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General Motors Co.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
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2 of 5 met · composite in line with peers
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Mixed signals
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Profitability
3/4
Debt & liquidity
2/3
Efficiency
0/2
Valuation multiples sit well below the sector median here: EV/EBITDA at 5.3× runs -74% cheaper than the sector median of 20.4×, and P/B at 1.3× lands -90% below the median of 13.1× — a discount that looks wide on paper. Debt/EBITDA of 0.0× also comes in well under the sector median of 1.1×, so the balance sheet is not the source of concern. The weaker side shows up in operating margin at 1.6%, which trails the sector median of 11.8% by -87%, and revenue grew only -1.3% year over year against a sector median of 4.0%. The F-Score of 5/9 reflects that mix — balance sheet holds, but efficiency is the drag. Consensus and the realized three-year EPS CAGR of {{value:eps_cagr_3y}} are broadly aligned, and the beat rate over the last eight quarters has been strong, which at least suggests the reported numbers have tended to land above what analysts modeled.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN | Amazon | 6/9 | 22% | +12% |
Quarter-by-quarter classification · a retrospective read by the current logic · not a price forecast
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. The method did not see these quarters in real time; this is the current logic applied to past reports.
When GM reports on October 20, 2026, track revenue growth year over year against the current 4.02% figure and watch whether operating margin — sitting 87% below the sector median at 11.8% — shows any directional shift. The F-Score profitability block at 3/4 leaves room for deterioration, so note changes in return on assets and operating cash flow.
Pull GM's most recent 10-K on SEC EDGAR and focus on management's discussion of pricing power and cost structure, both relevant given the below-median operating margin. The Leverage section of the F-Score scored 2/3, so check the long-term debt disclosures alongside the Debt/EBITDA of 1.11x for any covenant or refinancing language.
From the same-sector table in section 06, pick two or three companies yourself and line up one metric — EV/EBITDA or operating margin are natural choices given GM's 20.4x and 11.8% readings. The table is alphabetical with no ranking, so the comparison is yours to frame relative to where GM sits against the sector median.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: -11%+46%-7%+89%
Over 4 years: 0.000.000.000.00
Over 4 years: +23%+10%+9%-1%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 8 of 8 recent quarters — the company clears estimates regularly (consensus is often set conservatively).
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
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| BKNG | Booking Holdings | 6/9 | — | +13% | 33% |
| F | Ford | 3/9 | -20% | +1% | -5% |
| GM | General Motors Co. | 5/9 | 4% | -1% | 2% |
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| LOW | Lowe's | 6/9 | — | +3% | 12% |
| MAR | Marriott | 7/9 | — | +4% | 16% |
| MCD | McDonald's | 5/9 | — | +4% | 46% |
| NKE | Nike | 4/9 | 22% | +0% | — |
| ORLY | O'Reilly Automotive | 6/9 | — | +6% | 19% |
| ROST | Ross Stores | 6/9 | 37% | +8% | 12% |
| SBUX | Starbucks | 6/9 | — | +3% | 8% |
| TJX | TJX Companies | 7/9 | 59% | +7% | — |
| TSLA | Tesla | 5/9 | 5% | -3% | 5% |
| YUM | Yum! Brands | 4/9 | — | +9% | 31% |
A sample of 16 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
A simplified retrospective read: no analyst forecast (not available historically); the source is the annual report as of the date, so neighbouring quarters can rest on the same data. Quarters with the same classification in a row are merged into one row — each row is one change in the read, not a separate quarter. One ticker is an illustration of the classification logic, not statistics. How we calculate →