GM Historical PE Ratio Notes

— General Motors (ticker: GM) is one of the world’s largest automotive manufacturers, with a portfolio that includes iconic brands such as Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, & Buick. GM operates globally, designing, manufacturing, & selling cars, trucks, & electric vehicles, while also investing heavily in autonomous vehicle technology & mobility services. For investors analyzing GM’s historical price-to-earnings (PE) ratio, it’s important to understand that this ratio reflects both the company’s earnings performance & the market’s sentiment regarding its future prospects. GM’s earnings can be cyclical, influenced by macroeconomic conditions, consumer demand, and industry competition. During strong economic periods, robust sales typically boost earnings, potentially lowering the PE ratio if the stock price doesn’t climb as fast. Conversely, during recessions or industry downturns, profits may fall, often driving the PE ratio higher unless share prices decline even further. GM’s ongoing transition toward EVs & autonomous technology also affects market expectations, sometimes contributing to volatility or re-rating of its PE ratio based on perceived future growth opportunities or risks. As you review historical data, keep in mind that shifts in GM’s business model or major industry events can significantly impact its valuation metrics over time.

On this page we presented the GM Historical PE Ratio information for General Motors' stock. The average GM historical PE based on using the annualized quarterly earnings result at each measurement period (for the "E" in the PE calculation; and the closing price on earnings date as the "P") is 10.1. Meanwhile, using the trailing twelve month (TTM) quarterly earnings result as our method of calculation the "E" value at each measurement period, the average GM historical PE based on this TTM earnings result method is 7.3. Note: any PE calculations involving negative earnings were discarded as not meaningful.

Let's now compare this GM historical PE result, against the recent PE: when this page was posted on 10/8/2026, the most recent closing price for GM had been 82.25, and the most recent quarterly earnings result, annualized, was 14.28. Meanwhile, the most recent TTM earnings summed to 12.58. From these numbers, we calculate the recent GM PE on 10/8/2026 based on annualized quarterly EPS was 5.8. Based on GM's history, that recent PE is low relative to the historical average, with the recent PE 42.6% lower than the historical average PE across our data set for General Motors. Looking at the recent GM PE on 10/8/2026 based on TTM EPS, we calculate the ratio at 6.5. Based on GM's history, that recent PE is low relative to the historical average, with the recent PE 11.0% lower than the average PE across our General Motors data set with TTM EPS used in the calculation at each period.

Another interesting GM historical PE Ratio calculation we look at is to take the median earnings per share of the last four quarters for GM, and then annualize the resulting value... with that annualized number then being used in the PE calculation. To walk through this math for GM, we start with the past four EPS numbers and we first sort them from lowest to highest: 2.51, 2.80, 3.57, and 3.70. We then toss out the highest and lowest result, and then take the average of those two middle numbers — 2.80 and 3.57 — which gives us the median of 3.18. Basically the way to think about this 3.18 number is this: for the trailing four earnings reports, 3.18 marks the "middle ground" number where GM has reported a value higher than 3.18 half the time, and has reported a value lower than 3.18 half the time. Annualizing that median value then gets us to 12.72/share, which we use as the denominator in our next PE calculation. With 82.25 as the numerator (as of 10/8/2026), the calculation is then 82.25 / 12.72 = 6.5 as the GM PE ratio as of 10/8/2026, based on that annualized median value we calculated.

For self directed investors doing their due diligence on GM or any other given stock, valuation analysis for GM can greatly benefit from studying the past earnings and resulting PE calculations. This exercise can help inform an analysis as to whether the past earnings trajectory and current versus historical PE ratios justify the current stock value.

That's why we bring you HistoricalPERatio.com to make it easy for investors to investigate General Motors PE history or the past PE information for any stock in our coverage universe. And in your continued research we hope you will be sure to check out the further links included for earnings surprises history (beat/miss data) as well as next earnings dates for GM. Thanks for visiting, and the next time you need to research GM Historical PE Ratio or the ratio for another stock, we hope you'll think of our site, as your go-to historical PE ratio research resource of choice.