GM vs. HMC: General Motors vs. Honda Motor Stock Comparison

Company Profile

General Motors (GM) and Honda Motor (HMC) are both classified in the Automobile Manufacturers sub-industry within the broader Automobiles industry, placing them in the closest GICS peer bucket.

General Motors (GM) trades as ordinary local shares, while Honda Motor (HMC) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

Trailing Returns

Calendar-Year Returns

Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

General Motors (GM) has an aggressive beta of 1.31, indicating higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while Honda Motor (HMC) is defensive at 0.44 and tends to be less market-sensitive — they sit on opposite ends of the beta spectrum.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Honda Motor (HMC) reports a negative ROE of -0.76%; negative ROE can reflect losses or negative shareholders’ equity, so it is harder to read as capital efficiency. Meanwhile General Motors (GM) reports 3.16%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Honda Motor (HMC) reports a negative net margin of -0.75%, usually indicating a net loss over the period. Meanwhile General Motors (GM) reports 1.05%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Both General Motors (GM) at 3.20% and Honda Motor (HMC) at 8.76% run core operations about as efficiently as their industries’ norm — neither stands out on operating profitability.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Both General Motors (GM) at -1.29% and Honda Motor (HMC) at 0.50% land near their industries' usual revenue growth ranges, so top-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

General Motors (GM) at -48.67% is around its peer norm for EPS growth, while Honda Motor (HMC) at -159.27% drops into the bottom quartile, signaling weaker earnings momentum.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Honda Motor (HMC) at 1.29 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while General Motors (GM) at 1.14 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for GM.

Honda Motor (HMC) at 1.14 carries an industry-typical debt-to-equity mix, while General Motors (GM) at 2.02 uses more debt funding than most peers.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

General Motors (GM) at 0.76% pays an industry-typical yield; Honda Motor (HMC) at 227.79% is above its entire peer range — the higher number, but one that calls for a look at payout sustainability before treating it as an advantage.

General Motors (GM) at 29.46% pays out a band-typical share of earnings, while Honda Motor (HMC) at 55.35% distributes more than its industry norm — less retained, thinner cover.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

An earnings multiple is available for just one side: General Motors (GM) trades at 38.56 times trailing earnings, ranked against its peers, while Honda Motor (HMC) has no P/E ratio this period.

Honda Motor (HMC) at 0.00 sits in the cheaper P/S ratio quartile while General Motors (GM) at 0.42 prices around its industry’s middle — HMC costs less per dollar of sales, though read it alongside growth and margins.

Honda Motor (HMC) at 0.53 sits in the lower P/B ratio quartile against book while General Motors (GM) at 1.23 is valued near its industry’s middle — HMC is cheaper on assets, though weigh it against ROE and asset quality.

Valuation Metrics