General Motors (GM) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

General Motors (GM) posted Operating Expenses of $40.7 billion for Q1 2026, down 16.83% quarter-over-quarter from $48.9 billion in Q4 2025, and little changed year-on-year from $40.7 billion in Q1 2025.

General Motors (GM) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

General Motors (GM) has reported Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $40.7 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $40.7 billion, changed 0.07% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $182.1 billion (up 3.46% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $182.1 billion, up 4.27% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $40.7 billion for Q1 2026 at General Motors, down from $48.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $48.9 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $33.6 billion in Q2 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $41.6 billion, with a median of $41.1 billion recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses soared 53.17% in 2022 and climbed 0.07% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $40.5 billion in 2022, then climbed by 3.86% to $42.1 billion in 2023, then advanced by 9.79% to $46.2 billion in 2024, then increased by 5.96% to $48.9 billion in 2025, then fell by 16.83% to $40.7 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $40.7 billion in Q1 2026, $48.9 billion in Q4 2025, and $47.5 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,375.42 Bn 1,330.73 Bn 4.72 Bn 3.78 Bn
2 Ford Motor 78.30 Bn 47.85 Bn 7.94 Bn 40.92 Bn
3 General Motors 68.82 Bn 46.43 Bn 4.32 Bn 40.70 Bn
4 Xpeng 40.80 Bn 38.26 Bn 388.90 Mn -660.64 Mn
5 Rivian Automotive 21.46 Bn 16.65 Bn 119.00 Mn 1.00 Bn
6 Li Auto 12.40 Bn -965.30 Mn 262.11 Mn -696.85 Mn
7 Nio 12.31 Bn 9.20 Bn 704.43 Mn -749.20 Mn
8 VinFast Auto 7.23 Bn 91,500.01 Bn -17,004.89 Bn -3,574.44 Bn
9 Lucid 2.18 Bn 1.48 Bn -311.71 Mn 1.27 Bn
10 China Yuchai International 1.74 Bn 678.93 Mn 317.01 Mn -282.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 40.70 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 48.93 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 47.52 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 45.00 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 40.67 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 46.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 45.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 44.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 39.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 42.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 41.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 41.96 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 37.41 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 40.50 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 38.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 33.64 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 33.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 32.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 25.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 31.29 Bn