General Motors (GM)
NYSEConsumer DiscretionaryAuto - ManufacturersSnapshot 2026-11-05
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QuarterlyIQ Insights · GM
How strong the business is — where it ranks within its sector on capital efficiency and cash generation, and how well management has been executing.
How this business ranks within consumer discretionary on a research-validated quality screen. As of 2026-11-05.
The screen ranks GM against its sector on four durable signals: share dilution, return on capital, free-cash-flow yield, and FCF margin. Historically the highest-quality names tended toward better typical outcomes and fewer bad years over multi-year holds (strongest at three years, modest at one), and that pattern showed up even before the price moved. It characterizes business quality, not price direction.
Each leg is a sector-relative percentile (higher is better); 4 of 4 legs were available for this name. The composite is built from these four; the raw value follows each percentile for context.
A forward quality tilt, not a price prediction, and context for your own research rather than a recommendation. Not investment advice.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Consumer Discretionary names rated neutral grew net income 45% of the time over the next year (vs 59% for the rest of the cohort, n=6999).
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
The company is updating its full-year 2026 EBIT-adjusted guidance, narrowing the range.
Stated in 2 of 8 supplied quarters. Management reported: “ET GM releases 2026 third-quarter results and updates full-year 2026 guidance; Board approves new $20 billion share repurchase authorization, declares quarterly dividend DETROIT – General Motors (NYSE: GM) today reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $50.0 billion, net income attributable to stockholders of $3.3 billion, and EBIT-adjusted of $4.1 billion.” “The company expects net income attributable to stockholders to be $8.9 billion to $9.5 billion; Automotive operating cash flow to be $17.3 billion to $20.3 billion; and EPS-diluted to be $9.72 to $10.72 based on its updated guidance and the impact of adjustments recorded year to date.”
“The company is updating its full-year 2026 EBIT-adjusted guidance, narrowing the range.”
“Final 2025 Guidance 2025 Results 2026 Guidance Net income attributable to stockholders $7.7 billion - $8.3 billion $2.7 billion $10.3 billion - $11.7 billion EBIT-adjusted $12.0 billion - $13.0 billi…”
[TABLE] Updated 2026 guidance | Previous 2026 guidance || EBIT-adjusted | $14.5 billion - $15.5 billion | $14.0 billion - $16.0 billion || Adjusted automotive free cash flow | $11.5 billion - $12.5 b…
Stated in 2 of 8 supplied quarters. Management reported: “GM also announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on the company's outstanding common stock of $0.18 per share, payable December 17, 2026, to holders of the company's common stock at the close of trading on December 4, 2026.” “The new share repurchase program, which has no expiration date, will be executed in accordance with applicable securities laws and regulations and may be suspended or discontinued at any time at the company's discretion.”
The company expects net income attributable to stockholders to be $8.9 billion to $9.5 billion; Automotive operating cash flow to be $17.3 billion to $20.3 billion; and EPS-diluted to be $9.72 to $10…
Stated in 2 of 8 supplied quarters. Management reported: “The company expects net income attributable to stockholders to be $8.9 billion to $9.5 billion; Automotive operating cash flow to be $17.3 billion to $20.3 billion; and EPS-diluted to be $9.72 to $10.72 based on its updated guidance and the impact of adjustments recorded year to date.” “The company expects net income attributable to stockholders to be $8.9 billion to $9.5 billion; Automotive operating cash flow to be $17.3 billion to $20.3 billion; and EPS-diluted to be $9.72 to $10.72 based on its updated guidance and the impact of adjustments recorded year to date.”
Continue developing GM's broad vehicle portfolio while pursuing the stated transition to an all-electric future.
Continue developing the vehicle portfolio as GM moves toward an all-electric future while offering gasoline-powered vehicles and EVs across its brands.
Over the trailing year it converted 1.55x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Consumer Discretionary names rated neutral grew net income 49% of the time over the next year (vs 49% for the rest of the cohort, n=4822).
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, long-term interest rates, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, Fed net liquidity (low R² over the window).
13 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Consumer Discretionary names rated neutral grew net income 53% of the time over the next year (vs 54% for the rest of the cohort, n=6802).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-11-05.
“[TABLE] Updated 2026 guidance | Previous 2026 guidance || EBIT-adjusted | $14.5 billion - $15.5 billion | $14.0 billion - $16.0 billion || Adjusted automotive free cash flow | $11.5 billion - $12.5 b…”
“The company also announced that its Board has approved a new $6.0 billion share repurchase authorization.”
“The company expects net income attributable to stockholders to be $8.9 billion to $9.5 billion; Automotive operating cash flow to be $17.3 billion to $20.3 billion; and EPS-diluted to be $9.72 to $10…”
“Final 2025 Guidance 2025 Results 2026 Guidance Net income attributable to stockholders $7.7 billion - $8.3 billion $2.7 billion $10.3 billion - $11.7 billion EBIT-adjusted $12.0 billion - $13.0 billi…”