PONY vs HSAI vs NVDA Stock Comparison

Pony AI, Hesai and Nvidia Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$5.05 -26.7% 1M -72.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win
HSAI Hesai Group
$13.69 -15.8% 1M -40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.85B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$480.33M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$216.00 -4.0% 1M +16.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.26T
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionPONYHSAINVDALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.90B $1.85B $5.26T NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.9x 26.2x 27.3x HSAI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 228.2x 24.7x NVDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.8% +38.6% +83.4% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -109.6% 14.7% 63.7% 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 -72.6% -40.0% +16.0% NVDA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +54.7%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.4% 71.3% 37.8% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 73/100 73/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

PONYHSAINVDA

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

AxisPONYHSAINVDA
Valuation 67 #5 of 13 67 #37 of 111 57 #41 of 95
Growth 82 #3 of 12 97 #4 of 108 97 #4 of 93
Profitability 73 #4 of 12 54 #48 of 104 99 #2 of 91
Financial Health 83 #3 of 13 – 65 #36 of 101
Shareholder Returns – – 46 #41 of 75
Overall 76 73 73
  • PONY ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • HSAI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NVDA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPONYHSAINVDASPY
1 month -26.7%-15.8%-4.0% -0.8%
3 months -31.6%-11.3%+9.9% +3.5%
6 months -52.1%-41.5%-0.3% +7.0%
Year to date -65.2%-38.9%+15.8% +12.2%
1 year -72.6%-40.0%+16.0% +13.0%
3 years —+36.9%+433.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+11.0%+74.8% +23.1%
5 years ——+783.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year ——+54.7% +11.0%
10 years ——+11,873.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+61.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePONYHSAINVDASPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.4%71.3%37.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.6%68.0%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.822.871.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.08-0.560.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-84.2%-66.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -76.9%-52.4%-9.7% -1.8%
52-week high $21.87$28.79$239.24 $779.14
52-week low $4.93$12.14$165.17 $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.

MultiplePONYHSAINVDA
P/E now vs peer median -14.0x 26.9xmedian 32.0x 27.1xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 17.8x 4.5xmedian 2.8x 17.2xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median — —median 19.4x 25.7xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.8xmedian 14.0x —median 29.0x 41.0xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.0x —median 2.9x 22.7xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median — 0.45median 1.13 0.16median 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 monthsPONYHSAINVDA
Revenue $125.04M $480.33M $302.97B
Gross profit $20.29M $195.19M $226.24B
Operating income -$267.63M $24.53M $197.58B
Net income -$99.78M $63.29M $192.88B
Free cash flow -$203.60M – $127.01B
R&D $225.02M $122.50M $23.59B
EPS (diluted) $-0.36 $0.48 $7.94
Cash & equivalents $327.11M $222.56M $22.44B
Total debt – – $33.37B
Shares (diluted) 379.91M 146.44M 24.29B
Enterprise value $1.90B -$1.66B $5.04T

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
MetricPONYHSAINVDA
P/E -14.0x 26.9x 27.1x
P/FCF -10.8x – 41.0x
P/Operating cash flow -10.8x – 38.7x
P/S 17.5x 4.5x 17.2x
P/B 1.4x – 22.7x
P/Tangible book 1.4x – 23.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 25.7x
EV/EBIT -4.0x 47.2x 26.2x
EV/Revenue 8.6x 2.4x 17.1x
EV/FCF -5.3x – 40.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.3x – 38.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.45 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPONYHSAINVDA
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.8% 38.6% 83.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 27.1% 110.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.0% 32.5% 96.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 36.0% 120.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.2% 1,028% 105.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 32.9% 163.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 66.7% 405.8% 122.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 46.3% 165.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.9% 342.2% 125.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 59.8% 167.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.2% – 74.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 124.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -55.2% – 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 130.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPONYHSAINVDA
Gross margin 16.2% 40.6% 74.7%
EBITDA margin – – 66.4%
Operating margin -214.0% 5.1% 65.2%
Pretax margin -68.0% 7.6% 75.8%
Net margin -109.6% 14.7% 63.7%
FCF margin -162.8% – 41.9%
Operating cash flow margin -162.8% – 44.3%
Return on equity – – 90.9%
Return on assets – 4.0% 66.5%
Return on invested capital – – 71.1%
Return on capital employed – – 80.0%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x – 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPONYHSAINVDA
Debt / assets – – 10.4%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.2x
Debt / FCF – – 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 9.4% – 28.5%
Equity / assets 90.6% – 71.5%
Interest coverage – 19.1x –
Current ratio 15.9x – 4.6x
Quick ratio 15.1x – 3.0x
Cash ratio 14.4x – 1.5x
Altman Z-score – – 38.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPONYHSAINVDA
Dividend yield – – 0.2%
Net buyback yield – – 1.0%
Shareholder yield – – 1.3%
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.

ConsensusPONYHSAINVDA
Forward P/E – 228.2xFY2026 24.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.61FY2026 $0.06FY2026 $8.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -86.0%FY2026 +83.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +150.0% +91.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $144.05MFY2026 $675.34MFY2026 $383.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.1%FY2026 +56.0%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +110.8% +28.7% +85.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPONYHSAINVDA
Held by institutions 35.9% 26.6% 69.0%
Institutions holding 155 131 5,922
Change in shares held, QoQ +22.5% -13.3% +4.0%
Institutions buying 101 88 3,278
Institutions selling 33 31 2,313
Buyers to sellers 3.06 2.84 1.42

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.

PONYHSAINVDA
PONY 1.00 0.54 0.41
HSAI 0.54 1.00 0.40
NVDA 0.41 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PONY, HSAI and NVDA?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pony AI (PONY) $1.90B, Hesai (HSAI) $1.85B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.26T.

Which stock is cheaper, PONY, HSAI and NVDA?

Hesai (HSAI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pony AI (PONY) -13.9x, Hesai (HSAI) 26.2x, Nvidia (NVDA) 27.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nvidia (NVDA) is cheapest (Hesai (HSAI) 228.2x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nvidia (NVDA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%, Hesai (HSAI) +38.6%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%, Hesai (HSAI) 14.7%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nvidia (NVDA) returned the most: Pony AI (PONY) -72.6%, Hesai (HSAI) -40.0%, Nvidia (NVDA) +16.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Pony AI (PONY) 67.4%, Hesai (HSAI) 71.3%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PONY, HSAI and NVDA?

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.