Ford Motor Co vs Tesla, Inc., two Auto Manufacturers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where F and TSLA diverge most: on net margin, F reads -3.8% and TSLA reads 4.5%; on return on equity, F reads -19.0% and TSLA reads 5.2%. 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 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 | F | TSLA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $13.99 | $407.43 |
| Market cap | $57.0B | $1.44T |
| Sector | Auto Manufacturers | Auto Manufacturers |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | — | 373.8 |
| P/B | 1.52 | 17.01 |
| P/S | 0.30 | 14.73 |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.4 | 141.7 |
| Revenue growth | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 21.1% |
| Operating margin | 5.4% | 4.2% |
| Net margin | -3.8% | 4.5% |
| Return on equity | -19.0% | 5.2% |
| Return on assets | -2.5% | 3.1% |
| Return on invested capital | -16.7% | 3.4% |
| FCF yield | 16.8% | 0.5% |
| Dividend yield | 5.4% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.11 |
| Current ratio | 1.09 | 2.04 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.00 | 7.38 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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