Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
General Motors Co., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
- Accounts payable, principally trade
- The proportion remained relatively stable from early 2020, fluctuating between about 6% to 8.5% initially, then increasing steadily from 2021 into 2023, peaking around 10.8%. A modest decline followed, settling near 9.4% by late 2025.
- Automotive liabilities
- This category showed a declining trend in early periods, dropping sharply from above 1% in mid-2020 to under 0.2% in most quarters of 2021. It remained quite low through 2023 but experienced slight increases intermittently, followed by another decrease to near 0.15% by late 2025.
- GM Financial liabilities
- GM Financial's share of total liabilities and equity generally decreased from nearly 18% in early 2020 to a trough near 12% in the 2022-2023 period. Afterwards, it exhibited some fluctuations around 12%-14%, with a declining tendency into mid-2025, ending near 12.5%.
- Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt
- The percentage decreased notably from 18.3% in early 2020 to about 13%-14% by mid-2023, with some minor fluctuations. There was a slight upward movement in late 2023 and into 2024, but the ratio fell again to approximately 12.7% by late 2025.
- Accrued liabilities
- This item declined from over 10.6% in early 2020 to a low near 7.7% in mid-2021, then increased gradually throughout 2022 and 2023, remaining close to 10% in subsequent quarters. It showed a peak around 11.1% by early 2025 before stabilizing slightly below 10.3% towards late 2025.
- Current liabilities
- Current liabilities as a proportion of total liabilities and equity decreased from roughly 37% in early 2020 to about 30%-32% during 2021, followed by a gradual increase back to approximately 34%-35% over 2022 and 2023. This level held steady through 2024 before a slight reduction occurred by mid-2025.
- Automotive current liabilities
- The trend declined over the entire period, falling from nearly 13.6% in mid-2020 to around 5.4% by late 2025, indicating a significant steady reduction in automotive-related current liabilities.
- GM Financial current liabilities
- The data reveals a rising trend from about 21.4% in early 2020 to a peak near 29.5% by mid-2025, showing an increasing share of current liabilities attributable to GM Financial over the period.
- Long-term debt, excluding current portion
- This liability category increased slightly from about 33% in early 2020 to over 34% in mid-2025, with some fluctuations. There was a gradual decline from 2020 to 2022, followed by a recovery trend through 2024 and 2025.
- Postretirement benefits other than pensions
- The proportion decreased steadily from 2.34% in early 2020 to about 1.37% by late 2025, indicating a consistent reduction in this long-term liability item.
- Pensions
- Pension liabilities declined significantly from 4.66% in early 2020 to approximately 2.07% by late 2024 and maintained that level through 2025. This reflects a notable downward adjustment over the analyzed timeframe.
- Other liabilities
- Other liabilities increased from about 5% in early 2020 to above 7% by late 2025, showing a steady upward trend with incremental growth throughout the period.
- Non-current liabilities
- Non-current liabilities displayed a decreasing trend from nearly 49% in mid-2020 down to around 38% in early 2023. Following this, they gradually increased with some fluctuations, reaching approximately 44% by mid-2025.
- Total liabilities
- Total liabilities fell from roughly 82% in early 2020 to about 72% by early 2023, followed by an increase back to approximately 76% in mid-2025, reflecting a cyclical movement in overall indebtedness relative to equity.
- Noncontrolling interest, Cruise stock incentive awards
- This component appears only from early 2022 onward, remaining minimal between 0.04% and 0.14%, indicating a small, relatively stable minority interest associated with stock incentives.
- Common stock, $0.01 par value
- The proportion is negligible and disappears entirely from 2023 onward, suggesting minor impact on the capital structure.
- Additional paid-in capital
- This equity component slightly decreased from around 11% in early 2020 to roughly 7% by late 2024, with a sharp drop noted in 2023 that partially reversed but remained at a lower level compared to the beginning of the period.
- Retained earnings
- Retained earnings showed a clear increasing trend, rising consistently from approximately 10.5% in early 2020 to peaks near 21.5% in late 2024. There was a minor decline around early 2025 but levels remained elevated compared to the start.
- Accumulated other comprehensive loss
- The accumulated loss gradually improved from a high negative near -5.7% to a smaller negative range around -1.37% by late 2025, reflecting reduced cumulative losses in comprehensive income.
- Stockholders’ equity
- Stockholders’ equity increased from around 16.3% in early 2020 to a peak near 26.4% in late 2022, followed by a decrease to approximately 23% by mid-2025, showing some erosion after reaching recent highs.
- Noncontrolling interests
- Noncontrolling interests decreased steadily from around 1.7% in early 2020 to below 1% by mid-2025, suggesting diminishing minority ownership interests over time.
- Total equity
- Total equity rose from approximately 18% in early 2020, reaching a high near 27.8% by late 2022, and then declined back to roughly 23.7% by late 2025, mirroring the trend seen in stockholders’ equity.
- Total liabilities and equity
- Remained constant at 100% across all periods, confirming the expected balance between liabilities and equity.