AMAZON COM INC vs Tesla, Inc.. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AMZN and TSLA diverge most: on fcf yield, AMZN reads -0.1% and TSLA reads 0.5%; on p/e, AMZN reads 29.4 and TSLA reads 373.8. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AMZN's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). What TSLA's price implies is an extreme bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AMZN | TSLA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $245.35 | $407.43 |
| Market cap | $2.67T | $1.44T |
| Sector | Retail | Auto Manufacturers |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 29.4 | 373.8 |
| P/B | 6.04 | 17.01 |
| P/S | 3.59 | 14.73 |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.3 | 141.7 |
| Revenue growth | +14.2% | +3.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 21.1% |
| Operating margin | 13.1% | 4.2% |
| Net margin | 8.9% | 4.5% |
| Return on equity | 15.0% | 5.2% |
| Return on assets | 7.2% | 3.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 11.9% | 3.4% |
| FCF yield | -0.1% | 0.5% |
| Debt / equity | 0.28 | 0.11 |
| Current ratio | 1.18 | 2.04 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.38 | 7.38 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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