General Motors (GM)
S&P 500 · Consumer Discretionary · data since 2010-11-18 · last close 2026-09-09
General Motors (GM) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.3 | -6.3 | -5.1 | 3.2 | 8.3 | -7.4 | 15.3 | -3.1 | -2.8 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -7.2 | -0.7 | -4.0 | -3.8 | 9.7 | -0.5 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 4.3 | 13.3 | 6.4 | 10.8 |
| 2024 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 10.7 | -1.8 | 1.0 | 3.5 | -4.6 | 12.3 | -9.7 | 13.2 | 9.5 | -4.0 |
| 2023 | 16.9 | -1.5 | -5.1 | -9.9 | -1.9 | 19.3 | -0.5 | -12.4 | -1.6 | -14.5 | 12.4 | 13.7 |
| 2022 | -10.1 | -11.4 | -6.4 | -13.3 | 2.0 | -17.9 | 14.2 | 5.6 | -16.0 | 22.3 | 3.3 | -16.9 |
| 2021 | 21.7 | 1.3 | 11.9 | -0.4 | 3.6 | -0.2 | -3.9 | -13.8 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | -8.8 | -8.7 | -31.0 | 7.3 | 16.1 | -2.2 | -1.6 | 19.0 | -0.1 | 16.7 | 27.0 | -5.0 |
| 2019 | 16.6 | 1.2 | -5.1 | 5.0 | -14.4 | 16.8 | 4.7 | -8.1 | 2.1 | -0.8 | -3.1 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | -7.2 | -6.7 | 1.1 | 16.2 | -6.9 | -3.8 | -4.9 | -5.6 | 8.7 | 3.7 | -10.9 |
| 2017 | 5.1 | 0.6 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -2.0 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 11.6 | 6.4 | 0.3 | -4.0 |
| 2016 | -12.8 | -0.7 | 8.1 | 1.2 | -1.6 | -8.4 | 11.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 9.3 | 2.0 |
| 2015 | -6.6 | 14.4 | 1.3 | -6.5 | 2.6 | -6.4 | -5.5 | -6.6 | 3.2 | 16.3 | 3.7 | -5.1 |
| 2014 | -11.7 | 0.3 | -4.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 5.8 | -6.8 | 2.9 | -7.4 | -1.7 | 6.5 | 5.4 |
| 2013 | -2.6 | -3.4 | 2.5 | 10.9 | 9.9 | -1.7 | 7.7 | -5.0 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 2012 | 18.5 | 8.3 | -1.4 | -10.3 | -3.5 | -11.2 | -0.1 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 12.1 | 1.5 | 11.4 |
| 2011 | -1.0 | -8.1 | -7.5 | 3.4 | -0.9 | -4.6 | -8.8 | -13.2 | -16.0 | 28.1 | -17.6 | -4.8 |
| 2010 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.0 | 7.8 |
| Avg | 2.1 | -1.0 | -2.8 | -1.0 | 2.8 | -1.1 | 1.8 | -0.4 | -1.1 | 8.4 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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GM seasonality — average by calendar month
General Motors has monthly history back to 2010. Its strongest month by median is October — positive in 11 of 15 years, median +8.7%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. March is the soft spot, down in 11 of 16 with a median of -4.0%. Across its full record it has closed 52% of months higher, swings ±9.2% in an average month and has fallen 60% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +2.1% | -1.0% | -2.8% | -1.0% | +2.8% | -1.1% | +1.8% | -0.4% | -1.0% | +8.4% | +4.6% | +0.6% |
| Win rate | 50%/16 | 44%/16 | 31%/16 | 50%/16 | 62%/16 | 31%/16 | 44%/16 | 50%/16 | 53%/15 | 73%/15 | 88%/16 | 56%/16 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
GM risk & extremes
GM drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was General Motors's best month?+
General Motors's strongest completed month on record is October 2011, at +28.10%.
What was General Motors's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2020, at -31.04%.
Is General Motors up this year?+
General Motors is up 3.24% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is General Motors's 1-year return?+
+45.02% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is General Motors's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 60.0%, measured on month-end closes since 2010.
Which calendar month is historically best for General Motors?+
October has the highest average return across every completed October since 2010. An average is not a forecast.
About General Motors
General Motors is an S&P 500 company, a consumer discretionary business worth about $76 billion. It lives in your shopping cart, physical or digital — with price receipts on this site going back to 2010. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2010) would be about $338 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was October 2011 at +28.1%; its worst, March 2020 at -31.04%.
- It has closed November in the green 14 out of 16 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.