GOOGL vs PONY vs QCOM Stock Comparison

Alphabet, Pony AI and Qualcomm Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$320.58 -6.8% 1M +19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.95T
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$445.87B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
8 wins
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$5.07 -26.4% 1M -74.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$184.17 -8.8% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$191.53B
P/E
20.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Alphabet leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Alphabet 8, Pony AI 2, Qualcomm 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGOOGLPONYQCOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.95T $1.91B $191.53B GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.2x -13.9x 20.7x GOOGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x — 17.1x GOOGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.1% +45.8% +1.9% PONY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.8% -109.6% 21.0% GOOGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 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 +19.1% -74.2% -1.9% GOOGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr — +6.6%/yr GOOGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 67.3% 53.0% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 76/100 61/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

GOOGLPONYQCOM

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

AxisGOOGLPONYQCOM
Valuation 38 #104 of 167 67 #5 of 13 80 #20 of 94
Growth 72 #43 of 153 82 #3 of 12 33 #62 of 92
Profitability 88 #20 of 153 73 #4 of 12 85 #14 of 90
Financial Health 79 #38 of 179 83 #3 of 13 28 #72 of 99
Shareholder Returns 28 #68 of 94 – 79 #16 of 73
Overall 61 76 61
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PONY ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGOOGLPONYQCOMSPY
1 month -6.8%-26.4%-8.8% -0.2%
3 months -3.9%-33.1%+13.1% +3.9%
6 months -8.3%-50.4%+22.8% +8.2%
Year to date +2.4%-65.0%+7.7% +12.9%
1 year +19.1%-74.2%-1.9% +12.3%
3 years +162.4%—+73.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.0%—+20.1% +23.3%
5 years +119.8%—+37.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.1%—+6.6% +10.9%
10 years +684.4%—+162.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.9%—+10.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGOOGLPONYQCOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%67.3%53.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%70.6%52.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.352.812.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.61-1.10-0.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-82.4%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.4%-76.8%-26.6% -1.2%
52-week high $402.62$21.87$251.02 $779.14
52-week low $267.47$4.93$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.

MultipleGOOGLPONYQCOM
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 17.3x -14.1x 21.0xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 1.4x 17.6xmedian 18.7x 4.4xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 14.2x — 16.9xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 73.1xmedian 11.5x -10.8xmedian 14.5x 18.7xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.1x 7.0xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.40 — 5.05median 2.28

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 monthsGOOGLPONYQCOM
Revenue $445.87B $125.04M $44.07B
Gross profit $271.52B $20.29M $23.90B
Operating income $147.63B -$267.63M $10.22B
Net income $244.21B -$99.78M $9.26B
Free cash flow $53.27B -$203.60M $10.42B
R&D $68.97B $225.02M $9.89B
EPS (diluted) $19.83 $-0.36 $8.66
Cash & equivalents $55.91B $327.11M $4.53B
Total debt $98.17B – $12.78B
Shares (diluted) 12.31B 379.91M 1.07B
Enterprise value $3.71T $1.91B $151.45B

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
MetricGOOGLPONYQCOM
P/E 16.0x -14.1x 21.0x
P/FCF 73.1x -10.8x 18.7x
P/Operating cash flow 21.0x -10.8x 15.7x
P/S 8.7x 17.6x 4.4x
P/B 6.1x 1.4x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 1.4x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA 21.7x – 16.9x
EV/EBIT 25.4x -4.1x 19.5x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 8.7x 4.5x
EV/FCF 70.4x -5.3x 19.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.2x -5.3x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 – 5.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONYQCOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.1% 45.8% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.5% – 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.0% 39.0% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.2% – 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.6% 19.2% -15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.6% – 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.3% 66.7% -20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.8% – 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 109.3% 86.9% -17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 64.3% – 4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.9% -55.2% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.3% – 12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.2% -55.2% -10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.2% – 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONYQCOM
Gross margin 60.9% 16.2% 54.2%
EBITDA margin 38.8% – 26.8%
Operating margin 33.1% -214.0% 23.2%
Pretax margin 67.1% -68.0% 25.4%
Net margin 54.8% -109.6% 21.0%
FCF margin 11.9% -162.8% 23.6%
Operating cash flow margin 41.6% -162.8% 28.1%
Return on equity 43.6% – 33.7%
Return on assets 30.0% – 16.2%
Return on invested capital 18.6% – 20.5%
Return on capital employed 21.5% – 22.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 2.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 6.3% – 7.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONYQCOM
Debt / assets 10.6% – 22.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x – 0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.8x – 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 30.5% 9.4% 51.8%
Equity / assets 69.5% 90.6% 48.2%
Interest coverage – – 14.8x
Current ratio 2.7x 15.9x 2.0x
Quick ratio 2.5x 15.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.9x 14.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 10.35 – 6.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONYQCOM
Dividend yield 0.3% – 2.0%
Net buyback yield 0.4% – 4.5%
Shareholder yield 0.7% – 6.5%
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.

ConsensusGOOGLPONYQCOM
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 – 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.10FY2026 $-0.61FY2026 $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 $528.22BFY2026 $144.05MFY2026 $45.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +60.1%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.6% +110.8% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGOOGLPONYQCOM
Held by institutions 80.1% 35.9% 79.7%
Institutions holding 5,740 155 3,030
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +22.5% +2.8%
Institutions buying 2,656 101 1,416
Institutions selling 2,573 33 1,333
Buyers to sellers 1.03 3.06 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.

GOOGLPONYQCOM
GOOGL 1.00 0.24 0.22
PONY 0.24 1.00 0.21
QCOM 0.22 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GOOGL, PONY and QCOM?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.95T, Pony AI (PONY) $1.91B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $191.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, GOOGL, PONY and QCOM?

Alphabet (GOOGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alphabet (GOOGL) 16.2x, Pony AI (PONY) -13.9x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alphabet (GOOGL) is cheapest (Alphabet (GOOGL) 15.2x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 17.1x). 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) +20.1%, Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alphabet (GOOGL) has the highest net margin (Alphabet (GOOGL) 54.8%, Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (Alphabet (GOOGL) 18.6%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alphabet (GOOGL) returned the most: Alphabet (GOOGL) +19.1%, Pony AI (PONY) -74.2%, Qualcomm (QCOM) -1.9%. Over five years, Alphabet (GOOGL) compounded fastest (Alphabet (GOOGL) +17.1%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alphabet (GOOGL) 0.00%, Pony AI (PONY) 0.00%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%. Alphabet (GOOGL) and Pony AI (PONY) 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) 67.3%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GOOGL, PONY 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 8. 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.