General Motors (GM) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

For the quarter ended March 2025, General Motors (GM) reported revenue of $44.02 billion, up 2.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.78, compared to $2.62 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.57% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $42.5 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.69, the EPS surprise was +3.35%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how General Motors performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

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Shares of General Motors have returned +0.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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