HSAI vs NVDA vs PONY Stock Comparison

Hesai, Nvidia and Pony AI Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSAI Hesai Group
$13.69 -15.8% 1M -40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.84B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$480.33M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$216.00 -4.0% 1M +16.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.27T
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$5.05 -26.7% 1M -72.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 6, Hesai 1, Pony AI 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHSAINVDAPONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.84B $5.27T $1.91B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.0x 27.3x -14.0x HSAI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 228.2x 24.7x — NVDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.6% +83.4% +45.8% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% 63.7% -109.6% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 71.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.0% +16.0% -72.6% NVDA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +54.7%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.3% 37.8% 67.4% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 73/100 76/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

HSAINVDAPONY

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

AxisHSAINVDAPONY
Valuation 67 #37 of 111 57 #41 of 95 67 #5 of 13
Growth 97 #4 of 108 97 #4 of 93 82 #3 of 12
Profitability 54 #48 of 104 99 #2 of 91 73 #4 of 12
Financial Health – 65 #36 of 101 83 #3 of 13
Shareholder Returns – 46 #41 of 75 –
Overall 73 73 76
  • HSAI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NVDA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • 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

PeriodHSAINVDAPONYSPY
1 month -15.8%-4.0%-26.7% -0.8%
3 months -11.3%+9.9%-31.6% +3.5%
6 months -41.5%-0.3%-52.1% +7.0%
Year to date -38.9%+15.8%-65.2% +12.2%
1 year -40.0%+16.0%-72.6% +13.0%
3 years +36.9%+433.3%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.0%+74.8%— +23.1%
5 years —+783.4%— +68.6%
5 years, per year —+54.7%— +11.0%
10 years —+11,873.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+61.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHSAINVDAPONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.3%37.8%67.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.0%36.6%70.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.871.942.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.560.42-1.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.2%-66.4%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.4%-9.7%-76.9% -1.8%
52-week high $28.79$239.24$21.87 $779.14
52-week low $12.14$165.17$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.

MultipleHSAINVDAPONY
P/E now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 32.0x 27.1xmedian 42.1x -14.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.8x 17.2xmedian 7.1x 17.5xmedian 17.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 19.4x 25.7xmedian 27.5x —
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 29.0x 41.0xmedian 37.2x -10.8xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.9x 22.7xmedian 4.2x 1.4xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 1.13 0.16median 2.23 —

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 monthsHSAINVDAPONY
Revenue $480.33M $302.97B $125.04M
Gross profit $195.19M $226.24B $20.29M
Operating income $24.53M $197.58B -$267.63M
Net income $63.29M $192.88B -$99.78M
Free cash flow – $127.01B -$203.60M
R&D $122.50M $23.59B $225.02M
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $7.94 $-0.36
Cash & equivalents $222.56M $22.44B $327.11M
Total debt – $33.37B –
Shares (diluted) 146.44M 24.29B 379.91M
Enterprise value -$1.67B $5.04T $1.91B

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
MetricHSAINVDAPONY
P/E 26.9x 27.1x -14.0x
P/FCF – 41.0x -10.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 38.7x -10.8x
P/S 4.5x 17.2x 17.5x
P/B – 22.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book – 23.0x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 25.7x –
EV/EBIT 47.2x 26.2x -4.0x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 17.1x 8.6x
EV/FCF – 40.7x -5.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 38.5x -5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 0.16 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSAINVDAPONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.6% 83.4% 45.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 110.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.5% 96.0% 39.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.0% 120.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,028% 105.9% 19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 163.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 405.8% 122.7% 66.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% 165.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 342.2% 125.0% 86.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.8% 167.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 74.4% -55.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 124.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 76.3% -55.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 130.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSAINVDAPONY
Gross margin 40.6% 74.7% 16.2%
EBITDA margin – 66.4% –
Operating margin 5.1% 65.2% -214.0%
Pretax margin 7.6% 75.8% -68.0%
Net margin 14.7% 63.7% -109.6%
FCF margin – 41.9% -162.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 44.3% -162.8%
Return on equity – 90.9% –
Return on assets 4.0% 66.5% –
Return on invested capital – 71.1% –
Return on capital employed – 80.0% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.7x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSAINVDAPONY
Debt / assets – 10.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x –
Debt / FCF – 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets – 28.5% 9.4%
Equity / assets – 71.5% 90.6%
Interest coverage 19.1x – –
Current ratio – 4.6x 15.9x
Quick ratio – 3.0x 15.1x
Cash ratio – 1.5x 14.4x
Altman Z-score – 38.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSAINVDAPONY
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield – 1.0% –
Shareholder yield – 1.3% –
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.

ConsensusHSAINVDAPONY
Forward P/E 228.2xFY2026 24.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.06FY2026 $8.76FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -86.0%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +150.0% +91.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $675.34MFY2026 $383.27BFY2026 $144.05MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.0%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026 +60.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.7% +85.7% +110.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSAINVDAPONY
Held by institutions 26.6% 69.0% 35.9%
Institutions holding 131 5,922 155
Change in shares held, QoQ -13.3% +4.0% +22.5%
Institutions buying 88 3,278 101
Institutions selling 31 2,313 33
Buyers to sellers 2.84 1.42 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.

HSAINVDAPONY
HSAI 1.00 0.40 0.54
NVDA 0.40 1.00 0.41
PONY 0.54 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSAI, NVDA and PONY?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hesai (HSAI) $1.84B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.27T, Pony AI (PONY) $1.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSAI, NVDA and PONY?

Hesai (HSAI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hesai (HSAI) 26.0x, Nvidia (NVDA) 27.3x, Pony AI (PONY) -14.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nvidia (NVDA) is cheapest (Hesai (HSAI) 228.2x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nvidia (NVDA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hesai (HSAI) +38.6%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Hesai (HSAI) 14.7%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nvidia (NVDA) returned the most: Hesai (HSAI) -40.0%, Nvidia (NVDA) +16.0%, Pony AI (PONY) -72.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Hesai (HSAI) 71.3%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.8%, Pony AI (PONY) 67.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HSAI, NVDA 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, Nvidia (NVDA) leads on 6. 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.