Ford Motor vs General Motors
F and GM side by side, both in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How F and GM compare
General Motors is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as Ford Motor ($76.7B against $48.8B).
Ford Motor grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.5% versus −1.1% for General Motors).
Both pay dividends: Ford Motor yields 4.9% and General Motors 0.79%.
Ford Motor scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 12 for General Motors), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | F | GM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $48.8B | $76.7B |
| Share price | $12.25 | $87.40 |
| Change, 1 year | −7.5% | 26.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −36.5% | 49.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.31 | 1.29 |
| Employees | 169K | 4,510 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 42.0× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 0.4× |
| P/B | 1.4× | 1.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 2.0× (better) | 3.8× |
| P/FCF | 6.7× | 5.3× (better) |
| FCF yield | 14.9% | 18.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $18.01 | $104.06 |
| Margin of safety | 32.0% (better) | 16.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.5% (better) | −1.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.1% | 8.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −59.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −354% | −67.2% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −5.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 8.2% | – |
| Operating margin | −3.7% | 0.98% (better) |
| Net margin | – | 1.1% |
| FCF margin | 3.9% | 7.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 3.0% |
| Return on invested capital | −94.9% | 5.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.09 | 1.14 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.84 | 1.21 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.9% (better) | 0.79% |
| Payout ratio | – | 60.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 38.0% (better) | 8.4% |
| Buyback yield | 0.64% | 8.9% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 5.5% | 9.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 65.5% | 86.3% |
| Held by insiders | 0.93% | 0.17% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $2.2M (better) | −$149M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 5 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.4% | 2.3% |
Go deeper
- F stock overview
- F income statement
- F valuation and score
- GM stock overview
- GM income statement
- GM valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.