WRD vs AMBA vs PONY Stock Comparison

WeRide, Ambarella and Pony AI Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WRD WeRide Inc.
$4.37 -21.0% 1M -60.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.39B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$92.10M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins
AMBA Ambarella Inc
$67.12 -7.6% 1M -22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$417.80M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins
PONY Pony AI Inc.
$5.07 -26.4% 1M -74.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.04M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Ambarella leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Ambarella 3, WeRide 2, Pony AI 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWRDAMBAPONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.39B $2.93B $1.89B AMBA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.2x -52.0x -13.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 87.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +244.8% +20.0% +45.8% WRD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -243.6% -13.5% -109.6% AMBA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -24.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -60.8% -22.4% -74.2% AMBA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -18.8%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.3% 74.4% 67.3% WRD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 41/100 76/100 PONY

Percentile Scorecard

WRDAMBAPONY

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

AxisWRDAMBAPONY
Valuation 42 #8 of 13 33 #63 of 94 67 #5 of 13
Growth 91 #2 of 12 54 #43 of 92 82 #3 of 12
Profitability 82 #3 of 12 26 #67 of 90 73 #4 of 12
Financial Health 50 #7 of 13 58 #42 of 99 83 #3 of 13
Shareholder Returns – 32 #50 of 73 –
Overall 66 41 76
  • WRD ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • AMBA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • PONY ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWRDAMBAPONYSPY
1 month -21.0%-7.6%-26.4% -0.2%
3 months -24.8%-2.7%-33.1% +3.9%
6 months -44.1%+5.3%-50.4% +8.2%
Year to date -49.7%-5.3%-65.0% +12.9%
1 year -60.8%-22.4%-74.2% +12.3%
3 years —+43.4%— +87.4%
3 years, per year —+12.8%— +23.3%
5 years —-64.6%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —-18.8%— +10.9%
10 years —+9.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+0.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWRDAMBAPONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.3%74.4%67.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.5%79.6%70.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.262.612.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.01-0.30-1.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-81.7%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.7%-29.7%-76.8% -1.2%
52-week high $11.72$95.51$21.87 $779.14
52-week low $4.08$48.65$4.93 $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.

MultipleWRDAMBAPONY
P/E now vs peer median -6.0x -52.4xmedian 45.6x -14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 18.7x 7.1xmedian 7.7x 17.6xmedian 18.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median — -72.3xmedian 29.0x —
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.5x 304.8xmedian 40.6x -10.8xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.1x 4.8xmedian 4.6x 1.4xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median — -2.67median 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 monthsWRDAMBAPONY
Revenue $92.10M $417.80M $125.04M
Gross profit $39.20M $244.50M $20.29M
Operating income -$260.29M -$62.24M -$267.63M
Net income -$237.93M -$56.32M -$99.78M
Free cash flow – $9.72M -$203.60M
R&D $219.70M $228.69M $225.02M
EPS (diluted) – $-1.28 $-0.36
Cash & equivalents $629.27M $101.85M $327.11M
Total debt $194.84M – –
Shares (diluted) – 44.01M 379.91M
Enterprise value -$1.65B $1.77B $1.89B

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
MetricWRDAMBAPONY
P/E -6.0x -52.4x -14.1x
P/FCF – 304.8x -10.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 108.4x -10.8x
P/S 14.6x 7.1x 17.6x
P/B 1.4x 4.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 5.3x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – -72.3x –
EV/EBIT -2.9x -43.2x -4.1x
EV/Revenue 8.2x 6.4x 8.7x
EV/FCF – 276.8x -5.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 98.5x -5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -2.67 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWRDAMBAPONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 244.8% 20.0% 45.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 142.5% 17.4% 39.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.9% 36.9% 19.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 18.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 29.9% 36.4% 66.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 16.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 38.6% 86.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 19.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -47.8% -55.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -73.7% -55.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWRDAMBAPONY
Gross margin 42.6% 58.5% 16.2%
EBITDA margin – -8.9% –
Operating margin -282.6% -14.9% -214.0%
Pretax margin -258.0% -12.9% -68.0%
Net margin -243.6% -13.5% -109.6%
FCF margin – 2.3% -162.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 6.5% -162.8%
Return on equity -24.1% -9.2% –
Return on assets -20.5% -7.2% –
Return on invested capital -24.9% – –
Return on capital employed -26.6% -9.6% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.5x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 21.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWRDAMBAPONY
Debt / assets 6.3% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 17.5% 20.5% 9.4%
Equity / assets 82.5% 79.5% 90.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.4x 2.8x 15.9x
Quick ratio 4.0x 2.2x 15.1x
Cash ratio 3.7x 2.0x 14.4x
Altman Z-score 2.21 11.15 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusWRDAMBAPONY
Forward P/E – 87.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.62FY2026 $0.77FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +24.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +40.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $149.56MFY2026 $454.23MFY2026 $144.05MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +52.8%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +60.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +88.4% +3.4% +110.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWRDAMBAPONY
Held by institutions 26.0% 81.7% 35.9%
Institutions holding 110 337 155
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% -1.5% +22.5%
Institutions buying 51 203 101
Institutions selling 35 89 33
Buyers to sellers 1.46 2.28 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.

WRDAMBAPONY
WRD 1.00 0.28 0.68
AMBA 0.28 1.00 0.33
PONY 0.68 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WRD, AMBA and PONY?

Ambarella (AMBA) is the largest by market capitalisation: WeRide (WRD) $1.39B, Ambarella (AMBA) $2.93B, Pony AI (PONY) $1.89B.

Which company is growing faster?

WeRide (WRD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: WeRide (WRD) +244.8%, Ambarella (AMBA) +20.0%, Pony AI (PONY) +45.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ambarella (AMBA) has the highest net margin (WeRide (WRD) -243.6%, Ambarella (AMBA) -13.5%, Pony AI (PONY) -109.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambarella (AMBA) returned the most: WeRide (WRD) -60.8%, Ambarella (AMBA) -22.4%, Pony AI (PONY) -74.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, WeRide (WRD) has been the steadiest (WeRide (WRD) 60.3%, Ambarella (AMBA) 74.4%, Pony AI (PONY) 67.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WRD, AMBA and PONY?

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