GM Stock — General Motors Co.

General Motors Co. (GM)

GM is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.78%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.76%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 72/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 243.0% over the past 15.8 years, 508.5 points behind SPY at 751.5%.

At the current 0.78% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $78 per year, or $6.50 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

General Motors designs, builds, and sells vehicles including trucks, crossovers, and cars under brands such as Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick, operating through North American, international, and captive finance segments; it also provides after-sale services, automotive financing, and software-enabled subscriptions. The company distributes dividends on a quarterly basis at a modest current distribution rate. General Motors appeals to equity investors seeking exposure to the automotive manufacturing sector with regular dividend income.

GM performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 243.0% over the past 15.8 years, 508.5 points behind SPY at 751.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.0%.

GM key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

72 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.56%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/18/2010

Distribution rate

0.78%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.76%

5-year average yield

4.06

Last close

$87.22

Market cap

$78,886,263,406

Average volume

5195426.0

Next dividend

$0.18

Next ex-dividend date

09/04/2026

Next payment date

09/17/2026

Beta

1.329

Payout ratio

0.0548

P/E ratio

39.29

Forward P/E

5.711

EPS

$2.22

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.78%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.76%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

GM risks and drawbacks

GM's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 16.0%.

Who may consider GM — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GM pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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