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General Motors Co.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 21 July 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 5 raised, 4 lowered, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue and net income in quarter: Revenue was $48.0 billion, up 1.9%. Net income attributable to stockholders was $1.3 billion, down 31.1%, and diluted EPS was $1.41 against $1.91. Source
  • Adjustments drove the gap to EBIT: EBIT-adjusted was $3.9 billion, up 29.8%, with an EBIT-adjusted margin of 8.2%. Adjustments of $2.5 billion, mostly EV strategic realignment, were excluded from EBIT-adjusted. Source
  • GMNA profit and margin higher: GMNA EBIT-adjusted was $3.4 billion, up 42.7%, with an EBIT-adjusted margin of 8.6% against 6.1% a year earlier. Source
  • US market share declined: GM's United States share was 16.6% against 17.4%, on 715 thousand GM units against 747 thousand. Industry United States volume was 4,310 thousand. Source
  • Fleet share of sales rose: Fleet sales were 318 thousand against 274 thousand, or 22.3% of total vehicle sales against 17.8%. Source
  • EV realignment drove most adjustments: EV strategic realignment adjustments were $2.3 billion in the quarter, against $330 million a year earlier. Six-month adjustments were $3.4 billion. Source
  • Quarterly automotive cash flow higher: Automotive operating cash flow was $5.1 billion, up 9.0%. Adjusted automotive free cash flow was $5.0 billion against $2.8 billion. Source
  • EV realignment cash costs added back: Adjusted automotive free cash flow adds back $1.9 billion of EV strategic realignment in the quarter and $4.1 billion in the six months. Source

“The company is raising its full-year 2026 EBIT-adjusted guidance for the second time this year.”

General Motors Co., press release

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
EBIT-adjusted SourceFull year 2026$14.0 billion - $16.0 billionRaised from $13.5 billion - $15.5 billion
Adjusted automotive free cash flow SourceFull year 2026$9.5 billion - $11.5 billionRaised from $9.0 billion - $11.0 billion
EPS-diluted-adjusted SourceFull year 2026$12.00 - $14.00Raised from $11.50 - $13.50
EPS-diluted SourceFull year 2026$8.98 to $10.98Lowered from $10.62 to $12.62
Net income attributable to stockholders SourceFull year 2026$8.4 billion to $9.8 billionLowered from $9.9 billion to $11.4 billion
Automotive operating cash flow SourceFull year 2026$15.4 billion to $19.4 billionLowered from $16.8 billion to $20.8 billion
Capital expenditures SourceFull year 2026$10.0 billion - $12.0 billionKept
Income tax expense (in net income to EBIT-adjusted reconciliation) SourceFull year 2026$2.2 billion - $2.8 billionLowered from $2.6 billion - $3.1 billion
Automotive interest (income) expense, net (in reconciliation) SourceFull year 2026$(0.1) billion
Adjustments to EBIT-adjusted SourceFull year 2026$3.5 billionRaised from $1.0 billion
Adjustments to adjusted automotive free cash flow SourceFull year 2026$4.1 billionRaised from $2.2 billion

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year 2026 EBIT-adjusted guidance raised to $14.0 billion - $16.0 billion from $13.5 billion - $15.5 billion. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year 2026 adjusted automotive free cash flow guidance raised to $9.5 billion - $11.5 billion from $9.0 billion - $11.0 billion. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year 2026 EPS-diluted-adjusted guidance raised to $12.00 - $14.00 from $11.50 - $13.50. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Full-year 2026 net income attributable to stockholders guidance lowered to $8.4 billion to $9.8 billion from $9.9 billion to $11.4 billion. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Full-year 2026 automotive operating cash flow guidance lowered to $15.4 billion to $19.4 billion from $16.8 billion to $20.8 billion. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Full-year 2026 diluted EPS guidance lowered to $8.98 to $10.98 from $10.62 to $12.62. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Full-year 2026 income tax expense in the reconciliation lowered to $2.2 billion to $2.8 billion from $2.6 billion to $3.1 billion. Source

Second-quarter results

  • Revenue and net income in quarter: Revenue was $48.0 billion, up 1.9%. Net income attributable to stockholders was $1.3 billion, down 31.1%, and diluted EPS was $1.41 against $1.91. Source
  • Adjustments drove the gap to EBIT: EBIT-adjusted was $3.9 billion, up 29.8%, with an EBIT-adjusted margin of 8.2%. Adjustments of $2.5 billion, mostly EV strategic realignment, were excluded from EBIT-adjusted. Source
  • Adjusted per-share earnings higher: EPS-diluted-adjusted was $3.57 against $2.53, up 41.3%. The company reported diluted EPS of $1.41 for the quarter. Source
  • Six-month revenue and EBIT rose: Six-month revenue was $91.7 billion, up 0.6%. Six-month EBIT-adjusted was $8.2 billion, up 25.6%, with an EBIT-adjusted margin of 8.9%. Source

Segments and regions

  • GMNA profit and margin higher: GMNA EBIT-adjusted was $3.4 billion, up 42.7%, with an EBIT-adjusted margin of 8.6% against 6.1% a year earlier. Source
  • GMI profit slightly lower: GMI EBIT-adjusted was $190 million against $204 million, down 6.6%. Source
  • China equity income higher: China equity income was $83 million against $71 million, up 16.9%. Six-month China equity income was $248 million against $116 million. Source
  • GM Financial pre-tax profit lower: GM Financial EBT-adjusted was $605 million against $704 million, down 14.0%. Source

“These expected financial results do not include the potential impact of future adjustments related to special items.”

General Motors Co., press release

Vehicle sales and market share

  • Wholesale units slightly higher: Total wholesale vehicle sales were 990 thousand against 974 thousand. GMNA was 848 thousand against 849 thousand, and GMI was 142 thousand against 125 thousand. Source
  • US market share declined: GM's United States share was 16.6% against 17.4%, on 715 thousand GM units against 747 thousand. Industry United States volume was 4,310 thousand. Source
  • Fleet share of sales rose: Fleet sales were 318 thousand against 274 thousand, or 22.3% of total vehicle sales against 17.8%. Source
  • Worldwide share lower: Worldwide GM share was 6.4% against 6.7%, on 1,427 thousand GM units against 1,538 thousand. Source

Costs, margins and tax

  • EV realignment drove most adjustments: EV strategic realignment adjustments were $2.3 billion in the quarter, against $330 million a year earlier. Six-month adjustments were $3.4 billion. Source
  • China restructuring charges recorded: China restructuring adjustments were $177 million in the quarter against $140 million, recorded in equity earnings of the China JVs. Source
  • Effective tax rate lower: Effective tax rate was 13.7% against 20.2%. ETR-adjusted was 17.6% against 17.9%. Source

Cash flow, capital and returns

  • Quarterly automotive cash flow higher: Automotive operating cash flow was $5.1 billion, up 9.0%. Adjusted automotive free cash flow was $5.0 billion against $2.8 billion. Source
  • Six-month automotive cash flow lower: Six-month automotive operating cash flow was $5.6 billion against $7.1 billion, down 20.6%. Six-month adjusted automotive free cash flow was $6.3 billion, up 73.2%. Source
  • Common stock purchases rose: Six-month payments to purchase common stock were $2.8 billion against $2.0 billion a year earlier. Source
  • Quarterly dividend declared: The Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share on outstanding common stock. Source
  • Trailing return measures: ROIC-adjusted was 22.9% against 19.0%. ROE on trailing four quarters was 3.1% against 7.1%. Source

EV realignment and cost add-backs

  • EV realignment cash costs added back: Adjusted automotive free cash flow adds back $1.9 billion of EV strategic realignment in the quarter and $4.1 billion in the six months. Source
  • Cruise restructuring absent in 2026: The Cruise restructuring adjustment in the prior-year column relates to a plan to combine Cruise and GM technical efforts. No such adjustment appears in 2026 periods. Source
  • Ultium equity income minimal: Equity income related to Ultium Cell Holdings LLC was insignificant in the 2026 periods, against $252 million in the 2025 periods. Source

Coming up, as management said on 21 July 2026

  • Dividend payment date: The $0.18 quarterly dividend is payable September 17, 2026, to holders of record at the close of trading on September 4, 2026. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Wholesale vehicle sales (units) Source990 thousand in Q2 2026; 974 thousand in Q2 2025
Total vehicle sales (units, GM worldwide) Source1,427 thousand in Q2 2026; 1,538 thousand in Q2 2025
Fleet sales (units) Source318 thousand in Q2 2026; 274 thousand in Q2 2025

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: Fleet transactions, including sales to daily rental car companies, are described as generally less profitable than retail sales to end customers. Source
  • Financial: EV strategic realignment of capacity and manufacturing footprint, including Ultium, produced large charges excluded from EBIT-adjusted. Source
  • Operational: China restructuring covers an other-than-temporary impairment and restructuring charges in equity earnings of the Automotive China JVs. Source
  • Operational: Wind-down of manufacturing operations in Colombia and Ecuador is excluded from EBIT-adjusted as a special item. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.