"When the company reported 2025 full-year and Q4 results on Jan. 27, its stock hit a record high after announcing that it beat earnings expectations and projected stronger growth in 2026, alongside a 20% increase in its dividend and a new $6 billion share repurchase authorization. Revenue came in at $45.29 billion, just below expectations of $45.8 billion, which marked a 5.1% decline year-over-year. But EPS stood at $2.51 versus consensus estimates of $2.20."
"Last summer, it was reported that the company will invest $888 million at its Buffalo, N.Y.-based Tonawanda Propulsion plant to build its next-generation V8 engines. Despite GM's significant investments in EVs, the legacy automaker saids it will start the small-block V8 production in 2027. The company still faces tariff headwinds, with GM sourcing its parts from a global network of 3,100 primary suppliers and a significant presence in Mexico, Canada and Asia, has suffered according."
"GM's ascent to the pinnacle of U.S. manufacturing clout and excellence in post-WWII era America made Chevrolet and Buick household names, with Cadillac hailed as the Holy Grail of luxury cars. General Motors' supremacy has since been supplanted by rivals - both foreign and domestic - but the company continues to maintain a global presence in the automotive industry. The Detroit-headquartered carmaker has seen its stock produce a healthy 101.20% return over the past five years, not factoring for its dividend."
Shares of General Motors gained 3.38% over the past month, extending a multi-month rally that produced a one-year return of 72.22% and a five-year return of 101.20% (excluding dividends). The stock's dividend yields 0.83% or $0.18 quarterly. The company reported 2025 full-year and Q4 results with EPS of $2.51 versus consensus $2.20 and revenue of $45.29 billion, a 5.1% year-over-year decline. Management announced a 20% dividend increase and a $6 billion share repurchase authorization. GM will invest $888 million at the Tonawanda plant for next-generation V8 engines and plans small-block V8 production in 2027. The company sources parts from about 3,100 primary suppliers across Mexico, Canada and Asia and faces tariff-related headwinds.
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