ECX vs QCOM vs AUR Stock Comparison

ECARX Holdings, Qualcomm and Aurora Innovation Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
1 win
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$184.17 -8.8% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$194.67B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
1.97%
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins
AUR Aurora Innovation, Inc.
$5.12 -15.2% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 6, Aurora Innovation 1, ECARX Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECXQCOMAURLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $254.61M $194.67B $10.23B QCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.0x 21.0x -11.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +1.9% +400.0% AUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.9% 21.0% -18,000.0% QCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% 20.5% — QCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.97% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -65.3% -1.9% -2.8% QCOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.1%/yr +6.6%/yr -12.5%/yr QCOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.7% 53.0% 67.0% QCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 61/100 43/100 ECX

Percentile Scorecard

ECXQCOMAUR

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

AxisECXQCOMAUR
Valuation 100 #1 of 13 80 #20 of 94 33 #9 of 13
Growth 100 #1 of 12 33 #62 of 92 55 #6 of 12
Profitability 100 #1 of 12 85 #14 of 90 9 #11 of 12
Financial Health 8 #12 of 13 28 #72 of 99 75 #4 of 13
Shareholder Returns – 79 #16 of 73 –
Overall 77 61 43
  • ECX ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AUR 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

PeriodECXQCOMAURSPY
1 month -24.8%-8.8%-15.2% -0.2%
3 months -24.1%+13.1%-17.6% +3.9%
6 months -28.1%+22.8%+3.4% +8.2%
Year to date -52.3%+7.7%+33.3% +12.9%
1 year -65.3%-1.9%-2.8% +12.3%
3 years -79.5%+73.0%+197.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -41.1%+20.1%+43.9% +23.3%
5 years -91.6%+37.8%-48.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -39.1%+6.6%-12.5% +10.9%
10 years —+162.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+10.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureECXQCOMAURSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.7%53.0%67.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.2%52.5%67.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.412.072.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.79-0.04-0.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.6%-45.6%-93.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.9%-26.6%-39.0% -1.2%
52-week high $2.64$251.02$8.40 $779.14
52-week low $0.80$124.07$3.77 $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.

MultipleECXQCOMAUR
P/E now vs peer median -8.0x 21.0xmedian 45.6x -11.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 18.7x 4.4xmedian 7.7x 2,046xmedian 18.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median — 16.9xmedian 29.0x -9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.5x 18.7xmedian 40.6x -13.6xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 1.1x 7.0xmedian 4.6x 5.2xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.17 5.05median 2.28 -0.34

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 monthsECXQCOMAUR
Revenue $881.30M $44.07B $5.00M
Gross profit $184.00M $23.90B -$20.00M
Operating income -$8.80M $10.22B -$970.00M
Net income -$35.90M $9.26B -$900.00M
Free cash flow – $10.42B -$751.00M
R&D $107.60M $9.89B $779.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $8.66 $-0.46
Cash & equivalents $156.16M $4.53B $136.00M
Total debt $556.66M $12.78B –
Shares (diluted) 338.66M 1.07B 1.98B
Enterprise value -$23.24M $154.59B $5.26B

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
MetricECXQCOMAUR
P/E -8.0x 21.0x -11.2x
P/FCF – 18.7x -13.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.7x -15.1x
P/S 0.3x 4.4x 2,046x
P/B -1.0x 7.0x 5.2x
P/Tangible book -0.8x 7.4x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA – 16.9x -9.6x
EV/EBIT -74.4x 19.5x -9.3x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 4.5x 1,803x
EV/FCF – 19.1x -12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.1x -13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.17 5.05 -0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECXQCOMAUR
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 1.9% 400.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 4.5% -40.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.9% -0.8% -400.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 92.7% -15.0% -16.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.2% 0.6% 19.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 74.6% -20.0% -11.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.5% 2.4% 20.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 74.4% -17.8% -0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.8% 4.2% 32.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.1% -18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% -4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -10.4% -25.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% -6.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECXQCOMAUR
Gross margin 20.9% 54.2% -400.0%
EBITDA margin – 26.8% -18,780%
Operating margin -1.0% 23.2% -19,400%
Pretax margin -2.2% 25.4% -18,000%
Net margin -3.9% 21.0% -18,000%
FCF margin – 23.6% -15,020%
Operating cash flow margin – 28.1% -13,580%
Return on equity – 33.7% -46.0%
Return on assets -4.2% 16.2% -41.4%
Return on invested capital -4.6% 20.5% –
Return on capital employed – 22.3% -47.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.4% 4,100%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECXQCOMAUR
Debt / assets 56.5% 22.3% –
Debt / equity -2.1x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x –
Debt / FCF – 1.2x –
Liabilities / assets 127.0% 51.8% 9.9%
Equity / assets -27.0% 48.2% 90.1%
Interest coverage -0.3x 14.8x –
Current ratio 0.7x 2.0x 11.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.1x 11.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 11.1x
Altman Z-score -1.07 6.20 24.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECXQCOMAUR
Dividend yield – 2.0% –
Net buyback yield – 4.5% -7.2%
Shareholder yield – 6.5% -7.2%
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.

ConsensusECXQCOMAUR
Forward P/E – 17.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.02FY2026 $10.79FY2026 $-0.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -10.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -3.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026 $14.39MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.2%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +379.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.0% -5.0% +1,192.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECXQCOMAUR
Held by institutions 5.2% 79.7% 99.2%
Institutions holding 39 3,030 460
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +2.8% +3.8%
Institutions buying 23 1,416 279
Institutions selling 8 1,333 100
Buyers to sellers 2.88 1.06 2.79

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.

ECXQCOMAUR
ECX 1.00 0.11 0.17
QCOM 0.11 1.00 0.41
AUR 0.17 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECX, QCOM and AUR?

Qualcomm (QCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: ECARX Holdings (ECX) $254.61M, Qualcomm (QCOM) $194.67B, Aurora Innovation (AUR) $10.23B.

Which company is growing faster?

Aurora Innovation (AUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) +400.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest net margin (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) -18,000.0%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -4.6%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Qualcomm (QCOM) returned the most: ECARX Holdings (ECX) -65.3%, Qualcomm (QCOM) -1.9%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) -2.8%. Over five years, Qualcomm (QCOM) compounded fastest (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -39.1%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.6%/yr, Aurora Innovation (AUR) -12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Qualcomm (QCOM) 1.97%. ECARX Holdings (ECX) and Aurora Innovation (AUR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the steadiest (ECARX Holdings (ECX) 82.7%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.0%, Aurora Innovation (AUR) 67.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads on 6. 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.