GM vs TSLA
General Motors Co. and Tesla, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | GM | TSLA |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $185.0B | $94.8B |
| Net income | $2.7B | $3.8B |
| Gross margin | · | 18.0% |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 4.1% |
| Return on equity | 4.3% | 4.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.27 | $1.08 |
| Dividend / share | $0.57 | · |
| Payout ratio | 24.4% | · |
| Free cash flow | $17.6B | $6.2B |
| Equity | $61.1B | $82.1B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.81× | −0.10× |
| Current ratio | 1.17× | 2.16× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 8.6% | 24.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −15.9% | 39.4% |
GM bills 2.0× the revenue of TSLA, and TSLA keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (4.1% against 1.5%).
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 | GM | TSLA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $185.0B | $94.8B |
| FY2024 | $187.4B | $97.7B |
| FY2023 | $171.8B | $96.8B |
| FY2022 | $156.7B | $81.5B |
| FY2021 | $127.0B | $53.8B |
| FY2020 | $122.5B | $31.5B |
| FY2019 | $137.2B | $24.6B |
| FY2018 | $147.0B | $21.5B |
| FY2017 | $145.6B | $11.8B |
| FY2016 | $149.2B | $7.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | GM | TSLA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.7B | $3.8B |
| FY2024 | $6.0B | $7.1B |
| FY2023 | $10.1B | $15.0B |
| FY2022 | $9.9B | $12.6B |
| FY2021 | $10.0B | $5.5B |
| FY2020 | $6.4B | $721.0M |
| FY2019 | $6.7B | $-862.0M |
| FY2018 | $8.0B | $-976.0M |
| FY2017 | $-3.9B | $-2.0B |
| FY2016 | $9.4B | $-674.9M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$90,192,000,000 | GM |
| FY2024 | +$89,752,000,000 | GM |
| FY2023 | +$75,069,000,000 | GM |
| FY2022 | +$75,273,000,000 | GM |
| FY2021 | +$73,181,000,000 | GM |
| FY2020 | +$90,949,000,000 | GM |
| FY2019 | +$112,659,000,000 | GM |
| FY2018 | +$125,588,000,000 | GM |
| FY2017 | +$133,829,000,000 | GM |
| FY2016 | +$142,183,868,000 | GM |
| FY2015 | +$131,678,975,000 | GM |
| FY2014 | +$152,730,644,000 | GM |
| FY2013 | +$153,413,504,000 | GM |
| FY2012 | +$151,842,744,000 | GM |
| FY2011 | +$150,071,758,000 | GM |
| FY2010 | +$135,475,256,000 | GM |
GM has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −2.6 pp | TSLA |
| FY2024 | −4.1 pp | TSLA |
| FY2023 | −9.7 pp | TSLA |
| FY2022 | −9.3 pp | TSLA |
| FY2021 | −2.7 pp | TSLA |
| FY2020 | +2.4 pp | GM |
| FY2019 | +8.0 pp | GM |
| FY2018 | +10.4 pp | GM |
| FY2017 | +16.4 pp | GM |
| FY2016 | +17.3 pp | GM |
| FY2015 | +29.0 pp | GM |
| FY2014 | +11.8 pp | GM |
| FY2013 | +7.1 pp | GM |
| FY2012 | +99.9 pp | GM |
| FY2011 | +130.7 pp | GM |
| FY2010 | +137.0 pp | GM |
The higher net margin has changed hands between GM and TSLA over this period.
16 of 17 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 GM's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 47.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.5.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between GM and TSLA over these 16 fiscal years — GM led in 11 and TSLA in 5.
16 of 17 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 GM's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 65.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.6.
15 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 GM and TSLA over these 15 fiscal years — GM led in 10 and TSLA in 5.
15 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.