Ford Motor Co vs GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY, two Auto Manufacturers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where F and GM diverge most: on revenue growth, F reads +4.0% and GM reads -2.0%; on net margin, F reads -3.8% and GM reads 1.4%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What F's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What GM's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | F | GM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $13.99 | $77.83 |
| Market cap | $57.0B | $72.1B |
| Sector | Auto Manufacturers | Auto Manufacturers |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | — | 28.4 |
| P/B | 1.52 | 1.11 |
| P/S | 0.30 | 0.39 |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| Revenue growth | +4.0% | -2.0% |
| Operating margin | 5.4% | 6.7% |
| Net margin | -3.8% | 1.4% |
| Return on equity | -19.0% | 3.9% |
| Return on assets | -2.5% | 0.9% |
| Return on invested capital | -16.7% | 3.1% |
| FCF yield | 16.8% | 20.5% |
| Dividend yield | 5.4% | 0.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.09 | 1.15 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.00 | 1.22 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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