General Motors (GM) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

General Motors has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure 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.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 6.79% in Q4 2024, with the low at 1.33% in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.2% across 5 years, with a median of 5.71% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 204 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 527 bps.
• General Motors' Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.03% in 2022, then dropped by 16 bps to 5.08% in 2023, then soared by 34 bps to 6.79% in 2024, then plunged by 78 bps to 1.52% in 2025, then slipped 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.