General Motors (GM) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
General Motors posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.33% for Q1 2026, down 519.0% year-on-year from 0.32% in Q1 2025, and down 12.37% on a QoQ basis from 1.52% in Q4 2025.
General Motors (GM) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 1.33% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 519.0% year-over-year to 1.33%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.33% (down 519.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.55%, down 554.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 1.33%, down from 1.52% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 6.79% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 1.33% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 5.71% (2024), against an average of 5.2%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed jumped 204 bps; it then slumped 527 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 6.03% in 2022, then declined by 16 bps to 5.08% in 2023, then jumped by 34 bps to 6.79% in 2024, then tumbled by 78 bps to 1.52% in 2025, then dropped by 12 bps to 1.33% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.33% (Q1 2026), 1.52% (Q4 2025), and 4.13% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 1,345.47 Bn | 1,300.79 Bn | 4.72 Bn | 4.59% |
| 2 | General Motors | 75.49 Bn | 53.10 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 1.33% |
| 3 | Ferrari | 72.44 Bn | 70.64 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Ford Motor | 66.63 Bn | 36.17 Bn | 7.94 Bn | -4.00% |
| 5 | Stellantis | 29.57 Bn | -7.31 Bn | 5.19 Bn | -2.62% |
| 6 | Rivian Automotive | 21.06 Bn | 16.25 Bn | 119.00 Mn | -34.04% |
| 7 | China Yuchai International | 16.90 Bn | 15.88 Bn | 317.01 Mn | 11.12% |
| 8 | VinFast Auto | 8.12 Bn | 11.12 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Xpeng | 4.61 Bn | 1.71 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Li Auto | 4.13 Bn | -4.66 Bn | 733.67 Mn | -0.60% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.36% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.32% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.58% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.28% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.08% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 5.77% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.21% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 2.10% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.73% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 3.35% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 3.78% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 4.63% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 4.14% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 3.56% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 3.08% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 4.22% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 4.18% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 4.97% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 6.01% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 4.53% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 6.02% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 6.78% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 6.37% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 8.06% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 6.44% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 5.45% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 4.60% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 3.80% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 4.05% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 2.54% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1.37% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.35% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 1.36% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 3.61% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 4.89% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -28.88% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -30.96% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -31.98% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -30.84% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 5.07% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 5.37% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 6.28% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 6.06% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 5.61% |