F
Ford Motor Company
F's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
HRB
H&R Block, Inc.
HRB has the edge over F overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
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.
HRB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
HRB's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
F PE Valuation
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
HRB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 8.3x | $50.73 | — |
| Cheap | 8.8x | $47.55 | -6.3% |
| Current | 9.4x | $50.73 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $69.30 | +37% |
| Expensive | 15x | $80.42 | +59% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HRB's PE is in its cheap range at 9.4x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.3x next year's earnings.
F Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect F's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
HRB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
HRB has the edge over F on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
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.
HRB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.12 | +14% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.39 | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.66 | +29% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.54 | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.25 | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.37 | +9.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.39 | +6.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.98 | -7.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.53 | -1.1% |
HRB 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 has the edge over HRB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HRB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $224.3M | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +3% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4B | +5.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $198.9M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $203.6M | +5% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +4.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.3B | +4.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $179.1M | 0% |
HRB has the edge over F on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -103% | -1.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 33% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 43% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -150% | +14 points |
| Q3 2025 | -102% | +16 points |
| Q2 2025 | 33% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 43% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -164% | -15 points |
HRB's operating margin was −103% last quarter, down 1.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 HRB on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HRB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$379.2M | -$9.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $236.5M | -2% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | -$649.5M | -$52.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$370M | -$22.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $241.3M | -17% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.3B | -2.9% |
| Q4 2024 | -$597.4M | +$29.5M |
HRB usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$379M, but it generated $747M 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.
HRB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -4.5% | -5.8M shares |
| 1 year | -6.3% | -8.3M shares |
| 3 years | -16% | -23.2M shares |
| 5 years | -31% | -55M shares |
| Available history | -37% | -71M shares |
HRB has the edge over F on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
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 HRB on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
HRB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 2.2x | Moderate |
HRB's net debt is about 1.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.4 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).
HRB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 63.0 | Neutral |
HRB's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 63 (neutral).
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.
HRB PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | HRB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.4x | 18x | 48% below |
| PE % | 19 | 47 | 28 pts below |
HRB is trading at 9.4x earnings, a 48% discount 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.
HRB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $47.6 | 6.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.6 | 8.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $40.4 | 26% above |
| 100 week MA | $47.0 | 7.9% above |
| 200 week MA | $46.5 | 9.2% above |
HRB 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.
HRB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.4 | $15.5 | -34% |
| 2021 | $15.5 | $23.5 | +52% |
| 2022 | $23.5 | $39.2 | +66% |
| 2023 | $39.2 | $48.4 | +24% |
| 2024 | $48.4 | $53.4 | +10% |
| 2025 | $53.4 | $43.8 | -18% |
| 2026 YTD | $43.8 | $50.7 | +16% |
HRB has the edge over F on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.