2.8x 31.8xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median — -37.8xmedian 20.0x 257.3xmedian 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.5x -27.2xmedian 29.8x 2.6xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 1.1x 6.0xmedian 3.0x 4.2xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.17 -0.72median 1.17 -0.65median 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 monthsECXOUSTNBIS
Revenue $881.30M $204.91M $1.36B
Gross profit $184.00M $101.63M $1.01B
Operating income -$8.80M -$62.60M -$668.60M
Net income -$35.90M -$53.33M $61.60M
Free cash flow – -$82.47M $16.40B
R&D $107.60M $68.46M $356.40M
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $-0.81 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $156.16M $91.76M $8.04B
Total debt $556.66M – $25.23B
Shares (diluted) 338.66M 65.99M 282.72M
Enterprise value -$23.24M $1.36B $16.57B

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
MetricECXOUSTNBIS
P/E -8.0x -40.6x 46.2x
P/FCF – -27.2x 2.6x
P/Operating cash flow – -41.7x 8.2x
P/S 0.3x 11.0x 31.8x
P/B -1.0x 6.0x 4.2x
P/Tangible book -0.8x 6.6x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA – -37.8x 257.3x
EV/EBIT -74.4x -31.7x -65.3x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 9.7x 32.2x
EV/FCF – -24.1x 2.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – -36.9x 8.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.17 -0.72 -0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECXOUSTNBIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 62.8% 506.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 51.6% -83.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.9% 90.8% 631.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 166.5% -81.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 92.7% 39.7% -49.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.2% 45.1% -26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 74.6% 42.0% -73.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.5% 48.0% -90.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 74.4% 52.1% 318.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.8% 56.5% -70.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -329.9% 1,193%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.6% -55.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -416.3% 1,310%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.7% -47.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECXOUSTNBIS
Gross margin 20.9% 49.6% 74.3%
EBITDA margin – -25.6% 12.5%
Operating margin -1.0% -30.6% -49.3%
Pretax margin -2.2% -25.5% 5.3%
Net margin -3.9% -26.0% 66.1%
FCF margin – -40.2% 1,210%
Operating cash flow margin – -26.3% 388.0%
Return on equity – -16.5% 0.7%
Return on assets -4.2% -12.5% 0.2%
Return on invested capital -4.6% – -3.3%
Return on capital employed – -18.1% -2.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x 85.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 18.5% 13.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECXOUSTNBIS
Debt / assets 56.5% – 30.6%
Debt / equity -2.1x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.0x
Debt / FCF – – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 127.0% 21.8% 63.0%
Equity / assets -27.0% 78.2% 37.0%
Interest coverage -0.3x – -2.8x
Current ratio 0.7x 4.2x 4.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 3.5x 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 3.1x 3.4x
Altman Z-score -1.07 10.70 1.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECXOUSTNBIS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -6.2% 6,593%
Shareholder yield – -6.2% 6,593%
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.

ConsensusECXOUSTNBIS
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.02FY2026 $-0.27FY2026 $-1.82FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2026 $229.51MFY2026 $3.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.2%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026 +514.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.0% +36.6% +246.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECXOUSTNBIS
Held by institutions 5.2% 53.9% –
Institutions holding 39 330 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +19.0% –
Institutions buying 23 233 –
Institutions selling 8 66 –
Buyers to sellers 2.88 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.

ECXOUSTNBIS
ECX 1.00 0.09 0.13
OUST 0.09 1.00 0.58
NBIS 0.13 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECX, OUST and NBIS?

Nebius (NBIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: ECARX Holdings (ECX) $254.61M, Ouster (OUST) $2.25B, Nebius (NBIS) $43.13B.

Which company is growing faster?

Nebius (NBIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%, Ouster (OUST) +62.8%, Nebius (NBIS) +506.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nebius (NBIS) has the highest net margin (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%, Ouster (OUST) -26.0%, Nebius (NBIS) 66.1%). On return on invested capital, Nebius (NBIS) leads (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -4.6%, Nebius (NBIS) -3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nebius (NBIS) returned the most: ECARX Holdings (ECX) -65.3%, Ouster (OUST) -11.6%, Nebius (NBIS) +35.9%. Over five years, Ouster (OUST) compounded fastest (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -39.1%/yr, Ouster (OUST) -12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ECARX Holdings (ECX) has been the steadiest (ECARX Holdings (ECX) 82.7%, Ouster (OUST) 102.5%, Nebius (NBIS) 107.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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