LYFT vs DIDIY vs PONY Stock Comparison

Lyft, DiDi Global and Pony AI Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LYFT Lyft, Inc.
$16.79 +13.0% 1M -18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.31B
P/E
2.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.77B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
3 wins
DIDIY DiDi Global Inc.
$3.15 -13.5% 1M -51.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.01B
P/E
108.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
3 wins
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$5.07 -26.4% 1M -74.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

DiDi Global leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (DiDi Global 3, Lyft 3, Pony AI 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLYFTDIDIYPONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.31B $15.01B $1.95B DIDIY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.2x 108.6x -14.2x LYFT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% — +45.8% PONY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 42.3% — -109.6% LYFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -25.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.6% -51.1% -74.2% LYFT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.6%/yr -17.5%/yr — DIDIY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.9% 45.3% 67.3% DIDIY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 — 76/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

LYFTDIDIYPONY

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

AxisLYFTDIDIYPONY
Valuation 82 #31 of 167 75 #42 of 167 67 #5 of 13
Growth 89 #18 of 153 – 82 #3 of 12
Profitability 56 #68 of 153 – 73 #4 of 12
Financial Health 46 #98 of 179 55 #82 of 179 83 #3 of 13
Shareholder Returns 80 #20 of 94 – –
Overall 70 – 76
  • LYFT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DIDIY 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

PeriodLYFTDIDIYPONYSPY
1 month +13.0%-13.5%-26.4% -0.2%
3 months +8.7%-8.2%-33.1% +3.9%
6 months +18.1%-14.9%-50.4% +8.2%
Year to date -13.3%-40.3%-65.0% +12.9%
1 year -18.6%-51.1%-74.2% +12.3%
3 years +81.3%-8.7%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.0%-3.0%— +23.3%
5 years -64.2%-61.9%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -18.6%-17.5%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureLYFTDIDIYPONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.9%45.3%67.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.7%47.9%70.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.380.912.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.39-1.13-1.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.8%-84.9%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.7%-52.3%-76.8% -1.2%
52-week high $24.57$6.60$21.87 $779.14
52-week low $12.65$3.05$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.

MultipleLYFTDIDIYPONY
P/E now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 17.3x 108.6xmedian 17.3x -14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.4x 0.5xmedian 1.4x 17.6xmedian 18.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 179.0xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x —
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 11.5x 16.3xmedian 11.5x -10.8xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.40 —median 0.40 —

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 monthsLYFTDIDIYPONY
Revenue $6.77B – $125.04M
Gross profit $3.08B – $20.29M
Operating income -$119.72M – -$267.63M
Net income $2.87B – -$99.78M
Free cash flow $1.11B – -$203.60M
R&D $472.97M – $225.02M
EPS (diluted) $7.42 – $-0.36
Cash & equivalents $1.14B $3.40B $327.11M
Total debt $990.56M $5.59B –
Shares (diluted) 386.33M 4.88B 379.91M
Enterprise value -$1.04B $523.99M $1.95B

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
MetricLYFTDIDIYPONY
P/E 2.2x 108.6x -14.1x
P/FCF 5.7x 16.3x -10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x – -10.8x
P/S 0.9x 0.5x 17.6x
P/B 2.1x 1.0x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 1.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 179.0x – –
EV/EBIT -46.4x – -4.1x
EV/Revenue 0.8x – 8.7x
EV/FCF 5.0x – -5.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.6x – -5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLYFTDIDIYPONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% – 45.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.8% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.9% – 39.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -117.1% – 19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 54.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 3,009% – 66.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 61.1% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 3,303% – 86.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 60.8% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% – -55.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.9% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.0% – -55.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 72.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLYFTDIDIYPONY
Gross margin 45.5% – 16.2%
EBITDA margin 0.5% – –
Operating margin -1.8% – -214.0%
Pretax margin -0.1% – -68.0%
Net margin 42.3% – -109.6%
FCF margin 16.4% – -162.8%
Operating cash flow margin 17.6% – -162.8%
Return on equity 94.7% – –
Return on assets 31.8% – –
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed -2.9% – –
Asset turnover 0.8x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLYFTDIDIYPONY
Debt / assets 10.9% 8.7% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -25.9x – –
Debt / FCF 0.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 37.7% 9.4%
Equity / assets 33.2% 62.3% 90.6%
Interest coverage -5.9x – –
Current ratio 0.6x 1.4x 15.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x 15.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 14.4x
Altman Z-score -0.07 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLYFTDIDIYPONY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 10.9% – –
Shareholder yield 10.9% – –
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.

ConsensusLYFTDIDIYPONY
Forward P/E 29.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.57FY2026 $-0.03FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -91.6%FY2026 -200.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +80.7% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.97BFY2026 $39.26BFY2026 $144.05MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.3%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 +60.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.1% +7.2% +110.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLYFTDIDIYPONY
Held by institutions 100.0% 0.0% 35.9%
Institutions holding 528 4 155
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% -17.3% +22.5%
Institutions buying 260 0 101
Institutions selling 175 1 33
Buyers to sellers 1.49 0.00 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.

LYFTDIDIYPONY
LYFT 1.00 0.22 0.23
DIDIY 0.22 1.00 0.25
PONY 0.23 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LYFT, DIDIY and PONY?

DiDi Global (DIDIY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lyft (LYFT) $6.31B, DiDi Global (DIDIY) $15.01B, Pony AI (PONY) $1.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, LYFT, DIDIY and PONY?

Lyft (LYFT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lyft (LYFT) 2.2x, DiDi Global (DIDIY) 108.6x, Pony AI (PONY) -14.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Pony AI (PONY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lyft (LYFT) +10.8%, Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lyft (LYFT) has the highest net margin (Lyft (LYFT) 42.3%, Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lyft (LYFT) returned the most: Lyft (LYFT) -18.6%, DiDi Global (DIDIY) -51.1%, Pony AI (PONY) -74.2%. Over five years, DiDi Global (DIDIY) compounded fastest (Lyft (LYFT) -18.6%/yr, DiDi Global (DIDIY) -17.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, DiDi Global (DIDIY) has been the steadiest (Lyft (LYFT) 47.9%, DiDi Global (DIDIY) 45.3%, Pony AI (PONY) 67.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LYFT, DIDIY 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, DiDi Global (DIDIY) leads on 3. 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.