LYFT vs UBER vs PONY Stock Comparison

Lyft, Uber Technologies and Pony AI Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LYFT Lyft, Inc.
$16.79 +13.0% 1M -18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.36B
P/E
2.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.77B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
4 wins
UBER Uber Technologies, Inc
$65.78 -5.5% 1M -31.8% 1Y
Market cap
$134.19B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.23B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
5 wins
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$5.07 -26.4% 1M -74.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Uber Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Uber Technologies 5, Lyft 4, Pony AI 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLYFTUBERPONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.36B $134.19B $2.20B UBER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.2x 14.0x -14.1x LYFT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.5x 18.8x — UBER
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% +16.7% +45.8% PONY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 42.3% 17.3% -109.6% LYFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 17.4% — UBER
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -25.9x 1.0x — LYFT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.6% -31.8% -74.2% LYFT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.6%/yr +8.1%/yr — UBER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.9% 35.3% 67.3% UBER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 67/100 76/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

LYFTUBERPONY

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

AxisLYFTUBERPONY
Valuation 82 #31 of 167 60 #68 of 167 67 #5 of 13
Growth 89 #18 of 153 86 #23 of 153 82 #3 of 12
Profitability 56 #68 of 153 78 #34 of 153 73 #4 of 12
Financial Health 46 #98 of 179 48 #94 of 179 83 #3 of 13
Shareholder Returns 80 #20 of 94 65 #34 of 94 –
Overall 70 67 76
  • LYFT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • UBER 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

PeriodLYFTUBERPONYSPY
1 month +13.0%-5.5%-26.4% -0.2%
3 months +8.7%-7.0%-33.1% +3.9%
6 months +18.1%-11.2%-50.4% +8.2%
Year to date -13.3%-19.5%-65.0% +12.9%
1 year -18.6%-31.8%-74.2% +12.3%
3 years +81.3%+59.5%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.0%+16.9%— +23.3%
5 years -64.2%+47.4%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -18.6%+8.1%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureLYFTUBERPONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.9%35.3%67.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.7%35.3%70.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.380.812.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.39-0.90-1.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.8%-56.6%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.7%-34.0%-76.8% -1.2%
52-week high $24.57$99.72$21.87 $779.14
52-week low $12.65$65.78$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.

MultipleLYFTUBERPONY
P/E now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 17.3x 14.0xmedian 17.3x -14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x 17.6xmedian 18.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 179.0xmedian 14.2x 18.9xmedian 14.2x —
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 11.5x 13.3xmedian 11.5x -10.8xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.8x 4.8xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.40 0.07median 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 monthsLYFTUBERPONY
Revenue $6.77B $55.23B $125.04M
Gross profit $3.08B $23.36B $20.29M
Operating income -$119.72M $6.70B -$267.63M
Net income $2.87B $9.67B -$99.78M
Free cash flow $1.11B $10.12B -$203.60M
R&D $472.97M $3.74B $225.02M
EPS (diluted) $7.42 $4.67 $-0.36
Cash & equivalents $1.14B $4.87B $327.11M
Total debt $990.56M $12.72B –
Shares (diluted) 386.33M 2.05B 379.91M
Enterprise value -$989.46M $106.17B $1.15B

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
MetricLYFTUBERPONY
P/E 2.2x 14.0x -14.1x
P/FCF 5.7x 13.3x -10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 12.9x -10.8x
P/S 0.9x 2.4x 17.6x
P/B 2.1x 4.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 5.0x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 179.0x 18.9x –
EV/EBIT -46.4x 21.1x -4.1x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 2.6x 8.7x
EV/FCF 5.0x 14.0x -5.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.6x 13.6x -5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 0.07 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLYFTUBERPONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% 16.7% 45.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 16.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.9% 24.4% 39.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.8% 19.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -117.1% 48.6% 19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 54.4% 139.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 3,009% -23.4% 66.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 61.1% 203.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 3,303% -21.3% 86.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 60.8% 203.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% 18.6% -55.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.9% 73.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.0% 18.5% -55.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 72.6% 79.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLYFTUBERPONY
Gross margin 45.5% 42.3% 16.2%
EBITDA margin 0.5% 13.5% –
Operating margin -1.8% 12.1% -214.0%
Pretax margin -0.1% 12.1% -68.0%
Net margin 42.3% 17.3% -109.6%
FCF margin 16.4% 18.3% -162.8%
Operating cash flow margin 17.6% 18.9% -162.8%
Return on equity 94.7% 35.9% –
Return on assets 31.8% 15.4% –
Return on invested capital 0.0% 17.4% –
Return on capital employed -2.9% 14.0% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.1x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% 3.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLYFTUBERPONY
Debt / assets 10.9% 19.3% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA -25.9x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 0.9x 1.3x –
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 57.1% 9.4%
Equity / assets 33.2% 42.9% 90.6%
Interest coverage -5.9x 14.5x –
Current ratio 0.6x 0.8x 15.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x 15.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 14.4x
Altman Z-score -0.07 3.11 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLYFTUBERPONY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 10.9% 5.1% –
Shareholder yield 10.9% 5.1% –
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.

ConsensusLYFTUBERPONY
Forward P/E 29.5xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.57FY2026 $3.49FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -91.6%FY2026 -26.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +80.7% +20.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.97BFY2026 $61.45BFY2026 $144.05MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.3%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +60.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.1% +15.9% +110.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLYFTUBERPONY
Held by institutions 100.0% 82.5% 35.9%
Institutions holding 528 2,410 155
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +1.3% +22.5%
Institutions buying 260 1,184 101
Institutions selling 175 976 33
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.21 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.

LYFTUBERPONY
LYFT 1.00 0.59 0.23
UBER 0.59 1.00 0.21
PONY 0.23 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LYFT, UBER and PONY?

Uber Technologies (UBER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lyft (LYFT) $6.36B, Uber Technologies (UBER) $134.19B, Pony AI (PONY) $2.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, LYFT, UBER and PONY?

Lyft (LYFT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lyft (LYFT) 2.2x, Uber Technologies (UBER) 14.0x, Pony AI (PONY) -14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Uber Technologies (UBER) is cheapest (Lyft (LYFT) 29.5x, Uber Technologies (UBER) 18.8x). 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%, Uber Technologies (UBER) +16.7%, Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lyft (LYFT) has the highest net margin (Lyft (LYFT) 42.3%, Uber Technologies (UBER) 17.3%, Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%). On return on invested capital, Uber Technologies (UBER) leads (Lyft (LYFT) 0.0%, Uber Technologies (UBER) 17.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lyft (LYFT) returned the most: Lyft (LYFT) -18.6%, Uber Technologies (UBER) -31.8%, Pony AI (PONY) -74.2%. Over five years, Uber Technologies (UBER) compounded fastest (Lyft (LYFT) -18.6%/yr, Uber Technologies (UBER) +8.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Uber Technologies (UBER) has been the steadiest (Lyft (LYFT) 47.9%, Uber Technologies (UBER) 35.3%, Pony AI (PONY) 67.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LYFT, UBER 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, Uber Technologies (UBER) leads on 5. 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.