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General Motors (GM) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

General Motors (GM) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 15 consecutive years, with 0.02% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 5.0% year-over-year to 0.02%, compared with a TTM value of 0.02% through Dec 2025, down 5.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.02%, down 6.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.02% for Q4 2025 at General Motors, down from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.08% in Q2 2021 and bottomed at 0.02% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.06%, with a median of 0.06% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed rose 7bps in 2021, then dropped -5bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.06% in 2021, then grew by 8bps to 0.06% in 2022, then decreased by -16bps to 0.05% in 2023, then surged by 34bps to 0.07% in 2024, then tumbled by -78bps to 0.02% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for GM at 0.02% in Q4 2025, 0.04% in Q3 2025, and 0.06% in Q2 2025.