PONY vs AMBA Stock Comparison

Pony AI and Ambarella Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$5.05 -26.7% 1M -72.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.92B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
3 wins
AMBA Ambarella Inc
$66.82 -8.1% 1M -22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$417.80M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

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

QuestionPONYAMBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.92B $2.96B AMBA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -14.0x -52.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 86.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.8% +20.0% PONY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -109.6% -13.5% AMBA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -72.6% -22.0% AMBA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -18.1%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.4% 74.6% PONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 40/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

PONYAMBA

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

AxisPONYAMBA
Valuation 67 #5 of 13 31 #66 of 95
Growth 82 #3 of 12 55 #42 of 93
Profitability 73 #4 of 12 26 #68 of 91
Financial Health 83 #3 of 13 59 #42 of 101
Shareholder Returns – 31 #52 of 75
Overall 76 40
  • PONY ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • AMBA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPONYAMBASPY
1 month -26.7%-8.1% -0.8%
3 months -31.6%-2.1% +3.5%
6 months -52.1%+3.0% +7.0%
Year to date -65.2%-5.7% +12.2%
1 year -72.6%-22.0% +13.0%
3 years —+42.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+12.6% +23.1%
5 years —-63.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-18.1% +11.0%
10 years —+6.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+0.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePONYAMBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.4%74.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.6%79.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.822.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.08-0.29 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-81.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -76.9%-30.0% -1.8%
52-week high $21.87$95.51 $779.14
52-week low $4.93$48.65 $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.

MultiplePONYAMBA
P/E now vs peer median -14.0x -52.2xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 17.8x 7.1xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median — -72.0xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.8xmedian 14.0x 303.4xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.0x 4.8xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median — -2.66median 2.23

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 monthsPONYAMBA
Revenue $125.04M $417.80M
Gross profit $20.29M $244.50M
Operating income -$267.63M -$62.24M
Net income -$99.78M -$56.32M
Free cash flow -$203.60M $9.72M
R&D $225.02M $228.69M
EPS (diluted) $-0.36 $-1.28
Cash & equivalents $327.11M $101.85M
Shares (diluted) 379.91M 44.01M
Enterprise value $1.92B $1.80B

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
MetricPONYAMBA
P/E -14.0x -52.2x
P/FCF -10.8x 303.4x
P/Operating cash flow -10.8x 107.9x
P/S 17.5x 7.1x
P/B 1.4x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA – -72.0x
EV/EBIT -4.0x -43.0x
EV/Revenue 8.6x 6.4x
EV/FCF -5.3x 275.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.3x 98.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -2.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPONYAMBA
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.8% 20.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.0% 17.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.2% 36.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 18.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 66.7% 36.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 16.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.9% 38.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 19.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.2% -47.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -55.2% -73.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPONYAMBA
Gross margin 16.2% 58.5%
EBITDA margin – -8.9%
Operating margin -214.0% -14.9%
Pretax margin -68.0% -12.9%
Net margin -109.6% -13.5%
FCF margin -162.8% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin -162.8% 6.5%
Return on equity – -9.2%
Return on assets – -7.2%
Return on invested capital – –
Return on capital employed – -9.6%
Asset turnover – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 21.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPONYAMBA
Debt / assets – –
Debt / equity – –
Net debt / EBITDA – –
Debt / FCF – –
Liabilities / assets 9.4% 20.5%
Equity / assets 90.6% 79.5%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 15.9x 2.8x
Quick ratio 15.1x 2.2x
Cash ratio 14.4x 2.0x
Altman Z-score – 11.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPONYAMBA
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield – -0.1%
Shareholder yield – -0.1%
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.

ConsensusPONYAMBA
Forward P/E – 86.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.61FY2026 $0.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +24.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +40.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $144.05MFY2026 $454.23MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.1%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +110.8% +3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPONYAMBA
Held by institutions 35.9% 81.7%
Institutions holding 155 337
Change in shares held, QoQ +22.5% -1.5%
Institutions buying 101 203
Institutions selling 33 89
Buyers to sellers 3.06 2.28

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.

PONYAMBA
PONY 1.00 0.33
AMBA 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PONY and AMBA?

Ambarella (AMBA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pony AI (PONY) $1.92B, Ambarella (AMBA) $2.96B.

Which company is growing faster?

Pony AI (PONY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%, Ambarella (AMBA) +20.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ambarella (AMBA) has the highest net margin (Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%, Ambarella (AMBA) -13.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambarella (AMBA) returned the most: Pony AI (PONY) -72.6%, Ambarella (AMBA) -22.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pony AI (PONY) has been the steadiest (Pony AI (PONY) 67.4%, Ambarella (AMBA) 74.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do PONY and AMBA move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.33, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, PONY and AMBA?

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