Financing
Share Buybacks
General Motors Share Buybacks decreased by 68.0% to $800.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 60.2%, from $2.01B to $800.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows an upward trend with a 34.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 28, 2026
How to read this metric
High repurchases often signal management's confidence in the company's valuation or a strategy to improve earnings per share.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company buying back its own shares from the open market. This is a primary method f...
Peer comparison
Common among mature, cash-generative companies; peers in the healthcare sector often balance this with R&D investment.
Metric ID:
share_repurchasesHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.50B | $1.00B | $369.00M | $500.00M | $250.00M | $10.00B | $280.00M | $1.07B | $1.03B | $4.69B | $2.01B | $0.00 | $1.50B | $2.50B | $800.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | — | — | — | -33.3% | -63.1% | +35.5% | -50.0% | >999% | -97.2% | +280.7% | -3.2% | +354.1% | -57.1% | -100.0% | — | +66.7% | -68.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -83.3% | +899.6% | -24.1% | +113.2% | +312.8% | -53.1% | +618.6% | -100.0% | +45.3% | -46.6% | -60.2% |
Range$0.00 – $10.00B
Avg YoY Growth+147.5%
Median YoY Growth-24.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Motors's share buybacks?
- General Motors (GM) reported share buybacks of $800.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has General Motors's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- General Motors's share buybacks decreased by 60.2% year-over-year, from $2.01B to $800.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for General Motors's share buybacks?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), General Motors's share buybacks has grown at a 34.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.50B to $6.01B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.