F vs GM vs LI Stock Comparison

Ford Motor, General Motors and Li Auto Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
F Ford Motor Co
$11.59 -10.5% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$46.09B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$187.97B
Div. yield
0.05%
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
1 win
GM General Motors Co
$75.93 -9.4% 1M +13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$66.53B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$186.95B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
9 wins
LI Li Auto Inc.
$11.39 -2.6% 1M -48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$15.07B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

General Motors leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (General Motors 9, Ford Motor 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFGMLILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.09B $66.53B $11.43B GM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.2x 17.2x -15.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.5x 5.9x — GM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% -0.3% -24.5% F
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.9% 2.1% -4.9% GM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.2% 2.0% -9.0% GM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 161.4x 10.8x — GM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.1% +13.6% -48.8% GM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.6%/yr +5.6%/yr -18.8%/yr GM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 32.8% 38.5% GM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 58/100 36/100 GM

Percentile Scorecard

FGMLI

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

AxisFGMLI
Valuation 53 #24 of 50 86 #8 of 50 31 #35 of 50
Growth 8 #45 of 49 38 #31 of 49 0 #49 of 49
Profitability 38 #30 of 48 70 #15 of 48 28 #35 of 48
Financial Health 9 #49 of 54 25 #41 of 54 87 #8 of 54
Shareholder Returns 40 #19 of 31 73 #9 of 31 –
Overall 30 58 36
  • F ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • GM ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • LI 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

PeriodFGMLISPY
1 month -10.5%-9.4%-2.6% -1.0%
3 months -19.2%-8.1%-6.0% +2.9%
6 months -6.4%-2.7%-37.2% +6.4%
Year to date -11.7%-6.6%-32.7% +11.4%
1 year -6.1%+13.6%-48.8% +13.1%
3 years +1.8%+165.9%-67.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +0.6%+38.6%-31.1% +21.5%
5 years -28.8%+31.4%-64.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -6.6%+5.6%-18.8% +10.9%
10 years -3.6%+137.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -0.4%+9.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFGMLISPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%32.8%38.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%31.9%38.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.151.140.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.160.41-1.27 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.5%-59.5%-77.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-15.9%-48.8% -2.5%
52-week high $17.44$90.29$22.23 $779.14
52-week low $11.21$66.85$10.69 $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.

MultipleFGMLI
P/E now vs peer median -6.2xmedian 18.9x 17.1xmedian 18.9x -15.5xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x 0.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 218.0xmedian 8.5x 17.7xmedian 8.5x —median 8.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 8.8x 4.5xmedian 8.8x -17.2xmedian 8.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.9x 1.0xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 1.35 -1.11median 1.35 0.23median 1.35

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 monthsFGMLI
Revenue $187.97B $186.95B $15.07B
Gross profit $15.41B $27.78B $2.04B
Operating income -$7.03B $4.34B -$1.00B
Net income -$7.38B $4.18B -$877.96M
Free cash flow $7.28B $14.40B -$670.38M
R&D – – $1.65B
EPS (diluted) $-1.86 $4.37 $-0.69
Cash & equivalents $18.60B $23.20B $5.91B
Total debt $643.37B $128.74B $4.97B
Shares (diluted) 3.99B 887.00M 1.07B
Enterprise value -$96.41B -$38.08B -$37.53B

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
MetricFGMLI
P/E -6.2x 17.1x -15.5x
P/FCF 6.2x 4.5x -17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 2.7x 2.8x -8.2x
P/S 0.2x 0.3x 0.8x
P/B 1.3x 1.0x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.0x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 218.0x 17.7x –
EV/EBIT -24.9x 38.1x 0.0x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.9x 0.0x
EV/FCF 24.0x 11.5x 0.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x 7.1x 0.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 -1.11 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFGMLI
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% -0.3% -24.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 2.8% 12.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -36.7% -12.0% -50.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -15.5% -5.3% -0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -339.1% -46.3% -187.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -45.2% -26.7% -206.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -332.6% 31.9% -177.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -56.6% -24.9% -74.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -334.3% -12.2% -163.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.2% -15.4% -68.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% -3.3% -167.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 0.7% -34.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.1% -3.4% -122.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 5.3% -29.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFGMLI
Gross margin 8.2% 14.9% 13.5%
EBITDA margin 0.4% 5.0% –
Operating margin -3.7% 2.3% -6.7%
Pretax margin -6.4% 2.5% -5.1%
Net margin -3.9% 2.1% -4.9%
FCF margin 3.9% 7.7% -4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 12.5% -9.4%
Return on equity -20.1% 6.5% -8.9%
Return on assets -2.6% 1.5% -4.2%
Return on invested capital -2.2% 2.0% -9.0%
Return on capital employed -4.0% 2.4% -7.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 5.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFGMLI
Debt / assets 56.4% 44.5% 5.1%
Debt / equity 4.5x 2.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 161.4x 10.8x –
Debt / FCF 22.1x 8.9x -1.6x
Liabilities / assets 87.5% 77.7% 53.5%
Equity / assets 12.5% 22.3% 46.5%
Interest coverage -1.0x 6.8x -30.4x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.4x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 0.84 1.17 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFGMLI
Dividend yield 5.2% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 0.7% 12.1% –
Shareholder yield 5.9% 13.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusFGMLI
Forward P/E 6.5xFY2026 5.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.79FY2026 $12.81FY2026 $-0.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +64.2%FY2026 +20.8%FY2026 -284.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.7% +25.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $180.09BFY2026 $191.59BFY2026 $15.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% -4.8% +41.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFGMLI
Held by institutions 65.5% 84.3% 4.1%
Institutions holding 1,739 1,560 160
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +0.1% +17.2%
Institutions buying 897 795 92
Institutions selling 617 526 47
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.51 1.96

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.

FGMLI
F 1.00 0.58 0.24
GM 0.58 1.00 0.16
LI 0.24 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, F, GM and LI?

General Motors (GM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ford Motor (F) $46.09B, General Motors (GM) $66.53B, Li Auto (LI) $11.43B.

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%, Li Auto (LI) -24.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Motors (GM) has the highest net margin (Ford Motor (F) -3.9%, General Motors (GM) 2.1%, Li Auto (LI) -4.9%). On return on invested capital, General Motors (GM) leads (Ford Motor (F) -2.2%, General Motors (GM) 2.0%, Li Auto (LI) -9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year General Motors (GM) returned the most: Ford Motor (F) -6.1%, General Motors (GM) +13.6%, Li Auto (LI) -48.8%. Over five years, General Motors (GM) compounded fastest (Ford Motor (F) -6.6%/yr, General Motors (GM) +5.6%/yr, Li Auto (LI) -18.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ford Motor (F) 0.05%, General Motors (GM) 0.00%, Li Auto (LI) 0.00%. General Motors (GM) and Li Auto (LI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Motors (GM) has been the steadiest (Ford Motor (F) 37.5%, General Motors (GM) 32.8%, Li Auto (LI) 38.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.