WRD vs HSAI vs DIDIY Stock Comparison

WeRide, Hesai and DiDi Global Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WRD WeRide Inc.
$4.52 -18.3% 1M -61.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.40B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$92.10M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win
HSAI Hesai Group
$13.83 -11.3% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.16B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$480.33M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
DIDIY DiDi Global Inc.
$3.09 -14.4% 1M -52.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.40B
P/E
106.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Hesai leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Hesai 4, DiDi Global 2, WeRide 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWRDHSAIDIDIYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.40B $2.16B $14.40B DIDIY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.2x 27.2x 106.6x HSAI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 230.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +244.8% +38.6% — WRD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -243.6% 14.7% — HSAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -24.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.4% -42.6% -52.5% HSAI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -17.5%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 71.3% 45.3% DIDIY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 73/100 — HSAI

Percentile Scorecard

WRDHSAIDIDIY

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

AxisWRDHSAIDIDIY
Valuation 42 #8 of 13 70 #34 of 111 76 #41 of 166
Growth 91 #2 of 12 96 #5 of 108 –
Profitability 82 #3 of 12 52 #51 of 104 –
Financial Health 50 #7 of 13 – 55 #82 of 179
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 66 73 –
  • WRD ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • HSAI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DIDIY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWRDHSAIDIDIYSPY
1 month -18.3%-11.3%-14.4% +0.9%
3 months -21.8%-15.3%-9.9% +5.9%
6 months -39.6%-37.9%-15.1% +8.5%
Year to date -47.9%-38.3%-41.5% +13.3%
1 year -61.4%-42.6%-52.5% +12.4%
3 years —+38.3%-10.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+11.4%-3.6% +23.5%
5 years ——-61.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year ——-17.5% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureWRDHSAIDIDIYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%71.3%45.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.5%67.9%47.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.262.860.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.02-0.60-1.16 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-84.2%-84.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.4%-52.0%-53.2% -0.9%
52-week high $11.72$28.79$6.60 $779.14
52-week low $4.08$12.14$3.05 $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.

MultipleWRDHSAIDIDIY
P/E now vs peer median -6.2x 27.2xmedian 33.5x 106.6xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 17.8x 4.5xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median — —median 19.6x —median 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.9x —median 29.8x 16.0xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.1x —median 2.9x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median — 0.45median 1.10 —median 0.36

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 monthsWRDHSAIDIDIY
Revenue $92.10M $480.33M –
Gross profit $39.20M $195.19M –
Operating income -$260.29M $24.53M –
Net income -$237.93M $63.29M –
R&D $219.70M $122.50M –
EPS (diluted) – $0.48 –
Cash & equivalents $629.27M $222.56M $3.40B
Total debt $194.84M – $5.59B
Shares (diluted) – 146.44M 4.88B
Enterprise value -$1.65B -$1.35B -$84.83M

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
MetricWRDHSAIDIDIY
P/E -6.2x 27.2x 106.6x
P/FCF – – 16.0x
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S 15.1x 4.5x 0.5x
P/B 1.5x – 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x – 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -3.1x 48.1x –
EV/Revenue 8.7x 2.5x –
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.45 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWRDHSAIDIDIY
Revenue growth (1Y) 244.8% 38.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 27.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 142.5% 32.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 36.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.9% 1,028% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 32.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 29.9% 405.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 46.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 342.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 59.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWRDHSAIDIDIY
Gross margin 42.6% 40.6% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -282.6% 5.1% –
Pretax margin -258.0% 7.6% –
Net margin -243.6% 14.7% –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity -24.1% – –
Return on assets -20.5% 4.0% –
Return on invested capital -24.9% – –
Return on capital employed -26.6% – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWRDHSAIDIDIY
Debt / assets 6.3% – 8.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 17.5% – 37.7%
Equity / assets 82.5% – 62.3%
Interest coverage – 19.1x –
Current ratio 5.4x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 4.0x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 3.7x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.34 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWRDHSAIDIDIY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
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.

ConsensusWRDHSAIDIDIY
Forward P/E – 230.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.62FY2026 $0.06FY2026 $-0.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -86.0%FY2026 -200.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +150.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $149.56MFY2026 $675.34MFY2026 $39.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +52.8%FY2026 +56.0%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +88.4% +28.7% +7.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWRDHSAIDIDIY
Held by institutions 26.0% 26.6% 0.0%
Institutions holding 110 131 4
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% -13.3% -17.3%
Institutions buying 51 88 0
Institutions selling 35 31 1
Buyers to sellers 1.46 2.84 0.00

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.

WRDHSAIDIDIY
WRD 1.00 0.46 0.21
HSAI 0.46 1.00 0.25
DIDIY 0.21 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WRD, HSAI and DIDIY?

DiDi Global (DIDIY) is the largest by market capitalisation: WeRide (WRD) $1.40B, Hesai (HSAI) $2.16B, DiDi Global (DIDIY) $14.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, WRD, HSAI and DIDIY?

Hesai (HSAI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (WeRide (WRD) -6.2x, Hesai (HSAI) 27.2x, DiDi Global (DIDIY) 106.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

WeRide (WRD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: WeRide (WRD) +244.8%, Hesai (HSAI) +38.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hesai (HSAI) has the highest net margin (WeRide (WRD) -243.6%, Hesai (HSAI) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hesai (HSAI) returned the most: WeRide (WRD) -61.4%, Hesai (HSAI) -42.6%, DiDi Global (DIDIY) -52.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, DiDi Global (DIDIY) has been the steadiest (WeRide (WRD) 60.2%, Hesai (HSAI) 71.3%, DiDi Global (DIDIY) 45.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WRD, HSAI and DIDIY?

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 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.