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Buybacks
47.6%cr!Buybacks as a share of free cash flowSEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity0001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-21-000037 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-10NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-21-000037 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-10PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-23-000029 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentc: comparative figure from a later filing (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2011; PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity FY2011; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2011; PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock FY2020); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.r: a later 10-K shows a different figure for NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2014; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2015; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2015; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2016; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2016. As filed is shown.!: tags disagree and the disagreement is unresolved (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2015; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2016; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2017).Net cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.Consists of the purchase of preferred stock; no common stock was repurchased.Includes the redemption of preferred stock, which GM reports on the same line as common stock repurchases.Net cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations. GM separately reports an adjusted automotive free cash flow measure for its automotive operations.
Fiscal years included: 2011–2020, 2022–2025
Buybacks, sum: $48.3 billioncBuybacks, sumSEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001467858-23-000029 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStockc: comparative figure from a later filing (PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity FY2011; PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock FY2020); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.Consists of the purchase of preferred stock; no common stock was repurchased.Includes the redemption of preferred stock, which GM reports on the same line as common stock repurchases. · Free cash flow in the same 14 fiscal years, sum: $101.4 billioncr!Free cash flow in the same 14 fiscal years, sumSEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-21-000037 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-10NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-21-000037 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-10PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentc: comparative figure from a later filing (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2011; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2011); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.r: a later 10-K shows a different figure for NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2014; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2015; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2015; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2016; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2016. As filed is shown.!: tags disagree and the disagreement is unresolved (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2015; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2016; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2017).Net cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.Net cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations. GM separately reports an adjusted automotive free cash flow measure for its automotive operations.
Dividends
18.4%cr!Dividends as a share of free cash flowSEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-17-000028 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-21-000037 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-10NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-21-000037 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-10PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-21-000037 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-10PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-22-000034 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-02NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-22-000034 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-02PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-22-000034 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-02PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentc: comparative figure from a later filing (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2011; PaymentsOfDividends FY2011; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2011; PaymentsOfDividends FY2015); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.r: a later 10-K shows a different figure for NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2014; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2015; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2015; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2016; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2016. As filed is shown.!: tags disagree and the disagreement is unresolved (PaymentsOfDividends FY2012; PaymentsOfDividends FY2013; PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock FY2014; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2015; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2016; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2017).Net cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.Includes dividends on preferred shares and dividends paid to noncontrolling interests; no dividend was paid on common stock.Includes dividends paid to noncontrolling interests.Net cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations. GM separately reports an adjusted automotive free cash flow measure for its automotive operations.Includes dividends paid to noncontrolling interests, among them dividends on a subsidiary's preferred stock.Consists of dividends paid to noncontrolling interests, among them dividends on a subsidiary's preferred stock; no dividend was paid on common stock.
Fiscal years included: 2011–2025
Dividends, sum: $20.1 billionc!Dividends, sumSEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock0001467858-17-000028 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-21-000037 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-10PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-22-000034 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-02PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28PaymentsOfDividends0001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27PaymentsOfDividendsc: comparative figure from a later filing (PaymentsOfDividends FY2011; PaymentsOfDividends FY2015); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.!: tags disagree and the disagreement is unresolved (PaymentsOfDividends FY2012; PaymentsOfDividends FY2013; PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock FY2014).Includes dividends on preferred shares and dividends paid to noncontrolling interests; no dividend was paid on common stock.Includes dividends paid to noncontrolling interests.Includes dividends paid to noncontrolling interests, among them dividends on a subsidiary's preferred stock.Consists of dividends paid to noncontrolling interests, among them dividends on a subsidiary's preferred stock; no dividend was paid on common stock. · Free cash flow in the same 15 fiscal years, sum: $109.1 billioncr!Free cash flow in the same 15 fiscal years, sumSEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-21-000037 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-10NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-21-000037 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-10PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-22-000034 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-02NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-22-000034 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-02PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentc: comparative figure from a later filing (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2011; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2011); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.r: a later 10-K shows a different figure for NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2014; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2015; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2015; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2016; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2016. As filed is shown.!: tags disagree and the disagreement is unresolved (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2015; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2016; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2017).Net cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.Net cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations. GM separately reports an adjusted automotive free cash flow measure for its automotive operations.
Acquisitions
11.9%cr!Acquisitions as a share of free cash flowSEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentc: comparative figure from a later filing (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2011; PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired FY2011; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2011); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.r: a later 10-K shows a different figure for NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2014; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2015; PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired FY2015; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2015; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2016; PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired FY2016; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2016. As filed is shown.!: tags disagree and the disagreement is unresolved (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2015; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2016; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2017).Net cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.Net cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations. GM separately reports an adjusted automotive free cash flow measure for its automotive operations.
Fiscal years included: 2011–2018
Acquisitions, sum: $4.6 billioncrAcquisitions, sumSEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquiredc: comparative figure from a later filing (PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired FY2011); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.r: a later 10-K shows a different figure for PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired FY2015; PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired FY2016. As filed is shown. · Free cash flow in the same 8 fiscal years, sum: $39.0 billioncr!Free cash flow in the same 8 fiscal years, sumSEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentc: comparative figure from a later filing (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2011; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2011); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.r: a later 10-K shows a different figure for NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2014; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2015; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2015; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2016; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2016. As filed is shown.!: tags disagree and the disagreement is unresolved (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2015; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2016; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2017).Net cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.Net cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations. GM separately reports an adjusted automotive free cash flow measure for its automotive operations.
Debt repaid and debt issued
Repaid: $496.4 billioncrDebt repaid, sumSEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15RepaymentsOfOtherDebt0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15RepaymentsOfOtherDebt0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06RepaymentsOfOtherDebt0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04RepaymentsOfOtherDebt0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-21-000037 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-10RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-22-000034 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-02RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsc: comparative figure from a later filing (RepaymentsOfOtherDebt FY2011); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.r: a later 10-K shows a different figure for RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths FY2015; RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths FY2016. As filed is shown.The line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial. · Issued: $608.5 billioncrDebt issued, sumSEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15ProceedsFromOtherDebt0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15ProceedsFromOtherDebt0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06ProceedsFromOtherDebt0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04ProceedsFromOtherDebt0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-21-000037 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-10ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-22-000034 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-02ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths0001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsc: comparative figure from a later filing (ProceedsFromOtherDebt FY2011); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.r: a later 10-K shows a different figure for ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths FY2015; ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths FY2016. As filed is shown.The line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.
Sums over the same fiscal years: 2011–2025. Gross cash flow lines, including refinancing; not a share of free cash flow.

Year by year

Uses of cash per fiscal year against free cash flow, USD billions. Every figure, with its source, is in the table below.
020406080FY2011 · Dividends: $916 million (c: comparative figure from a later filing) · PaymentsOfDividends · 0001467858-13-000025FY2011 · Acquisitions: $53 million (c: comparative figure from a later filing) · PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired · 0001467858-13-000025FY2011 · Debt repayment: $8.5 billion (c: comparative figure from a later filing) · RepaymentsOfOtherDebt · 0001467858-13-000025FY2011 · Free cash flow: $1.9 billion (c) · 0001467858-13-000025’11FY2012 · Buybacks: $5.1 billion · PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity · 0001467858-13-000025FY2012 · Dividends: $939 million (!: tags disagree) · PaymentsOfDividends · 0001467858-13-000025FY2012 · Acquisitions: $44 million · PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired · 0001467858-13-000025FY2012 · Debt repayment: $7.4 billion · RepaymentsOfOtherDebt · 0001467858-13-000025FY2012 · Free cash flow: $2.5 billion · 0001467858-13-000025’12FY2013 · Buybacks: $2.4 billion · PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity · 0001467858-14-000043FY2013 · Dividends: $1.7 billion (!: tags disagree) · PaymentsOfDividends · 0001467858-14-000043FY2013 · Acquisitions: $2.6 billion · PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired · 0001467858-14-000043FY2013 · Debt repayment: $20.2 billion · RepaymentsOfOtherDebt · 0001467858-14-000043FY2013 · Free cash flow: $5.1 billion · 0001467858-14-000043’13FY2014 · Buybacks: $3.3 billion · PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity · 0001467858-15-000036FY2014 · Dividends: $1.9 billion (!: tags disagree) · PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock · 0001467858-15-000036FY2014 · Acquisitions: $53 million · PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired · 0001467858-15-000036FY2014 · Debt repayment: $19.5 billion · RepaymentsOfOtherDebt · 0001467858-15-000036FY2014 · Free cash flow: $3.0 billion (r: a later 10-K shows a different figure) · 0001467858-15-000036’14FY2015 · Buybacks: $3.5 billion · PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity · 0001467858-16-000255FY2015 · Dividends: $2.2 billion (c: comparative figure from a later filing) · PaymentsOfDividends · 0001467858-17-000028FY2015 · Acquisitions: $928 million (r: a later 10-K shows a different figure) · PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired · 0001467858-16-000255FY2015 · Debt repayment: $17.3 billion (r: a later 10-K shows a different figure) · RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths · 0001467858-16-000255FY2015 · Free cash flow: $4.1 billion (r: a later 10-K shows a different figure) (!: tags disagree) · 0001467858-16-000255’15FY2016 · Buybacks: $2.5 billion · PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock · 0001467858-17-000028FY2016 · Dividends: $2.4 billion · PaymentsOfDividends · 0001467858-17-000028FY2016 · Acquisitions: $809 million (r: a later 10-K shows a different figure) · PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired · 0001467858-17-000028FY2016 · Debt repayment: $23.8 billion (r: a later 10-K shows a different figure) · RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths · 0001467858-17-000028FY2016 · Free cash flow: $7.0 billion (r: a later 10-K shows a different figure) (!: tags disagree) · 0001467858-17-000028’16FY2017 · Buybacks: $4.5 billion · PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock · 0001467858-18-000022FY2017 · Dividends: $2.2 billion · PaymentsOfDividends · 0001467858-18-000022FY2017 · Acquisitions: $41 million · PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired · 0001467858-18-000022FY2017 · Debt repayment: $33.6 billion · RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths · 0001467858-18-000022FY2017 · Free cash flow: $8.9 billion (!: tags disagree) · 0001467858-18-000022’17FY2018 · Buybacks: $190 million · PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock · 0001467858-19-000033FY2018 · Dividends: $2.2 billion · PaymentsOfDividends · 0001467858-19-000033FY2018 · Acquisitions: $83 million · PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired · 0001467858-19-000033FY2018 · Debt repayment: $33.3 billion · RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths · 0001467858-19-000033FY2018 · Free cash flow: $6.5 billion · 0001467858-19-000033’18FY2019 · Dividends: $2.4 billion · PaymentsOfDividends · 0001467858-20-000028FY2019 · Debt repayment: $39.2 billion · RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths · 0001467858-20-000028FY2019 · Free cash flow: $7.4 billion · 0001467858-20-000028’19FY2020 · Buybacks: $90 million (c: comparative figure from a later filing) · PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock · 0001467858-23-000029FY2020 · Dividends: $669 million · PaymentsOfDividends · 0001467858-21-000037FY2020 · Debt repayment: $72.7 billion · RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths · 0001467858-21-000037FY2020 · Free cash flow: $11.4 billion · 0001467858-21-000037’20FY2021 · Dividends: $186 million · PaymentsOfDividends · 0001467858-22-000034FY2021 · Debt repayment: $47.8 billion · RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths · 0001467858-22-000034FY2021 · Free cash flow: $7.7 billion · 0001467858-22-000034’21FY2022 · Buybacks: $2.5 billion · PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock · 0001467858-23-000029FY2022 · Dividends: $397 million · PaymentsOfDividends · 0001467858-23-000029FY2022 · Debt repayment: $39.6 billion · RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths · 0001467858-23-000029FY2022 · Free cash flow: $6.8 billion · 0001467858-23-000029’22FY2023 · Buybacks: $11.1 billion · PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock · 0001467858-24-000031FY2023 · Dividends: $597 million · PaymentsOfDividends · 0001467858-24-000031FY2023 · Debt repayment: $44.7 billion · RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths · 0001467858-24-000031FY2023 · Free cash flow: $10.0 billion · 0001467858-24-000031’23FY2024 · Buybacks: $7.1 billion · PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock · 0001467858-25-000032FY2024 · Dividends: $653 million · PaymentsOfDividends · 0001467858-25-000032FY2024 · Debt repayment: $43.4 billion · RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths · 0001467858-25-000032FY2024 · Free cash flow: $9.3 billion · 0001467858-25-000032’24FY2025 · Buybacks: $6.0 billion · PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock · 0001467858-26-000013FY2025 · Dividends: $657 million · PaymentsOfDividends · 0001467858-26-000013FY2025 · Debt repayment: $45.6 billion · RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths · 0001467858-26-000013FY2025 · Free cash flow: $17.6 billion · 0001467858-26-000013’25
USD millions, as filed. c = comparative figure from a later filing · r = later restated · ! = tags disagree
Fiscal yearFree cash flowBuybacksDividendsAcquisitionsDebt repaymentDebt issued
20111,917cFree cash flow FY2011SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentc: comparative figure from a later filing (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2011; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2011); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.Net cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.0cBuybacks FY2011SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquityc: comparative figure from a later filing (PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity FY2011); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.916cDividends FY2011SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsOfDividendsc: comparative figure from a later filing (PaymentsOfDividends FY2011); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.Includes dividends on preferred shares and dividends paid to noncontrolling interests; no dividend was paid on common stock.53cAcquisitions FY2011SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquiredc: comparative figure from a later filing (PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired FY2011); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.8,468cDebt repayment FY2011SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15RepaymentsOfOtherDebtc: comparative figure from a later filing (RepaymentsOfOtherDebt FY2011); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.The line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.9,034cDebt issued FY2011SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15ProceedsFromOtherDebtc: comparative figure from a later filing (ProceedsFromOtherDebt FY2011); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.The line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.
20122,537Free cash flow FY2012SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.5,098Buybacks FY2012SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity939!Dividends FY2012SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsOfDividends!: tags disagree and the disagreement is unresolved (PaymentsOfDividends FY2012).Tags disagree (USD millions): PaymentsOfDividends 939 (0001467858-13-000025); PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock 0 (0001467858-15-000036).Includes dividends on preferred shares and dividends paid to noncontrolling interests; no dividend was paid on common stock.44Acquisitions FY2012SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired7,377Debt repayment FY2012SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15RepaymentsOfOtherDebtThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.9,036Debt issued FY2012SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-13-000025 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15ProceedsFromOtherDebtThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.
20135,065Free cash flow FY2013SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.2,438Buybacks FY2013SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquityConsists of the purchase of preferred stock; no common stock was repurchased.1,687!Dividends FY2013SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06PaymentsOfDividends!: tags disagree and the disagreement is unresolved (PaymentsOfDividends FY2013).Tags disagree (USD millions): PaymentsOfDividends 1,687 (0001467858-14-000043); PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock 0 (0001467858-15-000036).Includes dividends on preferred shares and dividends paid to noncontrolling interests; no dividend was paid on common stock.2,623Acquisitions FY2013SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired20,191Debt repayment FY2013SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06RepaymentsOfOtherDebtThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.28,041Debt issued FY2013SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06ProceedsFromOtherDebtThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.
20142,967rFree cash flow FY2014SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentr: a later 10-K shows a different figure for NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2014. As filed is shown.Net cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.3,277Buybacks FY2014SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquityIncludes the redemption of preferred stock, which GM reports on the same line as common stock repurchases.1,928!Dividends FY2014SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock!: tags disagree and the disagreement is unresolved (PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock FY2014).Tags disagree (USD millions): PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock 1,928 (0001467858-15-000036); PaymentsOfDividends 3,165 (0001467858-17-000028).53Acquisitions FY2014SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired19,524Debt repayment FY2014SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04RepaymentsOfOtherDebtThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.31,373Debt issued FY2014SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04ProceedsFromOtherDebtThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.
20154,104r!Free cash flow FY2015SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentr: a later 10-K shows a different figure for NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2015; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2015. As filed is shown.!: tags disagree and the disagreement is unresolved (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2015).Net cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.3,520Buybacks FY2015SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity2,242cDividends FY2015SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-17-000028 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07PaymentsOfDividendsc: comparative figure from a later filing (PaymentsOfDividends FY2015); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.Includes dividends paid to noncontrolling interests.928rAcquisitions FY2015SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquiredr: a later 10-K shows a different figure for PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired FY2015. As filed is shown.Later filings show (USD millions): 927 (PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired, 0001467858-18-000022).17,256rDebt repayment FY2015SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsr: a later 10-K shows a different figure for RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths FY2015. As filed is shown.Later filings show (USD millions): 13,469 (RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths, 0001467858-18-000022).The line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.35,679rDebt issued FY2015SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsr: a later 10-K shows a different figure for ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths FY2015. As filed is shown.Later filings show (USD millions): 31,547 (ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths, 0001467858-18-000022).The line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.
20167,003r!Free cash flow FY2016SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentr: a later 10-K shows a different figure for NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2016; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2016. As filed is shown.!: tags disagree and the disagreement is unresolved (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2016).Net cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations. GM separately reports an adjusted automotive free cash flow measure for its automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.2,500Buybacks FY2016SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock2,368Dividends FY2016SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07PaymentsOfDividendsIncludes dividends paid to noncontrolling interests.809rAcquisitions FY2016SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquiredr: a later 10-K shows a different figure for PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired FY2016. As filed is shown.Later filings show (USD millions): 804 (PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired, 0001467858-18-000022).23,815rDebt repayment FY2016SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsr: a later 10-K shows a different figure for RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths FY2016. As filed is shown.Later filings show (USD millions): 20,727 (RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths, 0001467858-18-000022).The line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.45,141rDebt issued FY2016SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-17-000028 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsr: a later 10-K shows a different figure for ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths FY2016. As filed is shown.Later filings show (USD millions): 42,036 (ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths, 0001467858-18-000022).The line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.
20178,875!Free cash flow FY2017SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment!: tags disagree and the disagreement is unresolved (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2017).Net cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations. GM separately reports an adjusted automotive free cash flow measure for its automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.4,492Buybacks FY2017SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock2,233Dividends FY2017SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06PaymentsOfDividendsIncludes dividends paid to noncontrolling interests.41Acquisitions FY2017SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired33,592Debt repayment FY2017SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.52,187Debt issued FY2017SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.
20186,495Free cash flow FY2018SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations. GM separately reports an adjusted automotive free cash flow measure for its automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.190Buybacks FY2018SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock2,242Dividends FY2018SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06PaymentsOfDividendsIncludes dividends paid to noncontrolling interests, among them dividends on a subsidiary's preferred stock.83Acquisitions FY2018SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired33,323Debt repayment FY2018SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.43,801Debt issued FY2018SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.
20197,429Free cash flow FY2019SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations. GM separately reports an adjusted automotive free cash flow measure for its automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.0Buybacks FY2019SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock2,350Dividends FY2019SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05PaymentsOfDividendsIncludes dividends paid to noncontrolling interests, among them dividends on a subsidiary's preferred stock.MissingAcquisitions FY2019no figure in the XBRL data for 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 (searched: PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliatesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates; USD)39,156Debt repayment FY2019SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.36,937Debt issued FY2019SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.
202011,370Free cash flow FY2020SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-21-000037 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-10NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-21-000037 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-10PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations. GM separately reports an adjusted automotive free cash flow measure for its automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.90cBuybacks FY2020SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-23-000029 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStockc: comparative figure from a later filing (PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock FY2020); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.669Dividends FY2020SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-21-000037 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-10PaymentsOfDividendsIncludes dividends paid to noncontrolling interests, among them dividends on a subsidiary's preferred stock.MissingAcquisitions FY2020no figure in the XBRL data for 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 (searched: PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliatesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates; USD)72,663Debt repayment FY2020SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-21-000037 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-10RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.78,527Debt issued FY2020SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-21-000037 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-10ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.
20217,679Free cash flow FY2021SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-22-000034 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-02NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-22-000034 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-02PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations. GM separately reports an adjusted automotive free cash flow measure for its automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.MissingBuybacks FY2021not used for this year: GM's cash flow statement in the year's own 10-K has no line for purchases of treasury stock; a later 10-K reports zero for this year in its comparative column (PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock 0 in 0001467858-23-000029)186Dividends FY2021SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-22-000034 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-02PaymentsOfDividendsConsists of dividends paid to noncontrolling interests, among them dividends on a subsidiary's preferred stock; no dividend was paid on common stock.MissingAcquisitions FY2021no figure in the XBRL data for 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 (searched: PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliatesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates; USD)47,806Debt repayment FY2021SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-22-000034 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-02RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.45,300Debt issued FY2021SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-22-000034 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-02ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.
20226,805Free cash flow FY2022SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations. GM separately reports an adjusted automotive free cash flow measure for its automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.2,500Buybacks FY2022SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock397Dividends FY2022SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31PaymentsOfDividendsIncludes dividends paid to noncontrolling interests, among them dividends on a subsidiary's preferred stock.MissingAcquisitions FY2022no figure in the XBRL data for 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 (searched: PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliatesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates; USD)39,606Debt repayment FY2022SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.45,813Debt issued FY2022SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-23-000029 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.
20239,960Free cash flow FY2023SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations. GM separately reports an adjusted automotive free cash flow measure for its automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.11,115Buybacks FY2023SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock597Dividends FY2023SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30PaymentsOfDividendsIncludes dividends paid to noncontrolling interests, among them dividends on a subsidiary's preferred stock.MissingAcquisitions FY2023no figure in the XBRL data for 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 (searched: PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliatesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates; USD)44,675Debt repayment FY2023SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.50,963Debt issued FY2023SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.
20249,299Free cash flow FY2024SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations. GM separately reports an adjusted automotive free cash flow measure for its automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.7,064Buybacks FY2024SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock653Dividends FY2024SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28PaymentsOfDividendsIncludes dividends paid to noncontrolling interests, among them dividends on a subsidiary's preferred stock.MissingAcquisitions FY2024no figure in the XBRL data for 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 (searched: PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliatesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates; USD)43,399Debt repayment FY2024SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.53,435Debt issued FY2024SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.
202517,564Free cash flow FY2025SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet cash provided by operating activities is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial, GM's finance business, alongside the automotive operations. GM separately reports an adjusted automotive free cash flow measure for its automotive operations.Expenditures for property is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial's own expenditures for property. Purchases of leased vehicles are reported on a separate line and are not included.6,012Buybacks FY2025SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock657Dividends FY2025SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27PaymentsOfDividendsIncludes dividends paid to noncontrolling interests, among them dividends on a subsidiary's preferred stock.MissingAcquisitions FY2025no figure in the XBRL data for 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 (searched: PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliatesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates; USD)45,591Debt repayment FY2025SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.43,191Debt issued FY2025SEC EDGAR · CIK 00014678580001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonthsThe line is the consolidated total and includes GM Financial.

Convertible debt repayment: no figure in any fiscal year, so the column is left out. The reason for FY2025: no figure in the XBRL data for 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 (searched: RepaymentsOfConvertibleDebt; USD).

Sources for the figures on this page

SEC EDGAR · CIK 0001467858. Each filing is listed once with the XBRL tags used from it.

  1. 0001467858-13-000025 · FY2011, 2012 · period ended 2011-12-31, 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-15 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000146785813000025/NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities, PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity, PaymentsOfDividends, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment, ProceedsFromOtherDebt, RepaymentsOfOtherDebt
  2. 0001467858-14-000043 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-06 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000146785814000043/NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations, PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity, PaymentsOfDividends, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment, ProceedsFromOtherDebt, RepaymentsOfOtherDebt
  3. 0001467858-15-000036 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-04 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000146785815000036/NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations, PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity, PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment, ProceedsFromOtherDebt, RepaymentsOfOtherDebt
  4. 0001467858-16-000255 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-03 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000146785816000255/NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations, PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment, ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths, RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths
  5. 0001467858-17-000028 · FY2015, 2016 · period ended 2015-12-31, 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-07 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000146785817000028/NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations, PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock, PaymentsOfDividends, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment, ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths, RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths
  6. 0001467858-18-000022 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-06 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000146785818000022/NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities, PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock, PaymentsOfDividends, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment, ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths, RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths
  7. 0001467858-19-000033 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-06 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000146785819000033/NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities, PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock, PaymentsOfDividends, PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired, PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment, ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths, RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths
  8. 0001467858-20-000028 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-05 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000146785820000028/NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities, PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock, PaymentsOfDividends, PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment, ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths, RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths
  9. 0001467858-21-000037 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-10 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000146785821000037/NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities, PaymentsOfDividends, PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment, ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths, RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths
  10. 0001467858-22-000034 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-02 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000146785822000034/NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities, PaymentsOfDividends, PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment, ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths, RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths
  11. 0001467858-23-000029 · FY2020, 2022 · period ended 2020-12-31, 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-01-31 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000146785823000029/NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities, PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock, PaymentsOfDividends, PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment, ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths, RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths
  12. 0001467858-24-000031 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-01-30 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000146785824000031/NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities, PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock, PaymentsOfDividends, PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment, ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths, RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths
  13. 0001467858-25-000032 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-01-28 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000146785825000032/NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities, PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock, PaymentsOfDividends, PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment, ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths, RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths
  14. 0001467858-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-01-27 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000146785826000013/NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities, PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock, PaymentsOfDividends, PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment, ProceedsFromDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths, RepaymentsOfDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths