GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY vs PACCAR Inc, two Auto Manufacturers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Net margin cuts the sharpest line between these two: PACCAR at 8.91% building heavy trucks against GM's 1.38% building cars, the truck specialist's disciplined niche earning six times the passenger-vehicle giant's razor margin. PACCAR earns 12.5% on equity to GM's 3.93%, both debt-free (ex-finance). GM trades at 28.5 times earnings against PACCAR's 25.7, near-matched despite the margin gap, GM's multiple flattered by its buyback-shrunk share count. GM yields 20.4% in free cash against PACCAR's 5.89%; PACCAR pays the bigger dividend, 2.25% against 0.73%. PACCAR earns the fatter margin and steadier return, GM converts more to cash through aggressive buybacks.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | GM | PCAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $78.13 | $120.75 |
| Market cap | $72.3B | $63.7B |
| Sector | Auto Manufacturers | Auto Manufacturers |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +21.2% |
| P/E | 28.5 | 25.7 |
| P/B | 1.12 | 3.22 |
| P/S | 0.39 | 2.29 |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.6 | 77.4 |
| Revenue growth | -2.0% | -14.0% |
| Operating margin | 6.7% | — |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 8.9% |
| Return on equity | 3.9% | 12.5% |
| Return on assets | 0.9% | 5.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 3.1% | — |
| FCF yield | 20.4% | 5.9% |
| Dividend yield | 0.7% | 2.3% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.15 | — |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.22 | 7.25 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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