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General Motors (GM) Q3 FY2026 earnings: revenue $50.0 billion, up 2.9% on the year

General Motors Co. (GM) reported revenue of $50.0 billion for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 September 2026, up 2.9% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $3.3 billion, up 151.3% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $3.73. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 20 October 2026.

Revenue$50.0 billionup 2.9%
Net income$3.3 billionup 151.3%
Diluted EPS$3.73
QuarterQ3 FY2026ended 30 September 2026

What management said

Guidance figures: 2 raised, 1 kept.

  • Revenue and net income rose: Revenue was $50.0 billion, up 2.9% from $48.6 billion. Net income attributable to stockholders was $3.3 billion against $1.3 billion, and diluted EPS was $3.73 against $1.35.
  • EBIT-adjusted margin rose to 8.2%: EBIT-adjusted was $4.1 billion, up 21.6%, with margin of 8.2% against 6.9%. Net income margin was 6.7% against 2.7%.
  • Adjusted automotive free cash flow rose: Adjusted automotive free cash flow was $5.9 billion against $4.2 billion, up 40.0%. Nine-month adjusted automotive free cash flow was $12.2 billion against $7.8 billion.
Read the earnings call summary

The quarter, against the one before and a year earlier

LineQ3 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2025Change on the year
Revenue50,01548,02648,591+2.9%
Operating income3,5981,4591,076+234.4%
Operating margin7.2%3.0%2.2%
Pre-tax income3,9431,5681,419+177.9%
Income tax565214127+344.9%
Effective tax rate14.3%13.6%8.9%
Net income3,3351,3051,327+151.3%
Net margin6.7%2.7%2.7%
Diluted EPS$3.73$1.41$1.35+176.3%
$ million except per share.
Read moreFree cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow and capital returned

LineQ3 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2025Change on the year
Operating cash flow7,3166,3547,103+3.0%
Capital expenditure2,3461,9422,130+10.1%
Free cash flow4,9704,4124,973-0.1%
Free cash flow margin9.9%9.2%10.2%
Cash from investing-3,073-4,115-1,315n/a
Cash from financing-850-2,756-5,290n/a
Depreciation and amortisation2,9353,1023,066-4.3%
Buybacks2,5012,0001,500+66.7%
Dividends paid215608200+7.5%
Dividend per share$0.18$0.18$0.15+20.0%
Diluted shares, weighted887m910m964m-8.0%
Shares outstanding at period end849m877m933m-9.0%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet at quarter end

LineQ3 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2025Change on the year
Shareholders' equity62,80662,00066,374-5.4%
Non-controlling interest1,7121,6412,028-15.6%
Redeemable equityn/an/a0.0n/a
Debt128,744127,698132,504-2.8%
Other liabilities95,92191,40387,262+9.9%
Total liabilities and equity289,183282,742288,168+0.4%
Goodwilln/an/a1,900n/a
Investments4,6094,5856,792-32.1%
Cash and equivalents23,19620,13422,910+1.2%
Receivables17,13816,77017,125+0.1%
Inventory15,64015,95015,318+2.1%
Other assets228,600225,303224,123+2.0%
Total assets289,183282,742288,168+0.4%

Questions

What was General Motors' revenue in Q3 FY2026?

General Motors (GM) reported revenue of $50.0 billion for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 September 2026, up 2.9% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did General Motors earn in Q3 FY2026?

Net income for Q3 FY2026 was $3.3 billion, up 151.3% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $3.73.

When did General Motors report Q3 FY2026 results?

General Motors filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026 with the SEC on 20 October 2026.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

Q4 FY2021 *Q1 FY2022Q2 FY2022Q3 FY2022Q4 FY2022 *Q1 FY2023Q2 FY2023Q3 FY2023Q4 FY2023 *Q1 FY2024Q2 FY2024Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024 *Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025 *Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2026
Revenue33,58435,97935,75941,88943,10839,98544,74644,13142,98043,01447,96948,75747,70244,02047,12248,59145,28643,62448,02650,015
Operating income1,5202,1962,1163,3922,6112,5782,7893,0139183,7383,8733,6511,5223,3522,1271,076-3,6462,9261,4593,598
Operating margin5%6%6%8%6%6%6%7%2%9%8%7%3%8%5%2%-8%7%3%7%
Pre-tax income2,2372,7792,1324,0972,5892,7753,0293,4641,1353,7153,6433,717-2,5563,5722,3751,419-4,2493,3471,5683,943
Tax rate21%-1%23%21%22%15%17%14%-76%21%21%19%n/a20%20%9%n/a19%14%14%
Net income1,7412,9391,6923,3051,9982,3952,5663,0642,1022,9802,9333,056-2,9612,7841,8951,327-3,3092,6271,3053,335
Net margin5%8%5%8%5%6%6%7%5%7%6%6%-6%6%4%3%-7%6%3%7%
Diluted EPS$1.15$1.35$1.14$2.25$1.39$1.69$1.83$2.20$1.59$2.56$2.55$2.68-$1.42$3.35$1.91$1.35-$3.60$2.82$1.41$3.73
Operating cash flow6,8092,1043,1245,1915,6243,0867,5916,5963,6573,1525,9766,8614,1406,0616,9087,1036,7952,9506,3547,316
Capital expenditure3,1991,6612,1682,1043,3052,4312,2522,5813,7062,7832,5692,2453,2331,8162,1372,1303,2201,5121,9422,346
Free cash flow3,6104439563,0872,3196555,3394,015-49.03693,4074,6169074,2454,7714,9733,5751,4384,4124,970
Buybacksn/a0.00.01,5001,0003695002509,9962801,0661,0324,6862,0120.01,5002,5008002,0002,501
Dividends paid16.073.08.0189127185126182104198136192127175144200138223608215
Shares outstanding1,500m1,500m1,500m1,400m1,400m1,400m1,400m1,400m1,200m1,100m1,100m1,100m1,000m966m957m933m904m902m877m849m
Filing10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.
Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 30 September 2026, filed 20 October 2026: the filing.