General Motors (GM) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
General Motors (GM) posted Return on Capital Employed of 1.33% for Q1 2026, down 12.37% quarter-over-quarter from 1.52% in Q4 2025, and down 519.0% year-on-year from 0.32% in Q1 2025.
General Motors (GM) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
General Motors (GM) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 1.33% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 1.33%, down 519.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.33% (down 519.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.55%, down 554.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 1.33% for Q1 2026 at General Motors, down from 1.52% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 6.79% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 1.33% in Q1 2026.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 5.2%, with a median of 5.71% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 204 bps in 2023 and slumped 527 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.03% in 2022, then retreated by 16 bps to 5.08% in 2023, then soared by 34 bps to 6.79% in 2024, then tumbled by 78 bps to 1.52% in 2025, then fell by 12 bps to 1.33% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 1.33% in Q1 2026, 1.52% in Q4 2025, and 4.13% in Q3 2025.
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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% |