GM

General Motors
Automobile Manufacturers · Consumer Discretionary · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$84.96
+1.5% on the session
1-year return
+52.5%
+2.0% over six months
Volatility
34.0%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-16.0%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

General Motors is a automobile manufacturers name in the consumer discretionary sector. Over the past year it returned +52.5%, against +17.2% over three months and +6.8% over one. It trades 8.0% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 34.0% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -16.0%, and it has traded a median $593M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.41 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Consumer Discretionary#6 of 47
Stronger than 89% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#134 of 500

How GM scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 2 others in Automobile Manufacturers.

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Full metrics
1 day+1.5%
1 week-2.1%
1 month+6.8%
3 months+17.2%
6 months+2.0%
1 year+52.5%
12-1 momentum+42.7%
Volatility (1y, annualized)34.0%
Max drawdown (1y)-16.0%
Distance vs 200-day average+8.0%
Return per unit of risk1.54
Median daily dollar volume$593M
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