FWDI
Forward Industries, Inc.
FWDI offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
TSLA
Tesla, Inc.
TSLA has a slight edge over FWDI overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
FWDI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
FWDI's revenue and balance sheet are currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are weak.
TSLA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
TSLA's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
FWDI PE Valuation
FWDI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TSLA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 60x | $54.70 | -86% |
| Fair | 174x | $158 | -60% |
| Forward | 196x | $397 | — |
| Expensive | 415x | $378 | -4.9% |
| Current | 437x | $397 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TSLA's PE is in its expensive range at 437x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 196x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
FWDI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for FWDI, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
TSLA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for TSLA, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
FWDI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.28 | — |
| Q2 2026 | -$31.55 | -$27.50 |
| Q1 2026 | -$31.52 | -$27.88 |
| Q4 2025 | -$29.86 | -$27.04 |
| Q3 2025 | -$24.59 | -$22.01 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.05 | -$0.89 |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.64 | -$0.34 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.82 | +$0.88 |
| Q3 2024 | -$2.58 | +$1.12 |
FWDI lost $31.55 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last seven quarters.
TSLA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.03 | +123% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.91 | -39% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.08 | -38% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.09 | -40% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.08 | -47% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.50 | -59% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.73 | -51% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.82 | -53% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.04 | -53% |
TSLA has the edge over FWDI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
FWDI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $10.8M | +332% |
| Q1 2026 | $13M | +315% |
| Q4 2025 | $21.4M | +224% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.9M | +8.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.5M | -68% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.1M | -60% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.6M | -7.5% |
| Q3 2024 | $7.3M | +44% |
FWDI has the edge over TSLA on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -652% | -549 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2192% | -2134 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2723% | -2712 points |
| Q3 2025 | -39% | -31 points |
| Q2 2025 | -103% | -98 points |
| Q1 2025 | -58% | -51 points |
| Q4 2024 | -11% | -5.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | -8.6% | -48 points |
FWDI's operating margin was −652% last quarter, down 549 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
TSLA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $28B | -0.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $28.2B | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $22.4B | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $24.9B | -3.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $28.1B | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $22.5B | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.3B | -9.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $25.7B | +2.1% |
TSLA's revenue has picked up after two years of holding roughly level: $28B last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.6% | -3.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.4% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.2% | +2.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.7% | -0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.8% | -5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.1% | -2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1% | -3.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.2% | -2 points |
TSLA has the edge over FWDI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
FWDI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$3.4M | -$2.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.8M | -$4.2M |
| Q4 2025 | -$7.9M | -$7.5M |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.3M | -597% |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.2M | -379% |
| Q1 2025 | -$563.2K | +$101.7K |
| Q4 2024 | -$415.6K | -531% |
| Q3 2024 | $463.7K | +1% |
FWDI has burned cash in seven of the last eight quarters: −$18M over the past year, against −$2M the year before.
TSLA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | -62% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.1B | -848% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | +117% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | -30% |
| Q3 2025 | $4B | +46% |
| Q2 2025 | $146M | -89% |
| Q1 2025 | $664M | +$3.2B |
| Q4 2024 | $2B | -1.6% |
TSLA has the edge over FWDI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
FWDI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -8.7% | -8.2M shares |
| 1 year | +7774% | +85.6M shares |
| 3 years | +8517% | +85.7M shares |
| 5 years | +8649% | +85.7M shares |
| Available history | +8995% | +85.7M shares |
FWDI has 87M diluted shares, up 7774% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $11.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $47.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $10.9M |
TSLA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +1M shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +15M shares |
| 3 years | +1.4% | +48M shares |
| 5 years | +5.1% | +172M shares |
| Available history | +33% | +886M shares |
TSLA has the edge over FWDI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
FWDI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -3.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -4.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
FWDI has more cash than debt.
TSLA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
TSLA has more cash than debt.
FWDI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 37.8 | Neutral |
FWDI's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 38 (neutral).
TSLA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 72.6 | Neutral |
TSLA's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 73 (neutral).
FWDI PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | FWDI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
FWDI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TSLA PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | TSLA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 437x | 18x | 2,324% above |
| PE % | 84 | 47 | 37 pts above |
TSLA is trading at 437x earnings, a 2324% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
FWDI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.85 | 26% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.80 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $5.57 | 8.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $7.85 | 35% below |
| 200 week MA | $7.50 | 32% below |
FWDI is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 32% below its 200-week average.
TSLA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $376.0 | 5.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $364.0 | 9.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $393.6 | 1% above |
| 100 week MA | $372.1 | 6.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $296.9 | 34% above |
TSLA has the edge over FWDI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
FWDI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.94 | $18.8 | +89% |
| 2021 | $18.8 | $16.0 | -15% |
| 2022 | $16.0 | $11.2 | -30% |
| 2023 | $11.2 | $7.29 | -35% |
| 2024 | $7.29 | $5.16 | -29% |
| 2025 | $5.16 | $7.03 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.03 | $5.08 | -28% |
FWDI has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 28% so far in 2026.
TSLA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28.7 | $220.6 | +669% |
| 2021 | $220.6 | $355.7 | +61% |
| 2022 | $355.7 | $123.2 | -65% |
| 2023 | $123.2 | $248.5 | +102% |
| 2024 | $248.5 | $431.7 | +74% |
| 2025 | $431.7 | $475.2 | +10% |
| 2026 YTD | $475.2 | $397.5 | -16% |
TSLA has the edge over FWDI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.