HSAI vs KN vs ZBRA Stock Comparison

Hesai, Knowles and Zebra Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSAI Hesai Group
$13.35 -17.8% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.92B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$480.33M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
KN Knowles Corp
$34.12 -9.1% 1M +44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.97B
P/E
41.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$666.10M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$381.67 +3.1% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.31B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hesai leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Hesai 4, Knowles 4, Zebra Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHSAIKNZBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.92B $2.97B $18.31B ZBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.1x 41.4x 34.0x HSAI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 222.5x 23.9x 16.9x ZBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.6% +16.1% +12.7% HSAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% 10.8% 9.2% HSAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.9% 10.6% ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.5x 2.4x KN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.0% +44.8% +22.9% KN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +10.1%/yr -6.4%/yr KN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.2% 41.3% 47.2% KN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 63/100 62/100 HSAI

Percentile Scorecard

HSAIKNZBRA

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

AxisHSAIKNZBRA
Valuation 69 #35 of 112 48 #59 of 112 68 #37 of 112
Growth 97 #4 of 109 64 #40 of 109 49 #56 of 109
Profitability 53 #49 of 104 71 #31 of 104 85 #17 of 104
Financial Health – 60 #47 of 116 17 #97 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 74 #22 of 81 94 #6 of 81
Overall 73 63 62
  • HSAI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KN ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ZBRA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHSAIKNZBRASPY
1 month -17.8%-9.1%+3.1% -0.2%
3 months -16.0%-5.0%+34.2% +3.9%
6 months -40.6%+12.5%+74.1% +8.2%
Year to date -40.4%+59.2%+57.2% +12.9%
1 year -44.0%+44.8%+22.9% +12.3%
3 years +33.5%+162.3%+84.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +10.1%+37.9%+22.6% +23.3%
5 years —+62.1%-28.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+10.1%-6.4% +10.9%
10 years —+132.6%+475.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+8.8%+19.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHSAIKNZBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.2%41.3%47.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.9%42.9%41.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.861.901.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.621.080.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.2%-49.6%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.6%-20.3%-2.4% -1.2%
52-week high $28.79$42.80$391.00 $779.14
52-week low $12.14$20.67$199.30 $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.

MultipleHSAIKNZBRA
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 33.2x 40.6xmedian 33.2x 33.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.8x 4.3xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 20.0x 21.7xmedian 20.0x 19.3xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 29.8x 89.8xmedian 29.8x 20.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 3.0x 3.6xmedian 3.0x 5.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 1.17 1.19median 1.17 -8.94median 1.17

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 monthsHSAIKNZBRA
Revenue $480.33M $666.10M $5.85B
Gross profit $195.19M $295.50M $2.90B
Operating income $24.53M $97.10M $858.00M
Net income $63.29M $71.70M $539.00M
Free cash flow – $32.20M $904.00M
R&D $122.50M $43.90M $622.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $0.82 $11.20
Cash & equivalents $222.56M $46.60M $157.00M
Total debt – $116.00M $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 146.44M 87.70M 48.13M
Enterprise value -$1.60B $2.78B $16.86B

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
MetricHSAIKNZBRA
P/E 26.3x 40.6x 33.8x
P/FCF – 89.8x 20.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 28.6x 18.4x
P/S 4.3x 4.3x 3.1x
P/B – 3.6x 5.3x
P/Tangible book – 4.3x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA – 21.7x 19.3x
EV/EBIT 45.0x 30.5x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 4.4x 3.5x
EV/FCF – 91.9x 22.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 29.2x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 1.19 -8.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSAIKNZBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.6% 16.1% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 25.5% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.5% 20.8% 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.0% 13.2% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,028% 62.1% 8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.9% -33.2% -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 405.8% 71.9% -1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% 33.7% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 342.2% 71.2% 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.8% 34.0% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -15.4% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% 63.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -31.0% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.0% 83.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSAIKNZBRA
Gross margin 40.6% 44.4% 49.6%
EBITDA margin – 20.4% 18.3%
Operating margin 5.1% 14.6% 14.7%
Pretax margin 7.6% 13.7% 12.1%
Net margin 14.7% 10.8% 9.2%
FCF margin – 4.8% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 15.2% 16.7%
Return on equity – 9.0% 15.6%
Return on assets 4.0% 6.7% 6.4%
Return on invested capital – 8.9% 10.6%
Return on capital employed – 10.1% 19.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.4% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSAIKNZBRA
Debt / assets – 10.8% 32.0%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.5x 2.4x
Debt / FCF – 3.6x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets – 25.8% 60.2%
Equity / assets – 74.2% 39.8%
Interest coverage 19.1x – –
Current ratio – 2.9x 0.5x
Quick ratio – 1.5x 0.3x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 6.75 3.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSAIKNZBRA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 1.7% 5.0%
Shareholder yield – 1.7% 5.0%
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.

ConsensusHSAIKNZBRA
Forward P/E 222.5xFY2026 23.9xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.06FY2026 $1.43FY2026 $22.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -86.0%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +150.0% +21.0% -4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $675.34MFY2026 $712.60MFY2026 $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.0%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.7% +12.1% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSAIKNZBRA
Held by institutions 26.6% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 131 340 644
Change in shares held, QoQ -13.3% +0.5% +4.5%
Institutions buying 88 198 309
Institutions selling 31 93 242
Buyers to sellers 2.84 2.13 1.28

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.

HSAIKNZBRA
HSAI 1.00 0.34 0.26
KN 0.34 1.00 0.36
ZBRA 0.26 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSAI, KN and ZBRA?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hesai (HSAI) $1.92B, Knowles (KN) $2.97B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSAI, KN and ZBRA?

Hesai (HSAI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hesai (HSAI) 27.1x, Knowles (KN) 41.4x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 34.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is cheapest (Hesai (HSAI) 222.5x, Knowles (KN) 23.9x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hesai (HSAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hesai (HSAI) +38.6%, Knowles (KN) +16.1%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hesai (HSAI) has the highest net margin (Hesai (HSAI) 14.7%, Knowles (KN) 10.8%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads (Knowles (KN) 8.9%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Knowles (KN) returned the most: Hesai (HSAI) -44.0%, Knowles (KN) +44.8%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +22.9%. Over five years, Knowles (KN) compounded fastest (Knowles (KN) +10.1%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Knowles (KN) has been the steadiest (Hesai (HSAI) 71.2%, Knowles (KN) 41.3%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HSAI, KN and ZBRA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hesai (HSAI) 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.