F vs GM vs HMC Stock Comparison

Ford Motor, General Motors and Honda Motor Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
F Ford Motor Co
$11.73 -7.6% 1M -11.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.94B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$187.97B
Div. yield
5.12%
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
GM General Motors Co
$80.56 -2.6% 1M +16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$68.40B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$186.95B
Div. yield
0.86%
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
HMC Honda Motor Co Ltd
$34.07 +3.5% 1M +7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$51.48B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$145.78B
Div. yield
1.91%
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

General Motors leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (General Motors 7, Ford Motor 2, Honda Motor 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFGMHMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.94B $68.40B $51.48B GM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.3x 18.1x -42.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.5x 6.3x 12.3x GM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% -0.3% +0.8% F
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.9% 2.1% -0.7% GM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.2% 2.0% 0.0% GM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 161.4x 10.8x 4.8x HMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.12% 0.86% 1.91% F
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.5% +16.1% +7.3% GM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.0%/yr +8.2%/yr +2.8%/yr GM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 33.0% 28.6% HMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 60/100 50/100 GM

Percentile Scorecard

FGMHMC

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

AxisFGMHMC
Valuation 53 #24 of 50 86 #8 of 50 80 #11 of 50
Growth 11 #43 of 48 43 #28 of 48 36 #31 of 48
Profitability 40 #28 of 46 73 #13 of 46 53 #22 of 46
Financial Health 8 #48 of 52 26 #39 of 52 47 #28 of 52
Shareholder Returns 45 #17 of 30 72 #9 of 30 35 #20 of 30
Overall 31 60 50
  • F ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • GM ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • HMC 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

PeriodFGMHMCSPY
1 month -7.6%-2.6%+3.5% -0.2%
3 months -21.5%-10.8%+12.5% +3.9%
6 months -5.4%+2.0%+40.8% +8.2%
Year to date -10.6%-0.9%+15.6% +12.9%
1 year -11.5%+16.1%+7.3% +12.3%
3 years +17.8%+196.0%+8.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.6%+43.6%+2.8% +23.3%
5 years -30.4%+48.5%+14.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.0%+8.2%+2.8% +10.9%
10 years -0.1%+157.1%+13.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year 0.0%+9.9%+1.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFGMHMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%33.0%28.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.6%32.0%27.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.141.150.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.330.490.26 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.5%-59.5%-37.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.7%-10.8%-1.5% -1.2%
52-week high $17.44$90.29$34.59 $779.14
52-week low $11.21$66.87$23.49 $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.

MultipleFGMHMC
P/E now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 19.4x 18.1xmedian 19.4x -42.7xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 218.7xmedian 8.3x 18.1xmedian 8.3x 10.0xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 9.4x 4.8xmedian 9.4x 6.7xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.9x 1.1xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 1.40 -1.18median 1.40 1.47median 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 monthsFGMHMC
Revenue $187.97B $186.95B $145.78B
Gross profit $15.41B $27.78B $25.18B
Operating income -$7.03B $4.34B -$770.90M
Net income -$7.38B $4.18B -$573.09M
Free cash flow $7.28B $14.40B $7.66B
R&D – – $9.64B
EPS (diluted) $-1.86 $4.37 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $18.60B $23.20B $32.71B
Total debt $160.97B $128.74B $342.30B
Shares (diluted) 3.99B 887.00M 1.73B
Enterprise value -$96.52B -$34.50B -$96.68B

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
MetricFGMHMC
P/E -6.3x 18.1x -42.7x
P/FCF 6.3x 4.8x 6.7x
P/Operating cash flow 2.7x 2.9x 5.9x
P/S 0.2x 0.4x 0.4x
P/B 1.3x 1.1x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.1x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 218.7x 18.1x 10.0x
EV/EBIT -25.0x 39.0x -128.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF 24.1x 11.8x 12.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x 7.2x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 -1.18 1.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFGMHMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% -0.3% 0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 2.8% 14.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -36.7% -12.0% -17.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -15.5% -5.3% -1.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -339.1% -46.3% -111.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -45.2% -26.7% -27.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -332.6% 31.9% -112.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -56.6% -24.9% -27.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -334.3% -12.2% -124.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.2% -15.4% -29.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% -3.3% 183.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 0.7% -21.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.1% -3.4% 2,713%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 5.3% -21.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFGMHMC
Gross margin 8.2% 14.9% 17.3%
EBITDA margin 0.4% 5.0% 6.8%
Operating margin -3.7% 2.3% -0.5%
Pretax margin -6.4% 2.5% -0.4%
Net margin -3.9% 2.1% -0.7%
FCF margin 3.9% 7.7% 5.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 12.5% 6.0%
Return on equity -20.1% 6.5% -0.8%
Return on assets -2.6% 1.5% -0.3%
Return on invested capital -2.2% 2.0% 0.0%
Return on capital employed -4.0% 2.4% -0.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 5.6x -15.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFGMHMC
Debt / assets 56.4% 44.5% 40.8%
Debt / equity 4.5x 2.0x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 161.4x 10.8x 4.8x
Debt / FCF 22.1x 8.9x 11.3x
Liabilities / assets 87.5% 77.7% 63.3%
Equity / assets 12.5% 22.3% 36.7%
Interest coverage -1.0x 6.8x -1.0x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 0.84 1.18 1.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFGMHMC
Dividend yield 5.1% 0.9% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 11.4% –
Shareholder yield 5.8% 12.3% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) -32.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -19.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -21.7% – –

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.

ConsensusFGMHMC
Forward P/E 6.5xFY2026 6.3xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 $12.80FY2026 $2.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +65.1%FY2026 +20.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +1.7% +24.5% +63.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $180.56BFY2026 $192.00BFY2026 $159.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.6%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% -5.2% -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFGMHMC
Held by institutions – 84.3% 3.5%
Institutions holding – 1,561 382
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.1% -3.2%
Institutions buying – 796 229
Institutions selling – 526 95
Buyers to sellers – 1.51 2.41

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.

FGMHMC
F 1.00 0.58 0.46
GM 0.58 1.00 0.47
HMC 0.46 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, F, GM and HMC?

General Motors (GM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ford Motor (F) $45.94B, General Motors (GM) $68.40B, Honda Motor (HMC) $51.48B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ford Motor (F) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ford Motor (F) +1.5%, General Motors (GM) -0.3%, Honda Motor (HMC) +0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Motors (GM) has the highest net margin (Ford Motor (F) -3.9%, General Motors (GM) 2.1%, Honda Motor (HMC) -0.7%). On return on invested capital, General Motors (GM) leads (Ford Motor (F) -2.2%, General Motors (GM) 2.0%, Honda Motor (HMC) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year General Motors (GM) returned the most: Ford Motor (F) -11.5%, General Motors (GM) +16.1%, Honda Motor (HMC) +7.3%. Over five years, General Motors (GM) compounded fastest (Ford Motor (F) -7.0%/yr, General Motors (GM) +8.2%/yr, Honda Motor (HMC) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ford Motor (F) has the highest dividend yield: Ford Motor (F) 5.12%, General Motors (GM) 0.86%, Honda Motor (HMC) 1.91%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Honda Motor (HMC) has been the steadiest (Ford Motor (F) 35.5%, General Motors (GM) 33.0%, Honda Motor (HMC) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, F, GM and HMC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, General Motors (GM) leads on 7. 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.