# General Motors Company (GM) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Automobiles. Price $87.76, market value $79.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 39.2×** (5-yr avg 10.3×, 3-yr avg 12.6×). General Motors Company trades at 39.2× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 10.3×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 5.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.5×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.2×**. The shares trade at 1.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 18.1%** (5-yr avg 16.5%). Free cash flow equals 18.1% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 16.5%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 2.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 1.1%**. 1.1% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 1.6%**. 1.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 4.4%**. 4.4% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 0.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -2.1%** (3-yr 5.3%/yr, 5-yr 9.1%/yr). Revenue fell 2.1% over the last year, against 9.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -48.7%** (3-yr -18.9%/yr, 5-yr -5.5%/yr). Earnings per share fell 48.7%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 37.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 37.2% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Current ratio: 1.17** (quick 1.17). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.17 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.22**. A Z-score of 1.22 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.82%** ($0.66 per share, trailing). General Motors Company yields 0.82%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 24%** (8% of free cash flow). 24% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 8.4%/yr** (1-yr 18.8%). The dividend has grown 8.4% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (26 analysts). 26 analysts cover General Motors Company; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $101.19 (+15% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 52.3%** (YTD 8.4%, 3-mo 6.9%). The shares are up 52.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -4.5%** (61.5% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 58**. An RSI of 58 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.07** (volatility 34%). Beta of 1.07 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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