TSLA vs RIVN vs F Stock Comparison

Tesla, Rivian Automotive and Ford Motor Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TSLA Tesla, Inc.
$403.30 +14.3% 1M -12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.31T
P/E
343.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$103.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
F Ford Motor Co
$12.31 +0.1% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$48.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$187.97B
Div. yield
4.87%
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Tesla leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Tesla 7, Ford Motor 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSLARIVNFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.31T $16.72B $48.22B TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 343.2x -5.6x -6.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 250.5x — 6.8x F
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +11.1% +1.5% TSLA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% -45.9% -3.9% TSLA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% -34.8% -2.2% TSLA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.2x 0.4x 161.4x TSLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 4.87% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.6% -16.5% -7.0% F
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr — -6.3%/yr TSLA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.7% 69.2% 35.6% F
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 38/100 38/100 TSLA

Percentile Scorecard

TSLARIVNF

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

AxisTSLARIVNF
Valuation 14 #43 of 50 10 #45 of 50 51 #25 of 50
Growth 42 #29 of 49 83 #9 of 49 10 #44 of 49
Profitability 80 #10 of 46 20 #37 of 46 40 #28 of 46
Financial Health 96 #3 of 51 68 #17 of 51 8 #47 of 51
Shareholder Returns 18 #24 of 29 11 #26 of 29 82 #6 of 29
Overall 50 38 38
  • TSLA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • RIVN 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

PeriodTSLARIVNFSPY
1 month +14.3%-23.5%+0.1% +0.7%
3 months +30.6%-32.0%-17.3% +3.7%
6 months +5.7%-30.2%+1.9% +7.1%
Year to date -10.3%-41.9%-6.2% +12.8%
1 year -12.6%-16.5%-7.0% +11.9%
3 years +104.3%-27.2%+26.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +26.9%-10.0%+8.0% +22.8%
5 years +8.6%—-27.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.7%—-6.3% +10.9%
10 years +2,925.5%—+5.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +40.6%—+0.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTSLARIVNFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.7%69.2%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.6%61.1%31.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.262.131.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.28-0.24-0.20 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-95.1%-65.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.7%-49.0%-29.4% -1.2%
52-week high $489.88$22.45$17.44 $779.14
52-week low $298.32$11.43$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.

MultipleTSLARIVNF
P/E now vs peer median 343.2xmedian 21.7x -5.6xmedian 21.7x -6.6xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 0.5x 2.6xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 117.2xmedian 8.7x -6.1xmedian 8.7x 221.5xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 226.6xmedian 9.4x -4.0xmedian 9.4x 6.6xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 1.0x 2.9xmedian 1.0x 1.3xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -10.53median 1.36 -0.19median 1.36 0.12median 1.36

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 monthsTSLARIVNF
Revenue $103.62B $6.48B $187.97B
Gross profit $19.53B $594.00M $15.41B
Operating income $4.37B -$3.43B -$7.03B
Net income $3.86B -$2.96B -$7.38B
Free cash flow $5.76B -$4.19B $7.28B
R&D $7.73B $1.83B –
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $-2.06 $-1.86
Cash & equivalents $15.22B $3.51B $18.60B
Total debt $9.34B $4.45B $160.97B
Shares (diluted) 3.54B 1.45B 3.99B
Enterprise value $1.14T -$4.98B -$94.25B

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
MetricTSLARIVNF
P/E 343.2x -5.6x -6.6x
P/FCF 226.6x -4.0x 6.6x
P/Operating cash flow 69.9x -6.4x 2.8x
P/S 12.6x 2.6x 0.3x
P/B 14.9x 2.9x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 15.0x 2.9x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 117.2x -6.1x 221.5x
EV/EBIT 290.8x -4.6x -25.3x
EV/Revenue 12.3x 2.4x 0.9x
EV/FCF 220.6x -3.7x 24.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 68.0x -6.0x 10.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.53 -0.19 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSLARIVNF
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 11.1% 1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 19.7% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.5% 206.2% -36.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 30.9% -15.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.2% -0.5% -339.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.8% 16.8% -45.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -35.0% 16.9% -332.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.0% 19.3% -56.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.7% 29.9% -334.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.6% 29.7% -56.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.5% -342.3% -8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 20.4% 9.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% -757.3% -28.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 12.4% 11.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSLARIVNF
Gross margin 18.9% 9.2% 8.2%
EBITDA margin 10.5% -39.3% 0.4%
Operating margin 4.2% -52.9% -3.7%
Pretax margin 5.0% -45.8% -6.4%
Net margin 3.7% -45.9% -3.9%
FCF margin 5.6% -64.7% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% -40.6% 9.0%
Return on equity 4.5% -54.7% -20.1%
Return on assets 2.6% -19.2% -2.6%
Return on invested capital 3.4% -34.8% -2.2%
Return on capital employed 3.9% -29.3% -4.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.8x 0.9x -2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 12.7% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSLARIVNF
Debt / assets 6.3% 28.3% 56.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.8x 4.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.2x 0.4x 161.4x
Debt / FCF 1.6x -1.1x 22.1x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 63.6% 87.5%
Equity / assets 58.9% 36.4% 12.5%
Interest coverage 13.1x -12.7x -1.0x
Current ratio 1.9x 2.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 14.28 -1.56 0.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSLARIVNF
Dividend yield – – 4.9%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -16.1% 0.6%
Shareholder yield -0.1% -16.1% 5.5%
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.

ConsensusTSLARIVNF
Forward P/E 250.5xFY2026 – 6.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2026 $-2.35FY2026 $1.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 – +65.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.3% – +1.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $112.97BFY2026 $7.69BFY2026 $180.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.1%FY2026 +42.7%FY2026 -3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% +45.6% +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSLARIVNF
Held by institutions 42.6% 54.6% 65.5%
Institutions holding 4,264 818 1,741
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% +12.2% +4.2%
Institutions buying 2,374 406 897
Institutions selling 1,358 220 619
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.85 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.

TSLARIVNF
TSLA 1.00 0.38 0.28
RIVN 0.38 1.00 0.28
F 0.28 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSLA, RIVN and F?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tesla (TSLA) $1.31T, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) $16.72B, Ford Motor (F) $48.22B.

Which company is growing faster?

Tesla (TSLA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tesla (TSLA) +11.8%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) +11.1%, Ford Motor (F) +1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tesla (TSLA) has the highest net margin (Tesla (TSLA) 3.7%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) -45.9%, Ford Motor (F) -3.9%). On return on invested capital, Tesla (TSLA) leads (Tesla (TSLA) 3.4%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) -34.8%, Ford Motor (F) -2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ford Motor (F) returned the most: Tesla (TSLA) -12.6%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) -16.5%, Ford Motor (F) -7.0%. Over five years, Tesla (TSLA) compounded fastest (Tesla (TSLA) +1.7%/yr, Ford Motor (F) -6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ford Motor (F) 4.87%. Tesla (TSLA) and Rivian Automotive (RIVN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ford Motor (F) has been the steadiest (Tesla (TSLA) 45.7%, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) 69.2%, Ford Motor (F) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TSLA, RIVN 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, Tesla (TSLA) 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.