The automotive sector is an important sector that development of the economy in terms of diversity factors such as export, employment and credit management. It is a sector with high added value and has a significant share in our Turkey exports. In strategic performance management of companies, decisions are taken in many areas such as production, marketing and finance; The financial performance of the companies in the performance of the company stands out. Therefore, the financial performance of the automotive sector, which has a high contribution to the economy, needs to be evaluated. In this study, the ratios calculated from the 8-year data of the automotive companies traded in Borsa Istanbul (BIST) for the period of 2010-2017 were used. In this study, explanatory factor analysis and hierarchical clustering analysis were performed and financial performances of firms have been evaluated. It has been determined that working capital turnover, net profit margin, current ratio, short term foreign sources / total liabilities and total foreign resources / total liabilities ratios have a significant effect on the financial performance evaluation. As a result of clustering analysis, while Ford and Otokar companies show the same performance to each other, Karsan and Federal Mogul companies show the most distant performance.