Latest period
$11.28B
YoY change
-39.5%
5Y CAGR
-5.1%
Peak year (2016)
$27.88B
Cumulative CapEx
$313.78B
CapEx history chart for General Motors (GM) from 2008 to 2025
Latest: $15.79B
CapEx growth chart for General Motors (GM) from 2008 to 2025
Latest: -39.5%
CapEx history table for General Motors (GM) from 2008 to 2025
| 2025 | $15.79B | -39.5% | −$10.32B | ||
| 2024 | $26.11B | +6.1% | +$1.50B | ||
| 2023 | $24.61B | +16.2% | +$3.42B | ||
| 2022 | $21.19B | -4.2% | −$924.00M | ||
| 2021 | $22.11B | +7.7% | +$1.58B | ||
| 2020 | $20.53B | -14.4% | −$3.46B | ||
| 2019 | $24.00B | -5.9% | −$1.50B | ||
| 2018 | $25.50B | -7.7% | −$2.14B | ||
| 2017 | $27.63B | -0.9% | −$246.00M | ||
| 2016 | $27.88B | +27.2% | +$5.97B | ||
| 2015 | $21.91B | +84.6% | +$10.04B | ||
| 2014 | $11.87B | +20.9% | +$2.05B | ||
| 2013 | $9.82B | +7.7% | +$701.00M | ||
| 2012 | $9.12B | +28.7% | +$2.03B | ||
| 2011 | $7.09B | +68.2% | +$2.87B | ||
| 2010 | $4.21B | -21.7% | −$1.17B | ||
| 2009 | $5.38B | -28.6% | −$2.15B | ||
| 2008 | $7.53B | — | — |
- 2025$15.79B-39.5%
- 2024$26.11B+6.1%
- 2023$24.61B+16.2%
- 2022$21.19B-4.2%
- 2021$22.11B+7.7%
- 2020$20.53B-14.4%
- 2019$24.00B-5.9%
- 2018$25.50B-7.7%
- 2017$27.63B-0.9%
- 2016$27.88B+27.2%
- 2015$21.91B+84.6%
- 2014$11.87B+20.9%
- 2013$9.82B+7.7%
- 2012$9.12B+28.7%
- 2011$7.09B+68.2%
- 2010$4.21B-21.7%
- 2009$5.38B-28.6%
- 2008$7.53B—
CapEx values are taken from General Motors's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About CapEx at General Motors (GM)
According to General Motors's latest reported financial statements, the company's current CapEx (TTM) is $11.28B. Capital expenditures (CapEx) are cash outlays for property, plant, and equipment and other long-lived productive assets — reported on the cash flow statement under investing activities. CapEx funds future capacity (factories, data centers, software, machinery), so rising spend can signal investment in growth, while heavy CapEx reduces free cash flow available to shareholders. We display CapEx as a positive amount (the absolute cash outflow); compare with revenue to gauge capital intensity and with total assets for the asset-base context.
Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, General Motors (GM) CapEx totalled $15.79B – plunged 39.5% year-over-year.
General Motors CapEx compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is -5.1%, with a net decline across the window.
General Motors CapEx plunged from $27.88B in 2016 to $15.79B in 2025, a 43.4% drawdown.
2016 marks the peak CapEx at $27.88B, with the historical low of $4.21B recorded in 2010.
General Motors Capital Expenditures by Year
General Motors Capital Expenditures 2025: $15.79B
General Motors CapEx in 2025 was $15.79B, plunged 39.5% below 2024.
General Motors Capital Expenditures 2024: $26.11B
2024's CapEx for General Motors came in at $26.11B, grew 6.1% from 2023.
General Motors Capital Expenditures 2023: $24.61B
General Motors posted CapEx of $24.61B in 2023, grew 16.2% from 2022.
General Motors Capital Expenditures 2022: $21.19B
In 2022, General Motors reported CapEx of $21.19B, edged down 4.2% below 2021.
General Motors Capital Expenditures 2021: $22.11B
General Motors CapEx in 2021 was $22.11B.
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Sector peers by CapEx
Consumer Cyclical peers of General Motors (GM), ranked by their latest CapEx
| $131.82B | |
| $18.33B | |
| $8.53B | |
| $3.68B | |
| $3.37B | |
| $2.21B | |
| $1.96B | |
| $322.00M |
- $131.82B
- $18.33B
- $8.53B
- $3.68B
- $3.37B
- $2.21B
- $1.96B
- $322.00M
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