Operating Cash Flow
General Motors Operating Cash Flow decreased by 56.6% to $2.95B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 51.3%, from $6.06B to $2.95B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 15.3% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| 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 | $7.16B | -$49.00M | $6.81B | $2.10B | $3.12B | $5.19B | $5.62B | $3.09B | $7.59B | $6.60B | $3.66B | $3.15B | $5.98B | $6.86B | $4.14B | $6.06B | $6.91B | $7.10B | $6.80B | $2.95B |
| QoQ Change | — | -100.7% | >999% | -69.1% | +48.5% | +66.2% | +8.3% | -45.1% | +146.0% | -13.1% | -44.6% | -13.8% | +89.6% | +14.8% | -39.7% | +46.4% | +14.0% | +2.8% | -4.3% | -56.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -56.4% | >999% | -17.4% | +46.7% | +143.0% | +27.1% | -35.0% | +2.1% | -21.3% | +4.0% | +13.2% | +92.3% | +15.6% | +3.5% | +64.1% | -51.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Motors's operating cash flow?
- General Motors (GM) reported operating cash flow of $2.95B in Q1 2026.
- How has General Motors's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- General Motors's operating cash flow decreased by 51.3% year-over-year, from $6.06B to $2.95B.
- What is the long-term trend for General Motors's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), General Motors's operating cash flow has grown at a 15.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $15.19B to $26.87B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.