Ford Motor Company F
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Ford Motor Company is a large-cap company in the Consumer Cyclical sector (Auto Manufacturers), with a market value of $48.2B, based in the USA.
It employs about 169,000 people and has been listed since Jun 01, 1972.
Ford Motor Company develops, delivers, and services Ford trucks, sport utility vehicles, commercial vans and cars, and Lincoln luxury vehicles in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and internationally. It operates through Ford Blue, Ford Model e, Ford Pro, and Ford Credit segments. The company sells Ford and Lincoln internal combustion engine and hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles, service parts, accessories, and digital services for retail customers; develops EV and digital vehicle technologies, and software; and provides telematics and EV charging solutions.
Cheap or expensive? relatively cheap
The company is loss-making, so it has no P/E — we compare on price-to-sales instead.
Its price-to-sales (P/S) is 0.3 versus 2.3 for 4 direct peers — relatively cheap.
Revenue is shrinking 4% versus the same quarter last year.
The average analyst price target is 16.03, 32% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 19% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • The company is loss-making.
- ⚠️ Net debt is 3.7× shareholders' equity — high leverage.
- • The stock is more volatile than average (beta 1.8) — big daily moves both ways.
- • The stock is 31% below its one-year high.
Strengths
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (8 vs 0).
- ✅ Pays a dividend (4.9% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 4.8% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLY -0.5%).
This week's news
- Ford (F) Lost $7.4 Billion and Still Pays a 4.9% Dividend. How Long Can That Hold? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-04
- Trump tariffs a mixed bag for US auto industry finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-04
- Sector Update: Consumer Stocks Rise Late Afternoon finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Ford Motor's Third-Quarter US Vehicle Sales Fall Amid Model Phase-Outs finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Rivian Crushes Delivery Numbers. Why the Stock Is Down. finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Ford Q3 sales fall 6.6%, says F-150 disruption contained within guidance finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.