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General Motors (GM) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

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For the quarter ended June 2025, General Motors (GM - Free Report) reported revenue of $47.12 billion, down 1.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.53, compared to $3.06 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $46.25 billion, representing a surprise of +1.89%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +5.86%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.39.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how General Motors performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Worldwide - Wholesale Vehicle Sales - Total GMNA: 849 thousand versus 828.43 thousand estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Worldwide - Wholesale Vehicle Sales - Total: 974 thousand versus 949.67 thousand estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Worldwide - Wholesale Vehicle Sales - Total GMI: 125 thousand versus 131.05 thousand estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Total net sales and revenue- GM Financial: $4.26 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $4.02 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.6%.
  • Total net sales and revenue- Total Automotive- GMI: $3.33 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $3.28 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.9%.
  • Total net sales and revenue- Total Automotive: $42.87 billion versus $41.02 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -2.7% change.
  • Total net sales and revenue- Total Automotive- GMNA: $39.49 billion versus $37.56 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3% change.
  • Total net sales and revenue- Total Automotive- Corporate: $57 million versus $43.69 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +54.1% change.
  • Total net sales and revenue- Reclassifications/Eliminations: $-2 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $-23.88 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -94.3%.
  • Operating segments- GMNA: $2.42 billion compared to the $2.76 billion average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Operating segments- Corporate and eliminations: $-286 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $-642.03 million.
  • Operating segments- GM Financial: $704 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $816.1 million.

View all Key Company Metrics for General Motors here>>>

Shares of General Motors have returned +9.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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