GOOGL vs PONY vs WRD Stock Comparison

Alphabet, Pony AI and WeRide Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$283.82 -16.7% 1M +3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.41T
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$471.10B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
3 wins
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$4.92 -24.8% 1M -76.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins
WRD WeRide Inc.
$4.36 -17.1% 1M -60.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$92.10M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Alphabet leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Alphabet 3, Pony AI 2, WeRide 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGOOGLPONYWRDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.41T $1.81B $1.30B GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.5x -13.2x -5.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.2% +45.8% +244.8% WRD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -109.6% -243.6% PONY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -24.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.4% -76.8% -60.7% GOOGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.9%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 66.3% 60.1% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 78/100 66/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

GOOGLPONYWRD

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

AxisGOOGLPONYWRD
Valuation 36 #107 of 166 67 #5 of 13 42 #8 of 13
Growth 82 #29 of 153 82 #3 of 12 91 #2 of 12
Profitability 61 #61 of 153 73 #4 of 12 82 #3 of 12
Financial Health 78 #40 of 179 92 #2 of 13 50 #7 of 13
Shareholder Returns 20 #73 of 91 – –
Overall 55 78 66
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PONY ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • WRD 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

PeriodGOOGLPONYWRDSPY
1 month -16.7%-24.8%-17.1% +0.7%
3 months -14.9%-38.0%-26.7% +3.7%
6 months -26.2%-50.2%-43.5% +7.1%
Year to date -9.3%-66.1%-49.8% +12.8%
1 year +3.4%-76.8%-60.7% +11.9%
3 years +128.0%—— +85.2%
3 years, per year +31.6%—— +22.8%
5 years +91.7%—— +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.9%—— +10.9%
10 years +592.6%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +21.4%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGOOGLPONYWRDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%66.3%60.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%70.3%63.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.392.802.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.10-1.16-1.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-82.4%-89.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.5%-76.8%-60.7% -1.2%
52-week high $402.62$21.20$11.10 $779.14
52-week low $273.50$4.92$4.08 $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.

MultipleGOOGLPONYWRD
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 16.7x -13.6x -6.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 1.4x 17.1xmedian 17.1x 14.6xmedian 17.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.7x — —
P/FCF now vs peer median 77.8xmedian 10.5x -10.5xmedian 16.7x —median 16.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.0x 1.4xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.39 — —

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 monthsGOOGLPONYWRD
Revenue $471.10B $125.04M $92.10M
Gross profit – $20.29M $39.20M
Operating income $156.98B -$267.63M -$260.29M
Net income $235.69B -$99.78M -$237.93M
Free cash flow – -$203.60M –
R&D $74.46B $225.02M $219.70M
EPS (diluted) $19.12 $-0.36 –
Cash & equivalents $56.33B $327.11M $629.27M
Total debt – – $71.40M
Shares (diluted) 12.31B 379.91M –
Enterprise value $3.10T $1.81B -$1.74B

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
MetricGOOGLPONYWRD
P/E 14.7x -13.6x -6.0x
P/FCF 77.8x -10.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x -10.5x –
P/S 7.3x 17.1x 14.6x
P/B 5.1x 1.4x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 1.4x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – -3.8x -2.9x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 8.1x 8.2x
EV/FCF – -5.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.7x -5.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONYWRD
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.2% 45.8% 244.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.6% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 39.0% 142.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.5% 19.2% -22.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 89.7% 66.7% 29.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.3% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 87.8% 86.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 57.2% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% -55.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.0% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -55.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONYWRD
Gross margin – 16.2% 42.6%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – -214.0% -282.6%
Pretax margin – -68.0% -258.0%
Net margin – -109.6% -243.6%
FCF margin – -162.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 38.1% -162.8% –
Return on equity 35.8% – -24.1%
Return on assets 24.5% – -20.5%
Return on invested capital – – -24.9%
Return on capital employed – – -26.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 2.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 6.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONYWRD
Debt / assets – – 6.3%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 32.5% 9.4% 17.5%
Equity / assets 67.5% 90.6% 82.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.8x 15.9x 5.4x
Quick ratio 2.0x 15.1x 4.0x
Cash ratio 2.0x 14.4x 3.7x
Altman Z-score – – 2.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONYWRD
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.3% – –
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.

ConsensusGOOGLPONYWRD
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $21.10FY2026 $-0.61FY2026 $-0.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +95.2%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -31.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $528.22BFY2026 $144.05MFY2026 $149.56MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +60.1%FY2026 +52.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.6% +110.8% +88.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGOOGLPONYWRD
Held by institutions 80.1% 35.9% 26.0%
Institutions holding 5,742 155 110
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +22.5% -1.2%
Institutions buying 2,657 101 51
Institutions selling 2,574 33 35
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.

GOOGLPONYWRD
GOOGL 1.00 0.24 0.27
PONY 0.24 1.00 0.68
WRD 0.27 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GOOGL, PONY and WRD?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.41T, Pony AI (PONY) $1.81B, WeRide (WRD) $1.30B.

Which company is growing faster?

WeRide (WRD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alphabet (GOOGL) +22.2%, Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%, WeRide (WRD) +244.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pony AI (PONY) has the highest net margin (Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%, WeRide (WRD) -243.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alphabet (GOOGL) returned the most: Alphabet (GOOGL) +3.4%, Pony AI (PONY) -76.8%, WeRide (WRD) -60.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (Alphabet (GOOGL) 34.1%, Pony AI (PONY) 66.3%, WeRide (WRD) 60.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 3. 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.