WRD vs BIDU vs OUST Stock Comparison

WeRide, Baidu and Ouster Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WRD WeRide Inc.
$4.18 -24.4% 1M -60.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.35B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$92.10M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins
BIDU Baidu, Inc.
$77.85 -10.9% 1M -36.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.69B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.33B
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
5 wins
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$29.71 -32.0% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Baidu leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Baidu 5, WeRide 2, Ouster 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWRDBIDUOUSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.35B $2.69B $2.16B BIDU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.0x -5.6x -40.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +244.8% -0.9% +62.8% WRD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -243.6% -2.6% -26.0% BIDU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -24.9% -2.0% — BIDU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -60.7% -36.6% -17.0% OUST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -14.2%/yr -14.4%/yr BIDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 47.1% 102.2% BIDU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 55/100 44/100 WRD

Percentile Scorecard

WRDBIDUOUST

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

AxisWRDBIDUOUST
Valuation 58 #6 of 13 92 #11 of 124 11 #99 of 111
Growth 91 #2 of 12 19 #92 of 113 82 #20 of 108
Profitability 82 #3 of 12 54 #51 of 110 14 #90 of 104
Financial Health 50 #7 of 13 57 #56 of 129 88 #15 of 115
Shareholder Returns – – 24 #62 of 81
Overall 70 55 44
  • WRD ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • BIDU ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • OUST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWRDBIDUOUSTSPY
1 month -24.4%-10.9%-32.0% -0.8%
3 months -25.8%-26.1%-15.5% +3.5%
6 months -48.8%-39.2%+10.4% +7.0%
Year to date -51.8%-40.4%+37.3% +12.2%
1 year -60.7%-36.6%-17.0% +13.0%
3 years —-27.3%+683.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year —-10.1%+98.7% +23.1%
5 years —-53.6%-54.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-14.2%-14.4% +11.0%
10 years —-55.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —-7.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureWRDBIDUOUSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%47.1%102.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.5%45.0%100.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.251.664.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.01-0.78-0.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-55.3%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.3%-52.1%-52.5% -1.8%
52-week high $11.72$162.52$62.52 $779.14
52-week low $4.08$77.20$16.63 $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.

MultipleWRDBIDUOUST
P/E now vs peer median -5.8x -5.6xmedian 38.1x -36.8xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 17.8x 1.4xmedian 4.3x 9.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median — —median 35.4x -33.8xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.0x 5.5xmedian 27.1x -24.7xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.0x 0.6xmedian 3.4x 5.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median — 0.10median 1.27 -0.65median 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 monthsWRDBIDUOUST
Revenue $92.10M $18.33B $204.91M
Gross profit $39.20M $1.81B $101.63M
Operating income -$260.29M -$999.00M -$62.60M
Net income -$237.93M -$543.00M -$53.33M
Free cash flow – $4.78B -$82.47M
R&D $219.70M $2.84B $68.46M
EPS (diluted) – $-11.24 $-0.81
Cash & equivalents $629.27M $3.61B $91.76M
Total debt $194.84M $42.23B –
Shares (diluted) – 42.88M 65.99M
Enterprise value -$1.69B -$72.77B $1.28B

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
MetricWRDBIDUOUST
P/E -5.8x -5.6x -36.8x
P/FCF – 5.5x -24.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.9x -37.8x
P/S 14.0x 1.4x 9.9x
P/B 1.4x 0.6x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 0.7x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA – – -33.8x
EV/EBIT -2.7x -13.0x -28.3x
EV/Revenue 7.5x 0.7x 8.7x
EV/FCF – 2.7x -21.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.8x -33.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.10 -0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWRDBIDUOUST
Revenue growth (1Y) 244.8% -0.9% 62.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.5% 51.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 142.5% 12,345% 90.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -36.6% 166.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.9% -140.6% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -32.9% 45.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.9% -114.0% 42.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -30.7% 48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – -201.2% 52.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -55.3% 56.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 2,449% -329.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -31.9% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 236.1% -416.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.5% 17.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWRDBIDUOUST
Gross margin 42.6% 9.9% 49.6%
EBITDA margin – – -25.6%
Operating margin -282.6% -5.5% -30.6%
Pretax margin -258.0% -2.3% -25.5%
Net margin -243.6% -2.6% -26.0%
FCF margin – 26.1% -40.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 8.1% -26.3%
Return on equity -24.1% -1.3% -16.5%
Return on assets -20.5% -0.8% -12.5%
Return on invested capital -24.9% -2.0% –
Return on capital employed -26.6% -1.8% -18.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -2.7x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 18.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWRDBIDUOUST
Debt / assets 6.3% 15.8% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 17.5% 40.1% 21.8%
Equity / assets 82.5% 59.9% 78.2%
Interest coverage – -2.7x –
Current ratio 5.4x 2.3x 4.2x
Quick ratio 4.0x 2.0x 3.5x
Cash ratio 3.7x 1.9x 3.1x
Altman Z-score 2.03 – 9.48

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusWRDBIDUOUST
Forward P/E – 14.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.62FY2026 $5.42FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -29.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +21.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $149.56MFY2026 $19.51BFY2026 $229.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +52.8%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +88.4% -0.6% +36.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWRDBIDUOUST
Held by institutions 26.0% 17.5% 53.9%
Institutions holding 110 490 330
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +8.1% +19.0%
Institutions buying 51 236 233
Institutions selling 35 144 66
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.64 3.53

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.

WRDBIDUOUST
WRD 1.00 0.40 0.41
BIDU 0.40 1.00 0.35
OUST 0.41 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WRD, BIDU and OUST?

Baidu (BIDU) is the largest by market capitalisation: WeRide (WRD) $1.35B, Baidu (BIDU) $2.69B, Ouster (OUST) $2.16B.

Which company is growing faster?

WeRide (WRD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: WeRide (WRD) +244.8%, Baidu (BIDU) -0.9%, Ouster (OUST) +62.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Baidu (BIDU) has the highest net margin (WeRide (WRD) -243.6%, Baidu (BIDU) -2.6%, Ouster (OUST) -26.0%). On return on invested capital, Baidu (BIDU) leads (WeRide (WRD) -24.9%, Baidu (BIDU) -2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ouster (OUST) returned the most: WeRide (WRD) -60.7%, Baidu (BIDU) -36.6%, Ouster (OUST) -17.0%. Over five years, Baidu (BIDU) compounded fastest (Baidu (BIDU) -14.2%/yr, Ouster (OUST) -14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baidu (BIDU) has been the steadiest (WeRide (WRD) 60.2%, Baidu (BIDU) 47.1%, Ouster (OUST) 102.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WRD, BIDU and OUST?

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