Future pension and postretirement benefit obligations
General Motors Future pension and postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 5.5% to $4.71B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 18.3%, from $5.77B to $4.71B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Future pension and postretirement benefit obligations shows a downward trend with a -17.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a larger funding gap, potentially requiring future cash contributions, while a decrease suggests improved plan funding.
Detailed definition
This captures the long-term financial obligations related to defined benefit pension plans that exceed the current fair...
Peer comparison
High for companies with legacy defined benefit plans; monitored closely by credit rating agencies.
other_defined_benefit_pension_plan_liabilities_noncurrentHistorical 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 | $11.56B | $10.82B | $8.01B | $7.78B | $7.36B | $6.93B | $5.70B | $5.70B | $5.68B | $5.53B | $6.68B | $6.38B | $6.17B | $6.00B | $5.78B | $5.77B | $6.09B | $5.99B | $4.99B | $4.71B |
| QoQ Change | — | -6.4% | -26.0% | -2.8% | -5.4% | -5.8% | -17.8% | -0.0% | -0.3% | -2.7% | +20.8% | -4.4% | -3.3% | -2.8% | -3.7% | -0.2% | +5.5% | -1.6% | -16.7% | -5.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -36.4% | -36.0% | -28.8% | -26.8% | -22.8% | -20.2% | +17.2% | +12.1% | +8.6% | +8.5% | -13.5% | -9.6% | -1.4% | -0.2% | -13.7% | -18.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Motors's future pension and postretirement benefit obligations?
- General Motors (GM) reported future pension and postretirement benefit obligations of $4.71B in Q1 2026.
- How has General Motors's future pension and postretirement benefit obligations changed year-over-year?
- General Motors's future pension and postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 18.3% year-over-year, from $5.77B to $4.71B.
- What is the long-term trend for General Motors's future pension and postretirement benefit obligations?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), General Motors's future pension and postretirement benefit obligations has grown at a -17.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $12.90B to $4.99B.
- What does future pension and postretirement benefit obligations mean?
- The long-term debt the company owes to its pension plans that is not covered by current plan assets.