GOOGL vs PONY Stock Comparison

Alphabet and Pony AI Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$316.80 -7.9% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.90T
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$445.87B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
4 wins
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$5.05 -26.7% 1M -72.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.92B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

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

QuestionGOOGLPONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.90T $1.92B GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x -14.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.1% +45.8% PONY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.8% -109.6% GOOGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.9% -72.6% GOOGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.7%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.4% 67.4% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 76/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

GOOGLPONY

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

AxisGOOGLPONY
Valuation 38 #104 of 167 67 #5 of 13
Growth 72 #43 of 153 82 #3 of 12
Profitability 88 #20 of 153 73 #4 of 12
Financial Health 79 #38 of 179 83 #3 of 13
Shareholder Returns 28 #68 of 94 –
Overall 61 76
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PONY 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

PeriodGOOGLPONYSPY
1 month -7.9%-26.7% -0.8%
3 months -3.0%-31.6% +3.5%
6 months -9.6%-52.1% +7.0%
Year to date +1.2%-65.2% +12.2%
1 year +21.9%-72.6% +13.0%
3 years +159.3%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +37.4%— +23.1%
5 years +116.7%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +16.7%— +11.0%
10 years +670.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +22.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGOOGLPONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.4%67.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%70.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.352.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.70-1.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.3%-76.9% -1.8%
52-week high $402.62$21.87 $779.14
52-week low $267.47$4.93 $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.

MultipleGOOGLPONY
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 17.5x -14.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 1.4x 17.5xmedian 17.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 14.5x —
P/FCF now vs peer median 72.3xmedian 12.1x -10.8xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.41 —

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 monthsGOOGLPONY
Revenue $445.87B $125.04M
Gross profit $271.52B $20.29M
Operating income $147.63B -$267.63M
Net income $244.21B -$99.78M
Free cash flow $53.27B -$203.60M
R&D $68.97B $225.02M
EPS (diluted) $19.83 $-0.36
Cash & equivalents $55.91B $327.11M
Total debt $98.17B –
Shares (diluted) 12.31B 379.91M
Enterprise value $3.65T $1.92B

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
MetricGOOGLPONY
P/E 15.8x -14.0x
P/FCF 72.3x -10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x -10.8x
P/S 8.6x 17.5x
P/B 6.0x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x –
EV/EBIT 25.1x -4.0x
EV/Revenue 8.3x 8.6x
EV/FCF 69.5x -5.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.0x -5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.1% 45.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.0% 39.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.6% 19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 111.3% 66.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 109.3% 86.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 64.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.9% -55.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.2% -55.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONY
Gross margin 60.9% 16.2%
EBITDA margin 38.8% –
Operating margin 33.1% -214.0%
Pretax margin 67.1% -68.0%
Net margin 54.8% -109.6%
FCF margin 11.9% -162.8%
Operating cash flow margin 41.6% -162.8%
Return on equity 43.6% –
Return on assets 30.0% –
Return on invested capital 18.6% –
Return on capital employed 21.5% –
Asset turnover 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 6.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONY
Debt / assets 10.6% –
Debt / equity 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x –
Debt / FCF 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 30.5% 9.4%
Equity / assets 69.5% 90.6%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 2.7x 15.9x
Quick ratio 2.5x 15.1x
Cash ratio 1.9x 14.4x
Altman Z-score 10.25 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGOOGLPONY
Dividend yield 0.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.7% –
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.

ConsensusGOOGLPONY
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $21.10FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +95.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -31.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $528.22BFY2026 $144.05MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +60.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.6% +110.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGOOGLPONY
Held by institutions 80.1% 35.9%
Institutions holding 5,738 155
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +22.5%
Institutions buying 2,654 101
Institutions selling 2,573 33
Buyers to sellers 1.03 3.06

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.

GOOGLPONY
GOOGL 1.00 0.23
PONY 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GOOGL and PONY?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.90T, Pony AI (PONY) $1.92B.

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%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alphabet (GOOGL) has the highest net margin (Alphabet (GOOGL) 54.8%, Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alphabet (GOOGL) returned the most: Alphabet (GOOGL) +21.9%, Pony AI (PONY) -72.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (Alphabet (GOOGL) 31.4%, Pony AI (PONY) 67.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do GOOGL and PONY move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.23, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, GOOGL and PONY?

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 4. 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.