General Motors (GM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
General Motors (GM) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 2.41% for Q3 2026, down 1.72 percentage points from 4.13% a year earlier but up 1.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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General Motors (GM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, General Motors posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 1.55%, down 5.54 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -2.82 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 7.10% in FY2024 (+1.76 pp), 5.34% in FY2023 (-0.98 pp), 6.32% in FY2022 (+0.69 pp) and 5.63% in FY2021 (+1.26 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of 0.98% in Q2 2026 and a high of 6.79% in Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.15 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 2.04 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2025 (a drop of 5.27 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 0.98% (Q2 2026), 1.33% (Q1 2026) and 1.52% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 1,160.73 Bn | 982.96 Bn | 5.49 Bn | 3.08% |
| 2 | General Motors | 75.19 Bn | -29.42 Bn | 9.28 Bn | 2.41% |
| 3 | Ferrari | 74.17 Bn | 66.47 Bn | 1.14 Bn | - |
| 4 | Ford Motor | 49.64 Bn | -84.78 Bn | 7.38 Bn | -4.03% |
| 5 | Honda Motor | 47.63 Bn | -102.18 Bn | 8.46 Bn | -0.52% |
| 6 | Toyota Motor | 28.28 Bn | -349.28 Bn | 19.83 Bn | 5.90% |
| 7 | Rivian Automotive | 19.71 Bn | -2.02 Bn | 176.00 Mn | -29.34% |
| 8 | Magna International | 17.43 Bn | 11.40 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - |
| 9 | Stellantis | 12.80 Bn | -148.64 Bn | 3.94 Bn | -13.04% |
| 10 | Li Auto | 12.62 Bn | -36.34 Bn | 417.98 Mn | -7.82% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.41% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.98% |
| 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% |
API Access
General Motors Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "GM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();