GOOGL vs PONY vs QNST Stock Comparison

Alphabet, Pony AI and Quinstreet Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$278.99 -18.8% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.39T
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$471.10B
Div. yield
0.31%
Digital Advertising Technology
5 wins
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$4.62 -23.9% 1M -75.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.00B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins
QNST Quinstreet, Inc
$17.56 +17.3% 1M +18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$992.04M
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Alphabet leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alphabet 5, Quinstreet 4, Pony AI 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGOOGLPONYQNSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.39T $2.00B $992.04M GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.4x -12.8x 12.4x QNST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x — 10.3x QNST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.2% +45.8% +18.3% PONY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 49.9% -109.6% 6.3% GOOGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.7% — 9.2% GOOGL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x — -1.0x QNST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.31% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.8% -75.3% +18.7% QNST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.7%/yr — +5.5%/yr GOOGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 66.1% 57.5% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 78/100 70/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

GOOGLPONYQNST

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

AxisGOOGLPONYQNST
Valuation 38 #102 of 165 67 #5 of 13 76 #40 of 165
Growth 67 #51 of 153 82 #3 of 12 99 #3 of 153
Profitability 83 #27 of 153 73 #4 of 12 63 #57 of 153
Financial Health 74 #47 of 179 92 #2 of 13 60 #72 of 179
Shareholder Returns 20 #75 of 94 – 50 #48 of 94
Overall 57 78 70
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PONY ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • QNST ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGOOGLPONYQNSTSPY
1 month -18.8%-23.9%+17.3% -2.3%
3 months -25.3%-42.6%+12.5% -0.7%
6 months -27.2%-55.6%+37.8% +4.8%
Year to date -10.9%-68.1%+22.2% +10.3%
1 year -0.8%-75.3%+18.7% +10.3%
3 years +116.1%—+59.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +29.3%—+16.8% +20.1%
5 years +90.3%—+30.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year +13.7%—+5.5% +10.1%
10 years +607.7%—+493.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year +21.6%—+19.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGOOGLPONYQNSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%66.1%57.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%69.9%51.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.402.780.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.02-1.140.33 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-82.4%-62.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.7%-74.9%-20.3% -3.5%
52-week high $402.62$18.38$22.02 $779.14
52-week low $273.50$4.62$10.56 $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.

MultipleGOOGLPONYQNST
P/E now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 17.3x -12.8x 12.4xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 1.4x 16.0xmedian 16.0x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 14.5x — 15.4xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 171.7xmedian 10.8x -9.8xmedian 14.7x 7.8xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 0.9x 3.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.40 — 0.27median 0.40

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 monthsGOOGLPONYQNST
Revenue $471.10B $125.04M $1.29B
Gross profit $286.70B $20.29M $145.81M
Operating income $156.98B -$267.63M $35.43M
Net income $235.69B -$99.78M $81.24M
Free cash flow $19.75B -$203.60M $127.91M
R&D $74.46B $225.02M $37.30M
EPS (diluted) $19.12 $-0.36 $1.40
Cash & equivalents $56.33B $327.11M $128.32M
Total debt $125.10B – $70.00M
Shares (diluted) 12.31B 379.91M 58.16M
Enterprise value $3.12T $958.94M $553.43M

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
MetricGOOGLPONYQNST
P/E 14.4x -12.8x 12.4x
P/FCF 171.7x -9.8x 7.8x
P/Operating cash flow 18.9x -9.8x 7.6x
P/S 7.2x 16.0x 0.8x
P/B 5.0x 1.3x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 5.1x 1.3x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.6x – 15.4x
EV/EBIT 20.7x -3.3x 26.4x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 7.1x 0.7x
EV/FCF 164.6x -4.4x 7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x -4.4x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 – 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONYQNST
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.2% 45.8% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.6% – 30.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.7% 39.0% 31.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.0% – 44.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.5% 19.2% 472.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.8% – 54.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 89.7% 66.7% 1,626%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.3% – 47.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.8% 86.9% 1,630%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 57.2% – 45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% -55.2% 54.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.0% – 123.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -73.2% -55.2% 54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.6% – 144.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONYQNST
Gross margin 60.9% 16.2% 11.3%
EBITDA margin 39.3% – 4.7%
Operating margin 33.3% -214.0% 2.7%
Pretax margin 61.1% -68.0% 2.4%
Net margin 49.9% -109.6% 6.3%
FCF margin 4.2% -162.8% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 38.1% -162.8% 10.1%
Return on equity 35.8% – 25.6%
Return on assets 24.5% – 11.4%
Return on invested capital 16.7% – 9.2%
Return on capital employed 19.0% – 7.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 2.0x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 6.5% – 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONYQNST
Debt / assets 12.5% – 9.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF 6.3x – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 32.5% 9.4% 55.2%
Equity / assets 67.5% 90.6% 44.8%
Interest coverage – – 8.1x
Current ratio 2.8x 15.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.5x 15.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 2.0x 14.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 8.24 – 3.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONYQNST
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% – 3.2%
Shareholder yield 0.1% – 3.2%
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.

ConsensusGOOGLPONYQNST
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 – 10.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $21.10FY2026 $-0.61FY2026 $1.70FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +95.2%FY2026 – +33.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -31.6% – +3.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $528.22BFY2026 $144.05MFY2026 $1.46BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +60.1%FY2026 +13.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +21.6% +110.8% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGOOGLPONYQNST
Held by institutions 70.1% 35.9% 92.6%
Institutions holding 5,743 155 214
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +22.5% +0.0%
Institutions buying 2,657 101 113
Institutions selling 2,575 33 69
Buyers to sellers 1.03 3.06 1.64

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.

GOOGLPONYQNST
GOOGL 1.00 0.24 0.09
PONY 0.24 1.00 0.11
QNST 0.09 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GOOGL, PONY and QNST?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.39T, Pony AI (PONY) $2.00B, Quinstreet (QNST) $992.04M.

Which stock is cheaper, GOOGL, PONY and QNST?

Quinstreet (QNST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alphabet (GOOGL) 14.4x, Pony AI (PONY) -12.8x, Quinstreet (QNST) 12.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Quinstreet (QNST) is cheapest (Alphabet (GOOGL) 13.2x, Quinstreet (QNST) 10.3x). 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%, Quinstreet (QNST) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alphabet (GOOGL) has the highest net margin (Alphabet (GOOGL) 49.9%, Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%, Quinstreet (QNST) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, Alphabet (GOOGL) leads (Alphabet (GOOGL) 16.7%, Quinstreet (QNST) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quinstreet (QNST) returned the most: Alphabet (GOOGL) -0.8%, Pony AI (PONY) -75.3%, Quinstreet (QNST) +18.7%. Over five years, Alphabet (GOOGL) compounded fastest (Alphabet (GOOGL) +13.7%/yr, Quinstreet (QNST) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alphabet (GOOGL) 0.31%. Pony AI (PONY) and Quinstreet (QNST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (Alphabet (GOOGL) 34.1%, Pony AI (PONY) 66.1%, Quinstreet (QNST) 57.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.