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General Motors Company

GM
35
Auto - Manufacturers · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$87.93
+1.78 (+2.07%)
Market Cap
$79.53B
Winston Score
35
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

33.7% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.47B (2021) → 973.0M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

General Motors is one of the largest car and truck makers in the world. It designs, builds, and sells vehicles under brands like Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, and Cadillac. Its customers are everyday consumers, businesses, and fleet operators across the globe.

GM makes most of its money by selling vehicles through dealerships, but it also earns revenue from GM Financial, its lending arm that offers car loans and leases. The company operates mainly in North America and China, generating over $170 billion in annual revenue. Its scale and dealer network give it some competitive advantage, but thin margins — as shown by its low gross and operating margins — leave little room for error. The biggest challenge GM faces is the costly transition to electric vehicles, where it is spending heavily to compete with Tesla and newer EV startups while still depending on profitable gas-powered trucks and SUVs to fund that shift.

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Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
7.6%
Thin — 7.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
3.0%
Thin — 3.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
1.8%
Weak — 1.8% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-1.1%
Shrinking sales (-1.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-69.2%
Earnings shrinking (-69.2% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
1209%
Turns 1209% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
8.9%
Modest free cash flow (8.9%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.60
Conservative — low debt load (0.60)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.62x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.6x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
44.0x
Pricey — P/E 44.0

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+38.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (44.0 → 5.6)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.76%
Small dividend — 0.76% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+27.8%
Dividend growing fast (27.8% YoY)

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