General Motors (GM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
General Motors (GM) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 1.46% for Q3 2026, up 0.36 percentage points from 1.10% a year earlier and up 0.72 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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General Motors (GM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, General Motors posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 0.99%, down 1.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -1.74 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 2.16% in FY2024 (-1.51 pp), 3.66% in FY2023 (-0.15 pp), 3.82% in FY2022 (-0.33 pp) and 4.14% in FY2021 (+1.42 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.36 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 1.45 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2025 (a drop of 2.69 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 0.74% (Q2 2026), 0.94% (Q1 2026) and 0.98% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 1,113.56 Bn | 944.46 Bn | 5.49 Bn | 2.14% |
| 2 | Ferrari | 156.88 Bn | 149.18 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 16.69% |
| 3 | General Motors | 75.72 Bn | -27.18 Bn | 9.28 Bn | 1.46% |
| 4 | Honda Motor | 54.76 Bn | -93.40 Bn | 8.46 Bn | -0.27% |
| 5 | Ford Motor | 49.15 Bn | -85.23 Bn | 7.38 Bn | -2.69% |
| 6 | Toyota Motor | 28.28 Bn | -349.28 Bn | 19.83 Bn | 4.41% |
| 7 | Rivian Automotive | 19.40 Bn | -2.29 Bn | 176.00 Mn | -19.20% |
| 8 | Magna International | 17.60 Bn | 11.91 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - |
| 9 | Stellantis | 12.84 Bn | -148.07 Bn | 3.94 Bn | -7.32% |
| 10 | Li Auto | 12.11 Bn | -36.77 Bn | 417.98 Mn | -4.21% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.46% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.74% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.10% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.79% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.87% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.55% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.73% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.70% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.68% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.12% |
API Access
General Motors Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();