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ConsensusBuy51 ratings
Bullish3466.7%
Neutral1325.5%
Bearish47.8%
General Motors Company · GM · FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026
GM Maintains Outlook as Cash Generation and Software Momentum Continue
The supplied analysis supports a balanced thesis: GM's maintained outlook, cash generation, U.S. market-share gains, and software expansion provide support, while EV profitability, tariffs, costs, and execution remain the key conditions to monitor.
Reported Before market openNYSEConsumer Cyclical
$72.93B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$2.51
Consensus $2.26
EPS surprise
+11.1%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$45.29B
Consensus $46.10B
Revenue surprise
-1.8%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+8.7%
Event window
SPY move
+0.4%
Same window
Abnormal move
+8.4%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
3.1×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-4.6%
Up to 20 sessions
GMSPY benchmark
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Why did GM rise 8.7% after beating EPS estimates in FY2025 Q4?What changed in GM's guidance and outlook in FY2025 Q4?Give me the bull and bear case for GM after FY2025 Q4 earnings.
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What changed
Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, guidance sentiment remained maintained. The current analysis adds emphasis on the 2026 EBIT and North America margin outlook, planned vehicle launches, the 2028 LMR battery roadmap, international Super Cruise expansion, and AI-enabled manufacturing.
Guidance delta
Management maintained its outlook. The supplied analysis highlights a 2026 adjusted EBIT target of $13–15 billion and North America margins of 8–10%.
Key takeaways
- Management described strong cash generation and continued U.S. market-share gains, while keeping its outlook unchanged.
- The operating plan balances ICE and EV investment, with cost reduction and a new LMR battery chemistry positioned as part of the EV profitability roadmap.
- OnStar and Super Cruise remain important software and services growth areas, with global expansion planned.
- The main debate is execution: tariff and chip assumptions, warranty costs, pricing, and the timing of manufacturing and software investments.
Management priorities
- Launch and scale the Equinox in Kansas and Blazer in Tennessee, alongside additional vehicle programs.
- Advance the next-generation small-block V8, LMR battery chemistry, software-defined vehicles, and AI-enabled manufacturing.
- Expand Super Cruise internationally and diversify GM Financial funding through its industrial-bank initiative.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$80.47Current
$33Low
$78.02Average
$130High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 29, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Tigress Financial | Strong Buy | Strong Buy | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Jul 22, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 22, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 22, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 11, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 4, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jan 28, 2026 |
| HSBC | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jan 13, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 23, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Underperform | Market Perform | Downgrade | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Nomura | Reduce | Neutral | Downgrade | Aug 5, 2024 |
| CFRA | Sell | Strong Sell | Maintain | Oct 4, 2023 |
| Berenberg | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 11, 2022 |
| Nomura Instinet | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 9, 2022 |
| Daiwa Capital | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 5, 2021 |
| Tudor Pickering | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 19, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 14, 2021 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Buckingham | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Citi | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 2, 2019 |
| Seaport Global | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 13, 2019 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 14, 2019 |
| Argus | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | May 5, 2018 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 7, 2018 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Nov 20, 2017 |
| Standpoint Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 14, 2017 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Dec 1, 2016 |
| Craig-Hallum | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 25, 2016 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 9, 2016 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 5, 2015 |
| CLSA | Outperform | Buy | Maintain | Jul 25, 2014 |
| S&P Capital IQ | Strong Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Mar 6, 2014 |
| ISI Group | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jan 13, 2014 |
| Credit Agricole | Buy | Underperform | Upgrade | May 17, 2013 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 28, 2012 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 27, 2012 |
| Bank oferica | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 4, 2012 |
| Oxen Group | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 17, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $80.47. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $33 | $81.95 | -59.0% | Sep 24, 2026 |
| UBS | Joseph Spak | $114 | $85.62 | +41.7% | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth | $130 | $90.3 | +61.6% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $99 | $82.64 | +23.0% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Edison Yu | $100 | $82.46 | +24.3% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Tom Narayan | $100 | $79.52 | +24.3% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $101 | $79.52 | +25.5% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $103 | $79.52 | +28.0% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Colin Langan | $61 | $79.52 | -24.2% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $94 | $77.84 | +16.8% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $76.62 | +24.3% | May 4, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Alexander Potter | $102 | $76.22 | +26.8% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Tom Narayan | $95 | $78.95 | +18.1% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $59 | $78.95 | -26.7% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Edison Yu | $90 | $76.83 | +11.8% | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $91 | $76.83 | +13.1% | Apr 14, 2026 |
| UBS | Joseph Spak | $105 | $76.83 | +30.5% | Apr 14, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $107 | $85.51 | +33.0% | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $85.92 | +24.3% | Jan 28, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $102 | $84.76 | +26.8% | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $105 | $86.38 | +30.5% | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $105 | $86.38 | +30.5% | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $86.38 | -29.2% | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $86.38 | +36.7% | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $104 | $86.38 | +29.2% | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Barclays | Dan Levy | $100 | $81.14 | +24.3% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Mark Delaney | $98 | $81.23 | +21.8% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $83.09 | -6.8% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $100 | $85.13 | +24.3% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $98 | $81.91 | +21.8% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Wedbush | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $80.51 | +18.1% | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $81.98 | +11.8% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| UBS | Joseph Spak | $97 | $80.89 | +20.5% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Mark Delaney | $93 | $75.71 | +15.6% | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $76.05 | +11.8% | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $74 | $70.9 | -8.0% | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth | $92 | $68.58 | +14.3% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Bill Selesky | $78 | $67.58 | -3.1% | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $76 | $66.62 | -5.6% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| UBS | Joseph Spak | $85 | $66.62 | +5.6% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Tom Narayan | $86 | $66.62 | +6.9% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $66.62 | +5.6% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $66 | $67.05 | -18.0% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Wedbush | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $67 | -6.8% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Chris McNally | $68 | $55.68 | -15.5% | Oct 13, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $77 | $55.6 | -4.3% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $77 | $55.92 | -4.3% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $60.13 | -31.7% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Colin Langan | $40 | $59.69 | -50.3% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $74 | $61.24 | -8.0% | Sep 29, 2025 |
| UBS | Joseph Spak | $81 | $59.69 | +0.7% | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Industrial Alliance Securities | Mark Delaney | $70 | $53.15 | -13.0% | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $58 | $50.37 | -27.9% | May 16, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Daniel Roeska | $36 | $45.38 | -55.3% | May 5, 2025 |
| UBS | Joseph Spak | $50 | $45.3 | -37.9% | May 2, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Alexander Potter | $48 | $49.44 | -40.4% | Mar 20, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $73 | $49.13 | -9.3% | Mar 1, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Philippe Houchois | $52 | $51.54 | -35.4% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Wedbush | Daniel Ives | $60 | $53.38 | -25.4% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Barclays | Dan Levy | $70 | $53.73 | -13.0% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $54 | $48.63 | -32.9% | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Chris McNally | $55 | $47.87 | -31.7% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Adrian Yanoshik | $53 | $48.88 | -34.1% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | John Murphy | $85 | $48.14 | +5.6% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Joseph Spak | $54 | $42.73 | -32.9% | Aug 9, 2024 |
| Argus Research | William Selesky | $54 | $44.12 | -32.9% | Jul 25, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas | $47 | $45.28 | -41.6% | Jul 24, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Colin Langan | $34 | $46.38 | -57.7% | Jul 24, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Itay Michaeli | $98 | $46.38 | +21.8% | Jul 23, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Joseph Spak | $58 | $48.46 | -27.9% | Jun 11, 2024 |
| Argus Research | William Selesky | $52 | $45.05 | -35.4% | May 9, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Daniel Roeska | $55 | $45.08 | -31.7% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Mark Delaney | $52 | $45.08 | -35.4% | Apr 24, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Alexander Potter | $45 | $45.06 | -44.1% | Apr 24, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas | $46 | $44.73 | -42.8% | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Alexander Potter | $44 | $39.38 | -45.3% | Mar 14, 2024 |
| Wedbush | Daniel Ives | $40 | $39.54 | -50.3% | Jan 31, 2024 |
| Barclays | Dan Levy | $37 | $28.2 | -54.0% | Nov 1, 2023 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $38 | $29.01 | -52.8% | Oct 25, 2023 |
| Roth Capital | Craig Irwin | $85 | $29.66 | +5.6% | Oct 19, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas | $38 | $37.16 | -52.8% | Jun 14, 2023 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $39 | $34.5 | -51.5% | Apr 13, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $82 | $39.3 | +1.9% | Feb 2, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $35 | $38.92 | -56.5% | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Guggenheim | Ronald Jewsikow | $89 | $36.62 | +10.6% | Jan 13, 2023 |
| Wedbush | Daniel Ives | $42 | $37.02 | -47.8% | Oct 25, 2022 |
| UBS | Patrick Hummel | $56 | $34.09 | -30.4% | Oct 21, 2022 |
| UBS | Patrick Hummel | $38 | $31.3 | -52.8% | Oct 10, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $78 | $34.67 | -3.1% | Sep 28, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $38.54 | -37.9% | Sep 6, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $61 | $33.46 | -24.2% | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas | $42 | $34.67 | -47.8% | Jul 23, 2022 |
| Barclays | Brian Johnson | $52 | $31.53 | -35.4% | Jul 13, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $29 | $31.91 | -64.0% | Jul 11, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Mark Delaney | $46 | $37.61 | -42.8% | Jun 6, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Colin Langan | $33 | $35.56 | -59.0% | May 13, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas | $50 | $38.87 | -37.9% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Wedbush | Daniel Ives | $50 | $38.1 | -37.9% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $74 | $38.04 | -8.0% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $58 | $38.04 | -27.9% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Ryan Brinkman | $71 | $38.12 | -11.8% | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Emmanuel Rosner | $56 | $39.84 | -30.4% | Apr 22, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Itay Michaeli | $95 | $42.96 | +18.1% | Apr 2, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Rod Lache | $70 | $44.22 | -13.0% | Mar 28, 2022 |
| Benchmark Co. | Michael Ward | $75 | $40.83 | -6.8% | Mar 14, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Adam Jonas | $55 | $48.4 | -31.7% | Feb 14, 2022 |
| Nomura | Anindya Das | $56 | $50.72 | -30.4% | Feb 9, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Joseph Spak | $85 | $51.29 | +5.6% | Feb 6, 2022 |
| Wedbush | Daniel Ives | $85 | $53.5 | +5.6% | Feb 2, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Dan Levy | $75 | $53.5 | -6.8% | Feb 2, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Chris McNally | $65 | $53.5 | -19.2% | Feb 2, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | John Murphy | $100 | $53.5 | +24.3% | Feb 2, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Emmanuel Rosner | $71 | $61.1 | -11.8% | Jan 17, 2022 |
| CFRA | Garrett Nelson | $65 | $65.74 | -19.2% | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Daiwa | Jairam Nathan | $65 | $58.4 | -19.2% | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth | $86 | $58 | +6.9% | Oct 15, 2021 |
| UBS | Patrick Hummel | $79 | $58.83 | -1.8% | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Bill Selesky | $66 | $55.89 | -18.0% | May 18, 2021 |
| Tudor Pickering | Matthew Portillo | $76 | $55.89 | -5.6% | May 18, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationGeneral 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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