General Motors vs Tesla
GM 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 GM and TSLA compare
Tesla is the larger company, worth 21 times as much as General Motors ($1.6T against $76.7B).
On earnings, General Motors is cheaper: it trades at 42.0× trailing earnings, against 370× for Tesla.
Tesla grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.8% versus −1.1% for General Motors).
Tesla keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.7% compared with 1.1% at General Motors.
General Motors pays a dividend yielding 0.79%; Tesla does not pay one.
General Motors scores higher on the StockData Score (12 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 | GM | TSLA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $76.7B | $1.6T |
| Share price | $87.40 | $399.81 |
| Change, 1 year | 26.4% | −13.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 49.4% | −1.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.29 | 1.91 |
| Employees | 4,510 | 29K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 42.0× (better) | 370× |
| P/S | 0.4× (better) | 15.2× |
| P/B | 1.2× (better) | 18.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.8× (better) | 352× |
| P/FCF | 5.3× (better) | 274× |
| FCF yield | 18.8% (better) | 0.36% |
| Fair value | $104.06 | $46.40 |
| Margin of safety | 16.0% (better) | −762% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.1% | 11.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.6% | 24.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −59.2% | −35.3% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −67.2% | −35.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −5.5% | 38.8% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 18.9% |
| Operating margin | 0.98% | 4.2% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.1% | 3.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | 7.8% (better) | 5.6% |
| Return on equity | 3.0% | 4.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.1% | 7.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.02 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −9.65 |
| Interest coverage | – | 13.1× |
| Current ratio | 1.14 | 1.94 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.21 | 16.98 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.79% | – |
| Payout ratio | 60.0% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 8.4% | – |
| Buyback yield | 8.9% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 9.7% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.3% | 42.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.17% | 29.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$149M | −$87.7M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.3% | 2.5% |
Go deeper
- GM stock overview
- GM income statement
- GM valuation and score
- TSLA stock overview
- TSLA income statement
- TSLA valuation and score
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