General Motors Company · GM · FY2024 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2025

GM’s strong 2024 sets up an EV scale-up with policy and cost risks

GM’s strong 2024 execution supports a case for continued progress, but the next phase depends on profitable EV scaling, model launches and cost discipline while policy, warranty and China risks remain unresolved.

Reported Before market openNYSEConsumer Cyclical $73.67B market cap
80quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $1.75
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $41.55B
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -8.9% Event window
SPY move +0.9% Same window
Abnormal move -9.7% Stock minus SPY
Volume 4.2× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -3.2% Up to 20 sessions
GMSPY benchmark

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What changed

Management described record 2024 results, variable-profit-positive EVs and a planned EV and Super Cruise expansion. GM also stopped funding Cruise robotaxi development, targeting annual run-rate savings, and reported an EV inventory valuation allowance.

Guidance delta

Guidance was maintained. Management presented 2025 guidance as a range and took a neutral stance on policy changes.

Key takeaways

  • GM highlighted record 2024 adjusted EBIT and EPS, variable-profit-positive EVs, and continued ICE portfolio strength.
  • Management plans to scale EV production, expand Super Cruise subscriptions and launch additional Cadillac and other EV models.
  • The company is moving away from Cruise robotaxi development while pursuing savings, but policy, warranty, tariff and China risks remain.

Management priorities

  • Scale EV production and improve battery and vehicle costs.
  • Launch new EV models and expand the Super Cruise fleet and subscription base.
  • Maintain capital discipline while progressing China JV restructuring and the remaining Cruise acquisition.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
GM EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $1.16 Q4 '23 actual $1.24, beat Q1 '24 estimate $2.15 Q1 '24 actual $2.62, beat Q2 '24 estimate $2.75 Q2 '24 actual $3.06, beat Q3 '24 estimate $2.43 Q3 '24 actual $2.96, beat Q2 '25 estimate $2.34 Q2 '25 actual $2.53, beat Q3 '25 estimate $2.29 Q3 '25 actual $2.80, beat Q4 '25 estimate $2.26 Q4 '25 actual $2.51, beat Q1 '26 estimate $2.61 Q1 '26 actual $3.70, beat Q2 '26 estimate $3.19 Q2 '26 actual $3.57, beat Q3 '26 estimate $3.70 Q4 '26 estimate $2.82 Q1 '27 estimate $3.49 Q2 '27 estimate $4.10
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy51 ratings
Bullish3466.7%
Neutral1325.5%
Bearish47.8%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$82.52Current
$36Low
$80.61Average
$130High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 19, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainOct 12, 2026
JP Morgan Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 12, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainOct 7, 2026
Goldman Sachs Buy BuyMaintainOct 6, 2026
Tigress Financial Strong Buy Strong BuyMaintainJul 28, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $82.52. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$102$82.33 +23.6%Oct 12, 2026
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$101$81.98 +22.4%Oct 9, 2026
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$105$81.3 +27.2%Oct 7, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$112$82.01 +35.7%Oct 7, 2026
Industrial Alliance SecuritiesMark Delaney$112$80.23 +35.7%Oct 6, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

General Motors Company, a prominent global automotive enterprise, is engaged in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of a wide array of vehicles—including trucks, crossovers (SUVs), and passenger cars—along with related parts and accessories. Its expansive reach covers numerous regions such as North America, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, South America, with significant operations in the United States and China. The company organizes its business into distinct segments: GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial. It markets its diverse vehicle lineup under well-known brand names like Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Baojun, and Wuling. Beyond selling to individual consumers through dealerships, GM also supplies its vehicles—including specialized models—to a variety of fleet clients, such as daily rental companies, commercial businesses, leasing firms, and government agencies.…

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2025-01-14T00:00:50.895859+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-19T14:30:48.585365+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-19T14:30:48.579124+00:00

Methodology

Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.

Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.

By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-19. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.