GM earnings analysis
What we found in GM's 10-Q: the parts that mattered, the offsets in the same document, and what the company said about what comes next.
Our reading of the filing · Free to read, no account needed
GM delivered Q2 revenue of $48.026 billion, up 1.9% year over year, while GAAP diluted EPS fell to $1.41 from $1.91 because of $2.456 billion of total special adjustments, principally EV realignment. Underlying performance was stronger: adjusted EPS reached $3.57, GMNA adjusted margin rose to 8.6%, and management raised 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $12.00-$14.00. The constructive operating trajectory is balanced by significant tariff exposure of $2.5-$3.5 billion, ongoing EV-related cash charges, a sharply contracting China market, and weaker GM Financial profitability.
The parts that mattered.
Pulled out of the filing itself, with the figures the company reported.
- Revenue grew 1.9% and beat consensus
- Q2 revenue rose $904 million, or 1.9% year over year, to $48.026 billion. This exceeded the supplied consensus estimate of $46.808 billion by approximately $1.218 billion.
- GMNA margin expanded 250 basis points
- GMNA EBIT-adjusted increased $1.030 billion, or 42.7%, to $3.446 billion, lifting its adjusted margin to 8.6% from 6.1%. Management cited favorable price, lower EV-related inventory adjustments of $0.5 billion, and lower warranty costs of $0.5 billion.
- Adjusted EPS beat and outlook increased
- Adjusted diluted EPS was $3.57, up from $2.53 in Q2 2025 and above the supplied $3.15 consensus estimate. GM raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $12.00-$14.00.
- International revenue and China equity income rose
- GMI revenue increased 11.0% to $3.691 billion, supported by $0.4 billion of favorable volume, mainly Brazilian passenger-car and crossover sales. Six-month GMI equity income from China rose to $248 million from $116 million.
- Automotive cash generation remained substantial
- Six-month automotive operating cash flow was $5.6 billion; after $3.4 billion of capex and $4.1 billion of management-action adjustments, adjusted automotive free cash flow was $6.3 billion. Capex equaled 60.7% of automotive operating cash flow before adjustments.
- Liquidity remained ample and buybacks continued
- Automotive cash and equivalents were stable at $15.1 billion, while total automotive available liquidity remained $33.6 billion. GM also repurchased 36 million shares for $2.8 billion in the first six months.
And the other side of it.
The offsets in the same document — the things a summary that only listed the good news would have left out.
- EV realignment materially reduced GAAP earnings
- GAAP diluted EPS declined to $1.41 from $1.91 a year earlier, as Q2 included $2.279 billion of EV strategic-realignment adjustments and $177 million of China restructuring actions. GM expects additional EV-related charges during 2026.
- Tariff exposure remains a multibillion-dollar risk
- Management estimates the 2026 impact of tariffs on EBIT-adjusted could be $2.5-$3.5 billion. The company also recorded a $0.5 billion favorable Q1 adjustment tied to expected refunds of previously charged IEEPA tariffs, whose timing and amount remain uncertain.
- China demand and share continued to weaken
- China industry sales fell 16.6% in the first six months, while GM China vehicle sales declined to 0.7 million and market share fell to 6.8% from 7.2%. GM states that additional China restructuring charges may be incurred.
- GM Financial profitability declined
- GM Financial Q2 EBT-adjusted declined $99 million, or 14.0%, to $605 million, with provision for loan losses increasing $35 million to $389 million. The segment cited higher EV depreciation and insurance/protection claims costs.
- Capital demands and shareholder returns reduced liquidity
- Automotive available liquidity fell $2.1 billion in the first half to $33.6 billion, as $3.6 billion of share repurchases and dividends and $3.4 billion of capex exceeded operating cash flow. Known 2026 capital spending and battery-JV investment needs are approximately $10.0-$12.0 billion.
- No new material Q2 risk-factor changes
- The filing states there were no material changes to risk factors disclosed in the 2025 Form 10-K other than those set forth in the March 31, 2026 10-Q. Accordingly, this Q2 filing does not identify a new or materially revised risk factor.
What they reported.
What the company itself reported, taken out of the document.
- Earnings per share
- $1.41
- Segment
- GM North America revenue: $39.912 billion, up $426 million (1.1%) year over year; EBIT-adjusted: $3.446 billion, up $1.030 billion (42.7%); margin: 8.6% versus 6.1%.
- Segment
- GM International revenue: $3.691 billion, up $365 million (11.0%); EBIT-adjusted: $190 million, down $13 million (6.6%); margin: 5.2% versus 6.1%.
- Segment
- GM Financial revenue: $4.267 billion, up $12 million (0.3%); EBT-adjusted: $605 million, down $99 million (14.0%).
What they said about what is next.
GM expects 2026 GAAP diluted EPS of $8.98-$10.98 and adjusted diluted EPS of $12.00-$14.00. It also expects net income attributable to stockholders of $8.4-$9.8 billion and EBIT-adjusted of $14.0-$16.0 billion; these outlooks exclude potential future special-item adjustments. Management estimates 2026 tariff impact to EBIT-adjusted of $2.5-$3.5 billion.
The filing reads about the same as the one before it.
What came before.
- 10-Q · April 28, 2026
- GM's Q1 2026 results revealed a revenue of $43.624 billion, slightly below expectations, while EPS exceeded estimates at $3.70. Management raised full-year EBIT-adjusted guidance despite lowering net income and diluted…
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