General Motors (GM) EBITDA Margin (2015 - 2026)
General Motors' EBITDA Margin came in at 9.59% for Q3 2026, up 4.91 percentage points from 4.68% a year earlier and up 3.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
General Motors (GM) EBITDA Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, General Motors reported EBITDA Margin of 4.99%, down 1.88 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 4.22%, down 5.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin carries a five-year change of -7.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBITDA Margin was 9.38% in FY2024 (+1.12 pp), 8.26% in FY2023 (-1.38 pp), 9.64% in FY2022 (-2.50 pp) and 12.14% in FY2021 (+0.85 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBITDA Margin is -5.40% (Q4 2025) to 11.48% (Q1 2024).
- Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.16 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBITDA Margin over five years came in Q3 2026 (a gain of 4.91 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a drop of 11.11 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GM's EBITDA Margin at 5.74% (Q2 2026), 9.69% (Q1 2026) and -5.40% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 1,318.95 Bn | 1,153.51 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 7.14% |
| 2 | Ferrari | 144.71 Bn | 137.20 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 39.00% |
| 3 | General Motors | 68.40 Bn | -34.50 Bn | 9.28 Bn | 9.59% |
| 4 | Honda Motor | 51.48 Bn | -96.68 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 11.62% |
| 5 | Ford Motor | 45.94 Bn | -96.52 Bn | 6.08 Bn | 5.18% |
| 6 | Toyota Motor | 25.22 Bn | -375.60 Bn | 20.95 Bn | 12.61% |
| 7 | Magna International | 17.96 Bn | 12.33 Bn | 1.61 Bn | - |
| 8 | Rivian Automotive | 16.10 Bn | -7.19 Bn | 179.00 Mn | -36.13% |
| 9 | Stellantis | 12.05 Bn | -152.07 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 5.28% |
| 10 | Li Auto | 11.42 Bn | -37.46 Bn | 417.98 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.59% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.74% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.69% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.40% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.68% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.93% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.55% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.91% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.45% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.84% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.27% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.44% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.40% |
General Motors EBITDA Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=GM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "GM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=GM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();