Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Auto - Manufacturers
General Motors Company GM
$78.27 -1.31% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $70.79B
Next earnings report: Oct 20, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $1.98, down 69.1% year over year.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 14 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +21.8%).
- The shares trade at 39.5× trailing earnings, higher than 95% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Cyclical sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth37Weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 27%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 15%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 31%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 33%
Quality20Very weak
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 23%
- Gross marginBottom 3%
- Operating marginBottom 20%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 12%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 34%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 13%
- Interest coverBottom 38%
Value49Neutral
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 37%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 5%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 45%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 40%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 7%
Momentum73Positive
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 16%
- 6-month returnTop 36%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 20%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 22%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 47%
Revisions84Strong
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 32%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 3%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 24%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 30%
Stability63Neutral
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 30%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 7%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 36%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 13%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -2.0% | -1.1% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -64.5% | -69.1% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 11.1% | 5.7% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 5.7% | 1.0% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | -1.0% | 8.9% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -1.1% | -2.0% | ↑ | Bottom 27% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -69.1% | -64.5% | ↓ | Bottom 15% |
| Gross margin | 5.7% | 11.1% | ↓ | Bottom 3% |
| Operating margin | 1.0% | 5.7% | ↓ | Bottom 20% |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 2.5% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 8.9% | -1.0% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 0.8% | — | Bottom 23% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 5.7% | — | Top 31% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 3.00×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -7.5%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.0%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -71.5 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 8.15×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 2.6×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.65%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 9.65%
- Shareholder yield
- 11.30%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -5.8%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -12.8%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 21, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 14
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 8 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +21.8%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +2.7%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 7 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $92.90
- Target vs current price
- +18.7%
- Analysts with a rating
- 51
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 67%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | +11.9% | +4.9% | +14.8% | +11.3% | — |
| Apr 28, 2026 | +41.8% | +1.3% | -2.9% | +2.3% | +3.5% |
| Jan 27, 2026 | +11.1% | +8.7% | +6.1% | +2.3% | -0.5% |
| Oct 21, 2025 | +22.3% | +14.9% | +19.6% | +17.1% | +39.5% |
| Jul 22, 2025 | +8.1% | -8.1% | +0.5% | +5.7% | +7.4% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | +3.7% | -0.6% | -3.9% | +3.9% | +10.8% |
| Jan 28, 2025 | +9.7% | -8.9% | -12.8% | -14.9% | -16.5% |
| Oct 22, 2024 | +21.8% | +9.8% | +7.8% | +15.0% | +4.2% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | $3.57 | $3.19 | +11.9% | $48.03B |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $3.70 | $2.61 | +41.8% | $43.62B |
| Jan 27, 2026 | $2.51 | $2.26 | +11.1% | $45.29B |
| Oct 21, 2025 | $2.80 | $2.29 | +22.3% | $48.59B |
| Jul 22, 2025 | $2.53 | $2.34 | +8.1% | $47.12B |
| Apr 29, 2025 | $2.78 | $2.68 | +3.7% | $44.02B |
| Jan 28, 2025 | $1.92 | $1.75 | +9.7% | $47.70B |
| Oct 22, 2024 | $2.96 | $2.43 | +21.8% | $48.76B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 39.5× | 6.4× | 95th | Bottom 37% |
| P/E (forward) | 5.8× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.5× | — | — | Bottom 45% |
| EV / Sales | 0.96× | — | — | Top 40% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 23.31% | — | — | Top 5% |
| Earnings yield | 2.53% | — | — | Bottom 37% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 4.0× – 40.2× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +27.6%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -69.1%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +426.3%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.8%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.1%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -8.4%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -3.0%
- RSI (14)
- 39.1
- Relative volume
- 1.18×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 34.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 37th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.85
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.42
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -13.3%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -29.4%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2022 | Nov 9, 2023 | -59.5% | 465 days | 487 days (Oct 21, 2025) |
| Jun 8, 2021 | Aug 23, 2021 | -24.6% | 53 days | 61 days (Nov 17, 2021) |
| Nov 17, 2021 | Dec 20, 2021 | -16.4% | 22 days | 10 days (Jan 4, 2022) |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 | -16.2% | 32 days | 92 days (Jul 27, 2026) |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | -14.7% | 45 days | Not yet recovered |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $70.79B
- P/E (TTM)
- 39.5
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.98
- Revenue (TTM)
- $185.53B
- Dividend yield
- 0.88%
- 52-week range
- $54.33 – $91.85
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $127.00B | $156.74B | $171.84B | $187.44B | $185.02B |
| Gross profit | $25.78B | $30.78B | $29.04B | $32.60B | $20.10B |
| Operating income | $9.32B | $10.31B | $9.30B | $12.78B | $2.91B |
| Net income | $10.02B | $9.93B | $10.13B | $6.01B | $2.70B |
| EPS (diluted) | $6.70 | $6.13 | $7.32 | $6.37 | $3.27 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $48.76B | $47.70B | $44.02B | $47.12B | $48.59B | $45.29B | $43.62B | $48.03B |
| Net income | $3.06B | -$2.96B | $2.78B | $1.90B | $1.33B | -$3.31B | $2.63B | $1.27B |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.68 | -$1.53 | $3.35 | $1.91 | $1.35 | -$3.60 | $2.84 | $1.39 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $15.19B | $16.04B | $20.93B | $20.13B | $26.87B |
| Capital expenditure | -$22.11B | -$21.19B | -$24.61B | -$26.11B | -$15.79B |
| Free cash flow | -$6.92B | -$5.14B | -$3.68B | -$5.98B | $11.07B |
| Dividends paid | -$186.0M | -$397.0M | -$597.0M | -$653.0M | -$657.0M |
| Net share buybacks | $1.74B | -$2.50B | -$11.12B | -$7.06B | -$6.04B |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $24.72B
- Total assets
- $282.74B
- Total liabilities
- $219.10B
- Total debt
- $127.70B
- Net debt
- $107.56B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $62.00B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 21, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | $0.18 | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | $0.18 | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | $0.18 | Mar 19, 2026 |
| Dec 5, 2025 | $0.15 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | $0.15 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Jun 6, 2025 | $0.15 | Jun 19, 2025 |
| Mar 7, 2025 | $0.12 | Mar 20, 2025 |
| Dec 6, 2024 | $0.12 | Dec 19, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 20,781,007
- Days to cover
- 3.39
- Change vs previous report
- -4.5%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.