Goodyear Tire presents a combination of below-minimum business quality, declining revenue, two consecutive earnings misses in the most recent quarters, and confirmed technical weakness that makes it difficult to construct a credible investment case at current levels, with the stock offering essentially no upside to its near-term ceiling and an unfavorable risk/reward.
Thesis pillars
- Quality Well Below Minimum→Stable
- Revenue Decline Margin Pressure→Stable
- Consecutive Earnings Misses↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Comp (GT) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup · Catalyst-Driven edge
Consumer Cyclical · Auto Parts
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $4.38: Quality below floor (1.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10 and A.R:R 5.7:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 23%; Elevated put/call ratio: 13.00; Below-average business quality.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber manufactures and sells tires across three global segments — Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific — with net sales of $18,280 million and a net loss of $1,721 million in 2025, operating 49 plants in 19 countries. Approximately 84% of 2025 sales were tire units;... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $4.38: Quality below floor (1.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10 and A.R:R 5.7:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 23%; Elevated put/call ratio: 13.00; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 22, MACD bearish. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, earnings proximity 19d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA) and 8k serious 2.05. Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-15Recent Developments — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Comp
Latest news
- NEWS Goodyear Tire, Cryo-Cell International And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Monday — benzinga Oct 12, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Goodyear Tire, Cryo-Cell International and 3 Stocks to Watch Heading Into Monday — benzinga Oct 12, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Goodyear Tire & Rubber Appoints Joe Hinrichs Board Chairman, Effective Oct. 7, Succeeding LauretteKoellner — benzinga Oct 9, 2026 positive
- NEWS Transcript: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Q2 2026 Earnings Conference Call — benzinga Oct 6, 2026 neutral
- NEWS JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Lowers Price Target to $9 — benzinga Oct 2, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-10-15T11:52:20Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- LOWCustomerOE customers19%10-K Item 1A: 'sales to our OE customers accounted for approximately 19% of our net sales in 2025'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-20Item 2.05MEDIUMGoodyear approved EMEA rationalization plan on March 16, 2026 reducing approximately 400 net positions across multiple countries. Pre-tax charges expected $100M-$110M with cash outflows over 2026-2029. Actions substantially complete by 2028; expected EMEA operating income improvement of $35M-$40M in 2028 and ~$50M annually thereafter.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $4.38: Quality below floor (1.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10 and A.R:R 5.7:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 23%; Elevated put/call ratio: 13.00; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 22, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $4.22. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $6.36 (+45.3% upside). Prior stop was $4.22. Stop-loss: $4.22.
Quality below floor (1.4 < 4.0).
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Comp trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 8.2). TrendMatrix value score: 9.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
21 analysts cover GT with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $7.
What does The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Comp do?Goodyear Tire & Rubber manufactures and sells tires across three global segments — Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific —...
Goodyear Tire & Rubber manufactures and sells tires across three global segments — Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific — with net sales of $18,280 million and a net loss of $1,721 million in 2025, operating 49 plants in 19 countries. Approximately 84% of 2025 sales were tire units; the company operates roughly 750 retail outlets and is one of the largest commercial truck tire retreaders globally.