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 ($1.5T against $48.9B).
Tesla grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.3% versus −1.4% for Ford Motor).
Ford Motor pays a dividend yielding 3.7%; Tesla does not pay one.
Tesla scores higher on the StockData Score (11 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 | TSLA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $48.9B | $1.5T |
| Share price | $12.25 | $390.84 |
| Change, 1 year | −6.9% | −12.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −36.8% | 3.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.28 | 1.91 |
| Employees | 169K | 29K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 429× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 14.9× |
| P/B | 1.3× (better) | 17.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 1.7× (better) | 433× |
| P/FCF | 9.5× (better) | 468× |
| FCF yield | 10.5% (better) | 0.21% |
| Fair value | $18.71 | $39.33 |
| Margin of safety | 34.5% (better) | −894% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.4% | 8.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.1% | 24.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −36.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −279% | −36.8% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 38.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 8.4% | 19.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | −3.8% | 3.3% (better) |
| Net margin | – | 3.1% |
| FCF margin | 2.8% | 3.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 3.8% |
| Return on invested capital | −146% | 6.3% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.01 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −12.73 |
| Interest coverage | −5.0× | 10.0× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.08 | 1.74 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.83 | 15.03 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.7% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 38.0% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.64% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.3% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 65.4% | 42.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.93% | 29.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $2.1M (better) | −$87.7M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 3 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.5% | 2.3% |
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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