TSLA vs FSLR vs STLA Stock Comparison

Tesla, First Solar and Stellantis Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 wins
FSLR First Solar, Inc.
$171.99 -10.4% 1M -24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.07B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.38B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
5 wins
STLA Stellantis N.V.
$4.06 -12.1% 1M -62.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$176.38B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

First Solar leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (First Solar 5, Tesla 4, Stellantis 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSLAFSLRSTLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.27T $18.07B $11.81B TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 333.1x 10.3x -6.8x FSLR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 231.2x 9.3x 5.8x STLA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +23.8% +78.3% STLA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% 32.5% -1.0% FSLR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% 16.8% -1.1% FSLR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.2x -0.7x -0.2x TSLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.1% -24.9% -62.3% TSLA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr +10.1%/yr -27.0%/yr FSLR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.6% 54.2% 51.9% TSLA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 93/100 56/100 FSLR

Percentile Scorecard

TSLAFSLRSTLA

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

AxisTSLAFSLRSTLA
Valuation 16 #42 of 50 95 #4 of 61 61 #20 of 50
Growth 48 #26 of 49 97 #3 of 58 23 #38 of 49
Profitability 77 #12 of 48 96 #3 of 55 34 #32 of 48
Financial Health 94 #4 of 54 83 #13 of 71 60 #22 of 54
Shareholder Returns 20 #25 of 31 – 100 #1 of 31
Overall 51 93 56
  • TSLA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • FSLR ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • 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

PeriodTSLAFSLRSTLASPY
1 month -2.1%-10.4%-12.1% -1.0%
3 months +18.9%-15.2%-28.6% +2.9%
6 months -1.1%-11.2%-49.6% +6.4%
Year to date -17.2%-34.2%-62.7% +11.4%
1 year -17.1%-24.9%-62.3% +13.1%
3 years +71.9%+10.3%-78.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.8%+3.3%-40.0% +21.5%
5 years +22.8%+61.9%-79.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.2%+10.1%-27.0% +10.9%
10 years +2,690.3%+307.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +39.5%+15.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTSLAFSLRSTLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.6%54.2%51.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.0%56.3%57.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.231.831.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-0.46-1.20 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-60.0%-86.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-46.0%-66.5% -2.5%
52-week high $489.88$318.25$12.12 $779.14
52-week low $298.32$171.25$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.

MultipleTSLAFSLRSTLA
P/E now vs peer median 316.7xmedian 18.9x 10.6xmedian 24.1x -6.7xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 0.5x 3.4xmedian 2.2x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 107.9xmedian 8.5x 7.0xmedian 17.4x 1.7xmedian 8.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 209.1xmedian 8.8x 12.3xmedian 27.4x -4.5xmedian 8.8x
P/B now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 0.9x 1.8xmedian 1.8x 0.2xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -9.72median 1.35 0.09median 0.76 —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 monthsTSLAFSLRSTLA
Revenue $103.62B $5.38B $176.38B
Gross profit $19.53B $2.37B $17.23B
Operating income $4.37B $1.81B -$1.42B
Net income $3.86B $1.75B -$1.74B
Free cash flow $5.76B $1.50B -$2.63B
R&D $7.73B $269.73M $6.91B
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $16.21 $-0.60
Cash & equivalents $15.22B $1.69B $38.49B
Total debt $9.34B $37.64M $41.39B
Shares (diluted) 3.54B 107.73M 2.89B
Enterprise value $1.09T $9.02B -$152.84B

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
MetricTSLAFSLRSTLA
P/E 316.7x 10.6x -6.7x
P/FCF 209.1x 12.3x -4.5x
P/Operating cash flow 64.5x 8.6x -1.1x
P/S 11.6x 3.4x 0.1x
P/B 13.8x 1.8x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 13.9x 1.8x 0.2x
EV/EBITDA 107.9x 7.0x 1.7x
EV/EBIT 267.8x 9.3x -7.2x
EV/Revenue 11.3x 3.1x 0.1x
EV/FCF 203.2x 11.2x -3.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 62.7x 7.8x -1.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.72 0.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSLAFSLRSTLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 23.8% 78.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 21.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.5% 27.5% 16.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 67.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.2% 32.9% -140.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.8% 192.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -35.0% 38.9% -155.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.0% 123.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) -35.7% 38.6% -212.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.6% 123.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.5% 621.3% 5.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 39.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% 259.1% -272.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 70.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSLAFSLRSTLA
Gross margin 18.9% 44.0% 9.8%
EBITDA margin 10.5% 44.4% 3.5%
Operating margin 4.2% 33.6% -0.8%
Pretax margin 5.0% 33.9% -1.1%
Net margin 3.7% 32.5% -1.0%
FCF margin 5.6% 27.9% -1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 40.1% -6.1%
Return on equity 4.5% 17.3% -2.5%
Return on assets 2.6% 13.1% -0.7%
Return on invested capital 3.4% 16.8% -1.1%
Return on capital employed 3.9% 16.1% -1.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.8x 1.2x 6.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSLAFSLRSTLA
Debt / assets 6.3% 0.3% 17.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.2x -0.7x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 0.0x -15.8x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 22.9% 71.1%
Equity / assets 58.9% 77.1% 28.9%
Interest coverage 13.1x 46.9x –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 13.29 5.54 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSLAFSLRSTLA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 9.6%
Shareholder yield -0.1% – 9.6%
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.

ConsensusTSLAFSLRSTLA
Forward P/E 231.2xFY2026 9.3xFY2026 5.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2026 $18.47FY2026 $0.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 +30.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +46.6% +21.3% +48.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $112.51BFY2026 $5.35BFY2026 $184.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.5% +16.3% -1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSLAFSLRSTLA
Held by institutions 42.6% 93.1% 32.8%
Institutions holding 4,260 1,010 400
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% +5.9% -6.0%
Institutions buying 2,372 497 201
Institutions selling 1,356 356 126
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.40 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.

TSLAFSLRSTLA
TSLA 1.00 0.35 0.19
FSLR 0.35 1.00 0.25
STLA 0.19 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSLA, FSLR and STLA?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tesla (TSLA) $1.27T, First Solar (FSLR) $18.07B, Stellantis (STLA) $11.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, TSLA, FSLR and STLA?

First Solar (FSLR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tesla (TSLA) 333.1x, First Solar (FSLR) 10.3x, Stellantis (STLA) -6.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stellantis (STLA) is cheapest (Tesla (TSLA) 231.2x, First Solar (FSLR) 9.3x, Stellantis (STLA) 5.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Stellantis (STLA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tesla (TSLA) +11.8%, First Solar (FSLR) +23.8%, Stellantis (STLA) +78.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

First Solar (FSLR) has the highest net margin (Tesla (TSLA) 3.7%, First Solar (FSLR) 32.5%, Stellantis (STLA) -1.0%). On return on invested capital, First Solar (FSLR) leads (Tesla (TSLA) 3.4%, First Solar (FSLR) 16.8%, Stellantis (STLA) -1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tesla (TSLA) returned the most: Tesla (TSLA) -17.1%, First Solar (FSLR) -24.9%, Stellantis (STLA) -62.3%. Over five years, First Solar (FSLR) compounded fastest (Tesla (TSLA) +4.2%/yr, First Solar (FSLR) +10.1%/yr, Stellantis (STLA) -27.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tesla (TSLA) has been the steadiest (Tesla (TSLA) 45.6%, First Solar (FSLR) 54.2%, Stellantis (STLA) 51.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TSLA, FSLR 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, First Solar (FSLR) 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.