Ford
F · Automobile Manufacturers
$11.60
2.8%General Motors
GM · Automobile Manufacturers
$75.92
1.7%The short version
- Ford is the larger business, with $187.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $185.0B for General Motors.
- Ford grew revenue faster (1.2%, against −1.3%).
- General Motors kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (1.6% operating margin, against −4.9% operating margin).
- General Motors turned more of its sales into free cash flow (9.5% FCF margin, against 6.7% FCF margin).
| Latest fiscal year | F · FY25 | GM · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $47.2B | $67.3B |
| Revenue | $187.3B | $185.0B |
| Free cash flow | $12.5B | $17.6B |
| Net income | −$8.2B | $2.7B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 1.2% | −1.3% |
| 5-year growth | 8.1% | 8.6% |
| Share count change | −1.0% | −13.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 6.8% | — |
| Operating margin | −4.9% | 1.6% |
| Net margin | −4.4% | 1.5% |
| FCF margin | 6.7% | 9.5% |
| Return on capital | — | 1.5% |
| Return on equity | −20.2% | 4.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | — | $103.9B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 7.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $3.0B | $6.7B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 16.5x |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 6 |
FY16
F $151.8B
GM $149.2B
FY17
F $156.8B
GM $145.6B
FY18
F $160.3B
GM $147.0B
FY19
F $155.9B
GM $137.2B
FY20
F $127.1B
GM $122.5B
FY21
F $136.3B
GM $127.0B
FY22
F $158.1B
GM $156.7B
FY23
F $176.2B
GM $171.8B
FY24
F $185.0B
GM $187.4B
FY25
F $187.3B
GM $185.0B
F
GM
FY16
F —
GM 5.8%
FY17
F 3.1%
GM 6.0%
FY18
F 2.0%
GM 3.0%
FY19
F 0.4%
GM 4.0%
FY20
F −3.5%
GM 5.4%
FY21
F 3.3%
GM 7.3%
FY22
F 4.0%
GM 6.6%
FY23
F 3.1%
GM 5.4%
FY24
F 2.8%
GM 6.8%
FY25
F −4.9%
GM 1.6%
F
GM
FY16
F $12.9B
GM $8.2B
FY17
F $11.0B
GM $8.9B
FY18
F $7.2B
GM $6.5B
FY19
F $10.0B
GM $7.4B
FY20
F $18.5B
GM $11.4B
FY21
F $9.6B
GM $7.7B
FY22
F −$13.0M
GM $6.8B
FY23
F $6.7B
GM $10.0B
FY24
F $6.7B
GM $9.3B
FY25
F $12.5B
GM $17.6B
F
GM
FY16
F —
GM 7.2%
FY17
F —
GM 4.1%
FY18
F —
GM 3.7%
FY19
F —
GM 4.0%
FY20
F —
GM 4.0%
FY21
F —
GM 5.3%
FY22
F —
GM 5.7%
FY23
F —
GM 5.5%
FY24
F —
GM 5.3%
FY25
F —
GM 1.5%
F
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