VHUB vs OUST vs HSAI Stock Comparison

VenHub Global, Ouster and Hesai Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$29.71 -32.0% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
HSAI Hesai Group
$13.69 -15.8% 1M -40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.84B
P/E
25.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$480.33M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

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

QuestionVHUBOUSTHSAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.25M $2.03B $1.84B OUST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.4x -38.1x 25.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 228.2x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +62.8% +38.6% OUST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11,799.2% -26.0% 14.7% HSAI
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 — -17.0% -40.0% OUST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -14.4%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 162.7% 102.2% 71.3% HSAI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 2/100 44/100 73/100 HSAI

Percentile Scorecard

VHUBOUSTHSAI

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

AxisVHUBOUSTHSAI
Valuation 0 #13 of 13 11 #99 of 111 67 #37 of 111
Growth 9 #11 of 12 82 #20 of 108 97 #4 of 108
Profitability 0 #12 of 12 14 #90 of 104 54 #48 of 104
Financial Health 0 #13 of 13 88 #15 of 115 –
Shareholder Returns – 24 #62 of 81 –
Overall 2 44 73
  • VHUB ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • OUST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • HSAI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVHUBOUSTHSAISPY
1 month -40.7%-32.0%-15.8% -0.8%
3 months -60.0%-15.5%-11.3% +3.5%
6 months -53.6%+10.4%-41.5% +7.0%
Year to date —+37.3%-38.9% +12.2%
1 year —-17.0%-40.0% +13.0%
3 years —+683.9%+36.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+98.7%+11.0% +23.1%
5 years —-54.1%— +68.6%
5 years, per year —-14.4%— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureVHUBOUSTHSAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 162.7%102.2%71.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 198.5%100.6%68.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.654.572.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.17-0.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-95.8%-84.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -96.0%-52.5%-52.4% -1.8%
52-week high $8.08$62.52$28.79 $779.14
52-week low $0.32$16.63$12.14 $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.

MultipleVHUBOUSTHSAI
P/E now vs peer median -0.5x -36.8xmedian 32.0x 26.9xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 57.2xmedian 17.8x 9.9xmedian 2.8x 4.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.6x -33.8xmedian 19.4x —median 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 14.0x -24.7xmedian 29.0x —median 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median -547.1xmedian 1.0x 5.5xmedian 2.9x —median 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median — -0.65median 1.13 0.45median 1.13

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 monthsVHUBOUSTHSAI
Revenue $505.29K $204.91M $480.33M
Gross profit -$111.65K $101.63M $195.19M
Operating income -$42.78M -$62.60M $24.53M
Net income -$59.62M -$53.33M $63.29M
Free cash flow -$16.53M -$82.47M –
R&D $1.05M $68.46M $122.50M
EPS (diluted) $-0.69 $-0.81 $0.48
Cash & equivalents $2.56M $91.76M $222.56M
Shares (diluted) 86.30M 65.99M 146.44M
Enterprise value $17.80M $1.14B -$1.68B

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
MetricVHUBOUSTHSAI
P/E -0.5x -36.8x 26.9x
P/FCF -1.7x -24.7x –
P/Operating cash flow -1.9x -37.8x –
P/S 57.2x 9.9x 4.5x
P/B -547.1x 5.5x –
P/Tangible book -547.1x 6.0x –
EV/EBITDA -0.6x -33.8x –
EV/EBIT -0.6x -28.3x 47.2x
EV/Revenue 52.2x 8.7x 2.4x
EV/FCF -1.6x -21.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow -1.7x -33.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.65 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVHUBOUSTHSAI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 62.8% 38.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 51.6% 27.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 90.8% 32.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 166.5% 36.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -193.6% 39.7% 1,028%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 45.1% 32.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -76.7% 42.0% 405.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 48.0% 46.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.3% 52.1% 342.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 56.5% 59.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -329.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -416.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVHUBOUSTHSAI
Gross margin -22.1% 49.6% 40.6%
EBITDA margin -8,423% -25.6% –
Operating margin -8,466% -30.6% 5.1%
Pretax margin -10,867% -25.5% 7.6%
Net margin -11,799% -26.0% 14.7%
FCF margin -3,271% -40.2% –
Operating cash flow margin -3,074% -26.3% –
Return on equity -3,339% -16.5% –
Return on assets -559.7% -12.5% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -1,898% -18.1% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 6,401% 18.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVHUBOUSTHSAI
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 100.7% 21.8% –
Equity / assets -0.7% 78.2% –
Interest coverage -3.5x – 19.1x
Current ratio 0.8x 4.2x –
Quick ratio 0.3x 3.5x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 3.1x –
Altman Z-score -34.31 9.48 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVHUBOUSTHSAI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -65.2% -6.9% –
Shareholder yield -65.2% -6.9% –
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.

ConsensusVHUBOUSTHSAI
Forward P/E – – 228.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.27FY2026 $0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -86.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +150.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $229.51MFY2026 $675.34MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +35.5%FY2026 +56.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +36.6% +28.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVHUBOUSTHSAI
Held by institutions – 53.9% 26.6%
Institutions holding – 330 131
Change in shares held, QoQ – +19.0% -13.3%
Institutions buying – 233 88
Institutions selling – 66 31
Buyers to sellers – 3.53 2.84

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.

VHUBOUSTHSAI
VHUB 1.00 0.00 0.04
OUST 0.00 1.00 0.44
HSAI 0.04 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VHUB, OUST and HSAI?

Ouster (OUST) is the largest by market capitalisation: VenHub Global (VHUB) $26.25M, Ouster (OUST) $2.03B, Hesai (HSAI) $1.84B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ouster (OUST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ouster (OUST) +62.8%, Hesai (HSAI) +38.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hesai (HSAI) has the highest net margin (VenHub Global (VHUB) -11,799.2%, Ouster (OUST) -26.0%, Hesai (HSAI) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ouster (OUST) returned the most: Ouster (OUST) -17.0%, Hesai (HSAI) -40.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hesai (HSAI) has been the steadiest (VenHub Global (VHUB) 162.7%, Ouster (OUST) 102.2%, Hesai (HSAI) 71.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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