Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data
The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.
The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.
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- Income Statement
- Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
- Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
- DuPont Analysis: Disaggregation of ROE, ROA, and Net Profit Margin
- Common Stock Valuation Ratios
- Return on Equity (ROE) since 2010
- Debt to Equity since 2010
- Price to Book Value (P/BV) since 2010
- Price to Sales (P/S) since 2010
- Analysis of Debt
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General Motors Co., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)
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Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 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).
Operating performance is characterized by significant volatility in net income, which exhibits periodic sharp declines, most notably in the fourth quarters of 2024 and 2025. Despite these fluctuations in accounting profit, net cash provided by operating activities remains generally robust, frequently exceeding 6 billion US dollars per quarter, indicating a strong ability to generate cash from core operations regardless of net income swings.
- Operating Cash Flow Drivers
- Cash flow from operations is supported by consistent non-cash charges, with depreciation and impairment charges on property and equipment trending upward, peaking at 3.23 billion US dollars in December 2025. Changes in other operating assets and liabilities introduce substantial quarterly variance, with a notable surge to 5.51 billion US dollars in December 2025, which helped offset significant net losses during that period.
- Investment and Capital Expenditure Patterns
- Investing activities are dominated by the financing arm and capital expenditures. Expenditures for property remain high, typically ranging between 1.5 billion and 3.7 billion US dollars per quarter. The business maintains a heavy investment in finance receivables, with quarterly purchases consistently between 7.5 billion and 10.5 billion US dollars, largely offset by principal collections averaging 6 billion to 9 billion US dollars. Similar patterns are observed in the leased vehicle portfolio, where purchases generally exceed termination proceeds.
- Financing and Capital Return Strategy
- The financing strategy relies on a high-volume debt rollover mechanism, with quarterly debt issuances frequently exceeding 10 billion US dollars and payments remaining in a similar range. Capital return to shareholders is inconsistent; while dividends are relatively stable and modest, there are aggressive periods of common stock repurchases, including a peak expenditure of nearly 10 billion US dollars in December 2023 and 4.69 billion US dollars in December 2024.
The overall liquidity position fluctuates significantly due to the timing of large-scale financing activities and strategic stock buybacks. While the company maintains strong operating cash generation, the net increase or decrease in cash is heavily influenced by the net balance of debt issuance and the scale of capital returns, leading to a highly variable quarterly cash balance.