KNDI vs GM vs STLA Stock Comparison

Kandi Technologies, General Motors and Stellantis 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
7 wins
STLA Stellantis N.V.
$4.70 +1.7% 1M -58.4% 1Y
Market cap
$13.62B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$187.39B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

General Motors leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (General Motors 7, Stellantis 2, Kandi Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKNDIGMSTLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.19M $70.02B $13.62B GM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 18.6x -0.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 60.8x 6.4x 8.7x GM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -0.3% +66.9% STLA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.1% -9.6% GM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.0% -14.7% GM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 10.8x -0.4x STLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.84% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +205.4% +18.0% -58.4% KNDI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.6%/yr +8.7%/yr -25.1%/yr GM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 236.0% 33.1% 53.3% GM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 59/100 43/100 GM

Percentile Scorecard

KNDIGMSTLA

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

AxisKNDIGMSTLA
Valuation – 86 #8 of 50 41 #30 of 50
Growth – 42 #29 of 49 19 #40 of 49
Profitability – 72 #14 of 47 26 #35 of 47
Financial Health 100 #1 of 53 25 #40 of 53 48 #28 of 53
Shareholder Returns – 70 #10 of 31 80 #7 of 31
Overall – 59 43
  • KNDI ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • GM ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • STLA 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

PeriodKNDIGMSTLASPY
1 month +345.1%+2.3%+1.7% +0.9%
3 months +453.0%-7.7%-21.7% +5.9%
6 months +421.4%+7.6%-39.0% +8.5%
Year to date +363.5%+1.4%-56.8% +13.3%
1 year +205.4%+18.0%-58.4% +12.4%
3 years +13.4%+203.0%-73.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +4.3%+44.7%-36.2% +23.5%
5 years -16.7%+51.5%-76.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.6%+8.7%-25.1% +11.0%
10 years -27.7%+163.3%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -3.2%+10.2%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKNDIGMSTLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 236.0%33.1%53.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.7%32.0%57.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.301.151.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.870.55-1.10 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.3%-59.5%-86.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.2%-8.7%-61.2% -0.9%
52-week high $3.77$90.29$12.12 $779.14
52-week low $0.40$66.87$4.06 $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.

MultipleKNDIGMSTLA
P/E now vs peer median —median 20.0x 18.6xmedian 20.0x -0.8xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x 18.3xmedian 8.7x -1.6xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 9.4x 4.9xmedian 9.4x -0.8xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.9x 1.1xmedian 0.9x 0.2xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.35 -1.21median 1.35 —median 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 monthsKNDIGMSTLA
Revenue – $186.95B $187.39B
Gross profit – $27.78B $6.49B
Operating income – $4.34B -$19.12B
Net income – $4.18B -$17.83B
Free cash flow – $14.40B -$16.76B
R&D – – $11.52B
EPS (diluted) – $4.37 $-6.21
Cash & equivalents $14.64M $23.20B $32.94B
Total debt $91.05B $128.74B $45.18B
Shares (diluted) 8.36M 887.00M 2.89B
Enterprise value -$540.41M -$32.88B -$147.29B

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
MetricKNDIGMSTLA
P/E – 18.6x -0.8x
P/FCF – 4.9x -0.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 3.0x -2.5x
P/S – 0.4x 0.1x
P/B 0.1x 1.1x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 1.1x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA – 18.3x -1.6x
EV/EBIT – 39.4x -1.0x
EV/Revenue – 0.9x 0.1x
EV/FCF – 11.9x -1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 7.3x -3.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.21 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKNDIGMSTLA
Revenue growth (1Y) – -0.3% 66.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -12.0% -25.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -46.3% -252.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -26.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 31.9% -398.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -24.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -12.2% -444.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -15.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -3.3% 50.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -3.4% -47.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKNDIGMSTLA
Gross margin – 14.9% 3.5%
EBITDA margin – 5.0% -6.2%
Operating margin – 2.3% -10.2%
Pretax margin – 2.5% -10.7%
Net margin – 2.1% -9.6%
FCF margin – 7.7% -8.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.5% -3.0%
Return on equity – 6.5% -25.4%
Return on assets – 1.5% -7.3%
Return on invested capital – 2.0% -14.7%
Return on capital employed – 2.4% -13.0%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 5.6x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKNDIGMSTLA
Debt / assets 5.8% 44.5% 18.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 10.8x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – 8.9x -2.7x
Liabilities / assets 33.3% 77.7% 71.2%
Equity / assets 66.7% 22.3% 28.8%
Interest coverage – 6.8x –
Current ratio 2.3x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 1.18 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKNDIGMSTLA
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield – 11.1% 5.0%
Shareholder yield – 12.0% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusKNDIGMSTLA
Forward P/E 60.8xFY2025 6.4xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.06FY2025 $12.80FY2026 $0.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +266.7% +24.5% +96.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $348.93MFY2026 $192.00BFY2026 $183.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +299.1%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -5.2% -2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKNDIGMSTLA
Held by institutions 0.8% 84.3% 32.9%
Institutions holding 32 1,561 401
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% +0.1% -6.0%
Institutions buying 11 796 201
Institutions selling 8 526 126
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.51 1.60

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.

KNDIGMSTLA
KNDI 1.00 0.04 0.06
GM 0.04 1.00 0.42
STLA 0.06 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KNDI, GM and STLA?

General Motors (GM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kandi Technologies (KNDI) $30.19M, General Motors (GM) $70.02B, Stellantis (STLA) $13.62B.

Which company is growing faster?

Stellantis (STLA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Motors (GM) -0.3%, Stellantis (STLA) +66.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Motors (GM) has the highest net margin (General Motors (GM) 2.1%, Stellantis (STLA) -9.6%). On return on invested capital, General Motors (GM) leads (General Motors (GM) 2.0%, Stellantis (STLA) -14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kandi Technologies (KNDI) returned the most: Kandi Technologies (KNDI) +205.4%, General Motors (GM) +18.0%, Stellantis (STLA) -58.4%. Over five years, General Motors (GM) compounded fastest (Kandi Technologies (KNDI) -3.6%/yr, General Motors (GM) +8.7%/yr, Stellantis (STLA) -25.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: General Motors (GM) 0.84%, Stellantis (STLA) 0.00%. Kandi Technologies (KNDI) and Stellantis (STLA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Motors (GM) has been the steadiest (Kandi Technologies (KNDI) 236.0%, General Motors (GM) 33.1%, Stellantis (STLA) 53.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KNDI, GM and STLA?

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.