PONY vs YMM vs AMBA Stock Comparison

Pony AI, Full Truck Alliance 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
$1.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins
AMBA Ambarella Inc
$66.82 -8.1% 1M -22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$417.80M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Full Truck Alliance leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Full Truck Alliance 4, Pony AI 2, Ambarella 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPONYYMMAMBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.91B $8.73B $2.95B YMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -14.0x 14.3x -52.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.1x 86.8x YMM
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% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -72.6% -36.0% -22.0% AMBA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -11.1%/yr -18.1%/yr YMM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.4% 36.3% 74.6% YMM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 74/100 40/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

PONYYMMAMBA

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

AxisPONYYMMAMBA
Valuation 67 #5 of 13 84 #28 of 167 31 #66 of 95
Growth 82 #3 of 12 76 #38 of 153 55 #42 of 93
Profitability 73 #4 of 12 69 #48 of 153 26 #68 of 91
Financial Health 83 #3 of 13 94 #11 of 179 59 #42 of 101
Shareholder Returns – 50 #48 of 94 31 #52 of 75
Overall 76 74 40
  • PONY ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • YMM ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • AMBA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPONYYMMAMBASPY
1 month -26.7%+2.8%-8.1% -0.8%
3 months -31.6%-10.1%-2.1% +3.5%
6 months -52.1%-3.0%+3.0% +7.0%
Year to date -65.2%-22.2%-5.7% +12.2%
1 year -72.6%-36.0%-22.0% +13.0%
3 years —+15.3%+42.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+4.9%+12.6% +23.1%
5 years —-44.4%-63.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-11.1%-18.1% +11.0%
10 years ——+6.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+0.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePONYYMMAMBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.4%36.3%74.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.6%40.4%79.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.821.132.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.08-0.99-0.29 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-71.8%-81.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -76.9%-37.2%-30.0% -1.8%
52-week high $21.87$13.30$95.51 $779.14
52-week low $4.93$7.54$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.

MultiplePONYYMMAMBA
P/E now vs peer median -14.0x 14.3xmedian 17.5x -52.2xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 17.8x —median 1.4x 7.1xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median — —median 14.5x -72.0xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.8xmedian 14.0x 8.7xmedian 12.1x 303.4xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.0x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 4.8xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median — 0.35median 0.41 -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 monthsPONYYMMAMBA
Revenue $125.04M – $417.80M
Gross profit $20.29M – $244.50M
Operating income -$267.63M $620.89M -$62.24M
Net income -$99.78M $671.27M -$56.32M
Free cash flow -$203.60M $1.00B $9.72M
R&D $225.02M $145.15M $228.69M
EPS (diluted) $-0.36 $0.58 $-1.28
Cash & equivalents $327.11M $1.00B $101.85M
Shares (diluted) 379.91M 1.05B 44.01M
Enterprise value $1.91B -$2.04B $1.79B

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
MetricPONYYMMAMBA
P/E -14.0x 14.3x -52.2x
P/FCF -10.8x 8.7x 303.4x
P/Operating cash flow -10.8x 9.0x 107.9x
P/S 17.5x – 7.1x
P/B 1.4x 1.4x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.5x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA – – -72.0x
EV/EBIT -4.0x 8.4x -43.0x
EV/Revenue 8.6x – 6.4x
EV/FCF -5.3x 5.2x 275.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.3x 5.4x 98.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.35 -2.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPONYYMMAMBA
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% 13.3% 36.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 90.8% 18.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 66.7% 21.4% 36.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 59.4% 16.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.9% 4.3% 38.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 40.4% 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
MetricPONYYMMAMBA
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 – 10.3% -9.2%
Return on assets – 9.3% -7.2%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 10.2% -9.6%
Asset turnover – – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.4x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 21.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPONYYMMAMBA
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 9.4% 10.4% 20.5%
Equity / assets 90.6% 89.6% 79.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 15.9x 8.0x 2.8x
Quick ratio 15.1x 6.6x 2.2x
Cash ratio 14.4x 6.6x 2.0x
Altman Z-score – – 11.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPONYYMMAMBA
Dividend yield – 2.9% –
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield – 2.9% -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.

ConsensusPONYYMMAMBA
Forward P/E – 11.1xFY2026 86.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.61FY2026 $0.75FY2026 $0.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +15.4%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +6.7% +40.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $144.05MFY2026 $1.97BFY2026 $454.23MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.1%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +110.8% -4.1% +3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPONYYMMAMBA
Held by institutions 35.9% 71.1% 81.7%
Institutions holding 155 247 337
Change in shares held, QoQ +22.5% +3.0% -1.5%
Institutions buying 101 168 203
Institutions selling 33 58 89
Buyers to sellers 3.06 2.90 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.

PONYYMMAMBA
PONY 1.00 0.45 0.33
YMM 0.45 1.00 0.25
AMBA 0.33 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PONY, YMM and AMBA?

Full Truck Alliance (YMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pony AI (PONY) $1.91B, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) $8.73B, Ambarella (AMBA) $2.95B.

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%, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) -36.0%, Ambarella (AMBA) -22.0%. Over five years, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) compounded fastest (Full Truck Alliance (YMM) -11.1%/yr, Ambarella (AMBA) -18.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) has been the steadiest (Pony AI (PONY) 67.4%, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) 36.3%, Ambarella (AMBA) 74.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PONY, YMM 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, Full Truck Alliance (YMM) leads on 4. 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.