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Neutral2348.9%
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Ford Motor Company · F · FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026
Ford raises 2026 outlook as Pro and lower-cost EV strategy advance
Ford's latest results support a constructive operating thesis: Ford Pro's scale and software growth, cost reductions and a raised 2026 outlook provide near-term support, while the lower-cost EV platform and Ford Energy create longer-term opportunities. The thesis remains conditional on executing the EV transition, controlling tariff and aluminum costs, and improving Model e profitability.
Reported After market closeNYSEConsumer Cyclical
$49.37B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$0.13
Consensus $0.18
EPS surprise
-27.5%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$45.90B
Consensus $43.60B
Revenue surprise
+5.3%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
+2.1%
Event window
SPY move
-0.0%
Same window
Abnormal move
+2.1%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.0×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-13.1%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did F rise 2.1% after missing EPS estimates in FY2025 Q4?What changed in F's guidance and outlook in FY2025 Q4?Give me the bull and bear case for F after FY2025 Q4 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, management's tone remained confident but guidance sentiment improved from lowered to raised. The focus shifted toward a low-cost universal EV platform, Ford Energy storage, and higher 2026 earnings and cash-flow expectations, alongside increased capex.
Guidance delta
Management raised 2026 adjusted EBIT and free-cash-flow expectations while also guiding to higher capex.
Key takeaways
- Ford reported $187 billion of Q4 2025 revenue and a record 13.2% U.S. market share.
- Ford Pro generated $66 billion of revenue and $6.8 billion of EBIT, with software and services contributing to growth.
- Management expects about $2 billion of 2026 savings from material, warranty and tariff costs.
- Ford is shifting its EV strategy toward a lower-cost universal platform aimed at the $30,000-$35,000 segment.
- The 2026 plan includes $8-$10 billion of adjusted EBIT, $5-$6 billion of free cash flow and $9.5-$10.5 billion of capex.
Management priorities
- Launch the universal EV platform commercially beginning in 2027
- Build Ford Energy's LFP battery-storage capacity toward 20 GWh by 2027
- Expand hybrid, off-road and performance vehicle offerings
- Deepen Ford Pro software and services integrations
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$12.3Current
$10Low
$15.52Average
$29High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 30, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP Paribas | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Jun 25, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 8, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | May 13, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 14, 2026 |
| HSBC | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Underperform | Market Perform | Downgrade | Apr 9, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Underperform | Peer Perform | Downgrade | Dec 5, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Daiwa Capital | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 31, 2023 |
| Tudor Pickering | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 15, 2023 |
| Berenberg | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 10, 2022 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 11, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Nomura Instinet | Reduce | Neutral | Downgrade | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Feb 9, 2021 |
| DZ Bank | Sell | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 7, 2020 |
| CFRA | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Buckingham | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | May 10, 2019 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | May 6, 2019 |
| Nomura | Reduce | Neutral | Downgrade | Apr 5, 2019 |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 13, 2019 |
| PiperJaffray | Neutral | Overweight | Downgrade | May 15, 2018 |
| Standpoint Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Oct 4, 2017 |
| Guggenheim | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 21, 2017 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Dec 1, 2016 |
| CLSA | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 29, 2016 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 17, 2015 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 4, 2015 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 4, 2015 |
| Craig-Hallum | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Argus Capital | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 6, 2014 |
| ISI Group | Buy | Strong Buy | Downgrade | Jan 13, 2014 |
| Tigress Financial | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 8, 2013 |
| Oxen Group | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 17, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $12.3. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Andrew Percoco | $15 | $14.96 | +22.0% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $17.5 | $14.35 | +42.3% | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Mark Delaney | $16 | $14.3 | +30.1% | Jun 11, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $17 | $14.9 | +38.2% | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Philippe Houchois | $14.5 | $14.93 | +17.9% | May 26, 2026 |
| UBS | Joseph Spak | $14 | $12.26 | +13.8% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $13 | $13.71 | +5.7% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| HSBC | Wesley Brooks | $12.8 | $14.03 | +4.1% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $16 | $13.73 | +30.1% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $14 | $13.55 | +13.8% | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $12 | $12.94 | -2.4% | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Barclays | Dan Levy | $12 | $13.58 | -2.4% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Alexander Potter | $11 | $12.34 | -10.6% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $12.5 | $12.66 | +1.6% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Philippe Houchois | $12 | $12.67 | -2.4% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Mark Delaney | $12 | $12.01 | -2.4% | Sep 29, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $11 | $10.95 | -10.6% | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Barclays | Dan Levy | $11 | $11.24 | -10.6% | Jul 16, 2025 |
| UBS | Joseph Spak | $11 | $11.88 | -10.6% | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Alexander Potter | $9 | $10.44 | -26.8% | May 22, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Tom Narayan | $10 | $10.41 | -18.7% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Edison Yu | $10 | $11.37 | -18.7% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Barclays | Dan Levy | $14 | $10.92 | +13.8% | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas | $12 | $10.87 | -2.4% | Sep 25, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Edison Yu | $11 | $10.66 | -10.6% | Sep 9, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | John Murphy | $11.44 | $6.25 | -7.0% | Aug 22, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Daniel Roeska | $16 | $12.13 | +30.1% | Jun 7, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Joseph Spak | $13 | $12.95 | +5.7% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas | $17 | $13.3 | +38.2% | Apr 5, 2024 |
| CFRA | Garrett Nelson | $14 | $13.6 | +13.8% | Apr 3, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Alexander Potter | $13 | $12.08 | +5.7% | Mar 14, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas | $13.31 | $0.37 | +8.2% | Dec 1, 2023 |
| BOCOM International Holdings Company | Dan Levy | $14 | $9.91 | +13.8% | Nov 1, 2023 |
| RBC Capital | Tom Narayan | $12 | $11.54 | -2.4% | Oct 25, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas | $16 | $13.11 | +30.1% | Jul 31, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas | $18.3 | $7.65 | +48.8% | Dec 6, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $14 | $13.75 | +13.8% | Nov 30, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Mark Delaney | $13 | $12.93 | +5.7% | Oct 27, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas | $14 | $12.36 | +13.8% | Oct 5, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $13 | $11.91 | +5.7% | Sep 28, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $16 | $15.34 | +30.1% | Aug 2, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $15 | $13.72 | +22.0% | Jul 28, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $19 | $12.65 | +54.5% | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Nomura | Anindya Das | $12.4 | $12.88 | +0.8% | Jul 21, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $12 | $12.18 | -2.4% | Jul 18, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $10 | $11.52 | -18.7% | Jul 11, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Mark Delaney | $14 | $13.5 | +13.8% | Jun 6, 2022 |
| Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth | $22 | $12.5 | +78.9% | May 22, 2022 |
| Berenberg Bank | Adrian Yanoshik | $17 | $13.5 | +38.2% | May 15, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Colin Langan | $12 | $12.44 | -2.4% | May 13, 2022 |
| Barclays | Brian Johnson | $16 | $14.16 | +30.1% | Apr 30, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $24 | $14.66 | +95.1% | Apr 28, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Ryan Brinkman | $21 | $14.61 | +70.7% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Emmanuel Rosner | $17 | $15.13 | +38.2% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Barclays | Brian Johnson | $17 | $14.96 | +38.2% | Apr 7, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Colin Langan | $25 | $16.65 | +103.3% | Apr 2, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Philippe Houchois | $18 | $16.58 | +46.3% | Mar 17, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Dan Levy | $25 | $17.6 | +103.3% | Mar 3, 2022 |
| CFRA | Garrett Nelson | $30 | $18.1 | +143.9% | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Colin Langan | $26 | $17.83 | +111.4% | Feb 26, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas | $13 | $17.72 | +5.7% | Feb 8, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Chris McNally | $18 | $17.96 | +46.3% | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Emmanuel Rosner | $21 | $17.96 | +70.7% | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | John Murphy | $30 | $17.96 | +143.9% | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Philippe Houchois | $25 | $20.65 | +103.3% | Jan 22, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Emmanuel Rosner | $24 | $25.19 | +95.1% | Jan 14, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Mark Delaney | $22 | $23.73 | +78.9% | Jan 10, 2022 |
| Benchmark Co. | Michael Ward | $29 | $23.73 | +135.8% | Jan 10, 2022 |
| Argus Research | Bill Selesky | $29 | $24.33 | +135.8% | Jan 6, 2022 |
| Nomura | Anindya Das | $13 | $17.83 | +5.7% | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth | $20 | $15.88 | +62.6% | Oct 20, 2021 |
| UBS | Patrick Hummel | $15 | $13.79 | +22.0% | Aug 11, 2021 |
| Tudor Pickering | Jeoffrey Lambujon | $17 | $12.02 | +38.2% | May 18, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationFord Motor Company is a global automotive giant, engaged in the design, production, and servicing of a broad spectrum of vehicles. Its product line encompasses Ford trucks, commercial cars and vans, and sport utility vehicles, in addition to luxury models from its Lincoln brand. The company structures its diverse operations into distinct segments: Ford Blue, Ford Model e, Ford Pro, Ford Next, and Ford Credit. Ford distributes its vehicles, service components, and accessories through a worldwide network of distributors and dealerships.…
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