General Motors Co. (GM) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 179 Consumer Discretionary companies.
General Motors Co. (GM) scores 4.0 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as mixed quality. The reading rests on predictability, and profitability is what holds it back.
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On the filings behind it, General Motors Co. earns 4.0 out of 10 for business quality as of October 17, 2026. That is mixed quality on our scale. A mixed reading means the strengths and weaknesses roughly cancel out, and the case for the business depends on which pillars you care about most. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
Set against 179 Consumer Discretionary companies, General Motors Co. lands at the 21st percentile, among the weakest quarter of its peers. A typical company in the group scores 5.0, and the best quarter starts from 6.1. General Motors Co. is below that typical reading.
On profitability, General Motors Co. scores 1.9, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 5.1 across 176 Consumer Discretionary companies, which places it well below them, at the 15th percentile. A low reading here is the first thing to explain: it is the pillar most closely tied to whether the business creates value at all.
General Motors Co.’s solvency score is 3.1 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 5.9 among 141 Consumer Discretionary companies, that is well below the group and the 19th percentile. Weak solvency means debt is heavy relative to earnings or cash flow, which makes the business more sensitive to interest rates and to any fall in profits.
General Motors Co.’s growth score is 3.6 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 4.0 among 149 Consumer Discretionary companies, that is in line with the group and the 43rd percentile. A low growth score is common for large, established companies and is not a verdict on quality on its own, but it limits how the business can compound.
On efficiency, General Motors Co. scores 6.0, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 6.2 across 170 Consumer Discretionary companies, which places it in line with them, at the 47th percentile. An average efficiency reading suggests the business turns its assets and earnings into cash at roughly the rate its sector does.
Predictability scores 6.2 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 178 Consumer Discretionary companies is 5.0, so General Motors Co. is above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 72nd percentile. An average predictability reading means results have wobbled about as much as is normal for the sector.
This is a lopsided profile. Predictability scores 6.2 but profitability only 1.9, a gap of 4.3 points, so the overall hides a business that is excellent in one respect and weak in another. A predictability lead means consistency is the business’s strongest trait, which makes its other readings easier to trust. A profitability shortfall is the one most worth understanding, since it bears directly on whether the business creates value.
Of everything that could lift General Motors Co.’s score, profitability matters most. Bringing it up to the 5.1 median of Consumer Discretionary companies would take the overall from 4.0 to roughly 4.8. All five pillars could be scored, so the overall uses the full set of weights out of 100: profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20.
These are the Consumer Discretionary companies closest to General Motors Co. in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading General Motors Co. scores 4.0 out of 10, which reads as mixed quality. Its strongest pillar is predictability, its weakest is profitability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
General Motors Co. ranks at the 21st percentile of the 179 Consumer Discretionary companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.0 and the top quarter starts at 6.1, against General Motors Co.’s 4.0.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 17, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for GM are in the app.
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