Stock · GM · Consumer Cyclical

General Motors Company

United States · Large Cap · listed since 2010 · Revenue 12 mo. $187B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
1.8
of 10 2 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
$86.16
1 Y +15.6%
Market cap
$71.1B
Phase
Growth
revenue growing, core business profitable
Revenue +5.7% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 1.6%Payout 24.6% of operating cash flow

General Motors Company designs, builds, and sells trucks, crossovers, cars, and automobile parts worldwide.

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General Motors Company designs, builds, and sells trucks, crossovers, cars, and automobile parts worldwide. It operates through GM North America, GM International, and GM Financial segments. The company markets its vehicles primarily under the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Baojun, and Wuling brand names. In addition, it sells trucks, crossovers, cars, and automobile parts through retail dealers, distributors and dealers, as well as to fleet customers, including daily rental car companies, commercial fleet customers, leasing companies, and governments. Further, the company offers various range of after-sale services through dealer network, such as maintenance, light repairs, collision repairs, vehicle accessories, and extended service warranties. Additionally, it provides automotive financing; and software-enabled services and subscriptions. General Motors Company was founded in 1908 and is based in Detroit, Michigan.

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Summary

General Motors Company is around the middle of the Consumer Cyclical sector overall

40.9 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The market value is below the value without growth: the price requires no FCF growth.

Required FCF growth per year

no growth

no growth afterwards

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 3.3×, above its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 2.5× to 3.0×, median 2.8×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

No sign supports the expectation, 3 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No indication in the stored figures.

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Earnings declined earnings −55.1% year on year
  • High leverage debt to equity 2.13
  • Volatile earnings 3 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

Since the last quarter

Q2 → Q3 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 4 of 4 changes for the better.

  • Gross margin5.7% → 9.0%+3.3 ppbetter
  • EBIT margin1.0% → 2.3%+1.3 ppbetter
  • Shares outstanding919M → 887M−3.5%better
  • Return on equity3.1% → 6.3%+3.2 ppbetter

4 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., FCF, 12 mo., FCF margin, Net debt

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability14.7below the middleEarns less than the sector: Gross margin 10.86%, sector 34.00%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity4.41%11.07%Rank 22
Return on capital (Greenblatt)2.89%17.91%Rank 7
EBIT margin1.57%10.89%Rank 7
FCF margin5.99%8.07%Rank 36
Gross margin10.86%34.00%Rank 3
Growth31.2below the middleGrows more slowly than the sector: Earnings growth, 3 years per year −25.97%, sector 8.34%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year−1.29%5.10%Rank 19
Earnings growth, 3 years per year−25.97%8.34%Rank 10
Earnings growth, 5 years per year−9.06%15.10%Rank 11
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)8.54%4.34%Rank 86
Valuation52.2around the middleValued about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield3.22%4.32%Rank 36
FCF yield15.58%4.17%Rank 94
EV/saleslower is better0.941.95Rank 73
EV/EBITlower is better59.7116.88Rank 5
Momentum67.4above the middleShare price doing better than the sector: Share price, 1 year 15.55%, sector −4.35%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year15.55%−4.35%Rank 76
Share price, 6 months9.82%3.63%Rank 65
Share price, 3 months3.51%2.92%Rank 54
Distance from 52-week high−6.78%−15.83%Rank 75
Quality58.2around the middleQuality about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better−2.86%0.39%Rank 80
Change in share countlower is better−13.82%−0.37%Rank 98
Dividend streak in years34Rank 46
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−7.20%0.16%Rank 9
Balance sheet & risk21.5below the middleMore risk than the sector: Net debt/EBITDA 5.57, sector 0.99.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio21.73%40.59%Rank 17
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better5.570.99Rank 7
Debt to equitylower is better2.130.49Rank 14
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better33.56%33.42%Rank 48

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $149.2B (2016) to $185.0B (2025), 2.4% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCF, $BSharesNet debt, $B
2016149.26.9%−11.31.57B62.5
2017145.66.0%−10.31.49B78.7
2018147.03.3%−10.21.43B84.1
2019137.23.0%−9.01.44B85.3
2020122.55.4%−3.91.44B90.9
2021127.07.3%−6.91.47B90.3
2022156.76.6%−5.11.45B96.5
2023171.85.4%−3.71.37B103.8
2024187.46.8%−6.01.13B109.9
2025185.01.6%11.1973M109.3
1.8 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score2 of 11 points

1 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

General Motors Company mainly meets criteria in the Valuation category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

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How General Motors Company's score is built

General Motors Company is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

1 of 7 rules met

2 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector mediannot met0 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does General Motors Company stock perform across 18 strategies?

Excerpt from 18 strategies checked. The full evaluation is visible after a free sign-up.

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  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Moat Quality
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Balanced GARP
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check

General Motors Company key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for General Motors Company.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio31.121.6
P/B ratio1.42.4
Return on equity (ROE)4.4%11.1%
Equity ratio21.7%40.6%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)2.130.49
Dividend yield0.8%2.2%

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Frequently asked questions about General Motors Company stock

How does General Motors Company stock (GM) score in the StockScorer model?
General Motors Company stock reaches a StockScorer score of 1.8 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 1 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is General Motors Company's P/E ratio?
General Motors Company's P/E ratio is 31.1. The Consumer Cyclical sector median is 21.6.
What sector is General Motors Company in?
General Motors Company is assigned to the Consumer Cyclical sector. Its rank within the sector is 40.9 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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