Paccar vs Tesla
PCAR 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 PCAR and TSLA compare
Tesla is the larger company, worth 29 times as much as Paccar ($1.6T against $53.7B).
On earnings, Paccar is cheaper: it trades at 19.4× trailing earnings, against 438× for Tesla.
Tesla grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.3% versus −1.5% for Paccar).
Paccar keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.5% compared with 3.1% at Tesla.
Paccar pays a dividend yielding 1.3%; Tesla does not pay one.
Tesla scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 10 for Paccar), 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 | PCAR | TSLA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $53.7B | $1.6T |
| Share price | $102.03 | $398.50 |
| Change, 1 year | 3.7% | −12.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 70.4% | 15.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.77 | 1.89 |
| Employees | 26K | 29K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 3 |
| Health score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.4× (better) | 438× |
| P/S | 1.8× (better) | 15.2× |
| P/B | 2.6× (better) | 17.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.9× (better) | 442× |
| P/FCF | 17.6× (better) | 477× |
| FCF yield | 5.7% (better) | 0.21% |
| Fair value | $81.71 | $39.34 |
| Margin of safety | −24.9% (better) | −913% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.5% | 8.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.7% | 24.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 2.6% (better) | −36.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 2.9% (better) | −36.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 12.5% | 38.8% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 20.1% (better) | 19.3% |
| Operating margin | – | 3.3% |
| Net margin | 9.5% (better) | 3.1% |
| FCF margin | 10.5% (better) | 3.2% |
| Return on equity | 13.7% (better) | 3.8% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 6.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.01 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −12.73 |
| Interest coverage | – | 10.0× |
| Current ratio | – | 1.74 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.61 | 15.29 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.3% | – |
| Payout ratio | 52.6% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.01% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.3% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 74.1% | 42.7% |
| Held by insiders | 1.9% | 29.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$28.7M (better) | −$87.7M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.4% | 2.5% |
Go deeper
- PCAR stock overview
- PCAR income statement
- PCAR valuation and score
- TSLA stock overview
- TSLA income statement
- TSLA valuation and score
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