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WeRide Inc.

$WRD·$1.7B·Software - Infrastructure·Technology
$5.81+1.7%YTD-36.4%1Y-27.5%
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$WRDWeRide Inc.
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $WRD, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Too early to tellStalledAI verdict · as of 2026-06-30

The move has stalled — likely just drifts unless something new shows up.

WeRide at $5.71 — -36% YTD at 7% of 52w range; Chinese robotaxi pre-revenue-scale with 57% Q1 revenue growth, Geely-Kwoon Chung RHD robotaxi expansion at HK Expo.

WeRide Inc is the Chinese autonomous-vehicle franchise (Robotaxis, Robobuses, plus the GENESIS generative-AI simulation platform) — recently US-listed, now in the deeply-compressed Chinese-EV-cohort drawdown alongside its peers. The stock is down 36% YTD and 28% TTM, sitting at just 7% of the 52-week range — among the deepest compressions in the AV cohort.

Where the bet now sits:

  • The Q1 print is the inflection: revenue grew 56.6% YoY to $113M (a real step-change off the prior cycle) with -388% operating margin (continued investment-cycle for AV-and-AI development) and -$1.11 EPS, FY26 Q2 EPS estimate is -$0.13 (a meaningful sequential burn-reduction), trailing 15.7x sales — at $1.67B market cap the equity is being priced for the FY27 AV-trajectory to convert into actual recurring revenue.
  • The strategic-partnership flow is the substance: WeRide, Geely Farizon and Kwoon Chung launched RHD Robotaxis at the 2026 Hong Kong Expo (June 22), plus WeRide GENESIS named 'Generative AI Platform of the Year' following the ATTI Simulation Innovation Award (June 25) — dated regulated-jurisdiction expansion plus product-validation.
  • The Annual General Meeting results plus capital flow is contained: WeRide Announces Results of Annual General Meeting (June 26) — routine governance, no insider events in the recent window, no fresh dilutive activity disclosed. Sentiment data is null in this bundle so X-chatter conviction is unmeasured.

July 30 Q2 earnings is the next decision — a beat with the -$0.13 sequential-burn-reduction print plus a named Hong-Kong RHD-robotaxi launch-revenue-contribution disclosure plus a Geely-partnership cadence update restarts the move from this 7%-of-52w-range compression. Another quarter of deep operating losses, a Chinese-AV-regulatory commentary that signals a cycle reset, or a fresh dilutive raise on the existing capital structure is what would extend the stalled pattern despite the GENESIS-and-RHD-robotaxi substance.

What to watch: July 30 Q2 earnings — a beat with the -$0.13 sequential-burn-reduction print plus a named Hong-Kong RHD-robotaxi launch-revenue-contribution disclosure plus a Geely-partnership cadence update restarts the move from this 7%-of-52w-range compression; another quarter of deep operating losses, a Chinese-AV-regulatory commentary that signals a cycle reset, or a fresh dilutive raise on the existing capital structure extends the stalled pattern despite the GENESIS-and-RHD-robotaxi substance.

On the calendar: 2026-07-30 — Q2 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

WeRide Inc. is dedicated to pioneering and refining an autonomous driving technology platform. The company delivers a range of intelligent mobility solutions, including self-driving taxis (Robotaxi), buses (Robobus), delivery vans (Robovan), and street sweepers (Robosweeper), along with other sophisticated driving systems. These offerings are aimed at enhancing services in sectors like digital ride-hailing, flexible transport, urban supply chains, and public cleanliness. Founded in February 2017 by Xu Han and Yan Li, WeRide Inc. is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Software - Infrastructure sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $WRD.

Software - Infrastructure · Technology

Enterprise software infrastructure is in a multiple compression phase (-16.3% YTD) as investors demand proof that AI spend converts to revenue. Winners: hyperscale-adjacent names (CoreWeave for GPU cloud, CrowdStrike for AI-native security, Palantir for DoD AI). Losers: legacy infrastructure vendors facing enterprise consolidation and AI substitution.

Top industry ETF

$IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
-15.6%YTD
-17.9%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-7.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-24.6%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-255%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
15.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-23.8%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
30.4%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 13, 2026$-0.18$-0.11-69.1%
Q4 2025Mar 23, 2026$-0.24$-0.14-67.6%
Q3 2025Nov 24, 2025$-0.15——
Q2 2025Jul 31, 2025$-0.18——
Next earningsThu, Jul 30·consensus EPS $-0.13

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$113.4M+56.6%34.7%-388%$-1.11—
Q4 FY25$309.7M+119.9%28.5%-184%$-1.68—
Q3 FY25$171.0M+144.2%32.8%-222%$-1.08—
Q2 FY25$127.2M+60.7%28.1%-357%$-1.44—

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 7 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$1.0B$830.2M – $1.7B-$3.96-$4.56 – -$3.295
FY27$2.0B$1.6B – $3.3B-$3.30-$7.08 – $0.477
FY28$4.4B$3.5B – $7.2B-$1.68-$3.04 – -$1.244
FY29$10.8B$8.6B – $17.5B$2.10$1.54 – $3.793
FY30$16.8B$13.4B – $27.2B$10.33$7.59 – $18.676

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.7%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-19.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-31.1%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 281.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.1% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.755-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 223
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

WeRide Inc. Announces Results of Annual General Meetingglobenewswire.com·4d agoWeRide GENESIS Named “Generative AI Platform of the Year,” Following ATTI Simulation Innovation Awardglobenewswire.com·6d agoWeRide GENESIS Named “Generative AI Platform of the Year,” Following ATTI Simulation Innovation Awardglobenewswire.com·6d agoWeRide, Geely Farizon and Kwoon Chung Launch Right-Hand-Drive Robotaxis at the 2026 International Automotive & Supply Chain Expo (Hong Kong), Accelerating Global Expansionglobenewswire.com·9d agoWeRide and Uber Plan to Launch Commercial Robotaxi Service in Zurich, Expanding European Partnershipglobenewswire.com·14d ago

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