HSAI vs ROK vs VHUB Stock Comparison

Hesai, Rockwell Automation and VenHub Global Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSAI Hesai Group
$13.83 -11.3% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.80B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$480.33M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$444.02 +3.0% 1M +22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$49.90B
P/E
41.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionHSAIROKVHUBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.80B $49.90B $20.89M ROK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x 41.5x -0.4x HSAI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 230.5x 35.5x — ROK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.6% +11.3% — HSAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% 13.4% -11,799.2% HSAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.6% +22.7% — ROK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.8%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.3% 31.3% 162.5% ROK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 54/100 2/100 HSAI

Percentile Scorecard

HSAIROKVHUB

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

AxisHSAIROKVHUB
Valuation 70 #34 of 111 16 #170 of 203 0 #13 of 13
Growth 96 #5 of 108 51 #93 of 188 9 #11 of 12
Profitability 52 #51 of 104 96 #9 of 184 0 #12 of 12
Financial Health – 34 #143 of 217 0 #13 of 13
Shareholder Returns – 74 #41 of 153 –
Overall 73 54 2
  • HSAI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VHUB 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

PeriodHSAIROKVHUBSPY
1 month -11.3%+3.0%-53.6% +0.9%
3 months -15.3%-3.3%-62.9% +5.9%
6 months -37.9%+10.9%-60.6% +8.5%
Year to date -38.3%+14.1%— +13.3%
1 year -42.6%+22.7%— +12.4%
3 years +38.3%+69.5%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +11.4%+19.2%— +23.5%
5 years —+39.0%— +68.2%
5 years, per year —+6.8%— +11.0%
10 years —+273.8%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+14.1%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHSAIROKVHUBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.3%31.3%162.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.9%31.8%197.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.861.401.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.600.72— 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.2%-45.6%-96.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.0%-10.3%-96.8% -0.9%
52-week high $28.79$495.08$8.08 $779.14
52-week low $12.14$348.51$0.26 $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.

MultipleHSAIROKVHUB
P/E now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 33.5x 41.1xmedian 25.4x -0.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.8x 5.5xmedian 1.9x 46.5xmedian 17.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 19.6x 24.9xmedian 14.3x -0.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 29.8x 32.8xmedian 21.8x -1.4xmedian 14.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.9x 14.1xmedian 2.2x -444.5xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 1.10 -9.36median 1.41 —

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 monthsHSAIROKVHUB
Revenue $480.33M $8.97B $505.29K
Gross profit $195.19M $4.41B -$111.65K
Operating income $24.53M $1.77B -$42.78M
Net income $63.29M $1.20B -$59.62M
Free cash flow – $1.50B -$16.53M
R&D $122.50M $716.00M $1.05M
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $10.76 $-0.69
Cash & equivalents $222.56M $479.00M $2.56M
Total debt – $13.81B –
Shares (diluted) 146.44M 111.60M 86.30M
Enterprise value -$1.71B $48.08B $12.44M

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
MetricHSAIROKVHUB
P/E 27.2x 41.1x -0.4x
P/FCF – 32.8x -1.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 28.5x -1.5x
P/S 4.5x 5.5x 46.5x
P/B – 14.1x -444.5x
P/Tangible book – 17.7x -444.5x
EV/EBITDA – 24.9x -0.5x
EV/EBIT 48.1x 29.4x -0.5x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 5.8x 41.4x
EV/FCF – 34.6x -1.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 30.1x -1.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 -9.36 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSAIROKVHUB
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.6% 11.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 1.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.5% 1.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.0% 7.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,028% -7.1% -193.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 2.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 405.8% 23.8% -76.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% -5.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 342.2% 25.2% 42.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.8% -4.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSAIROKVHUB
Gross margin 40.6% 49.1% -22.1%
EBITDA margin – 23.3% -8,423%
Operating margin 5.1% 19.7% -8,466%
Pretax margin 7.6% 14.7% -10,867%
Net margin 14.7% 13.4% -11,799%
FCF margin – 16.8% -3,271%
Operating cash flow margin – 19.3% -3,074%
Return on equity – 30.9% -3,339%
Return on assets 4.0% 9.8% -559.7%
Return on invested capital – 21.0% –
Return on capital employed – 23.6% -1,898%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 6,401%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSAIROKVHUB
Debt / assets – 29.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x –
Debt / FCF – 2.2x –
Liabilities / assets – 68.5% 100.7%
Equity / assets – 31.5% -0.7%
Interest coverage 19.1x 12.8x -3.5x
Current ratio – 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 6.00 -34.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSAIROKVHUB
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – 1.4% -80.3%
Shareholder yield – 2.7% -80.3%
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.

ConsensusHSAIROKVHUB
Forward P/E 230.5xFY2026 35.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.06FY2026 $12.50FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -86.0%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +150.0% +12.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $675.34MFY2026 $8.50BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +56.0%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +28.7% +19.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSAIROKVHUB
Held by institutions 26.6% 89.2% –
Institutions holding 131 1,541 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -13.3% +3.5% –
Institutions buying 88 806 –
Institutions selling 31 437 –
Buyers to sellers 2.84 1.84 –

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.

HSAIROKVHUB
HSAI 1.00 0.32 0.04
ROK 0.32 1.00 0.13
VHUB 0.04 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSAI, ROK and VHUB?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hesai (HSAI) $1.80B, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $49.90B, VenHub Global (VHUB) $20.89M.

Which stock is cheaper, HSAI, ROK and VHUB?

Hesai (HSAI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hesai (HSAI) 25.5x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 41.5x, VenHub Global (VHUB) -0.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rockwell Automation (ROK) is cheapest (Hesai (HSAI) 230.5x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 35.5x). 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%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hesai (HSAI) has the highest net margin (Hesai (HSAI) 14.7%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%, VenHub Global (VHUB) -11,799.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Automation (ROK) returned the most: Hesai (HSAI) -42.6%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +22.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rockwell Automation (ROK) has been the steadiest (Hesai (HSAI) 71.3%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%, VenHub Global (VHUB) 162.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HSAI, ROK and VHUB?

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