HSAI vs VSH vs KN Stock Comparison

Hesai, Vishay Intertechnology and Knowles Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSAI Hesai Group
$13.35 -17.8% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.08B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$480.33M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc
$29.65 -8.9% 1M +71.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.19B
P/E
142.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.32B
Div. yield
1.35%
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
KN Knowles Corp
$34.12 -9.1% 1M +44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.89B
P/E
40.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$666.10M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionHSAIVSHKNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.08B $4.19B $2.89B VSH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x 142.9x 40.6x HSAI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 222.5x 37.1x 23.9x KN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.6% +13.4% +16.1% HSAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% 0.9% 10.8% HSAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.2% 8.9% KN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.0x 0.5x VSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.35% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.0% +71.0% +44.8% VSH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +9.0%/yr +10.1%/yr KN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.2% 70.3% 41.3% KN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 52/100 63/100 HSAI

Percentile Scorecard

HSAIVSHKN

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

AxisHSAIVSHKN
Valuation 69 #35 of 112 73 #31 of 112 48 #59 of 112
Growth 97 #4 of 109 44 #62 of 109 64 #40 of 109
Profitability 53 #49 of 104 48 #55 of 104 71 #31 of 104
Financial Health – 44 #66 of 116 60 #47 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 53 #39 of 81 74 #22 of 81
Overall 73 52 63
  • HSAI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSH ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KN ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHSAIVSHKNSPY
1 month -17.8%-8.9%-9.1% -0.2%
3 months -16.0%-9.4%-5.0% +3.9%
6 months -40.6%+10.9%+12.5% +8.2%
Year to date -40.4%+104.6%+59.2% +12.9%
1 year -44.0%+71.0%+44.8% +12.3%
3 years +33.5%+31.2%+162.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +10.1%+9.5%+37.9% +23.3%
5 years —+53.6%+62.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+9.0%+10.1% +10.9%
10 years —+112.5%+132.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+7.8%+8.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHSAIVSHKNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.2%70.3%41.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.9%69.8%42.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.863.051.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.621.011.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.2%-64.8%-49.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.6%-54.3%-20.3% -1.2%
52-week high $28.79$64.90$42.80 $779.14
52-week low $12.14$11.82$20.67 $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.

MultipleHSAIVSHKN
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 33.2x 142.9xmedian 33.2x 40.6xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x 4.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 20.0x 11.4xmedian 20.0x 21.7xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 29.8x -602.0xmedian 29.8x 89.8xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 3.0x 1.4xmedian 3.0x 3.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 1.17 -2.38median 1.17 1.19median 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 monthsHSAIVSHKN
Revenue $480.33M $3.32B $666.10M
Gross profit $195.19M $694.64M $295.50M
Operating income $24.53M $109.59M $97.10M
Net income $63.29M $28.40M $71.70M
Free cash flow – -$6.96M $32.20M
R&D $122.50M – $43.90M
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $0.19 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $222.56M $1.30B $46.60M
Total debt – $972.29M $116.00M
Shares (diluted) 146.44M 147.90M 87.70M
Enterprise value -$1.43B $1.45B $2.70B

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
MetricHSAIVSHKN
P/E 26.3x 142.9x 40.6x
P/FCF – -602.0x 89.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.1x 28.6x
P/S 4.3x 1.3x 4.3x
P/B – 1.4x 3.6x
P/Tangible book – 1.5x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA – 11.4x 21.7x
EV/EBIT 45.0x 35.2x 30.5x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.2x 4.4x
EV/FCF – -554.5x 91.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.2x 29.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 -2.38 1.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSAIVSHKN
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.6% 13.4% 16.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% -2.2% 25.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.5% 20.3% 20.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.0% -13.5% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,028% 310.6% 62.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.9% -43.6% -33.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 405.8% 132.6% 71.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% -59.3% 33.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 342.2% 129.8% 71.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.8% -59.9% 34.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 175.7% -15.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -17.4% 7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 96.6% -31.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -26.5% -9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSAIVSHKN
Gross margin 40.6% 20.9% 44.4%
EBITDA margin – 10.2% 20.4%
Operating margin 5.1% 3.3% 14.6%
Pretax margin 7.6% 2.2% 13.7%
Net margin 14.7% 0.9% 10.8%
FCF margin – -0.2% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 10.4% 15.2%
Return on equity – 1.1% 9.0%
Return on assets 4.0% 0.6% 6.7%
Return on invested capital – 1.2% 8.9%
Return on capital employed – 3.4% 10.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 12.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSAIVSHKN
Debt / assets – 18.9% 10.8%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.0x 0.5x
Debt / FCF – -139.7x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets – 43.5% 25.8%
Equity / assets – 56.5% 74.2%
Interest coverage 19.1x 2.8x –
Current ratio – 1.8x 2.9x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 1.5x
Cash ratio – 0.9x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 2.36 6.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSAIVSHKN
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 1.7%
Shareholder yield – 1.3% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 191.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -780.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.3% –

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.

ConsensusHSAIVSHKN
Forward P/E 222.5xFY2026 37.1xFY2026 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.06FY2026 $0.80FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -86.0%FY2026 – +28.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +150.0% +140.0% +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $675.34MFY2026 $3.54BFY2026 $712.60MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.0%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.7% +24.0% +12.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSAIVSHKN
Held by institutions 26.6% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 131 468 340
Change in shares held, QoQ -13.3% +14.6% +0.5%
Institutions buying 88 308 198
Institutions selling 31 120 93
Buyers to sellers 2.84 2.57 2.13

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.

HSAIVSHKN
HSAI 1.00 0.35 0.34
VSH 0.35 1.00 0.75
KN 0.34 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSAI, VSH and KN?

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hesai (HSAI) $2.08B, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) $4.19B, Knowles (KN) $2.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSAI, VSH and KN?

Hesai (HSAI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hesai (HSAI) 26.3x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 142.9x, Knowles (KN) 40.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Knowles (KN) is cheapest (Hesai (HSAI) 222.5x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 37.1x, Knowles (KN) 23.9x). 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%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +13.4%, Knowles (KN) +16.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hesai (HSAI) has the highest net margin (Hesai (HSAI) 14.7%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.9%, Knowles (KN) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Knowles (KN) leads (Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 1.2%, Knowles (KN) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) returned the most: Hesai (HSAI) -44.0%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +71.0%, Knowles (KN) +44.8%. Over five years, Knowles (KN) compounded fastest (Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +9.0%/yr, Knowles (KN) +10.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 1.35%. Hesai (HSAI) and Knowles (KN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Knowles (KN) has been the steadiest (Hesai (HSAI) 71.2%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 70.3%, Knowles (KN) 41.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.