Question 1

What is General Motors's P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

General Motors (GM) P/E ratio is 39.4× as of July 22, 2026. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month earnings (net income), using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/E ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/E = Share Price ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Diluted EPS, or equivalently Market Capitalisation ÷ TTM Net Income. All inputs are sourced from audited GAAP/IFRS filings and translated to USD using period-end exchange rates so the multiple is comparable across companies and currencies.

Question 3

What is the P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, also called the earnings multiple, measures how much investors pay per dollar of a company's trailing twelve-month (TTM) earnings. It is calculated as share price ÷ TTM diluted EPS (equivalent to market capitalisation ÷ TTM net income). A higher P/E implies the market is pricing in stronger future earnings growth or lower risk; a lower P/E can signal slower expected growth, higher risk, or potential undervaluation.

Question 4

What is a good P/E ratio for General Motors?

Accepted Answer

There is no universal "good" P/E. As a rule of thumb, the S&P 500 has historically averaged a P/E in the mid-to-high teens; mature, slow-growth businesses commonly trade in the 10–18× range, while high-growth or asset-light companies often trade at 25–50×+. What matters is the comparison to sector peers and to the company's own historical range. For General Motors specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 21.7×.

Question 5

Is General Motors's P/E ratio high or low?

Accepted Answer

General Motors's P/E ratio of 39.4× is above its own 5-year average of 10.5× and above the sector median of 21.7×. That places the current reading at the 100th percentile of its 10-year history. A higher multiple usually reflects stronger expected growth, lower perceived risk, or higher returns on capital; a lower multiple reflects the opposite.

Question 6

What is General Motors's historical P/E ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, General Motors (GM) P/E ratio has ranged from a low of 0.1× in 2010 to a high of 212.2× in 2017. The 5-year average is 10.5× and the 5-year median is 5.9×.

Question 7

What was General Motors's P/E ratio in 2025?

Accepted Answer

General Motors (GM) P/E ratio at the end of 2025 was 27.7×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month earnings figure available at that date.

Question 8

Why does General Motors's P/E ratio change over time?

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (earnings). Share-price changes — driven by interest rates, earnings expectations, risk appetite, and broader market sentiment — typically dominate short-term moves, while changes in the underlying fundamental drive the longer-term trend. As a result, the ratio can rise during stock-price rallies even if the business itself has not become more valuable, and fall during sell-offs even when fundamentals are improving.


2025	$74.8B	$2.7B	27.7×	+17.8×	Dec 31, 2025
2024	$59.4B	$6.01B	9.9×	+5.2×	Dec 31, 2024
2023	$47.6B	$10.1B	4.7×	-0.0×	Dec 31, 2023
2022	$47.1B	$9.93B	4.7×	-3.8×	Dec 31, 2022
2021	$85.1B	$10B	8.5×	-0.8×	Dec 31, 2021
2020	$59.6B	$6.43B	9.3×	+1.5×	Dec 31, 2020
2019	$52.3B	$6.73B	7.8×	+1.9×	Dec 31, 2019
2018	$47.3B	$8.08B	5.9×	-206.3×	Dec 31, 2018
2017	$57.7B	$272M	212.2×	+206.6×	Dec 31, 2017
2016	$52.4B	$9.43B	5.6×	+0.1×	Dec 31, 2016
2015	$52.6B	$9.69B	5.4×	-8.8×	Dec 31, 2015
2014	$56.2B	$3.95B	14.2×	+2.1×	Dec 31, 2014
2013	$64.9B	$5.35B	12.1×	+5.7×	Dec 31, 2013
2012	$39.6B	$6.19B	6.4×	+2.9×	Dec 31, 2012
2011	$31.9B	$9.19B	3.5×	-5.5×	Dec 31, 2011
2010	$55.3B	$6.17B	9.0×	+8.8×	Dec 31, 2010
2009	$17.1B	$105B	0.2×	—	Dec 31, 2009


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P/E Ratio for General Motors (GM) 2009-2026

P/E Ratio daily chart for General Motors (GM)

Historical P/E Ratio for General Motors (GM) from 2009 to 2025

About P/E Ratio at General Motors (GM)

General Motors P/E Ratio by Year

General Motors P/E Ratio 2025: 27.7×

General Motors P/E Ratio 2024: 9.9×

General Motors P/E Ratio 2023: 4.7×

General Motors P/E Ratio 2022: 4.7×

General Motors P/E Ratio 2021: 8.5×

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — table

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