What is General Motors's share buybacks?

General Motors (GM) reported share buybacks of $800M 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 $800M.

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 $2.5B to $6.01B.

What does share buybacks mean?

Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.

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$311M—

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$11K—

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.ULH

$21.25K-11.5%

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$301M+36.4%

Group 1 AutomotiveGPI

$72.4M-41.0%

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$26.3M-34.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$43.6B-0.9%

Gross profit$6.6B—

Operating income$2.9B-12.7%

Net income$2.6B-5.6%

EPS (diluted)$2.82-15.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$24.1B+0.1%

Total debt$266.0M+4.7%

Total equity$62.7B-2.7%

Total assets$280.97B-0.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$3.0B-51.3%

CapEx$1.5B-16.7%

Free cash flow$1.4B-66.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$69.5B+47.0%

P/E8.1×0.0×

P/S0.4×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin20.8%—

Operating margin4.3%-2.4pp

Net margin6.1%+0.2pp

FCF margin8%+1.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity15.2%+0.9pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio1.2×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by General Motors in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

The official record: General Motors’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is General Motors's share buybacks?: General Motors (GM) reported share buybacks of $800M 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 $800M.
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 $2.5B to $6.01B.
What does share buybacks mean?: Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.