General Motors Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
General Motors is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 19th June, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 6th June, 2025.
Key information
1.0%
Dividend yield
18.9%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 19.9% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 1.3% |
| Dividend Growth | -12.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | 19 Jun 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 06 Jun 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 7% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
General Motors' (NYSE:GM) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
May 17
General Motors (NYSE:GM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.15
May 03Recent updates
General Motors Q1: Why Insider Last Bought At $50
Jun 03An Intrinsic Calculation For General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) Suggests It's 40% Undervalued
May 30General Motors' (NYSE:GM) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
May 17General Motors (NYSE:GM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.15
May 03These 4 Measures Indicate That General Motors (NYSE:GM) Is Using Debt Extensively
Apr 16General Motors Could Gain From Tesla Backlash, But Tariffs Create Uncertainty
Apr 16General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) Screens Well But There Might Be A Catch
Apr 01General Motors: Further Downside Likely
Mar 31General Motors: I'm Not Getting In That Car Stock
Mar 18General Motors: Inventory Doesn't Lie And Says Buy
Mar 04General Motors: An Utter And Complete Bargain
Feb 11General Motors Cannot Pass All Tariffs Costs Onto Customers
Feb 03General Motors (NYSE:GM) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.12
Jan 31At US$53.91, Is It Time To Put General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) On Your Watch List?
Jan 27General Motors: Q4 Earnings Likely To Make The Stock Surge
Jan 19Revving Up: Why General Motors Is Posed For A Breakout Year
Jan 06General Motors' (NYSE:GM) Returns Have Hit A Wall
Dec 30General Motors: Attractive On Valuation And EV Market Share Gains
Dec 25General Motors: Cruise Cancellation Is Not A Big Deal
Dec 11General Motors (NYSE:GM) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Dec 03General Motors: Losing In China, Winning In America
Nov 24Insufficient Growth At General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) Hampers Share Price
Nov 21With EPS Growth And More, General Motors (NYSE:GM) Makes An Interesting Case
Nov 09Trade Wars: Tesla Vs. GM In Tariff Showdown
Nov 07Wall Street Lunch: Don't Count Out The Combustibles
Oct 22Is General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) Potentially Undervalued?
Oct 17GM Tweaks Battery Strategy, Downplaying Much Ballyhooed Ultium Lithium-Ion Branding
Oct 13GM: EV And Cost Control Strategies Should Let It Continue To Outperform
Sep 26Returns At General Motors (NYSE:GM) Appear To Be Weighed Down
Sep 17Despite Some Issues, General Motors Is Still Attractive
Sep 02General Motors: Increasing PO To $77 On Strong Guidance, Positive Technicals
Aug 25General Motors Company's (NYSE:GM) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement
Aug 17General Motors: Strong U.S. Position, But Still Much Work To Do In China
Aug 06Is General Motors (NYSE:GM) Using Too Much Debt?
Jul 30Amid Strong Q2, GM Reduces Battery-Electric Capacity Forecast, Raising Concerns For Investors
Jul 23Top 10 Stocks 2nd Half 2024 With Steven Cress
Jul 11General Motors: Market Share Is Decreasing But Cash Flow Generation Remains Highly Positive
Jul 05General Motors: Trouble Ahead As Auto Loan Delinquencies Set To Surge
Jun 28Should You Think About Buying General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) Now?
Jun 20Beyond The Price Tag: Why General Motors Might Not Be A Bargain
Jun 14General Motors: Earnings Rev Up, Share Buybacks, Just 6x Free Cash Flow
May 27General Motors: Lower Costs Lead To Higher EBITDA Forecast
May 14General Motors Q1 Earnings: Inside The Turnaround Tale And The Massive Buybacks
Apr 19General Motors: What Happened When The Quants Drove In
Apr 02Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: GM's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: GM's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| General Motors Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (GM) | 1.0% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.7% |
| Industry Average (Auto) | 3.8% |
| Analyst forecast (GM) (up to 3 years) | 1.3% |
Notable Dividend: GM's dividend (1%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.57%).
High Dividend: GM's dividend (1%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.74%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (6.8%), GM's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (3.5%), GM's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/06/18 21:43 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/06/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
General Motors Company is covered by 64 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| William Selesky | Argus Research Company |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Brian Johnson | Barclays |