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As of: Oct 7, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

General Motors (GM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)

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General Motors (GM) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 0.74% for Q2 2026, down 0.97 percentage points from 1.71% a year earlier and down 0.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

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 Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2020.
  • Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.37 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
  • The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 3.17 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2025 (a drop of 2.69 percentage points).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.94% (Q1 2026), 0.98% (Q4 2025) and 1.10% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROA (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,223.67 Bn 1,049.69 Bn 4.75 Bn 2.64%
2 Toyota Motor 243.73 Bn -163.01 Bn 20.95 Bn 4.02%
3 Honda Motor 126.52 Bn -7.78 Bn 8.46 Bn -0.27%
4 General Motors 72.50 Bn -34.01 Bn 7.33 Bn 0.74%
5 Ferrari 68.83 Bn 61.27 Bn 1.18 Bn 16.02%
6 Ford Motor 48.36 Bn -94.13 Bn 6.08 Bn -2.60%
7 Rivian Automotive 18.97 Bn -4.34 Bn 179.00 Mn -21.95%
8 Magna International 18.29 Bn 15.51 Bn 1.61 Bn -
9 Stellantis 13.35 Bn -153.18 Bn 5.55 Bn -0.71%
10 Li Auto 11.09 Bn -42.99 Bn 417.98 Mn -3.20%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Sep 30, 2021 4.57%
API Access

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