NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 20:56 ET — Market closed
Ford Motor Co shares closed down 0.83% at $13.12 in the final U.S. trading session of 2025, as automakers moved with a broader year-end dip in equities. General Motors fell 1.23% and Tesla slid 1.04% on the day.
U.S. stock and bond markets are shut on Thursday for New Year’s Day and are due to reopen on Friday, Jan. 2, after the holiday break.
Ford’s late-year pullback came as Wall Street ended 2025’s final session lower, with the S&P 500 down 0.74%, the Nasdaq off 0.76% and the Dow down 0.63%, Reuters reported. “I do not expect that the last few days will have so much bearing on the performance of the next year,” said Giuseppe Sette, co-founder and president of Reflexivity, pointing to profit-taking in low-liquidity trading. Reuters
For Ford investors, the calendar matters because the stock heads into 2026 with attention still on the company’s reset of its electric-vehicle strategy after a demand slowdown. In mid-December, Ford disclosed a $19.5 billion writedown tied to changes in its EV plans as legacy automakers pivoted back toward hybrids and gasoline-powered vehicles, Reuters reported.
Ford has said it plans to report fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on Tuesday, Feb. 10. In a December update, the company raised 2025 adjusted EBIT guidance to about $7 billion and reaffirmed an adjusted free cash flow range of $2 billion to $3 billion.
Adjusted EBIT is earnings before interest and taxes, a yardstick investors use to gauge operating performance before financing costs and taxes, and excluding some items companies classify as special. Free cash flow is the cash left after operating expenses and capital spending, a key measure of what a company can reinvest or return to shareholders.
Traders will be looking for Ford’s 2026 outlook, including pricing and incentives, demand for its profitable trucks and hybrids, and any updated targets for its EV business. Warranty and recall-related costs, as well as any shifts in tariffs or supply costs, remain recurring watch items for Detroit automakers.
The broader market backdrop also matters for cyclicals like autos, where rate expectations can quickly change sentiment around consumer demand and financing.
Before next session
When markets reopen on Friday, investors will also be braced for fresh signals on the interest-rate path, with the Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting scheduled for Jan. 27–28.
On the chart, the $13 level is in focus after Ford finished the year just above it. A move back toward the recent $14 area would test whether buyers return as holiday trading fades and liquidity normalizes.
For now, Ford’s stock is entering 2026 near $13 a share, with the next major company-specific checkpoint set for Feb. 10 and macro policy signals likely to drive day-to-day swings into early January.
