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General Motors (GM) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)

Updated

General Motors (GM) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 6.52% in Q3 2026, up 1.89 percentage points from 4.63% a year earlier and up 3.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

General Motors (GM) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

For FY2025, General Motors reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 4.32%, down 4.60 percentage points from FY2024.

  • Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for four straight years, with a five-year change of -8.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 8.91% in FY2024 (-5.13 pp), 14.05% in FY2023 (-0.05 pp), 14.10% in FY2022 (-3.13 pp) and 17.22% in FY2021 (+4.00 pp).
  • The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2025.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.05 percentage points.
  • Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 2.83 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 10.21 percentage points in Q3 2025 at the low end.
  • Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 3.26% (Q2 2026), 4.12% (Q1 2026) and 4.23% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROE (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,160.73 Bn 982.96 Bn 5.49 Bn 3.70%
2 General Motors 75.19 Bn -29.42 Bn 9.28 Bn 6.52%
3 Ferrari 74.17 Bn 66.47 Bn 1.14 Bn 45.51%
4 Ford Motor 49.64 Bn -84.78 Bn 7.38 Bn -21.39%
5 Honda Motor 47.63 Bn -102.18 Bn 8.46 Bn -0.75%
6 Toyota Motor 28.28 Bn -349.28 Bn 19.83 Bn 12.08%
7 Rivian Automotive 19.71 Bn -2.02 Bn 176.00 Mn -54.66%
8 Magna International 17.43 Bn 11.40 Bn 1.63 Bn -
9 Stellantis 12.80 Bn -148.64 Bn 3.94 Bn -25.37%
10 Li Auto 12.62 Bn -36.34 Bn 417.98 Mn -8.87%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2026 6.52%
Jun 30, 2026 3.26%
Mar 31, 2026 4.12%
Dec 31, 2025 4.23%
Sep 30, 2025 4.63%
Jun 30, 2025 7.24%
Mar 31, 2025 8.88%
Dec 31, 2024 8.54%
Sep 30, 2024 14.83%
Jun 30, 2024 15.20%
Mar 31, 2024 15.07%
Dec 31, 2023 13.43%
Sep 30, 2023 12.79%
Jun 30, 2023 13.51%
Mar 31, 2023 12.68%
Dec 31, 2022 13.72%
Sep 30, 2022 13.74%
Jun 30, 2022 12.74%
Mar 31, 2022 14.69%
Dec 31, 2021 15.77%
API Access

General Motors Return on Equity [ROE] API

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