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Ford Motor Company F Return on invested capital

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5.2%-2.8pp
Rivian Automotive, Inc. logo
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-57.6%-0.5pp
Paccar logo
PaccarPCAR
12.9%-11.9pp
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CarvanaCVNA
32.6%+12.5pp
Eaton Corporation logo
Eaton CorporationETN
17.7%+2.5pp
Deere & Company logo
Deere & CompanyDE
9.2%-1.8pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$43.3B+6.4%
Gross profit$7.9B+45.2%
Operating income$2.3B+630%
Net income$2.6B+442%
EPS (diluted)$0.63+425%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$17.6B-15.4%
Total debt$567.0M-2.2%
Total equity$37.5B-16.1%
Total assets$282.43B-0.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.3B-64.2%
CapEx$2.4B+30.7%
Free cash flow-$1.1B-157%

Valuation

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Market cap$56.02B+16.1%
Enterprise value$38.94B+49.0%
P/S0.3×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin13.4%-0.1pp
Operating margin-3.8%-6.1pp
Net margin-3.2%-5.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-14.8%-26.3pp
Debt / equity0.0×
Current ratio1.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Ford Motor Company’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Ford Motor Company’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ford Motor Company's return on invested capital?
Ford Motor Company (F) reported return on invested capital of -32% in Q1 2026.
How has Ford Motor Company's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Ford Motor Company's return on invested capital decreased by 319.6% year-over-year, from 14.6% to -32%.
What is the long-term trend for Ford Motor Company's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ford Motor Company's return on invested capital has grown at a -45.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 70.8% to -6.1%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.