General Motors (GM): financials, SEC filings and peers
General Motors (GM) is an automobile manufacturers company in the Consumer Discretionary sector of the S&P 500, headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.
It was founded in 1908 and joined the S&P 500 on June 6, 2013.
Its fiscal year ends in December, and its shares trade on the NYSE.
In its SEC filings it is classified as “Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies”.
General Motors at a glance
- Revenue (12 months)
- $185.5B
- Revenue growth
- -1.1%
- Operating margin
- 1.0%
- Net income (12 months)
- $1.9B
- Free cash flow (12 months)
- $14.4B
- Cash
- $20.1B
- Debt
- —
- Diluted EPS (12 months)
- $2.21
Twelve months to June 30, 2026, from the 10-Q filed July 21, 2026.
Latest twelve months
Over the twelve months to June 30, 2026, General Motors reported revenue of $185.5 billion, about the same as a year earlier (-1.1%).
Its operating margin was 1.0%, down 4.7 percentage points from a year earlier: for every $100 of sales, about $1 was left as operating profit.
Net income was $1.9 billion (1.1% of revenue), 59.2% lower than a year earlier.
Operating cash flow was $23.2 billion and capital spending $8.8 billion, leaving free cash flow of $14.4 billion (7.8% of revenue).
At the end of the period it held $20.1 billion in cash and not reported in debt, a net cash position of $20.1 billion.
The diluted share count fell 6.8% in a year, typically the result of buybacks.
Five-year trend
- Revenue went from $122.5 billion in fiscal 2020 to $185.0 billion in fiscal 2025, about 8.6% a year.
- Operating margin narrowed from 5.4% to 1.6% over the same years.
- Free cash flow was positive in each of the last 6 fiscal years.
| Fiscal year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $127.0B | $156.7B | $171.8B | $187.4B | $185.0B |
| Revenue growth | 3.7% | 23.4% | 9.6% | 9.1% | -1.3% |
| Operating margin | 7.3% | 6.6% | 5.4% | 6.8% | 1.6% |
| Net income | $10.0B | $9.9B | $10.1B | $6.0B | $2.7B |
| Free cash flow | $7.7B | $6.8B | $10.0B | $9.3B | $17.6B |
| Diluted EPS | $6.70 | $6.13 | $7.32 | $6.37 | $3.27 |
Fiscal years as reported in General Motors’s 10-K filings. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital spending.
Recent SEC filings
- 8-K filed August 11, 2026 — Material agreement; New debt obligation
- 10-Q filed July 21, 2026 — quarterly report
- 8-K filed July 21, 2026 — Earnings results
- 8-K filed June 4, 2026 — Executive or director change; Shareholder vote results
- 8-K filed May 26, 2026 — Executive or director change
- 10-Q filed April 28, 2026 — quarterly report
- 8-K filed April 28, 2026 — Earnings results
- 8-K filed March 23, 2026 — Material agreement; New debt obligation
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Questions about General Motors
Is General Motors's revenue growing?
No. Revenue for the twelve months to June 30, 2026 was $185.5 billion, down 1.1% from a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
Is General Motors profitable?
Yes. It earned $1.9 billion in net income over the twelve months to June 30, 2026, a net margin of 1.1%.
When did General Motors last file financial results?
Its latest quarterly report (10-Q) was filed with the SEC on July 21, 2026.
Which companies are similar to General Motors?
In the S&P 500, General Motors is grouped in Automobile Manufacturers within the Consumer Discretionary sector. Ford Motor Company (F), Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) are in the same group.
Understand the numbers
Source: General Motors’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR), retrieved September 27, 2026. Figures are as reported by the company and may be restated. This page is for information only and is not financial advice.