VHUB vs HSAI vs SYM Stock Comparison

VenHub Global, Hesai and Symbotic Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSAI Hesai Group
$13.35 -17.8% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.08B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$480.33M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins
SYM Symbotic Inc.
$38.98 -10.3% 1M -44.9% 1Y
Market cap
$23.54B
P/E
608.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Hesai leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hesai 6, Symbotic 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVHUBHSAISYMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.21M $2.08B $23.54B SYM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.4x 26.3x 608.2x HSAI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 222.5x 205.2x SYM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +38.6% +20.6% HSAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11,799.2% 14.7% 0.3% HSAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -44.0% -44.9% HSAI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +31.4%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 162.6% 71.2% 78.7% HSAI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 2/100 73/100 46/100 HSAI

Percentile Scorecard

VHUBHSAISYM

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

AxisVHUBHSAISYM
Valuation 0 #13 of 13 69 #35 of 112 10 #182 of 203
Growth 9 #11 of 12 97 #4 of 109 99 #3 of 188
Profitability 0 #12 of 12 53 #49 of 104 39 #112 of 183
Financial Health 0 #13 of 13 – 42 #126 of 217
Shareholder Returns – – 40 #92 of 153
Overall 2 73 46
  • VHUB ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • HSAI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SYM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVHUBHSAISYMSPY
1 month -46.3%-17.8%-10.3% -0.2%
3 months -60.8%-16.0%-7.9% +3.9%
6 months -56.1%-40.6%-31.7% +8.2%
Year to date —-40.4%-34.5% +12.9%
1 year —-44.0%-44.9% +12.3%
3 years —+33.5%+10.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+10.1%+3.3% +23.3%
5 years ——+291.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year ——+31.4% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureVHUBHSAISYMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 162.6%71.2%78.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 198.1%67.9%80.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.612.862.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.62-0.57 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.4%-84.2%-72.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -96.4%-53.6%-55.3% -1.2%
52-week high $8.08$28.79$87.30 $779.14
52-week low $0.29$12.14$37.90 $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.

MultipleVHUBHSAISYM
P/E now vs peer median -0.4x 26.3xmedian 33.2x 608.2xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 51.9xmedian 18.7x 4.3xmedian 2.8x 8.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.6x —median 20.0x 563.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 14.5x —median 29.8x 29.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median -495.8xmedian 1.1x —median 3.0x 20.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median — 0.44median 1.17 20.85median 1.32

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 monthsVHUBHSAISYM
Revenue $505.29K $480.33M $2.65B
Gross profit -$111.65K $195.19M $563.25M
Operating income -$42.78M $24.53M -$250.00K
Net income -$59.62M $63.29M $34.64M
Free cash flow -$16.53M – $795.43M
R&D $1.05M $122.50M $203.12M
EPS (diluted) $-0.69 $0.48 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $2.56M $222.56M $1.75B
Shares (diluted) 86.30M 146.44M 133.25M
Enterprise value $17.76M -$1.43B $17.14B

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
MetricVHUBHSAISYM
P/E -0.4x 26.3x 608.2x
P/FCF -1.6x – 29.6x
P/Operating cash flow -1.7x – 26.3x
P/S 51.9x 4.3x 8.9x
P/B -495.8x – 20.8x
P/Tangible book -495.8x – 22.4x
EV/EBITDA -0.6x – 563.4x
EV/EBIT -0.6x 45.0x -87,169x
EV/Revenue 46.8x 2.3x 8.2x
EV/FCF -1.4x – 27.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.5x – 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.44 20.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVHUBHSAISYM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 38.6% 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 27.1% 40.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 32.5% 40.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 36.0% 51.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -193.6% 1,028% 99.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 32.9% 89.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -76.7% 405.8% 208.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 46.3% 29.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.3% 342.2% 210.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 59.8% 29.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 400.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 594.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVHUBHSAISYM
Gross margin -22.1% 40.6% 21.3%
EBITDA margin -8,423% – 1.5%
Operating margin -8,466% 5.1% 0.0%
Pretax margin -10,867% 7.6% 2.4%
Net margin -11,799% 14.7% 0.3%
FCF margin -3,271% – 30.1%
Operating cash flow margin -3,074% – 33.8%
Return on equity -3,339% – 3.2%
Return on assets -559.7% 4.0% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -1,898% – 0.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – 25.8x
Stock comp / revenue 6,401% – 8.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVHUBHSAISYM
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 100.7% – 67.8%
Equity / assets -0.7% – 32.2%
Interest coverage -3.5x 19.1x –
Current ratio 0.8x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score -34.51 – 6.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVHUBHSAISYM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -72.0% – -1.8%
Shareholder yield -72.0% – -1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 3.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 0.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -30.4%
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.

ConsensusVHUBHSAISYM
Forward P/E – 222.5xFY2026 205.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.06FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -86.0%FY2026 -17.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +150.0% +131.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $675.34MFY2026 $2.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +56.0%FY2026 +27.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +28.7% +18.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVHUBHSAISYM
Held by institutions – 26.6% 90.0%
Institutions holding – 131 412
Change in shares held, QoQ – -13.3% +2.6%
Institutions buying – 88 260
Institutions selling – 31 85
Buyers to sellers – 2.84 3.06

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.

VHUBHSAISYM
VHUB 1.00 0.04 0.02
HSAI 0.04 1.00 0.35
SYM 0.02 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VHUB, HSAI and SYM?

Symbotic (SYM) is the largest by market capitalisation: VenHub Global (VHUB) $26.21M, Hesai (HSAI) $2.08B, Symbotic (SYM) $23.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, VHUB, HSAI and SYM?

Hesai (HSAI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (VenHub Global (VHUB) -0.4x, Hesai (HSAI) 26.3x, Symbotic (SYM) 608.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Symbotic (SYM) is cheapest (Hesai (HSAI) 222.5x, Symbotic (SYM) 205.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hesai (HSAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hesai (HSAI) +38.6%, Symbotic (SYM) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hesai (HSAI) has the highest net margin (VenHub Global (VHUB) -11,799.2%, Hesai (HSAI) 14.7%, Symbotic (SYM) 0.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hesai (HSAI) returned the most: Hesai (HSAI) -44.0%, Symbotic (SYM) -44.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hesai (HSAI) has been the steadiest (VenHub Global (VHUB) 162.6%, Hesai (HSAI) 71.2%, Symbotic (SYM) 78.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VHUB, HSAI and SYM?

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