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 1.5 times as much as Ford Motor ($75.0B against $48.9B).
General Motors grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−0.26% versus −1.4% for Ford Motor).
Both pay dividends: Ford Motor yields 3.7% and General Motors 0.78%.
General Motors scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 8 for Ford Motor), 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 | $48.9B | $75.0B |
| Share price | $12.25 | $88.90 |
| Change, 1 year | −6.9% | 25.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −36.8% | 43.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.28 | 1.26 |
| Employees | 169K | 4,510 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 19.9× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 0.4× |
| P/B | 1.3× | 1.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 1.7× (better) | 3.0× |
| P/FCF | 9.5× | 5.2× (better) |
| FCF yield | 10.5% | 19.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $18.71 | $94.87 |
| Margin of safety | 34.5% (better) | 6.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.4% | −0.26% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.1% | 8.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 30.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −279% | −11.0% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −5.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 8.4% | – |
| Operating margin | −3.8% | 2.3% (better) |
| Net margin | – | 2.1% |
| FCF margin | 2.8% | 7.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 6.1% |
| Return on invested capital | −146% | 11.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | −5.0× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.08 | 1.09 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.83 | 1.20 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.7% (better) | 0.78% |
| Payout ratio | – | 29.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 38.0% (better) | 8.4% |
| Buyback yield | 0.64% | 10.4% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 4.3% | 11.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 65.4% | 89.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.93% | 0.18% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $2.1M (better) | −$150M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 5 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.5% | 2.4% |
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.