GM
General Motors Company
GM has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
NKE
NIKE, Inc.
NKE has the edge over GM overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
GM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
GM's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are stable.
NKE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
NKE's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable.
GM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.4x | $25.04 | -71% |
| Forward | 6.1x | $86.25 | — |
| Fair | 6.8x | $31.54 | -63% |
| Expensive | 19x | $86.43 | +0.2% |
| Current | 19x | $86.25 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GM's PE is in its expensive range at 19x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 6.1x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
NKE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 18x | $37.76 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $47.70 | +26% |
| Forward | 30x | $37.76 | — |
| Fair | 33x | $68.16 | +80% |
| Expensive | 47x | $97.86 | +159% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NKE has the edge over GM in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
GM has the edge over NKE on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
NKE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Decline | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect NKE's profitability to improve, but its revenue to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
GM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $14.15 | +206% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.62 | -11% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.24 | -66% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.74 | -62% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.27 | -49% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.19 | -45% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.52 | -27% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.16 | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.37 | -13% |
GM's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $4.62 over the past year, against $9.39 in late 2024.
NKE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.27 | -39% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.09 | +7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.10 | -2.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.51 | -50% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.70 | -48% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.95 | -44% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.16 | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.01 | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.24 | -5.3% |
NKE has the edge over GM on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50B | +2.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $48B | +1.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $43.6B | -0.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.3B | -5.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $48.6B | -0.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $47.1B | -1.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $44B | +2.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $47.7B | +11% |
GM has the edge over NKE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.2% | +5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.7% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -8.1% | -11 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.2% | -5.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.5% | -3.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.6% | -1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.2% | +1 points |
GM's operating margin was 7.2% last quarter, up 5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NKE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.2B | -4.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $11B | -1.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.3B | +0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.4B | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.7B | +1.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.3B | -9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.4B | -7.7% |
NKE's revenue fell from its 2023 peak and has held roughly level since: $11.2B last quarter, down 4.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.2% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +9.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8% | -1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8% | -3.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.9% | -3.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.5% | -3.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -2.9 points |
NKE has the edge over GM on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B | -0.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.4B | -7.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | -66% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.6B | +294% |
| Q3 2025 | $5B | +7.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.8B | +40% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.2B | +1050% |
| Q4 2024 | $907M | +$956M |
GM has the edge over NKE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NKE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$64M | -527% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +313% |
| Q1 2026 | $284M | -83% |
| Q4 2025 | $386M | -58% |
| Q3 2025 | $15M | -95% |
| Q2 2025 | $363M | -85% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $920M | -65% |
NKE usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$64M, but it generated $2.1B over the past year.
GM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.5% | -23M shares |
| 1 year | -8% | -77M shares |
| 3 years | -36% | -491M shares |
| 5 years | -40% | -580M shares |
| Available history | -38% | -552M shares |
GM has the edge over NKE on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.5B |
| Q2 2026 | $2B |
| Q1 2026 | $800M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $1.5B |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $2B |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7B |
GM spent $7.8B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 4.8% from the year before.
NKE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +3.2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +5.2M shares |
| 3 years | -3.8% | -59.1M shares |
| 5 years | -8.4% | -135M shares |
| Available history | -6.9% | -110M shares |
NKE has 1.5B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $20M |
| Q3 2025 | $126M |
| Q2 2025 | $199M |
| Q1 2025 | $506M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B |
NKE has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
GM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
GM has the edge over NKE on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
NKE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
NKE's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
GM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 65.3 | Neutral |
GM's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 65 (neutral).
NKE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 57.5 | Neutral |
NKE's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 58 (neutral).
GM PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | GM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 18x | 3.6% above |
| PE % | 83 | 47 | 36 pts above |
GM is trading at 19x earnings, in line with the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
NKE PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | NKE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 18x | 0.3% above |
| PE % | 2 | 47 | 45 pts below |
NKE has the edge over GM on valuation relative to its sector.
GM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $82.9 | 4% above |
| 20 week MA | $83.4 | 3.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $80.8 | 6.8% above |
| 100 week MA | $67.3 | 28% above |
| 200 week MA | $53.7 | 61% above |
GM has the edge over NKE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NKE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $36.7 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $39.2 | 3.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $48.0 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $58.4 | 35% below |
| 200 week MA | $79.2 | 52% below |
NKE has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 52% below its 200-week average.
GM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $36.6 | $41.6 | +14% |
| 2021 | $41.6 | $56.9 | +37% |
| 2022 | $56.9 | $33.8 | -41% |
| 2023 | $33.8 | $35.9 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | $35.9 | $54.3 | +51% |
| 2025 | $54.3 | $83.1 | +53% |
| 2026 YTD | $83.1 | $86.3 | +3.8% |
GM has the edge over NKE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NKE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $101.6 | $141.6 | +39% |
| 2021 | $141.6 | $165.7 | +17% |
| 2022 | $165.7 | $116.3 | -30% |
| 2023 | $116.3 | $108.6 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | $108.6 | $76.4 | -30% |
| 2025 | $76.4 | $60.9 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $60.9 | $37.8 | -38% |
NKE has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 38% so far in 2026.