GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY vs XPeng Inc., two Auto Manufacturers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Both balance sheets are relatively light, GM debt-free (ex-finance) and XPeng at 0.42 turns, which frees the pair to be about profitability and stage: GM, a mass-market incumbent netting a thin 1.38%, against XPeng, a Chinese EV maker just below break-even at negative 1.49%. GM trades at 28.5 times earnings, XPeng at no clean multiple, priced for volume growth. GM yields 20.4% in free cash and pays a small dividend; XPeng yields 3.06% and none, still investing. The pair prices a profitable US incumbent against a not-yet-profitable Chinese challenger; GM's thin margin still converts to prodigious cash through buybacks, XPeng's near-break-even margin funds its scale-up, and the market pays for the growth story over the cash one.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | GM | XPEV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $78.13 | $12.08 |
| Market cap | $72.3B | $23.0B |
| Sector | Auto Manufacturers | Auto Manufacturers |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 28.5 | — |
| P/B | 1.12 | 5.49 |
| P/S | 0.39 | 2.17 |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.6 | — |
| Revenue growth | -2.0% | +40.8% |
| Gross margin | — | 18.9% |
| Operating margin | 6.7% | -3.6% |
| Net margin | 1.4% | -1.5% |
| Return on equity | 3.9% | -3.8% |
| Return on assets | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 3.1% | -5.1% |
| FCF yield | 20.4% | 3.1% |
| Dividend yield | 0.7% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.42 |
| Current ratio | 1.15 | 1.09 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.22 | 1.51 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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