Is Auto Manufacturers turning around after a year behind S&P 500?
1 week ago Auto Manufacturers moved ahead of S&P 500 over thirteen weeks, ending a year 29% behind. 10 of 19 earned more than a year earlier.
Auto Manufacturers, equal-weighted, based at 200S&P 500, same base, same starttrailing 12-month earnings per share risingfalling
Beating S&P 5008/19+6 in 4 weeks
Industry vs index · 13w+3.6%equal-weighted
Industry vs index · 52w−29.3%equal-weighted
earnings growth · TTM-64%-39% avg, 4 quarters
The 13-week comparison crossed 1 week ago. The 52-week one is still −29.3%.
Breadth is at 8 of 19 stocks, and the median member is −6.0% against S&P 500 over three months.
What the earnings do next matters more than the cross: TTM growth is -64% today.
Companies leading the move: Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company and Ferrari N.V., and 3 more. All 6 are listed below with their four-factor scores and how many of the last 26 weeks each spent ahead of S&P 500.
How broad is the move?
An industry average can be lifted by one large company. These readings separate a move the whole industry is making from one a handful of names are making.
Strength anatomyMixedHow much of the industry is participating, how recently, and whether the movers score well.
Together8 of 19 stocks moving
Fresh6 crossed in the last 4 weeks
Backed by scoresmovers score +3 vs the industry average
Down the cap ladder — bar is now, tick is four weeks ago
Large2/4+2
Mid3/7+2
Small3/8+2
Participation is spreading downward — the mid and small companies added more this month than the large ones did.
What would change this picture
First crossings fail more often than they hold. A month from now the 13-week lead either survives or it does not.
Companies leading the move
The rule selected these companies this week. Below are the same four scores every company on the site carries, and how many of the last 26 weeks each has been ahead of the index.
Company
Earnings & growth
Quality
Valuation
Market
Weeks ahead of index
Score
China Yuchai International LimitedMOM
CYD
—
—
—
—
17/26
—
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.MOM
HMC
—
—
—
—
7/26
—
Ford Motor CompanyMOM
F
49
41
55
80
14/26
55
General Motors CompanyMOM
GM
51
43
45
80
8/26
54
Ferrari N.V.MOM
RACE
41
66
23
60
4/26
48
LiveWire Group, Inc.MOM
LVWR
57
20
53
44
1/26
44
Sorted by total score. Scores are computed from published filings and weekly closes on a fixed formula — earnings and growth carry 35%, quality 25%, valuation 20%, market behaviour 20%. They rank the data. They are not a recommendation.
Questions people ask about Auto Manufacturers
How is "beating S&P 500" measured here?
A stock is counted when its three-month return beats S&P 500 by 5 percentage points or more. An industry is measured equal-weighted, so one large company cannot carry the average. The rule is the same every week and in every market.
How many stocks in Auto Manufacturers are beating S&P 500?
8 of 19 as of 2026-07-27, against 2 four weeks ago. The median member is −6.0% versus the index over three months.
What is Auto Manufacturers earnings doing?
Growth in trailing 12-month earnings per share for the industry is -64%, averaging -39% across the last four quarters.
Where does this data come from?
Weekly closing prices and published quarterly filings, rebuilt every weekday, and every figure carries its own as-of date. Every figure on the industry page traces to its source column.
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