F vs STLA vs HMC Stock Comparison

Ford Motor, Stellantis and Honda Motor Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
F Ford Motor Co
$11.58 -8.8% 1M -16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$46.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$187.97B
Div. yield
0.05%
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
STLA Stellantis N.V.
$4.09 -11.3% 1M -62.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.94B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$176.38B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
HMC Honda Motor Co Ltd
$34.36 +4.4% 1M +9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$45.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$145.78B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Honda Motor leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Honda Motor 5, Stellantis 3, Ford Motor 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFSTLAHMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.75B $11.94B $45.43B F
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.3x -6.9x -42.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x 7.6x 12.4x F
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% +78.3% +0.8% STLA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.9% -1.0% -0.7% HMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.2% -1.1% 0.0% HMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 161.4x -0.2x 4.8x STLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.3% -62.4% +9.0% HMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.7%/yr -27.4%/yr +3.3%/yr HMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 52.0% 28.6% HMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 57/100 51/100 STLA

Percentile Scorecard

FSTLAHMC

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

AxisFSTLAHMC
Valuation 55 #23 of 50 63 #19 of 50 80 #11 of 50
Growth 11 #43 of 48 23 #37 of 48 36 #31 of 48
Profitability 40 #28 of 46 36 #30 of 46 53 #22 of 46
Financial Health 10 #47 of 52 61 #21 of 52 49 #27 of 52
Shareholder Returns 45 #17 of 30 100 #1 of 30 35 #20 of 30
Overall 32 57 51
  • F ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • STLA 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

PeriodFSTLAHMCSPY
1 month -8.8%-11.3%+4.4% -0.8%
3 months -21.2%-28.0%+17.9% +3.5%
6 months -7.3%-48.8%+41.0% +7.0%
Year to date -11.7%-62.4%+16.6% +12.2%
1 year -16.3%-62.4%+9.0% +13.0%
3 years +16.3%-77.3%+9.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.2%-39.0%+3.1% +23.1%
5 years -25.3%-79.8%+17.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.7%-27.4%+3.3% +11.0%
10 years -2.5%—+14.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.3%—+1.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFSTLAHMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%52.0%28.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.6%57.6%27.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.141.220.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.46-1.200.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.5%-86.2%-37.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.6%-66.3%-0.7% -1.8%
52-week high $17.44$12.12$34.59 $779.14
52-week low $11.21$4.06$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.

MultipleFSTLAHMC
P/E now vs peer median -6.2xmedian 18.9x -6.8xmedian 18.9x -43.1xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 217.9xmedian 8.2x 1.7xmedian 8.2x 10.1xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 9.4x -4.5xmedian 9.4x 6.8xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.9x 0.2xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 1.40 —median 1.40 1.49median 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 monthsFSTLAHMC
Revenue $187.97B $176.38B $145.78B
Gross profit $15.41B $17.23B $25.18B
Operating income -$7.03B -$1.42B -$770.90M
Net income -$7.38B -$1.74B -$573.09M
Free cash flow $7.28B -$2.63B $7.66B
R&D – $6.91B $9.64B
EPS (diluted) $-1.86 $-0.60 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $18.60B $38.49B $32.71B
Total debt $160.97B $41.39B $342.30B
Shares (diluted) 3.99B 2.89B 1.73B
Enterprise value -$95.75B -$152.71B -$104.38B

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
MetricFSTLAHMC
P/E -6.2x -6.8x -43.1x
P/FCF 6.2x -4.5x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 2.7x -1.1x 6.0x
P/S 0.2x 0.1x 0.4x
P/B 1.3x 0.2x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 0.2x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 217.9x 1.7x 10.1x
EV/EBIT -24.9x -7.3x -128.8x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.1x 0.7x
EV/FCF 24.0x -3.9x 13.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x -1.0x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 – 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFSTLAHMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% 78.3% 0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.4% – 14.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -36.7% 16.4% -17.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -15.5% – -1.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -339.1% -140.0% -111.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -45.2% – -27.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -332.6% -155.6% -112.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -56.6% – -27.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -334.3% -212.5% -124.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.2% – -29.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 5.0% 183.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.7% – -21.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.1% -272.5% 2,713%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.2% – -21.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFSTLAHMC
Gross margin 8.2% 9.8% 17.3%
EBITDA margin 0.4% 3.5% 6.8%
Operating margin -3.7% -0.8% -0.5%
Pretax margin -6.4% -1.1% -0.4%
Net margin -3.9% -1.0% -0.7%
FCF margin 3.9% -1.5% 5.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% -6.1% 6.0%
Return on equity -20.1% -2.5% -0.8%
Return on assets -2.6% -0.7% -0.3%
Return on invested capital -2.2% -1.1% 0.0%
Return on capital employed -4.0% -1.0% -0.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 6.1x -15.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFSTLAHMC
Debt / assets 56.4% 17.0% 40.8%
Debt / equity 4.5x 0.6x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 161.4x -0.2x 4.8x
Debt / FCF 22.1x -15.8x 11.3x
Liabilities / assets 87.5% 71.1% 63.3%
Equity / assets 12.5% 28.9% 36.7%
Interest coverage -1.0x – -1.0x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 0.84 – 1.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFSTLAHMC
Dividend yield 5.2% – 1.9%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 9.5% –
Shareholder yield 5.9% 9.5% 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.

ConsensusFSTLAHMC
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 $0.54FY2026 $2.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +65.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +1.7% +96.3% +63.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $180.56BFY2026 $183.40BFY2026 $159.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.6%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% -2.0% -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFSTLAHMC
Held by institutions 65.5% 32.8% 3.5%
Institutions holding 1,739 400 382
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% -6.0% -3.2%
Institutions buying 897 201 229
Institutions selling 617 126 95
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.60 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.

FSTLAHMC
F 1.00 0.48 0.46
STLA 0.48 1.00 0.24
HMC 0.46 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, F, STLA and HMC?

Ford Motor (F) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ford Motor (F) $46.75B, Stellantis (STLA) $11.94B, Honda Motor (HMC) $45.43B.

Which company is growing faster?

Stellantis (STLA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ford Motor (F) +1.5%, Stellantis (STLA) +78.3%, Honda Motor (HMC) +0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Honda Motor (HMC) has the highest net margin (Ford Motor (F) -3.9%, Stellantis (STLA) -1.0%, Honda Motor (HMC) -0.7%). On return on invested capital, Honda Motor (HMC) leads (Ford Motor (F) -2.2%, Stellantis (STLA) -1.1%, Honda Motor (HMC) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Honda Motor (HMC) returned the most: Ford Motor (F) -16.3%, Stellantis (STLA) -62.4%, Honda Motor (HMC) +9.0%. Over five years, Honda Motor (HMC) compounded fastest (Ford Motor (F) -5.7%/yr, Stellantis (STLA) -27.4%/yr, Honda Motor (HMC) +3.3%/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%, Stellantis (STLA) 0.00%, Honda Motor (HMC) 0.00%. Stellantis (STLA) and Honda Motor (HMC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Honda Motor (HMC) has been the steadiest (Ford Motor (F) 35.5%, Stellantis (STLA) 52.0%, Honda Motor (HMC) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, F, STLA 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, Honda Motor (HMC) 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.