What does Ford Motor do?

F · Plain-English company overview

A stock is a share of ownership in a company. Owning one means you own a small piece of that business.

In the company's own words, from Item 1 (Business) of its latest annual report (Form 10-K) filed with the SEC on 2026-02-11.

We plan to utilize our liquidity (as described above) and our cash flows from business operations to fund our material cash requirements.

Changes in Company Cash. In managing our business, we classify changes in Company cash into operating and non-operating items. Operating items include: Company adjusted EBIT excluding Ford Credit EBT; capital spending; depreciation and tooling amortization; changes in working capital; Ford Credit distributions; interest on debt; cash taxes; and all other and timing differences (including timing differences between accrual-based EBIT and associated cash flows). Non-operating items include: restructuring costs; changes in Company debt excluding Ford Credit and finance lease payments; contributions to funded pension plans; shareholder distributions; and other items (including gains and losses on investments in equity securities, acquisitions and divestitures, equity investments, and other transactions with Ford Credit).

Read the full 10-K on SEC.gov →

How did Ford Motor's latest earnings compare?

An earnings release is a company's quarterly report of how much money it made. Analysts predict these numbers ahead of time, and the actual results are compared against those predictions.

In the most recent quarter (2026-06-30), Ford Motor reported earnings of $0.42 per share. Analysts expected $0.3568 per share, so the company beat expectations.

SEC Filings

Key filings
Annual report (10-K)
The company's big yearly financial report.
2026-02-11
Quarterly report (10-Q)
A financial update covering the last 3 months.
2026-07-29
Material event (8-K)
A heads-up about something important that just happened.
2026-07-28
Most recent filings
Quarterly report (10-Q)
A financial update covering the last 3 months.
2026-07-29
Material event (8-K)
A heads-up about something important that just happened.
2026-07-28
Material event (8-K)
A heads-up about something important that just happened.
2026-07-02
Insider trade (4)
An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-06-24
Insider trade (4)
An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-06-05
SEC filing (11-K)
An official filing with the SEC.
2026-06-05
SEC filing (11-K)
An official filing with the SEC.
2026-06-05
Insider trade (4)
An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-06-03
Insider trade (4)
An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-06-03
Insider trade (4)
An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-06-03
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