DE vs LNN vs TSLA Stock Comparison

Deere, Lindsay and Tesla Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DE Deere & Co
$639.23 -7.4% 1M +33.7% 1Y
Market cap
$172.35B
P/E
35.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.98B
Div. yield
1.01%
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
3 wins
LNN Lindsay Corp
$104.03 -9.0% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.06B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$635.86M
Div. yield
1.43%
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
6 wins
TSLA Tesla, Inc.
$407.46 +9.5% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32T
P/E
346.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$103.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lindsay leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lindsay 6, Tesla 3, Deere 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDELNNTSLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $172.35B $1.06B $1.32T TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.4x 19.4x 346.7x LNN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.3x 20.5x 253.1x LNN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% -6.0% +11.8% TSLA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 8.8% 3.7% DE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.5% 8.0% 3.4% LNN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.7x -0.8x -3.2x TSLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.01% 1.43% — LNN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.7% -9.1% -9.9% DE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.8%/yr -6.2%/yr +2.6%/yr DE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.6% 30.7% 45.7% LNN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 64/100 52/100 LNN

Percentile Scorecard

DELNNTSLA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDELNNTSLA
Valuation 21 #161 of 203 80 #42 of 203 16 #42 of 50
Growth 20 #150 of 188 12 #165 of 188 49 #25 of 48
Profitability 67 #62 of 183 54 #85 of 183 80 #10 of 46
Financial Health 7 #201 of 217 82 #41 of 217 96 #3 of 52
Shareholder Returns 39 #94 of 153 92 #13 of 153 21 #24 of 30
Overall 31 64 52
  • DE ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LNN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TSLA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDELNNTSLASPY
1 month -7.4%-9.0%+9.5% -0.2%
3 months -0.1%-9.6%+32.5% +3.9%
6 months +13.4%-6.2%+8.4% +8.2%
Year to date +37.3%-11.7%-9.4% +12.9%
1 year +33.7%-9.1%-9.9% +12.3%
3 years +77.0%-17.2%+96.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +21.0%-6.1%+25.3% +23.3%
5 years +82.8%-27.5%+13.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.8%-6.2%+2.6% +10.9%
10 years +634.7%+33.2%+2,896.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.1%+2.9%+40.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDELNNTSLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.6%30.7%45.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%33.2%47.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.452.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.03-0.30-0.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-43.2%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.9%-23.7%-16.8% -1.2%
52-week high $709.58$136.33$489.88 $779.14
52-week low $461.63$102.92$298.32 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDELNNTSLA
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 25.2x 19.4xmedian 25.2x 346.7xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x 12.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 14.0x 10.9xmedian 14.0x 118.4xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.4xmedian 21.7x 30.4xmedian 21.7x 228.9xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.3x 2.1xmedian 2.3x 15.1xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.82median 1.32 -2.95median 1.32 -10.64median 1.40

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDELNNTSLA
Revenue $47.98B $635.86M $103.62B
Gross profit $45.38B $183.78M $19.53B
Operating income $6.22B $66.93M $4.37B
Net income $4.86B $55.65M $3.86B
Free cash flow $3.23B $34.75M $5.76B
R&D $2.38B $17.00M $7.73B
EPS (diluted) $18.00 $5.33 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $8.93B $189.84M $15.22B
Total debt $57.74B $114.83M $9.34B
Shares (diluted) 270.70M 10.44M 3.54B
Enterprise value $181.12B $327.65M $1.15T

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDELNNTSLA
P/E 35.4x 19.4x 346.7x
P/FCF 53.4x 30.4x 228.9x
P/Operating cash flow 23.8x 14.1x 70.6x
P/S 3.6x 1.7x 12.7x
P/B 6.2x 2.1x 15.1x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 2.2x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA 25.8x 10.9x 118.4x
EV/EBIT 35.6x 14.7x 293.9x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 1.5x 12.4x
EV/FCF 68.5x 28.3x 223.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.5x 13.1x 68.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.82 -2.95 -10.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDELNNTSLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% -6.0% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.9% -1.9% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.6% -12.8% 20.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.8% -4.8% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.6% -24.1% -22.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -21.6% -13.2% -29.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.2% -24.8% -35.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.5% -8.4% -32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.2% -21.4% -35.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.4% -6.6% -32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -15.3% -43.6% 18.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.3% -14.5% 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.3% -61.6% 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% -29.9% -2.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDELNNTSLA
Gross margin 94.6% 28.9% 18.9%
EBITDA margin 17.9% 14.2% 10.5%
Operating margin 13.0% 10.5% 4.2%
Pretax margin 13.4% 11.8% 5.0%
Net margin 10.2% 8.8% 3.7%
FCF margin 6.7% 5.5% 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.1% 11.8% 18.0%
Return on equity 17.6% 11.1% 4.5%
Return on assets 4.5% 6.8% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 5.5% 8.0% 3.4%
Return on capital employed – 10.0% 3.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x 4.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.9% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDELNNTSLA
Debt / assets 53.7% 14.1% 6.3%
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.7x -0.8x -3.2x
Debt / FCF 17.9x 3.3x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 38.0% 41.1%
Equity / assets 26.0% 62.0% 58.9%
Interest coverage 2.3x – 13.1x
Current ratio – 3.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio – 2.0x 1.3x
Cash ratio – 1.3x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 4.93 14.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDELNNTSLA
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.4% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 7.6% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 9.1% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 36.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 54.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDELNNTSLA
Forward P/E 36.3xFY2026 20.5xFY2027 253.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.63FY2026 $5.07FY2027 $1.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 -4.9%FY2027 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.4% +7.3% +32.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.72BFY2026 $631.94MFY2027 $112.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 -0.6%FY2027 +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.7% -3.9% +15.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDELNNTSLA
Held by institutions 75.0% 100.0% 42.6%
Institutions holding 2,657 237 4,262
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +5.3% +7.4%
Institutions buying 1,246 133 2,373
Institutions selling 888 70 1,357
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.90 1.75

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DELNNTSLA
DE 1.00 0.46 0.09
LNN 0.46 1.00 0.08
TSLA 0.09 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DE, LNN and TSLA?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Deere (DE) $172.35B, Lindsay (LNN) $1.06B, Tesla (TSLA) $1.32T.

Which stock is cheaper, DE, LNN and TSLA?

Lindsay (LNN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Deere (DE) 35.4x, Lindsay (LNN) 19.4x, Tesla (TSLA) 346.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lindsay (LNN) is cheapest (Deere (DE) 36.3x, Lindsay (LNN) 20.5x, Tesla (TSLA) 253.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tesla (TSLA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Deere (DE) +8.0%, Lindsay (LNN) -6.0%, Tesla (TSLA) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Deere (DE) has the highest net margin (Deere (DE) 10.2%, Lindsay (LNN) 8.8%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.7%). On return on invested capital, Lindsay (LNN) leads (Deere (DE) 5.5%, Lindsay (LNN) 8.0%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Deere (DE) returned the most: Deere (DE) +33.7%, Lindsay (LNN) -9.1%, Tesla (TSLA) -9.9%. Over five years, Deere (DE) compounded fastest (Deere (DE) +12.8%/yr, Lindsay (LNN) -6.2%/yr, Tesla (TSLA) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lindsay (LNN) has the highest dividend yield: Deere (DE) 1.01%, Lindsay (LNN) 1.43%. Tesla (TSLA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lindsay (LNN) has been the steadiest (Deere (DE) 32.6%, Lindsay (LNN) 30.7%, Tesla (TSLA) 45.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DE, LNN and TSLA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lindsay (LNN) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.