8-K filed Jan 27, 2026
General Motors authorizes $6B for stock buybacks
“GM releases 2025 financial results and 2026 guidance; Board declares dividend at 20% higher quarterly rate, and approves new $6.0 billion share repurchase authorization”
From General Motors’s 8-K filed Jan 27, 2026 · read the filing · all documents
How big is it?
General Motors bought back $7.8B of stock in the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. At that pace, $6.0B covers about 9 months of buybacks.
The amount equals 42% of its free cash flow over the same twelve months ($14.4B).
Its diluted share count is down 8.0% from a year earlier.
An authorization is permission, not a promise: the company can buy less, more slowly, or not at all, and usually doesn't have to say when it buys.
Show as table
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '23 | $10B |
| Q1 '24 | $280M |
| Q2 '24 | $1.1B |
| Q3 '24 | $1.0B |
| Q4 '24 | $4.7B |
| Q1 '25 | $2.0B |
| Q2 '25 | $0 |
| Q3 '25 | $1.5B |
| Q4 '25 | $2.5B |
| Q1 '26 | $800M |
| Q2 '26 | $2B |
| Q3 '26 | $2.5B |
Other General Motors buyback announcements
- Oct 20, 2026General Motors authorizes $20B for stock buybacks$20.0B