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CapEx
General Motors CapEx decreased by 53.0% to $1.51B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 16.7%, from $1.82B to $1.51B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 5.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
cf_capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | 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 | $1.57B | $1.86B | $3.20B | $1.66B | $2.17B | $2.10B | $3.31B | $2.43B | $2.25B | $2.58B | $3.71B | $2.78B | $2.57B | $2.25B | $3.23B | $1.82B | $2.14B | $2.13B | $3.22B | $1.51B |
| QoQ Change | — | +18.2% | +72.1% | -48.1% | +30.5% | -3.0% | +57.1% | -26.4% | -7.4% | +14.6% | +43.6% | -24.9% | -7.7% | -12.6% | +44.0% | -43.8% | +17.7% | -0.3% | +51.2% | -53.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +37.8% | +13.2% | +3.3% | +46.4% | +3.9% | +22.7% | +12.1% | +14.5% | +14.1% | -13.0% | -12.8% | -34.7% | -16.8% | -5.1% | -0.4% | -16.7% |
Range$1.51B – $3.71B
CAGR-0.8%
Avg YoY Growth+4.3%
Median YoY Growth+3.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Motors's capex?
- General Motors (GM) reported capex of $1.51B in Q1 2026.
- How has General Motors's capex changed year-over-year?
- General Motors's capex decreased by 16.7% year-over-year, from $1.82B to $1.51B.
- What is the long-term trend for General Motors's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), General Motors's capex has grown at a 5.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.51B to $9.30B.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.