F
Ford Motor Company
F has the edge over GPC overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
GPC
Genuine Parts Company
GPC trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
F Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
F's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
GPC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
GPC's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
F PE Valuation
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GPC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 15x | $123 | — |
| Cheap | 16x | $4.20 | -97% |
| Fair | 20x | $5.27 | -96% |
| Expensive | 25x | $6.41 | -95% |
| Current | 472x | $123 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GPC's PE is in its expensive range at 472x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 15x, in its cheap range.
F Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
F has the edge over GPC on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
GPC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect GPC's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly steady.
F Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.78 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.97 | -270% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.87 | -340% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.55 | -224% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.06 | -241% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.78 | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.46 | +35% |
F has swung to a loss: it lost $1.97 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
GPC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.93 | +2951% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.26 | -96% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.26 | -96% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.44 | -93% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.47 | -93% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.81 | -25% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.81 | -33% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.09 | -32% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.47 | -31% |
GPC has the edge over F on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
F Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49.5B | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.3B | -3.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $43.3B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.9B | -4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5B | +9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.2B | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.7B | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.2B | +4.9% |
F's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $49.5B last quarter, down 2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -25% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5% | +3.1 points |
F's operating margin was 2.9% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
GPC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.5B | +4.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.5B | +6% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.3B | +6.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $6B | +4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.3B | +4.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.2B | +3.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.9B | +1.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.8B | +3.3% |
GPC has the edge over F on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.3% | -0.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.5% | -1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -14% | -17 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.7% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.5% | -1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.3% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9% | -4.6 points |
GPC has the edge over F on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
F Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1B | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | -54% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | -157% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +108% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B | +50% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +$2.6B |
| Q4 2024 | $530M | +169% |
F has the edge over GPC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GPC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $243.4M | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $292.4M | +261% |
| Q1 2026 | -$33.6M | +$127M |
| Q4 2025 | $260.7M | +$287.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $240M | -33% |
| Q2 2025 | $81M | -46% |
| Q1 2025 | -$160.7M | -179% |
| Q4 2024 | -$26.7M | -114% |
GPC still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $763M over the past year.
F Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.2% | +89M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +28M shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +26M shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +40M shares |
| Available history | +1.8% | +72M shares |
F has 4.1B diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $311M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $150M |
F spent $311M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 107% from the year before.
GPC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +354K shares |
| 1 year | -0.8% | -1.1M shares |
| 3 years | -1.8% | -2.6M shares |
| 5 years | -3.7% | -5.3M shares |
| Available history | -5.5% | -8.1M shares |
GPC has the edge over F on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $37.5M |
| Q3 2024 | $37.5M |
| Q2 2024 | $37.5M |
| Q1 2024 | $37.5M |
F Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
F has the edge over GPC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GPC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.4x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 9.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 8.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.9x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 2.4x | Moderate |
GPC's net debt is about 8.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.4 years a year ago.
F Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.6 | Oversold |
F's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (oversold).
GPC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.2 | Oversold |
GPC's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).
F PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | F | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GPC PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | GPC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 472x | 18x | 2,522% above |
| PE % | 96 | 47 | 49 pts above |
GPC is trading at 472x earnings, a 2522% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
F Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.2 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.3 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.4 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 2% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.1 | 1.4% below |
F is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.4% below its 200-week average.
GPC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $125.9 | 2.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $129.1 | 4.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $121.5 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $123.5 | 0.6% below |
| 200 week MA | $135.7 | 9.5% below |
GPC has the edge over F on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
F Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.36 | $8.86 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | $8.86 | $20.3 | +129% |
| 2022 | $20.3 | $11.4 | -44% |
| 2023 | $11.4 | $12.2 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $12.2 | $10.0 | -18% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $13.3 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.3 | $11.9 | -11% |
F's yearly returns have swung widely, from +129% in 2021 to −44% in 2022. It's down 11% so far in 2026.
GPC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $106.2 | $99.4 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | $99.4 | $135.4 | +36% |
| 2022 | $135.4 | $176.6 | +30% |
| 2023 | $176.6 | $138.5 | -22% |
| 2024 | $138.5 | $117.0 | -16% |
| 2025 | $117.0 | $125.9 | +7.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $125.9 | $122.8 | -2.4% |
GPC has the edge over F on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.