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Cash on Hand for General Motors (GM) 2008-2026

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$24.7B

YoY change

+2.0%

5Y CAGR

-1.0%

Peak year (FY2011)

$31.6B

Cash on Hand history chart for General Motors (GM) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: $27.7B

Cash on Hand growth chart for General Motors (GM) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: +2.0%

Cash on Hand history table for General Motors (GM) from 2008 to 2025

  • FY2025$27.7B+2.0%
  • FY2024$27.1B+2.5%
  • FY2023$26.5B-15.5%
  • FY2022$31.3B+9.2%
  • FY2021$28.7B-1.2%
  • FY2020$29B+24.9%
  • FY2019$23.2B-13.3%
  • FY2018$26.8B+12.5%
  • FY2017$23.8B-3.9%
  • FY2016$24.8B+6.0%
  • FY2015$23.4B-16.9%
  • FY2014$28.2B-2.8%
  • FY2013$29B+5.8%
  • FY2012$27.4B-13.4%
  • FY2011$31.6B+18.9%
  • FY2010$26.6B+16.7%
  • FY2009$22.8B+60.7%
  • FY2008$14.2B—

Cash on Hand values are taken from General Motors's reported balance sheets (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 Cash on Hand at General Motors (GM)

According to General Motors's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $24.7B. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

General Motors (GM) most recent annual cash and short-term investments stands at $27.7B (2025) – edged up 2.0% year-over-year.

Across 2020–2025 (5 years), General Motors cash and short-term investments produced a CAGR of -1.0% – sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.

General Motors cash and short-term investments peaked at $31.6B in 2011; the latest annual figure is $27.7B in 2025 (12.6% below peak).

The highest annual cash and short-term investments of $31.6B was reported in 2011. The lowest in the available history was $14.2B in 2008.

General Motors Cash on Hand by Year

General Motors Cash on Hand 2025: $27.7B

General Motors posted cash and short-term investments of $27.7B in 2025, edged up 2.0% from 2024.

General Motors Cash on Hand 2024: $27.1B

In 2024, General Motors reported cash and short-term investments of $27.1B, edged up 2.5% from 2023.

General Motors Cash on Hand 2023: $26.5B

General Motors cash and short-term investments in 2023 was $26.5B, declined 15.5% below 2022.

General Motors Cash on Hand 2022: $31.3B

2022's cash and short-term investments for General Motors came in at $31.3B, grew 9.2% from 2021.

General Motors Cash on Hand 2021: $28.7B

General Motors cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $28.7B.

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