NVDA vs OUST vs PONY Stock Comparison

Nvidia, Ouster and Pony AI Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVDA Nvidia Corp
$217.94 -3.2% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.26T
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$32.79 -25.0% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$5.07 -26.4% 1M -74.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.92B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionNVDAOUSTPONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.26T $2.18B $1.92B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.3x -40.8x -14.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.9x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.4% +62.8% +45.8% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.7% -26.0% -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 +13.8% -11.6% -74.2% NVDA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +54.3%/yr -12.5%/yr — NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.7% 102.5% 67.3% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 43/100 76/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

NVDAOUSTPONY

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

AxisNVDAOUSTPONY
Valuation 58 #40 of 94 9 #102 of 112 67 #5 of 13
Growth 97 #4 of 92 82 #21 of 109 82 #3 of 12
Profitability 99 #2 of 90 14 #90 of 104 73 #4 of 12
Financial Health 65 #35 of 99 88 #15 of 116 83 #3 of 13
Shareholder Returns 49 #38 of 73 25 #61 of 81 –
Overall 74 43 76
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • OUST ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • 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

PeriodNVDAOUSTPONYSPY
1 month -3.2%-25.0%-26.4% -0.2%
3 months +10.6%-3.3%-33.1% +3.9%
6 months +2.2%+25.5%-50.4% +8.2%
Year to date +16.9%+51.5%-65.0% +12.9%
1 year +13.8%-11.6%-74.2% +12.3%
3 years +438.1%+765.2%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +75.3%+105.4%— +23.3%
5 years +773.8%-48.6%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +54.3%-12.5%— +10.9%
10 years +12,233.9%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +61.9%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNVDAOUSTPONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.7%102.5%67.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%100.6%70.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.944.602.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.37-0.11-1.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.4%-95.8%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-47.6%-76.8% -1.2%
52-week high $239.24$62.52$21.87 $779.14
52-week low $165.17$16.63$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.

MultipleNVDAOUSTPONY
P/E now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 45.6x -40.6xmedian 33.2x -14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 7.7x 11.0xmedian 2.8x 17.6xmedian 18.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 29.0x -37.8xmedian 20.0x —
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.4xmedian 40.6x -27.2xmedian 29.8x -10.8xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 4.6x 6.0xmedian 3.0x 1.4xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 2.28 -0.72median 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 monthsNVDAOUSTPONY
Revenue $302.97B $204.91M $125.04M
Gross profit $226.24B $101.63M $20.29M
Operating income $197.58B -$62.60M -$267.63M
Net income $192.88B -$53.33M -$99.78M
Free cash flow $127.01B -$82.47M -$203.60M
R&D $23.59B $68.46M $225.02M
EPS (diluted) $7.94 $-0.81 $-0.36
Cash & equivalents $22.44B $91.76M $327.11M
Total debt $33.37B – –
Shares (diluted) 24.29B 65.99M 379.91M
Enterprise value $5.03T $1.29B $1.92B

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
MetricNVDAOUSTPONY
P/E 27.3x -40.6x -14.1x
P/FCF 41.4x -27.2x -10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 39.1x -41.7x -10.8x
P/S 17.3x 11.0x 17.6x
P/B 22.9x 6.0x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 23.2x 6.6x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 25.9x -37.8x –
EV/EBIT 26.4x -31.7x -4.1x
EV/Revenue 17.2x 9.7x 8.7x
EV/FCF 41.1x -24.1x -5.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.9x -36.9x -5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 -0.72 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVDAOUSTPONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.4% 62.8% 45.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 110.1% 51.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.0% 90.8% 39.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 166.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 105.9% 39.7% 19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 163.5% 45.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 122.7% 42.0% 66.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 165.3% 48.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 125.0% 52.1% 86.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 167.9% 56.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.4% -329.9% -55.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.3% 27.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% -416.3% -55.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 130.9% 17.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVDAOUSTPONY
Gross margin 74.7% 49.6% 16.2%
EBITDA margin 66.4% -25.6% –
Operating margin 65.2% -30.6% -214.0%
Pretax margin 75.8% -25.5% -68.0%
Net margin 63.7% -26.0% -109.6%
FCF margin 41.9% -40.2% -162.8%
Operating cash flow margin 44.3% -26.3% -162.8%
Return on equity 90.9% -16.5% –
Return on assets 66.5% -12.5% –
Return on invested capital 71.1% – –
Return on capital employed 80.0% -18.1% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.0x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 18.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVDAOUSTPONY
Debt / assets 10.4% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – –
Debt / FCF 0.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 21.8% 9.4%
Equity / assets 71.5% 78.2% 90.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.6x 4.2x 15.9x
Quick ratio 3.0x 3.5x 15.1x
Cash ratio 1.5x 3.1x 14.4x
Altman Z-score 39.04 10.70 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVDAOUSTPONY
Dividend yield 0.2% – –
Net buyback yield 1.0% -6.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% -6.2% –
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.

ConsensusNVDAOUSTPONY
Forward P/E 24.9xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.76FY2026 $-0.27FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +91.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.27BFY2026 $229.51MFY2026 $144.05MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +77.5%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026 +60.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.7% +36.6% +110.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVDAOUSTPONY
Held by institutions 69.0% 53.9% 35.9%
Institutions holding 5,924 330 155
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +19.0% +22.5%
Institutions buying 3,280 233 101
Institutions selling 2,313 66 33
Buyers to sellers 1.42 3.53 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.

NVDAOUSTPONY
NVDA 1.00 0.41 0.40
OUST 0.41 1.00 0.45
PONY 0.40 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVDA, OUST and PONY?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nvidia (NVDA) $5.26T, Ouster (OUST) $2.18B, Pony AI (PONY) $1.92B.

Which company is growing faster?

Nvidia (NVDA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Ouster (OUST) +62.8%, Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Ouster (OUST) -26.0%, Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nvidia (NVDA) returned the most: Nvidia (NVDA) +13.8%, Ouster (OUST) -11.6%, Pony AI (PONY) -74.2%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +54.3%/yr, Ouster (OUST) -12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Nvidia (NVDA) 37.7%, Ouster (OUST) 102.5%, Pony AI (PONY) 67.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVDA, OUST 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.