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General Motors Company — Intrinsic Value & Fair Price

GM
NYSEConsumer CyclicalAuto - ManufacturersCIK 0001467858gm.comAbout GM
Last close · Oct 16, 202683.96+0.30 (+0.36%)
Market cap$73.7B
Model value · DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y
54.91
General Motors closed at $83.96 — overvalued by 53% vs model.
54.91the model's range294.93

DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y leads for a cyclical company — positive operating income and three years of positive free cash flow. From a five-year discounted cash flow.

Other models
6.70 – 335.32
Wall St. target
102.50 18% below
Above model, 1y
5 of 20 days

Price and model value

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What the marks mean
Daily close

Dividends

Quarterly · as of Oct 16, 2026
Yield, trailing 12 months
0.82%
Past 2 years
low 0.66%high 1.13%
Dividends per share, a year at a time
$0.36Aug ’23$0.45Sep ’24$0.54Sep ’25$0.69TTM
Dividends / free cash flow, FY2025
5.9%
Raised
2 years in a row
Growth, 3 yrs
24.2% a year
Last change
+20.0% · Mar 2026
Every payment, with ex-dates · latest $0.18, paid Sep 17, 2026

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How it is valued

Valued asCyclical
Low/slowing growth (~4% recent)Thin margins (1.5% net margin)Highly cyclical earningsHigh leverage (D/E 2.1x)Strong FCF yield (15.0%)
What growth the price implies: the reverse DCF

Key figures

FY2025 · chosen for cyclical companies
P/E
25.7×
EV / EBITDA
10.5×
FCF yield
14.3%
Dividend yield, TTM
0.82%
Beta
1.40
Cost of capital (WACC)
6.63%
Full financials

Analyst actions

third-party, quoted
10-12RBC Capital · target102.00
10-09Deutsche Bank · target101.00
10-07Truist Financial · target105.00
07-27Jefferies · “Buy” from “Hold”upgrade
Ratings, targets and estimates

Comparable companies

by business, not by industry label
1 more company lists GM as a comparable
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About General Motors

General Motors Company, a prominent global automotive enterprise, is engaged in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of a wide array of vehicles—including trucks, crossovers (SUVs), and passenger cars—along with related parts and accessories. Its expansive reach covers numerous regions such as North America, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, South America, with significant operations in the United States and China. The company organizes its business into distinct segments: GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial. It markets its diverse vehicle lineup under well-known brand names like Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Baojun, and Wuling. Beyond selling to individual consumers through dealerships, GM also supplies its vehicles—including specialized models—to a variety of fleet clients, such as daily rental companies, commercial businesses, leasing firms, and government agencies. GM further extends its offerings with a comprehensive suite of advanced services for both retail and fleet customers. These include vital safety and security features like automated crash response, emergency support, roadside assistance, crisis intervention, stolen vehicle recovery, and turn-by-turn navigation. Additionally, it provides a robust set of connected services, encompassing mobile applications for remote vehicle control and locating electric vehicle charging stations, on-demand diagnostics, smart driver insights, integrated in-vehicle commerce, voice assistants, a navigation and app ecosystem, connected navigation, SiriusXM with 360L, and 4G LTE wireless connectivity. The company is also actively involved in pioneering and commercializing autonomous vehicle technology. Furthermore, GM offers automotive financing and insurance solutions, alongside various software-enabled services and subscription models. Established in 1908, General Motors Company maintains its corporate headquarters in Detroit, Michigan.

CEO
Mary T. Barra
Headquarters
Detroit, MI
Employees
156,000
IPO
2010-11-18
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