GOOGL vs PONY vs DV Stock Comparison

Alphabet, Pony AI and DoubleVerify Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$324.89 -5.2% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.95T
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$471.10B
Div. yield
0.26%
Digital Advertising Technology
6 wins
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$5.05 -27.2% 1M -76.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Alphabet leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Alphabet 6, Pony AI 2, DoubleVerify Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGOOGLPONYDVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.95T $2.19B $2.10B GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x -14.0x 35.5x GOOGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.4x — 30.8x GOOGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.2% +45.8% +7.6% PONY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -109.6% 7.7% DV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.26% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.5% -76.9% +14.5% GOOGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.0%/yr — -19.3%/yr GOOGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 66.3% 44.1% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 78/100 68/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

GOOGLPONYDV

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

AxisGOOGLPONYDV
Valuation 30 #117 of 166 67 #5 of 13 56 #74 of 166
Growth 82 #29 of 152 82 #3 of 12 48 #80 of 152
Profitability 62 #58 of 152 73 #4 of 12 77 #36 of 152
Financial Health 79 #38 of 179 92 #2 of 13 90 #18 of 179
Shareholder Returns 19 #76 of 94 – 68 #31 of 94
Overall 54 78 68
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PONY ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGOOGLPONYDVSPY
1 month -5.2%-27.2%+1.2% +0.9%
3 months -3.5%-34.1%+17.6% +5.9%
6 months -7.2%-47.2%+23.7% +8.5%
Year to date +3.8%-65.2%+18.5% +13.3%
1 year +21.5%-76.9%+14.5% +12.4%
3 years +165.9%—-49.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +38.6%—-20.2% +23.5%
5 years +119.4%—-65.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +17.0%—-19.3% +11.0%
10 years +692.8%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +23.0%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGOOGLPONYDVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%66.3%44.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.9%70.4%47.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.352.800.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.69-1.160.33 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-82.4%-79.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-76.9%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $402.62$21.87$13.56 $779.14
52-week low $267.47$4.93$8.61 $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.

MultipleGOOGLPONYDV
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 16.8x -14.0x 35.5xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 1.4x 17.5xmedian 17.8x 2.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.9x — 11.9xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 77.8xmedian 11.4x -10.8xmedian 14.9x 13.1xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.29median 0.36 — 5.56median 0.36

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 monthsGOOGLPONYDV
Revenue $471.10B $125.04M $768.82M
Gross profit – $20.29M $633.77M
Operating income $156.98B -$267.63M $97.55M
Net income $235.69B -$99.78M $58.86M
Free cash flow – -$203.60M $160.55M
R&D $74.46B $225.02M $178.30M
EPS (diluted) $19.12 $-0.36 $0.37
Cash & equivalents $56.33B $327.11M $210.17M
Shares (diluted) 12.31B 379.91M 157.89M
Enterprise value $3.63T $1.15B $1.26B

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
MetricGOOGLPONYDV
P/E 16.8x -14.0x 35.5x
P/FCF 77.8x -10.8x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 22.0x -10.8x 10.3x
P/S 8.4x 17.5x 2.7x
P/B 5.8x 1.4x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 1.4x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – – 11.9x
EV/EBIT – -4.0x 19.4x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 8.6x 2.5x
EV/FCF – -5.3x 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.5x -5.3x 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.29 – 5.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONYDV
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.2% 45.8% 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.6% – 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 39.0% 8.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 15.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.5% 19.2% 15.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.8% – 10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 89.7% 66.7% 11.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.3% – 3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.8% 86.9% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 57.2% – 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% -55.2% 14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.0% – 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -55.2% 7.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 34.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONYDV
Gross margin – 16.2% 82.4%
EBITDA margin – – 20.7%
Operating margin – -214.0% 12.7%
Pretax margin – -68.0% 12.2%
Net margin – -109.6% 7.7%
FCF margin – -162.8% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 38.1% -162.8% 26.6%
Return on equity 35.8% – 5.4%
Return on assets 24.5% – 4.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 2.0x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 6.5% – 13.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONYDV
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 32.5% 9.4% 16.5%
Equity / assets 67.5% 90.6% 83.5%
Interest coverage – – 55.5x
Current ratio 2.8x 15.9x 4.5x
Quick ratio 2.0x 15.1x 4.7x
Cash ratio 2.0x 14.4x 2.0x
Altman Z-score – – 7.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONYDV
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield – – 7.0%
Shareholder yield 0.3% – 7.0%
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.

ConsensusGOOGLPONYDV
Forward P/E 15.4xFY2026 – 30.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.10FY2026 $-0.61FY2026 $0.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +95.2%FY2026 – +46.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -31.6% – +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $528.22BFY2026 $144.05MFY2026 $841.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +60.1%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.6% +110.8% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGOOGLPONYDV
Held by institutions 80.1% 35.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 5,741 155 315
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +22.5% +1.2%
Institutions buying 2,657 101 167
Institutions selling 2,573 33 114
Buyers to sellers 1.03 3.06 1.46

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.

GOOGLPONYDV
GOOGL 1.00 0.24 0.18
PONY 0.24 1.00 0.14
DV 0.18 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GOOGL, PONY and DV?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.95T, Pony AI (PONY) $2.19B, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, GOOGL, PONY and DV?

Alphabet (GOOGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alphabet (GOOGL) 16.8x, Pony AI (PONY) -14.0x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alphabet (GOOGL) is cheapest (Alphabet (GOOGL) 15.4x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Pony AI (PONY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alphabet (GOOGL) +22.2%, Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) has the highest net margin (Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alphabet (GOOGL) returned the most: Alphabet (GOOGL) +21.5%, Pony AI (PONY) -76.9%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +14.5%. Over five years, Alphabet (GOOGL) compounded fastest (Alphabet (GOOGL) +17.0%/yr, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -19.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alphabet (GOOGL) 0.26%. Pony AI (PONY) and DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (Alphabet (GOOGL) 31.3%, Pony AI (PONY) 66.3%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GOOGL, PONY and DV?

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 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.