F vs HD vs TSLA Stock Comparison

Ford Motor, Home Depot and Tesla 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
3 wins
HD Home Depot, Inc.
$319.64 +7.7% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$317.76B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
TSLA Tesla, Inc.
$372.22 -2.1% 1M -17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27T
P/E
333.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$103.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Tesla leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tesla 5, Home Depot 4, Ford Motor 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFHDTSLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.09B $317.76B $1.27T TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.2x 22.3x 333.1x HD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.5x 22.9x 231.2x F
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% +2.5% +11.8% TSLA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.9% 8.4% 3.7% HD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.2% 23.3% 3.4% HD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 161.4x 2.0x -3.2x TSLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.03% 0.00% F
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.1% -17.0% -17.1% F
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.6%/yr -2.7%/yr +4.2%/yr TSLA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 26.9% 45.6% HD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 41/100 51/100 TSLA

Percentile Scorecard

FHDTSLA

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

AxisFHDTSLA
Valuation 53 #24 of 50 23 #80 of 104 16 #42 of 50
Growth 8 #45 of 49 29 #71 of 99 48 #26 of 49
Profitability 38 #30 of 48 90 #11 of 99 77 #12 of 48
Financial Health 9 #49 of 54 32 #77 of 113 94 #4 of 54
Shareholder Returns 40 #19 of 31 31 #51 of 73 20 #25 of 31
Overall 30 41 51
  • F ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • 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

PeriodFHDTSLASPY
1 month -10.5%+7.7%-2.1% -1.0%
3 months -19.2%-4.0%+18.9% +2.9%
6 months -6.4%-4.8%-1.1% +6.4%
Year to date -11.7%-7.1%-17.2% +11.4%
1 year -6.1%-17.0%-17.1% +13.1%
3 years +1.8%+12.8%+71.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +0.6%+4.1%+19.8% +21.5%
5 years -28.8%-12.7%+22.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -6.6%-2.7%+4.2% +10.9%
10 years -3.6%+152.5%+2,690.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year -0.4%+9.7%+39.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFHDTSLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%26.9%45.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%26.2%48.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.150.692.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.16-0.63-0.37 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.5%-35.9%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-18.3%-24.0% -2.5%
52-week high $17.44$391.05$489.88 $779.14
52-week low $11.21$281.12$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.

MultipleFHDTSLA
P/E now vs peer median -6.2xmedian 18.9x 22.3xmedian 16.7x 316.7xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 1.9xmedian 0.5x 11.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 218.0xmedian 8.5x 14.6xmedian 9.1x 107.9xmedian 8.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 8.8x 21.1xmedian 16.6x 209.1xmedian 8.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.9x 19.2xmedian 1.7x 13.8xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 1.35 -5.48median 0.73 -9.72median 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 monthsFHDTSLA
Revenue $187.97B $169.18B $103.62B
Gross profit $15.41B $56.18B $19.53B
Operating income -$7.03B $21.02B $4.37B
Net income -$7.38B $14.23B $3.86B
Free cash flow $7.28B $15.10B $5.76B
R&D – – $7.73B
EPS (diluted) $-1.86 $14.28 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $18.60B $2.09B $15.22B
Total debt $643.37B $214.74B $9.34B
Shares (diluted) 3.99B 996.00M 3.54B
Enterprise value -$96.41B $311.00B $1.09T

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
MetricFHDTSLA
P/E -6.2x 22.3x 316.7x
P/FCF 6.2x 21.1x 209.1x
P/Operating cash flow 2.7x 17.0x 64.5x
P/S 0.2x 1.9x 11.6x
P/B 1.3x 19.2x 13.8x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 52.0x 13.9x
EV/EBITDA 218.0x 14.6x 107.9x
EV/EBIT -24.9x 17.6x 267.8x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.2x 11.3x
EV/FCF 24.0x 24.5x 203.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x 19.7x 62.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 -5.48 -9.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFHDTSLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% 2.5% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 3.0% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -36.7% 2.1% 20.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -15.5% 2.7% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -339.1% -2.7% -22.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -45.2% -3.0% -29.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -332.6% -2.7% -35.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -56.6% -4.3% -32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -334.3% -2.9% -35.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.2% -4.1% -32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 5.1% 18.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.7% -1.5% 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.1% 6.1% 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.2% -2.5% -2.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFHDTSLA
Gross margin 8.2% 33.2% 18.9%
EBITDA margin 0.4% 15.0% 10.5%
Operating margin -3.7% 12.4% 4.2%
Pretax margin -6.4% 11.1% 5.0%
Net margin -3.9% 8.4% 3.7%
FCF margin 3.9% 8.9% 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 11.1% 18.0%
Return on equity -20.1% 93.3% 4.5%
Return on assets -2.6% 13.1% 2.6%
Return on invested capital -2.2% 23.3% 3.4%
Return on capital employed -4.0% 28.5% 3.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 1.3x 4.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.3% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFHDTSLA
Debt / assets 56.4% 48.4% 6.3%
Debt / equity 4.5x 3.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 161.4x 2.0x -3.2x
Debt / FCF 22.1x 3.5x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 87.5% 84.8% 41.1%
Equity / assets 12.5% 15.2% 58.9%
Interest coverage -1.0x 8.7x 13.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.3x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 0.84 5.53 13.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFHDTSLA
Dividend yield 5.2% 2.9% –
Net buyback yield 0.7% -0.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 2.8% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) -32.6% 64.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.0% 61.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -19.6% 2.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -21.7% 4.4% –

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.

ConsensusFHDTSLA
Forward P/E 6.5xFY2026 22.9xFY2026 231.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.79FY2026 $13.98FY2026 $1.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +64.2%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.7% +10.6% +46.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $180.09BFY2026 $163.27BFY2026 $112.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% +14.2% +14.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFHDTSLA
Held by institutions 65.5% 75.0% 42.6%
Institutions holding 1,739 4,107 4,260
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +3.1% +7.4%
Institutions buying 897 1,917 2,372
Institutions selling 617 1,766 1,356
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.09 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.

FHDTSLA
F 1.00 0.29 0.29
HD 0.29 1.00 0.10
TSLA 0.29 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, F, HD and TSLA?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ford Motor (F) $46.09B, Home Depot (HD) $317.76B, Tesla (TSLA) $1.27T.

Which stock is cheaper, F, HD and TSLA?

Home Depot (HD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ford Motor (F) -6.2x, Home Depot (HD) 22.3x, Tesla (TSLA) 333.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ford Motor (F) is cheapest (Ford Motor (F) 6.5x, Home Depot (HD) 22.9x, Tesla (TSLA) 231.2x). 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: Ford Motor (F) +1.5%, Home Depot (HD) +2.5%, Tesla (TSLA) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest net margin (Ford Motor (F) -3.9%, Home Depot (HD) 8.4%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.7%). On return on invested capital, Home Depot (HD) leads (Ford Motor (F) -2.2%, Home Depot (HD) 23.3%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ford Motor (F) returned the most: Ford Motor (F) -6.1%, Home Depot (HD) -17.0%, Tesla (TSLA) -17.1%. Over five years, Tesla (TSLA) compounded fastest (Ford Motor (F) -6.6%/yr, Home Depot (HD) -2.7%/yr, Tesla (TSLA) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ford Motor (F) has the highest dividend yield: Ford Motor (F) 0.05%, Home Depot (HD) 0.03%, Tesla (TSLA) 0.00%. Tesla (TSLA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Home Depot (HD) has been the steadiest (Ford Motor (F) 37.5%, Home Depot (HD) 26.9%, Tesla (TSLA) 45.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, F, HD 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, Tesla (TSLA) leads on 5. 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.