Ford Motor vs Tesla
F and TSLA 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 TSLA compare
Tesla is the larger company, worth 32 times as much as Ford Motor ($1.6T against $48.8B).
Tesla grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.8% versus 1.5% for Ford Motor).
Ford Motor pays a dividend yielding 4.9%; Tesla does not pay one.
Ford Motor scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 11 for Tesla), 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 | TSLA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $48.8B | $1.6T |
| Share price | $12.25 | $399.81 |
| Change, 1 year | −7.5% | −13.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −36.5% | −1.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.31 | 1.91 |
| Employees | 169K | 29K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 370× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 15.2× |
| P/B | 1.4× (better) | 18.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | 2.0× (better) | 352× |
| P/FCF | 6.7× (better) | 274× |
| FCF yield | 14.9% (better) | 0.36% |
| Fair value | $18.01 | $46.40 |
| Margin of safety | 32.0% (better) | −762% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.5% | 11.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.1% | 24.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −35.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −354% | −35.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 38.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 8.2% | 18.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | −3.7% | 4.2% (better) |
| Net margin | – | 3.7% |
| FCF margin | 3.9% | 5.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 4.6% |
| Return on invested capital | −94.9% | 7.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.02 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −9.65 |
| Interest coverage | – | 13.1× |
| Current ratio | 1.09 | 1.94 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.84 | 16.98 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.9% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 38.0% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.64% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.5% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 65.5% | 42.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.93% | 29.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $2.2M (better) | −$87.7M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 3 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.4% | 2.5% |
Go deeper
- F stock overview
- F income statement
- F valuation and score
- TSLA stock overview
- TSLA income statement
- TSLA valuation and score
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