TSLA vs VRT vs GM Stock Comparison

Tesla, Vertiv Holdings and General Motors Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TSLA Tesla, Inc.
$404.22 +13.1% 1M -12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.31T
P/E
343.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$103.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co
$243.10 -0.4% 1M +27.6% 1Y
Market cap
$94.70B
P/E
45.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.12B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
6 wins
GM General Motors Co
$82.47 +2.3% 1M +18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$74.59B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$186.95B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Vertiv Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Vertiv Holdings 6, General Motors 3, Tesla 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSLAVRTGMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.31T $94.70B $74.59B TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 343.9x 45.1x 19.2x GM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 251.1x 35.2x 6.4x GM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +35.3% -0.3% VRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% 16.0% 2.1% VRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% 26.3% 2.0% VRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.2x -0.3x 10.8x TSLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.2% +27.6% +18.0% VRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr +56.8%/yr +8.7%/yr VRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.7% 67.7% 33.1% GM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 60/100 59/100 VRT

Percentile Scorecard

TSLAVRTGM

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

AxisTSLAVRTGM
Valuation 14 #43 of 50 26 #151 of 203 86 #8 of 50
Growth 44 #28 of 49 99 #3 of 188 42 #29 of 49
Profitability 78 #11 of 47 99 #3 of 184 72 #14 of 47
Financial Health 96 #3 of 53 60 #88 of 217 25 #40 of 53
Shareholder Returns 20 #25 of 31 16 #128 of 153 70 #10 of 31
Overall 51 60 59
  • TSLA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • VRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GM 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

PeriodTSLAVRTGMSPY
1 month +13.1%-0.4%+2.3% +0.9%
3 months +35.5%+9.0%-7.7% +5.9%
6 months +8.4%-20.6%+7.6% +8.5%
Year to date -10.1%+50.1%+1.4% +13.3%
1 year -12.2%+27.6%+18.0% +12.4%
3 years +95.0%+567.5%+203.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.0%+88.4%+44.7% +23.5%
5 years +8.9%+846.7%+51.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.7%+56.8%+8.7% +11.0%
10 years +2,932.4%—+163.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +40.7%—+10.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureTSLAVRTGMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.7%67.7%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.7%67.3%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.262.931.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.270.410.55 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-70.2%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.5%-35.4%-8.7% -0.9%
52-week high $489.88$376.23$90.29 $779.14
52-week low $298.32$149.83$66.87 $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.

MultipleTSLAVRTGM
P/E now vs peer median 344.0xmedian 20.0x 44.6xmedian 25.4x 18.6xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 0.5x 7.1xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 117.5xmedian 8.7x 30.3xmedian 14.3x 18.3xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 227.1xmedian 9.4x 29.7xmedian 21.8x 4.9xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 0.9x 17.0xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -10.56median 1.35 0.44median 1.41 -1.21median 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 monthsTSLAVRTGM
Revenue $103.62B $13.12B $186.95B
Gross profit $19.53B $5.00B $27.78B
Operating income $4.37B $2.64B $4.34B
Net income $3.86B $2.10B $4.18B
Free cash flow $5.76B $3.15B $14.40B
R&D $7.73B – –
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $5.34 $4.37
Cash & equivalents $15.22B $3.51B $23.20B
Total debt $9.34B $2.93B $128.74B
Shares (diluted) 3.54B 392.68M 887.00M
Enterprise value $1.13T $83.55B -$30.02B

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
MetricTSLAVRTGM
P/E 344.0x 44.6x 18.6x
P/FCF 227.1x 29.7x 4.9x
P/Operating cash flow 70.0x 25.5x 3.0x
P/S 12.6x 7.1x 0.4x
P/B 15.0x 17.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 15.1x 24.9x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 117.5x 30.3x 18.3x
EV/EBIT 291.5x 35.1x 39.4x
EV/Revenue 12.3x 7.1x 0.9x
EV/FCF 221.2x 29.5x 11.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 68.2x 25.3x 7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.56 0.44 -1.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSLAVRTGM
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 35.3% -0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 25.4% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.5% 44.3% -12.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 30.9% -5.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.2% 54.8% -46.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.8% 52.2% -26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -35.0% 102.9% 31.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.0% 102.1% -24.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.7% 102.0% -12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.6% 101.3% -15.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.5% 138.9% -3.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 71.6% 0.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% 133.7% -3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 73.1% 5.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSLAVRTGM
Gross margin 18.9% 38.1% 14.9%
EBITDA margin 10.5% 23.4% 5.0%
Operating margin 4.2% 20.1% 2.3%
Pretax margin 5.0% 19.9% 2.5%
Net margin 3.7% 16.0% 2.1%
FCF margin 5.6% 24.0% 7.7%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 27.9% 12.5%
Return on equity 4.5% 40.9% 6.5%
Return on assets 2.6% 12.3% 1.5%
Return on invested capital 3.4% 26.3% 2.0%
Return on capital employed 3.9% 31.7% 2.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.8x 1.7x 5.6x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSLAVRTGM
Debt / assets 6.3% 16.1% 44.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.2x -0.3x 10.8x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 0.9x 8.9x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 69.7% 77.7%
Equity / assets 58.9% 30.3% 22.3%
Interest coverage 13.1x 73.2x 6.8x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 14.30 6.06 1.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSLAVRTGM
Dividend yield – 0.1% 0.8%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.1% 11.1%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.0% 12.0%
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.

ConsensusTSLAVRTGM
Forward P/E 251.1xFY2026 35.2xFY2026 6.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2026 $6.91FY2026 $12.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 +64.5%FY2026 +20.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.3% +40.2% +24.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $112.97BFY2026 $14.66BFY2026 $192.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.1%FY2026 +43.3%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% +20.2% -5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSLAVRTGM
Held by institutions 42.6% 81.7% 84.3%
Institutions holding 4,263 2,038 1,561
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% +0.0% +0.1%
Institutions buying 2,374 1,170 796
Institutions selling 1,357 691 526
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.69 1.51

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.

TSLAVRTGM
TSLA 1.00 0.34 0.25
VRT 0.34 1.00 0.18
GM 0.25 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSLA, VRT and GM?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tesla (TSLA) $1.31T, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) $94.70B, General Motors (GM) $74.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, TSLA, VRT and GM?

General Motors (GM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tesla (TSLA) 343.9x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 45.1x, General Motors (GM) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, General Motors (GM) is cheapest (Tesla (TSLA) 251.1x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 35.2x, General Motors (GM) 6.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tesla (TSLA) +11.8%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +35.3%, General Motors (GM) -0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) has the highest net margin (Tesla (TSLA) 3.7%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 16.0%, General Motors (GM) 2.1%). On return on invested capital, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) leads (Tesla (TSLA) 3.4%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 26.3%, General Motors (GM) 2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vertiv Holdings (VRT) returned the most: Tesla (TSLA) -12.2%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +27.6%, General Motors (GM) +18.0%. Over five years, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) compounded fastest (Tesla (TSLA) +1.7%/yr, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +56.8%/yr, General Motors (GM) +8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Motors (GM) has been the steadiest (Tesla (TSLA) 45.7%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 67.7%, General Motors (GM) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TSLA, VRT and GM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) leads on 6. 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.