General Motors vs Tesla
General Motors is the larger business, with $185.02bn of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $94.83bn for Tesla (2.0 times as much). General Motors grew faster (-1.3% against -2.9%). Tesla kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 4.0% against 1.5%. Tesla carries less debt relative to equity (10.0% against 215.3%).
| Latest fiscal year | General MotorsGM, 2025 | TeslaTSLA, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $185.02bn | $94.83bn |
| Revenue growth | -1.3% | -2.9% |
| Net income | $2.70bn | $3.79bn |
| Operating margin | 1.6% | 4.6% |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 4.0% |
| Return on equity | 4.3% | 4.9% |
| Free cash flow | $17.56bn | $6.22bn |
| Cash | $20.95bn | $16.51bn |
| Total debt | $131.57bn | $8.18bn |
| Debt to equity | 215.3% | 10.0% |
| Dividend per share | $0.57 | — |
| Dividend yield | 1.6% | — |
| Share buybacks | $6.01bn | — |
| Employees | — | — |
| Market value | $74.84bn | $1.57tn |
| Price vs our value range | — | Above our value range |
| Moat score | 41 (Weak) | 29 (Weak) |
| Insider trades, 12 months | 0 buys, 33 sales | 0 buys, 66 sales |