PONY vs NBIS vs QCOM Stock Comparison

Pony AI, Nebius and Qualcomm Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
1 win
NBIS Nebius Group N.V.
$170.47 -28.2% 1M +35.9% 1Y
Market cap
$43.13B
P/E
46.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
3 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$184.17 -8.8% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$194.67B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
1.97%
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 5, Nebius 3, Pony AI 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPONYNBISQCOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.20B $43.13B $194.67B QCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -14.1x 46.2x 21.0x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 17.1x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.8% +506.9% +1.9% NBIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -109.6% 66.1% 21.0% NBIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -3.3% 20.5% QCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x 0.4x QCOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.97% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -74.2% +35.9% -1.9% NBIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +6.6%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 107.3% 53.0% QCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 66/100 61/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

PONYNBISQCOM

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

AxisPONYNBISQCOM
Valuation 67 #5 of 13 78 #9 of 38 80 #20 of 94
Growth 82 #3 of 12 34 #24 of 36 33 #62 of 92
Profitability 73 #4 of 12 76 #9 of 34 85 #14 of 90
Financial Health 83 #3 of 13 76 #10 of 38 28 #72 of 99
Shareholder Returns – – 79 #16 of 73
Overall 76 66 61
  • PONY ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • NBIS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPONYNBISQCOMSPY
1 month -26.4%-28.2%-8.8% -0.2%
3 months -33.1%+0.5%+13.1% +3.9%
6 months -50.4%+25.8%+22.8% +8.2%
Year to date -65.0%+103.6%+7.7% +12.9%
1 year -74.2%+35.9%-1.9% +12.3%
3 years ——+73.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year ——+20.1% +23.3%
5 years ——+37.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year ——+6.6% +10.9%
10 years ——+162.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+10.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePONYNBISQCOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%107.3%53.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.6%98.4%52.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.813.812.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.100.33-0.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-58.3%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -76.8%-40.5%-26.6% -1.2%
52-week high $21.87$286.69$251.02 $779.14
52-week low $4.93$73.87$124.07 $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.

MultiplePONYNBISQCOM
P/E now vs peer median -14.1x 46.2xmedian 29.5x 21.0xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 18.7x 31.8xmedian 4.5x 4.4xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median — 257.3xmedian 23.9x 16.9xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.8xmedian 14.5x 2.6xmedian 15.0x 18.7xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.1x 4.2xmedian 4.3x 7.0xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median — -0.65median 0.38 5.05median 2.28

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 monthsPONYNBISQCOM
Revenue $125.04M $1.36B $44.07B
Gross profit $20.29M $1.01B $23.90B
Operating income -$267.63M -$668.60M $10.22B
Net income -$99.78M $61.60M $9.26B
Free cash flow -$203.60M $16.40B $10.42B
R&D $225.02M $356.40M $9.89B
EPS (diluted) $-0.36 $3.17 $8.66
Cash & equivalents $327.11M $8.04B $4.53B
Total debt – $25.23B $12.78B
Shares (diluted) 379.91M 282.72M 1.07B
Enterprise value $1.15B $16.57B $154.59B

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
MetricPONYNBISQCOM
P/E -14.1x 46.2x 21.0x
P/FCF -10.8x 2.6x 18.7x
P/Operating cash flow -10.8x 8.2x 15.7x
P/S 17.6x 31.8x 4.4x
P/B 1.4x 4.2x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 4.2x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA – 257.3x 16.9x
EV/EBIT -4.1x -65.3x 19.5x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 32.2x 4.5x
EV/FCF -5.3x 2.7x 19.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.3x 8.3x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.65 5.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPONYNBISQCOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.8% 506.9% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -83.4% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.0% 631.9% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -81.7% 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.2% -49.0% -15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -26.7% 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 66.7% -73.4% -20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -90.6% 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.9% 318.1% -17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -70.8% 4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.2% 1,193% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -55.8% 12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -55.2% 1,310% -10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -47.1% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPONYNBISQCOM
Gross margin 16.2% 74.3% 54.2%
EBITDA margin – 12.5% 26.8%
Operating margin -214.0% -49.3% 23.2%
Pretax margin -68.0% 5.3% 25.4%
Net margin -109.6% 66.1% 21.0%
FCF margin -162.8% 1,210% 23.6%
Operating cash flow margin -162.8% 388.0% 28.1%
Return on equity – 0.7% 33.7%
Return on assets – 0.2% 16.2%
Return on invested capital – -3.3% 20.5%
Return on capital employed – -2.9% 22.3%
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 85.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 13.9% 7.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPONYNBISQCOM
Debt / assets – 30.6% 22.3%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x 0.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.5x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 9.4% 63.0% 51.8%
Equity / assets 90.6% 37.0% 48.2%
Interest coverage – -2.8x 14.8x
Current ratio 15.9x 4.0x 2.0x
Quick ratio 15.1x 3.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 14.4x 3.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 1.94 6.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPONYNBISQCOM
Dividend yield – – 2.0%
Net buyback yield – 6,593% 4.5%
Shareholder yield – 6,593% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 41.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 36.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%

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.

ConsensusPONYNBISQCOM
Forward P/E – – 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.61FY2026 $-1.82FY2026 $10.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -10.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $144.05MFY2026 $3.25BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.1%FY2026 +514.3%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +110.8% +246.0% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPONYNBISQCOM
Held by institutions 35.9% – 79.7%
Institutions holding 155 – 3,030
Change in shares held, QoQ +22.5% – +2.8%
Institutions buying 101 – 1,416
Institutions selling 33 – 1,333
Buyers to sellers 3.06 – 1.06

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.

PONYNBISQCOM
PONY 1.00 0.37 0.21
NBIS 0.37 1.00 0.19
QCOM 0.21 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PONY, NBIS and QCOM?

Qualcomm (QCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pony AI (PONY) $2.20B, Nebius (NBIS) $43.13B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $194.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, PONY, NBIS and QCOM?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pony AI (PONY) -14.1x, Nebius (NBIS) 46.2x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nebius (NBIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%, Nebius (NBIS) +506.9%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nebius (NBIS) has the highest net margin (Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%, Nebius (NBIS) 66.1%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (Nebius (NBIS) -3.3%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nebius (NBIS) returned the most: Pony AI (PONY) -74.2%, Nebius (NBIS) +35.9%, Qualcomm (QCOM) -1.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Qualcomm (QCOM) 1.97%. Pony AI (PONY) and Nebius (NBIS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the steadiest (Pony AI (PONY) 67.3%, Nebius (NBIS) 107.3%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PONY, NBIS and QCOM?

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