GM General Motors margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 22

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 64

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 64

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 22

Gross margin

5.7%

Operating margin

EBITDA margin

9.4%

Net margin

1.1%

For this period, General Motors reports a gross margin of 5.7%, an operating margin of 1%, an EBITDA margin of 9.4%, and a net margin of 1.1%. All reported margins declined year over year, led by gross margin with a decline of 5.4 percentage points.

GM margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

General Motors's margins averaged 9.95% gross, 4.72% operating, 11.71% EBITDA, and 3.52% net during the last 3 years. All four current margins are lower than their three-year averages.

GM margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Gross margin led the decline, falling by 5.4 percentage points, while the other available margins also decreased.

Gross margin expansion

-5.4pp

Operating margin expansion

-4.7pp

EBITDA margin expansion

-1.2pp

Net margin expansion

-1.4pp

GM Gross margin

Across the last 3 years, General Motors's gross margin averaged 9.95%. The latest gross margin for General Motors is 5.7%, 4.3 percentage points below its three-year average. Gross margin was highest at 12.5% in Dec 2024 and lowest at 5.7% in Jun 2026.

GM Operating margin

Over the last 3 years, General Motors's operating margin averaged 4.72%. The current operating margin of 1% is 3.7 percentage points below its three-year average. During this period, operating margin reached a high of 6.8% in Dec 2024 and a low of 1% in Jun 2026.

GM EBITDA margin

General Motors's EBITDA margin averaged 11.71% over the last 3 years. Compared with its three-year average, General Motors's current EBITDA margin is 9.4% and is 2.3 percentage points below its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, General Motors's EBITDA margin peaked at 14.3% in Jun 2024 and reached a low of 9.4% in Jun 2026.

GM Net margin

Reviewing the last 3 years, General Motors recorded an average net margin of 3.52%. General Motors's current net margin is 1.1% and is 2.4 percentage points below its three-year average. The highest net margin for General Motors was 6.2% in Jun 2024, while the lowest was 1.1% in Jun 2026.

GM margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 5.7%, GM ranks lower than the Consumer Cyclical sector and the industry average. In comparison with the Consumer Cyclical sector average of 36.3%, General Motors's gross margin is 84% lower.

GM margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is General Motors's gross margin?

For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, GM recorded a gross margin of 5.7%.

What is General Motors's operating margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, GM has an operating margin of 1%.

What is General Motors's EBITDA margin?

For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, GM recorded an EBITDA margin of 9.4%.

What is General Motors's net margin?

The current net margin for GM is 1.1% as of Jun 30, 2026.

What are the average margins of GM?

The three-year average margins for GM were 10.0% gross, 4.7% operating, 11.7% EBITDA, and 3.5% net.

What are the highest historical margins of GM?

General Motors's highest recorded margins during the past 5 years were 14.1% gross in Dec 2021, 7.3% operating in Dec 2021, 20.3% EBITDA in Dec 2021, and 7.9% net in Dec 2021.

What are the lowest historical margins of GM?

Within the 5-year period, GM recorded its lowest margins at 5.7% gross in Jun 2026, 1% operating in Jun 2026, 9.4% EBITDA in Jun 2026, and 1.1% net in Jun 2026.