General Motors Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

General Motors has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 12.9%, while the Auto industry saw earnings growing at 20% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8.1% per year. General Motors's return on equity is 14.6%, and it has net margins of 6%.

Key information

12.9%

Earnings growth rate

15.6%

EPS growth rate

Auto Industry Growth36.3%
Revenue growth rate8.1%
Return on equity14.6%
Net Margin6.0%
Next Earnings Update28 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How General Motors makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

BASE:GM Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24182,71910,9899,6150
30 Jun 24178,09410,9989,2310
31 Mar 24174,87110,6229,3210
31 Dec 23171,84210,0219,6560
30 Sep 23171,9719,93010,4050
30 Jun 23169,72910,17010,3430
31 Mar 23160,7419,2979,4880
31 Dec 22156,7358,9159,1550
30 Sep 22147,2118,6277,9430
30 Jun 22132,1017,7237,4300
31 Mar 22130,5098,8487,4530
31 Dec 21127,0049,8376,6450
30 Sep 21130,93810,9426,6640
30 Jun 21139,63912,5736,3780
31 Mar 21122,2508,9765,7200
31 Dec 20122,4856,2475,9430
30 Sep 20115,7933,2145,9330
30 Jun 20115,7861,5226,3960
31 Mar 20135,0684,7097,2890
31 Dec 19137,2376,5817,6940
30 Sep 19144,8108,8197,4940
30 Jun 19145,1289,0097,4860
31 Mar 19145,8289,0037,4400
31 Dec 18147,0497,9867,9850
30 Sep 18146,3651,0927,6500
30 Jun 18144,197-1,2987,7130
31 Mar 18144,421-1,2438,0310
31 Dec 17145,5883328,2540
30 Sep 17147,7697,1758,7630
30 Jun 17153,0359,8309,4250
31 Mar 17153,43410,1609,6710
31 Dec 16149,1849,4288,7830
30 Sep 16148,90913,73910,1720
30 Jun 16148,86312,33010,5440
31 Mar 16149,66010,68710,9030
31 Dec 15135,7259,66210,2880
30 Sep 15152,3524,52611,5880
30 Jun 15152,7644,55111,6270
31 Mar 15154,2333,62411,9160
31 Dec 14155,9292,80411,7580
30 Sep 14156,7972,61211,7200
30 Jun 14156,5251,92511,6750
31 Mar 14155,9512,93511,5590
31 Dec 13155,4273,77012,3820

Quality Earnings: GM has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: GM's current net profit margins (6%) are higher than last year (5.8%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: GM's earnings have grown by 12.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: GM's earnings growth over the past year (10.7%) is below its 5-year average (12.9% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: GM earnings growth over the past year (10.7%) exceeded the Auto industry 0.8%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: GM's Return on Equity (14.6%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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