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How General Motors Company stacks up
GM · against 361 other Consumer Cyclical companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
19/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #285 of 362 · scores higher than 21% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score27 peers with a profitability score of 10–19, including GM · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 19?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly because of its operating margin, return on invested capital and return on assets, which are weaker than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 81% of peers. Operating margin: 1.0% vs peer median 6.4%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 79% of peers. Return on invested capital: 0.8% vs peer median 7.3%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 76% of peers. Return on assets: 0.7% vs peer median 3.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = GM, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | GM | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 349 reported | 0.8% | 9.5% | 20% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 362 reported | 1.0% | 7.1% | 22% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 358 reported | 0.7% | 4.1% | 26% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 315 reported | 3.2% | 11.8% | 28% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 363 reported | 10.2% | 36.0% | 7% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around GM| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.6B USD | 99 | 80 | |
| 1 | 2.4B USD | 99 | 65 | |
| 1 | 11.5B USD | 99 | 78 | |
| 1 | 10.7B USD | 99 | 50 | |
| 1 | 6.5B USD | 99 | 62 | |
| 281 | 3.5B USD | 21 | 41 | |
| 281 | 604M USD | 21 | 33 | |
| 283 | 219M USD | 20 | 25 | |
| 283 | 17.5B USD | 20 | 18 | |
| 285 | 77.5B USD | 19 | 26 | |
| 285 | 7.6B USD | 19 | 21 | |
| 287 | 1.5B USD | 18 | 22 | |
| 287 | 365M USD | 18 | 20 | |
| 289 | 474M USD | 17 | 30 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score