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General Motors Company (GM) Q3 FY2026 8-K Filings and Company Events

CIK 0001467858 · NYSE · Latest period: Q3 FY2026 (ended 2026-09-30, 10-Q accession 0001467858-26-000059) · Annual report: FY2025 10-K (filed 2026-01-27, accession 0001467858-26-000013) · Next expected filing: 10-K ~2027-01-26

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PeriodQ3 FY2026

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This page digests the material Form 8-K filings General Motors Company (GM) has made over roughly the trailing five quarters: earnings releases, management and board changes, capital returns, financing, and governance actions. Each item cites the SEC accession number of the filing it came from. It is current through Q3 FY2026, the period ended 2026-09-30, as reported in the 10-Q filed with the SEC.

Filings that contain financial statements

General Motors files on domestic forms. Each earnings release below (Exhibit 99.1 to a Form 8-K) carries unaudited combining income statement, balance sheet and cash flow information (Automotive, GM Financial, eliminations, combined), plus a results overview and non-GAAP reconciliations.

  • Form 8-K dated October 20, 2026, accession 0001467858-26-000056: third quarter 2026 (three and nine months ended September 30, 2026), with balance sheet at September 30, 2026 against December 31, 2025.
  • Form 8-K dated July 21, 2026, accession 0001467858-26-000049: second quarter 2026 (three and six months ended June 30, 2026).
  • Form 8-K dated April 28, 2026, accession 0001467858-26-000033: first quarter 2026 (three months ended March 31, 2026).
  • Form 8-K dated January 27, 2026, accession 0001467858-26-000011: fourth quarter and full year 2025.

Earnings and guidance

October 20, 2026 - third quarter 2026 results (0001467858-26-000056). Revenue was $50.0 billion (up 2.9% from $48.6 billion), net income attributable to stockholders $3.3 billion ($3.335 billion versus $1.327 billion), EBIT-adjusted $4.1 billion (up 21.6%), and diluted EPS $3.73 (EPS-diluted-adjusted $3.70 versus $2.80). Automotive operating cash flow was $8.0 billion and adjusted automotive free cash flow $5.9 billion. GM North America EBIT-adjusted was $3.6 billion (8.7% margin); GM International EBIT-adjusted fell to $28 million from $226 million; GM Financial EBT-adjusted was $668 million versus $804 million. The company narrowed full-year 2026 guidance:

Full-year 2026UpdatedPrevious
EBIT-adjusted$14.5 - $15.5 billion$14.0 - $16.0 billion
Adjusted automotive free cash flow$11.5 - $12.5 billion$9.5 - $11.5 billion
EPS-diluted-adjusted$12.75 - $13.75$12.00 - $14.00

Net income attributable to stockholders is now expected at $8.9 - $9.5 billion, Automotive operating cash flow at $17.3 - $20.3 billion, and EPS-diluted at $9.72 - $10.72, excluding the effect of future special items. Capital expenditures are still expected at $10.0 - $12.0 billion.

July 21, 2026 - second quarter 2026 results (0001467858-26-000049). Revenue was $48.0 billion, net income attributable to stockholders $1.3 billion (down 31.1%), EBIT-adjusted $3.9 billion (up 29.8%), and EPS-diluted $1.41 (adjusted $3.57). GM raised full-year EBIT-adjusted guidance to $14.0 - $16.0 billion from $13.5 - $15.5 billion, the second raise of the year, and adjusted automotive free cash flow guidance to $9.5 - $11.5 billion from $9.0 - $11.0 billion.

April 28, 2026 - first quarter 2026 results (0001467858-26-000033). Revenue was $43.6 billion, net income attributable to stockholders $2.6 billion, EBIT-adjusted $4.3 billion (up 21.9%), and EPS-diluted $2.82 (adjusted $3.70). Full-year EBIT-adjusted guidance rose to $13.5 - $15.5 billion from $13.0 - $15.0 billion, citing a favorable adjustment of about $0.5 billion from the U.S. Supreme Court decision on certain tariffs paid under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Expected gross tariff costs for 2026 fell to $2.5 - $3.5 billion from $3.0 - $4.0 billion. Automotive operating cash flow guidance was lowered to $16.8 - $20.8 billion from $19.0 - $23.0 billion.

January 27, 2026 - fourth quarter and full year 2025 results and 2026 guidance (0001467858-26-000011). Full-year 2025 net income attributable to stockholders was $2.7 billion and EBIT-adjusted $12.7 billion; the fourth quarter was a net loss of $3.3 billion, reduced by more than $7.2 billion of special charges, driven primarily by the realignment of EV capacity and investments. Initial 2026 guidance: EBIT-adjusted $13.0 - $15.0 billion, net income attributable to stockholders $10.3 - $11.7 billion, adjusted automotive free cash flow $9.0 - $11.0 billion, and capital spending $10.0 - $12.0 billion.

October 21, 2025 - third quarter 2025 results (0001467858-25-000141). Revenue was $48.6 billion, net income attributable to stockholders $1.3 billion, and EBIT-adjusted $3.4 billion. GM raised full-year 2025 EBIT-adjusted guidance to $12.0 - $13.0 billion from $10.0 - $12.5 billion and adjusted automotive free cash flow guidance to $10.0 - $11.0 billion from $7.5 - $10.0 billion. Net income attributable to stockholders was guided to $7.7 - $8.3 billion, versus $7.7 - $9.5 billion previously.

Capital returns

  • January 27, 2026 (0001467858-26-000011): the board raised the quarterly dividend by $0.03 to $0.18 per share and approved a new $6.0 billion share repurchase authorization with no expiration date. Shares outstanding were 904 million at December 31, 2025, down from 995 million a year earlier.
  • October 20, 2026 (0001467858-26-000056): GM said it had completed the $6.0 billion program announced in January 2026, and the board approved a new $20.0 billion multi-year repurchase authorization with no expiration date. It declared a $0.18 quarterly dividend payable December 17, 2026 to holders of record December 4, 2026. Shares outstanding were 849 million at September 30, 2026. Quarterly dividends of $0.18 were also declared with the April and July results.

EV realignment charges

  • October 14, 2025 (0001467858-25-000136), Item 2.06: the Audit Committee approved charges of $1.6 billion in GM North America for the three months ended September 30, 2025 for a planned realignment of EV capacity: $1.2 billion of non-cash impairment and other charges and $0.4 billion of cash charges (contract cancellation fees and commercial settlements). GM warned of possible further material charges.
  • January 8, 2026 (0001467858-26-000005), Item 8.01: GM expected about $6.0 billion of fourth-quarter 2025 EV-related charges (about $1.8 billion non-cash and about $4.2 billion cash-settled supplier settlements and cancellation fees), plus about $1.1 billion of non-EV charges (about $0.5 billion cash) tied mainly to the restructuring of its China joint venture SAIC General Motors and an additional legal accrual. GM expects further, significantly smaller, supplier-related charges in 2026, and said proposed greenhouse gas rule changes could impair its emissions credits.

Financing

  • March 23, 2026 (0001193125-26-119684): GM entered into an Eighth Amended and Restated 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement for $2.0 billion, unsecured, maturing March 22, 2027, allocated for exclusive use by General Motors Financial Company, Inc. and guaranteed by GM. It requires at least $4.0 billion of global liquidity and $2.0 billion of U.S. liquidity.
  • August 7, 2026, reported August 11, 2026 (0001193125-26-344698): GM and General Motors LLC signed a Master IPU Agreement with Procura Auto Parts LLC. GM issues irrevocable payment undertakings to a paying agent that advances funds to suppliers who hold critical inventory on GM's behalf, to secure supply against disruptions. The program is capped at $4.5 billion outstanding, with a twelve-month funding period from August 7, 2026, payment due no later than August 6, 2029, interest at SOFR plus 1.55% and a 0.25% ticking fee on the unused amount. GM will account for it as a product financing arrangement: prepayments to suppliers as an asset and each undertaking as unsecured debt. Payments by the agent appear as an operating cash outflow offset by a financing inflow, and are excluded from Adjusted Automotive Free Cash Flow until GM buys the inventory.

Governance

  • May 26, 2026 (0001193125-26-239340): director Jonathan McNeill said he would not stand for reelection and would retire at the June 2, 2026 annual meeting, not because of any disagreement; the board planned to shrink from 11 to 10 directors.
  • June 4, 2026 (0001467858-26-000044): at the June 2, 2026 annual meeting shareholders elected all 10 nominees, ratified Ernst & Young LLP for 2026, approved executive compensation on an advisory basis, and approved Amendment No. 2 to the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan, adding 27 million shares and extending the plan term to June 3, 2036.

FAQ · General Motors 8-K filings and events

What has General Motors Company (GM) reported in its recent 8-K filings?

General Motors files on domestic forms. Each earnings release below (Exhibit 99.1 to a Form 8-K) carries unaudited combining income statement, balance sheet and cash flow information (Automotive, GM Financial, eliminations, combined), plus a results overview and non-GAAP reconciliations. Form 8-K dated October 20, 2026, accession 0001467858-26-000056: third quarter 2026 (three and nine months ended September 30, 2026), with balance sheet at September 30, 2026 against December 31, 2025.

When does General Motors Company (GM) next file with the SEC?

General Motors Company (GM) is expected to file its next Form 10-K with the SEC on or around January 26, 2027. That date is a projection rather than a company-announced date: it is derived from General Motors Company's own filing history with the SEC, by taking the date the company filed the same fiscal period a year earlier and adding 52 weeks. The most recent periodic report on file is the 10-Q for Q3 FY2026, the period ended 2026-09-30, SEC accession 0001467858-26-000059.

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