F vs TSLA
Ford Motor Co. and Tesla, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | F | TSLA |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $187.3B | $94.8B |
| Net income | $-8.2B | $3.8B |
| Gross margin | 6.8% | 18.0% |
| Net margin | −4.4% | 4.1% |
| Return on equity | · | 4.9% |
| Diluted EPS | −$2.06 | $1.08 |
| Dividend / share | $0.75 | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $12.5B | $6.2B |
| Equity | $36.0B | $82.1B |
| Net debt / equity | · | −0.10× |
| Current ratio | 1.07× | 2.16× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 8.1% | 24.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 39.4% |
F bills 2.0× the revenue of TSLA, and F closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | F | TSLA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $187.3B | $94.8B |
| FY2024 | $185.0B | $97.7B |
| FY2023 | $176.2B | $96.8B |
| FY2022 | $158.1B | $81.5B |
| FY2021 | $136.3B | $53.8B |
| FY2020 | $127.1B | $31.5B |
| FY2019 | $155.9B | $24.6B |
| FY2018 | $160.3B | $21.5B |
| FY2017 | $156.8B | $11.8B |
| FY2016 | $151.8B | $7.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | F | TSLA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-8.2B | $3.8B |
| FY2024 | $5.9B | $7.1B |
| FY2023 | $4.3B | $15.0B |
| FY2022 | $-2.0B | $12.6B |
| FY2021 | $17.9B | $5.5B |
| FY2020 | $-1.3B | $721.0M |
| FY2019 | $84.0M | $-862.0M |
| FY2018 | $3.7B | $-976.0M |
| FY2017 | $7.8B | $-2.0B |
| FY2016 | $4.6B | $-674.9M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$92,440,000,000 | F |
| FY2024 | +$87,302,000,000 | F |
| FY2023 | +$79,418,000,000 | F |
| FY2022 | +$76,595,000,000 | F |
| FY2021 | +$82,518,000,000 | F |
| FY2020 | +$95,608,000,000 | F |
| FY2019 | +$131,322,000,000 | F |
| FY2018 | +$138,877,000,000 | F |
| FY2017 | +$145,017,000,000 | F |
| FY2016 | +$144,799,868,000 | F |
| FY2015 | +$145,511,975,000 | F |
| FY2014 | +$140,878,644,000 | F |
| FY2013 | +$144,903,504,000 | F |
| FY2012 | +$133,145,744,000 | F |
| FY2011 | +$135,400,758,000 | F |
| FY2010 | +$128,837,256,000 | F |
| FY2009 | +$116,171,057,000 | F |
F has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −8.4 pp | TSLA |
| FY2024 | −4.1 pp | TSLA |
| FY2023 | −13.0 pp | TSLA |
| FY2022 | −16.8 pp | TSLA |
| FY2021 | +2.6 pp | F |
| FY2020 | −3.7 pp | TSLA |
| FY2019 | +3.2 pp | F |
| FY2018 | +7.3 pp | F |
| FY2017 | +24.0 pp | F |
| FY2016 | +14.1 pp | F |
| FY2015 | +26.9 pp | F |
| FY2014 | +10.0 pp | F |
| FY2013 | +11.8 pp | F |
| FY2012 | +100.1 pp | F |
| FY2011 | +139.5 pp | F |
| FY2010 | +137.3 pp | F |
| FY2009 | +52.1 pp | F |
The higher net margin has changed hands between F and TSLA over this period.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
TSLA's net margin has been more volatile than F's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 46.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.7.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between F and TSLA over these 17 fiscal years — F led in 12 and TSLA in 5.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
TSLA's return on equity has been more volatile than F's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 82.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 19.9.
8 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between F and TSLA over these 8 fiscal years — F led in 6 and TSLA in 2.
8 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.