General Motors Company (GM) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of March 2026: 0.49x

General Motors Company (GM) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.49x as of March 2026. Free cash flow of $1.44 Billion represents 0% of operating cash flow ($2.95 Billion). See GM net working capital ratio to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

FCF Generation Index

0.49x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$1.44 Billion
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$2.95 Billion
USD

Capital Expenditures

$1.51 Billion
USD

General Motors Company Free Cash Flow Generation Index (2000–2025)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for General Motors Company across 22 annual periods. Explore cash flow to debt ratio of General Motors Company to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for General Motors Company (2000–2025)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for General Motors Company. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see market cap of General Motors Company.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.41x $11.07 Billion $26.87 Billion $15.79 Billion ▲ +238.7%
2024 -0.30x $-5.98 Billion $20.13 Billion $26.11 Billion ▼ -69.0%
2023 -0.18x $-3.68 Billion $20.93 Billion $24.61 Billion ▲ +45.2%
2022 -0.32x $-5.14 Billion $16.04 Billion $21.19 Billion ▲ +29.7%
2021 -0.46x $-6.92 Billion $15.19 Billion $22.11 Billion ▼ -96.7%
2020 -0.23x $-3.86 Billion $16.67 Billion $20.53 Billion ▲ +61.2%
2019 -0.60x $-8.97 Billion $15.02 Billion $24.00 Billion ▲ +11.0%
2018 -0.67x $-10.24 Billion $15.26 Billion $25.50 Billion ▼ -12.9%
2017 -0.59x $-10.30 Billion $17.33 Billion $27.63 Billion ▲ +12.4%
2016 -0.68x $-11.27 Billion $16.61 Billion $27.88 Billion ▲ +21.2%
2015 -0.86x $-10.14 Billion $11.77 Billion $21.91 Billion ▼ -380.0%
2014 -0.18x $-1.81 Billion $10.06 Billion $11.87 Billion ▼ -180.7%
2013 0.22x $2.81 Billion $12.63 Billion $9.82 Billion ▲ +58.7%
2012 0.14x $1.49 Billion $10.61 Billion $9.12 Billion ▲ +6.0%
2011 0.13x $1.08 Billion $8.17 Billion $7.09 Billion ▼ -65.1%
2010 0.38x $2.57 Billion $6.78 Billion $4.21 Billion ▼ -80.8%
2007 1.98x $15.27 Billion $7.73 Billion $7.54 Billion ▼ -41.2%
2004 3.36x $31.43 Billion $9.36 Billion $22.08 Billion ▼ -1.9%
2003 3.42x $26.97 Billion $7.88 Billion $19.09 Billion ▲ +42.3%
2002 2.41x $41.18 Billion $17.11 Billion $24.07 Billion ▼ -38.4%
2001 3.91x $35.84 Billion $9.17 Billion $26.67 Billion ▲ +50.4%
2000 2.60x $51.35 Billion $19.75 Billion $31.61 Billion
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).