Ford Motor Co vs XPeng Inc., two Auto Manufacturers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
The single number that frames this pair is net margin, negative at both but for opposite reasons: XPeng at negative 1.49%, a Chinese EV maker nearly at break-even as it scales, Ford at negative 3.75%, a legacy giant in a bad year. XPeng trades at no clean P/E, priced for volume growth; Ford at none either, priced for recovery. XPeng carries 0.42 turns of debt, Ford's finance-arm leverage hidden by the shown 0. Ford yields 16.6% in free cash and pays a 5.3% dividend; XPeng yields 3.06% and none. The pair prices a Chinese EV upstart approaching profitability against a US incumbent working through losses; XPeng's story is scale-into-the-black, Ford's is recovery, and neither trailing income statement is where the value case lives.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | F | XPEV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.10 | $12.08 |
| Market cap | $57.4B | $23.0B |
| Sector | Auto Manufacturers | Auto Manufacturers |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +18.1% | — |
| P/B | 1.53 | 5.49 |
| P/S | 0.30 | 2.17 |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.5 | — |
| Revenue growth | +4.0% | +40.8% |
| Gross margin | — | 18.9% |
| Operating margin | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| Net margin | -3.8% | -1.5% |
| Return on equity | -19.0% | -3.8% |
| Return on assets | -2.5% | -1.1% |
| Return on invested capital | -16.7% | -5.1% |
| FCF yield | 16.6% | 3.1% |
| Dividend yield | 5.3% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.42 |
| Current ratio | 1.09 | 1.09 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.00 | 1.51 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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