TSLA vs GE Stock Comparison

Tesla and General Electric 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
GE General Electric Co
$285.64 -10.7% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$298.78B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

General Electric leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (General Electric 7, Tesla 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSLAGELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.27T $298.78B TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 333.1x 32.8x GE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 231.2x 38.6x GE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +19.6% GE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% 17.3% GE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% -57.8% TSLA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.2x -0.5x TSLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.1% -6.8% GE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr +34.6%/yr GE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.6% 33.1% GE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 45/100 TSLA

Percentile Scorecard

TSLAGE

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

AxisTSLAGE
Valuation 16 #42 of 50 32 #68 of 100
Growth 48 #26 of 49 28 #70 of 97
Profitability 77 #12 of 48 59 #40 of 96
Financial Health 94 #4 of 54 19 #86 of 106
Shareholder Returns 20 #25 of 31 86 #10 of 65
Overall 51 45
  • TSLA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • GE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodTSLAGESPY
1 month -2.1%-10.7% -1.0%
3 months +18.9%-19.2% +2.9%
6 months -1.1%+0.4% +6.4%
Year to date -17.2%-7.3% +11.4%
1 year -17.1%-6.8% +13.1%
3 years +71.9%+215.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.8%+46.6% +21.5%
5 years +22.8%+340.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.2%+34.6% +10.9%
10 years +2,690.3%+105.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +39.5%+7.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTSLAGESPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.6%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.0%35.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.231.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-0.20 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-45.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-25.0% -2.5%
52-week high $489.88$381.07 $779.14
52-week low $298.32$273.25 $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.

MultipleTSLAGE
P/E now vs peer median 316.7xmedian 18.9x 32.5xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 0.5x 5.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 107.9xmedian 8.5x -13.0xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 209.1xmedian 8.8x 36.9xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 0.9x 16.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -9.72median 1.35 -113.70median 0.92

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 monthsTSLAGE
Revenue $103.62B $52.58B
Gross profit $19.53B $18.52B
Operating income $4.37B -$24.73B
Net income $3.86B $9.13B
Free cash flow $5.76B $7.99B
R&D $7.73B $1.81B
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $8.74
Cash & equivalents $15.22B $8.76B
Total debt $9.34B $79.60B
Shares (diluted) 3.54B 1.04B
Enterprise value $1.09T $257.30B

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
MetricTSLAGE
P/E 316.7x 32.5x
P/FCF 209.1x 36.9x
P/Operating cash flow 64.5x 31.3x
P/S 11.6x 5.6x
P/B 13.8x 16.6x
P/Tangible book 13.9x 21.5x
EV/EBITDA 107.9x -13.0x
EV/EBIT 267.8x -12.4x
EV/Revenue 11.3x 5.8x
EV/FCF 203.2x 38.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 62.7x 32.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.72 -113.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSLAGE
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 19.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.5% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.2% -29.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.8% -126.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -35.0% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.0% -3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.7% 15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.6% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.5% 21.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% 20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSLAGE
Gross margin 18.9% 35.2%
EBITDA margin 10.5% -44.6%
Operating margin 4.2% -47.0%
Pretax margin 5.0% 20.3%
Net margin 3.7% 17.3%
FCF margin 5.6% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 17.9%
Return on equity 4.5% 51.2%
Return on assets 2.6% 7.2%
Return on invested capital 3.4% -57.8%
Return on capital employed 3.9% -29.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSLAGE
Debt / assets 6.3% 15.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.2x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 86.0%
Equity / assets 58.9% 14.0%
Interest coverage 13.1x -26.7x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 13.29 2.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSLAGE
Dividend yield – 0.6%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 2.9%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 36.5%

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.

ConsensusTSLAGE
Forward P/E 231.2xFY2026 38.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2026 $7.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.6% +28.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $112.51BFY2026 $53.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 +27.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.5% +11.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSLAGE
Held by institutions 42.6% 79.4%
Institutions holding 4,260 3,441
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% +1.5%
Institutions buying 2,372 1,829
Institutions selling 1,356 1,148
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.59

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.

TSLAGE
TSLA 1.00 0.17
GE 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSLA and GE?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tesla (TSLA) $1.27T, General Electric (GE) $298.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, TSLA and GE?

General Electric (GE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tesla (TSLA) 333.1x, General Electric (GE) 32.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, General Electric (GE) is cheapest (Tesla (TSLA) 231.2x, General Electric (GE) 38.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

General Electric (GE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tesla (TSLA) +11.8%, General Electric (GE) +19.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Electric (GE) has the highest net margin (Tesla (TSLA) 3.7%, General Electric (GE) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Tesla (TSLA) leads (Tesla (TSLA) 3.4%, General Electric (GE) -57.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year General Electric (GE) returned the most: Tesla (TSLA) -17.1%, General Electric (GE) -6.8%. Over five years, General Electric (GE) compounded fastest (Tesla (TSLA) +4.2%/yr, General Electric (GE) +34.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Tesla (TSLA) 0.00%, General Electric (GE) 0.01%. Tesla (TSLA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Electric (GE) has been the steadiest (Tesla (TSLA) 45.6%, General Electric (GE) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do TSLA and GE move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.17, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, TSLA and GE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, General Electric (GE) 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.