GM vs VFS vs F Stock Comparison

General Motors, VinFast Auto and Ford Motor Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GM General Motors Co
$82.47 +2.3% 1M +18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$70.02B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$186.95B
Div. yield
0.84%
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
VFS VinFast Auto Ltd.
$3.36 +7.0% 1M +2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.86B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3,514.06T
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
F Ford Motor Co
$11.93 -3.6% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$46.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$187.97B
Div. yield
5.03%
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

General Motors leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (General Motors 8, VinFast Auto 2, Ford Motor 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGMVFSFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $70.02B $7.86B $46.73B GM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.6x 0.0x -6.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x — 6.6x GM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.3% +4,424.0% +1.5% VFS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.1% -69.2% -3.9% GM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% — -2.2% GM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.8x -0.5x 161.4x VFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.84% — 5.03% F
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.0% +2.4% -9.1% GM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.7%/yr -19.3%/yr -6.9%/yr GM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 41.9% 35.5% GM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 7/100 31/100 GM

Percentile Scorecard

GMVFSF

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

AxisGMVFSF
Valuation 86 #8 of 50 10 #45 of 50 53 #24 of 50
Growth 42 #29 of 49 2 #48 of 49 10 #44 of 49
Profitability 72 #14 of 47 11 #42 of 47 39 #29 of 47
Financial Health 25 #40 of 53 4 #51 of 53 8 #49 of 53
Shareholder Returns 70 #10 of 31 – 43 #18 of 31
Overall 59 7 31
  • GM ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • VFS ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • F 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

PeriodGMVFSFSPY
1 month +2.3%+7.0%-3.6% +0.9%
3 months -7.7%+12.0%-21.9% +5.9%
6 months +7.6%-17.4%-2.5% +8.5%
Year to date +1.4%+0.6%-9.1% +13.3%
1 year +18.0%+2.4%-9.1% +12.4%
3 years +203.0%-36.8%+19.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +44.7%-14.2%+6.2% +23.5%
5 years +51.5%-65.6%-30.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +8.7%-19.3%-6.9% +11.0%
10 years +163.3%—+1.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.2%—+0.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGMVFSFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%41.9%35.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%39.6%31.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.150.811.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.550.06-0.26 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.5%-97.1%-65.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.7%-29.4%-31.6% -0.9%
52-week high $90.29$4.76$17.44 $779.14
52-week low $66.87$2.81$11.21 $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.

MultipleGMVFSF
P/E now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 20.0x 0.0xmedian 20.0x -6.4xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.0xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 8.7x -0.5xmedian 8.7x 219.6xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 9.4x 0.0xmedian 9.4x 6.4xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.9x 0.0xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.21median 1.35 —median 1.35 0.11median 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 monthsGMVFSF
Revenue $186.95B $3,514.06T $187.97B
Gross profit $27.78B -$1,799.20T $15.41B
Operating income $4.34B -$3,021.72T -$7.03B
Net income $4.18B -$3,525.77T -$7.38B
Free cash flow $14.40B -$1,569.01T $7.28B
R&D – $376.86T –
EPS (diluted) $4.37 $-1,039,497.78 $-1.86
Cash & equivalents $23.20B $281.02T $18.60B
Total debt $128.74B $7,424.18T $160.97B
Shares (diluted) 887.00M 2.34B 3.99B
Enterprise value -$32.88B -$52.31T -$95.73B

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
MetricGMVFSF
P/E 18.6x 0.0x -6.4x
P/FCF 4.9x 0.0x 6.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.0x 0.0x 2.8x
P/S 0.4x 0.0x 0.2x
P/B 1.1x 0.0x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 0.0x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 18.3x -0.5x 219.6x
EV/EBIT 39.4x -0.1x -25.1x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.1x 0.9x
EV/FCF 11.9x -0.3x 24.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.3x -0.2x 10.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.21 – 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGMVFSF
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.3% 4,424% 1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% – 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.0% -6,447% -36.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.3% – -15.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -46.3% -4,777% -339.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.7% – -45.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.9% -3,441% -332.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% – -56.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -12.2% -2,344% -334.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -15.4% – -56.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.3% – -8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.7% – 9.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% – -28.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% – 11.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGMVFSF
Gross margin 14.9% -51.2% 8.2%
EBITDA margin 5.0% -24.7% 0.4%
Operating margin 2.3% -86.0% -3.7%
Pretax margin 2.5% -102.7% -6.4%
Net margin 2.1% -69.2% -3.9%
FCF margin 7.7% -44.6% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 12.5% -50.4% 9.0%
Return on equity 6.5% – -20.1%
Return on assets 1.5% -47.1% -2.6%
Return on invested capital 2.0% – -2.2%
Return on capital employed 2.4% -208.1% -4.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.6x 0.5x -2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGMVFSF
Debt / assets 44.5% 29.1% 56.4%
Debt / equity 2.0x -0.2x 4.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.8x -0.5x 161.4x
Debt / FCF 8.9x -0.6x 22.1x
Liabilities / assets 77.7% 256.0% 87.5%
Equity / assets 22.3% -156.0% 12.5%
Interest coverage 6.8x -5.7x -1.0x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.18 -10.29 0.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGMVFSF
Dividend yield 0.8% – 5.0%
Net buyback yield 11.1% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 12.0% – 5.7%
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.

ConsensusGMVFSF
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 – 6.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.80FY2026 $-1.86FY2026 $1.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.8%FY2026 – +65.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.5% – +1.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $192.00BFY2026 $5.02BFY2026 $180.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +39.4%FY2026 -3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.2% +20.0% +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGMVFSF
Held by institutions 84.3% 0.2% 65.5%
Institutions holding 1,561 32 1,740
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% -8.3% +4.2%
Institutions buying 796 20 897
Institutions selling 526 8 618
Buyers to sellers 1.51 2.50 1.45

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.

GMVFSF
GM 1.00 0.08 0.58
VFS 0.08 1.00 0.10
F 0.58 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GM, VFS and F?

General Motors (GM) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Motors (GM) $70.02B, VinFast Auto (VFS) $7.86B, Ford Motor (F) $46.73B.

Which company is growing faster?

VinFast Auto (VFS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Motors (GM) -0.3%, VinFast Auto (VFS) +4,424.0%, Ford Motor (F) +1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Motors (GM) has the highest net margin (General Motors (GM) 2.1%, VinFast Auto (VFS) -69.2%, Ford Motor (F) -3.9%). On return on invested capital, General Motors (GM) leads (General Motors (GM) 2.0%, Ford Motor (F) -2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year General Motors (GM) returned the most: General Motors (GM) +18.0%, VinFast Auto (VFS) +2.4%, Ford Motor (F) -9.1%. Over five years, General Motors (GM) compounded fastest (General Motors (GM) +8.7%/yr, VinFast Auto (VFS) -19.3%/yr, Ford Motor (F) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ford Motor (F) has the highest dividend yield: General Motors (GM) 0.84%, Ford Motor (F) 5.03%. VinFast Auto (VFS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Motors (GM) has been the steadiest (General Motors (GM) 33.1%, VinFast Auto (VFS) 41.9%, Ford Motor (F) 35.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.