PONY vs GRAB vs OUST Stock Comparison

Pony AI, Grab Holdings and Ouster Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
GRAB Grab Holdings Ltd
$2.72 -13.1% 1M -55.6% 1Y
Market cap
$11.34B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.73B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
3 wins
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$32.79 -25.0% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Grab Holdings leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Grab Holdings 3, Ouster 3, Pony AI 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPONYGRABOUSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.92B $11.34B $2.17B GRAB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -14.0x 19.9x -40.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.8% +21.5% +62.8% OUST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -109.6% 15.3% -26.0% GRAB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -6.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -74.2% -55.6% -11.6% OUST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -26.2%/yr -12.5%/yr OUST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 38.6% 102.5% GRAB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 56/100 43/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

PONYGRABOUST

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

AxisPONYGRABOUST
Valuation 67 #5 of 13 47 #89 of 167 9 #102 of 112
Growth 82 #3 of 12 80 #32 of 153 82 #21 of 109
Profitability 73 #4 of 12 45 #84 of 153 14 #90 of 104
Financial Health 83 #3 of 13 51 #89 of 179 88 #15 of 116
Shareholder Returns – – 25 #61 of 81
Overall 76 56 43
  • PONY ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • GRAB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • OUST ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPONYGRABOUSTSPY
1 month -26.4%-13.1%-25.0% -0.2%
3 months -33.1%-21.2%-3.3% +3.9%
6 months -50.4%-29.5%+25.5% +8.2%
Year to date -65.0%-45.5%+51.5% +12.9%
1 year -74.2%-55.6%-11.6% +12.3%
3 years —-10.2%+765.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year —-3.5%+105.4% +23.3%
5 years —-78.1%-48.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-26.2%-12.5% +10.9%

Risk

MeasurePONYGRABOUSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%38.6%102.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.6%39.5%100.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.811.394.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.10-1.44-0.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-86.5%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -76.8%-55.6%-47.6% -1.2%
52-week high $21.87$6.12$62.52 $779.14
52-week low $4.93$2.71$16.63 $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.

MultiplePONYGRABOUST
P/E now vs peer median -14.1x 19.5xmedian 17.3x -40.6xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 18.7x 2.9xmedian 1.4x 11.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median — 26.6xmedian 14.2x -37.8xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.8xmedian 14.5x 55.9xmedian 11.5x -27.2xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.8x 6.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median — —median 0.40 -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 monthsPONYGRABOUST
Revenue $125.04M $3.73B $204.91M
Gross profit $20.29M $1.63B $101.63M
Operating income -$267.63M $120.00M -$62.60M
Net income -$99.78M $525.00M -$53.33M
Free cash flow -$203.60M $193.00M -$82.47M
R&D $225.02M $417.00M $68.46M
EPS (diluted) $-0.36 $0.14 $-0.81
Cash & equivalents $327.11M $2.86B $91.76M
Total debt – $2.99B –
Shares (diluted) 379.91M 4.21B 65.99M
Enterprise value $1.92B -$3.79B $1.28B

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
MetricPONYGRABOUST
P/E -14.1x 19.5x -40.6x
P/FCF -10.8x 55.9x -27.2x
P/Operating cash flow -10.8x 83.0x -41.7x
P/S 17.6x 2.9x 11.0x
P/B 1.4x 1.6x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.6x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA – 26.6x -37.8x
EV/EBIT -4.1x 72.2x -31.7x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 2.3x 9.7x
EV/FCF -5.3x 44.9x -24.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.3x 66.6x -36.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPONYGRABOUST
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.8% 21.5% 62.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 23.6% 51.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.0% 23.6% 90.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 69.9% 166.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.2% 340.0% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 28.7% 45.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 66.7% 837.5% 42.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 35.1% 48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.9% 82.0% 52.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 56.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.2% -82.1% -329.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.4% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -55.2% -76.7% -416.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 40.6% 17.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPONYGRABOUST
Gross margin 16.2% 43.6% 49.6%
EBITDA margin – 8.7% -25.6%
Operating margin -214.0% 3.2% -30.6%
Pretax margin -68.0% 13.9% -25.5%
Net margin -109.6% 15.3% -26.0%
FCF margin -162.8% 5.2% -40.2%
Operating cash flow margin -162.8% 3.5% -26.3%
Return on equity – 7.9% -16.5%
Return on assets – 4.2% -12.5%
Return on invested capital – 1.5% –
Return on capital employed – 1.7% -18.1%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.4% 18.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPONYGRABOUST
Debt / assets – 15.1% –
Debt / equity – 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -6.5x –
Debt / FCF – 10.5x –
Liabilities / assets 9.4% 49.7% 21.8%
Equity / assets 90.6% 50.3% 78.2%
Interest coverage – 1.1x –
Current ratio 15.9x 1.5x 4.2x
Quick ratio 15.1x 0.8x 3.5x
Cash ratio 14.4x 0.8x 3.1x
Altman Z-score – -0.27 10.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPONYGRABOUST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -6.2%
Shareholder yield – – -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.

ConsensusPONYGRABOUST
Forward P/E – 17.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.61FY2026 $0.16FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +166.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +12.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $144.05MFY2026 $4.07BFY2026 $229.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.1%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +110.8% +33.7% +36.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPONYGRABOUST
Held by institutions 35.9% 75.6% 53.9%
Institutions holding 155 483 330
Change in shares held, QoQ +22.5% +0.9% +19.0%
Institutions buying 101 231 233
Institutions selling 33 168 66
Buyers to sellers 3.06 1.38 3.53

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.

PONYGRABOUST
PONY 1.00 0.37 0.45
GRAB 0.37 1.00 0.28
OUST 0.45 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PONY, GRAB and OUST?

Grab Holdings (GRAB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pony AI (PONY) $1.92B, Grab Holdings (GRAB) $11.34B, Ouster (OUST) $2.17B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ouster (OUST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%, Grab Holdings (GRAB) +21.5%, Ouster (OUST) +62.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Grab Holdings (GRAB) has the highest net margin (Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%, Grab Holdings (GRAB) 15.3%, Ouster (OUST) -26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ouster (OUST) returned the most: Pony AI (PONY) -74.2%, Grab Holdings (GRAB) -55.6%, Ouster (OUST) -11.6%. Over five years, Ouster (OUST) compounded fastest (Grab Holdings (GRAB) -26.2%/yr, Ouster (OUST) -12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Grab Holdings (GRAB) has been the steadiest (Pony AI (PONY) 67.3%, Grab Holdings (GRAB) 38.6%, Ouster (OUST) 102.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PONY, GRAB and OUST?

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