General Motors has announced its quarterly dividend for the second quarter of 2025, setting the payout at $0.15 per share on all outstanding GM common stock. The dividend will be payable on June 19th, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of trading on June 6th, 2025. The new dividend represents a $0.03-per-share increase, or 25 percent, compared to the $0.12-per-share dividend issued for the first quarter of 2025. The Q2 2025 dividend also marks a 67-percent increase over the $0.09-per-share dividend declared for the fourth quarter of 2023.
Looking over recent trading activity, General Motors stock closed at $47.24 per share on Monday, marking a $0.13 increase, or 0.28 percent, from its prior closing value of $47.11 per share.
Despite the positive dividend news, General Motors stock has experienced considerable volatility in recent weeks. Last week, the stock jumped 6 percent following more modest gains the week before, which came after three consecutive weeks of losses.
The vast majority of the turbulence has been attributed to new U.S. tariffs introduced by President Trump, who announced in March of 2025 a new 25-percent tariff on all vehicles assembled outside of the United States.
The tariffs have raised serious concerns among investors about rising vehicle prices, potential declines in consumer demand, and broader impacts on automakers’ profitability. This includes major profit generators like the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra, units of which are produced in Canada and Mexico and may be subject to hefty taxes under Trump’s latest proposal. In addition, international operations, such as GM Korea, face heightened uncertainty as the new taxes threaten the profitability of some of GM’s most budget-minded vehicles. As a result, several analysts have downgraded General Motors’ stock rating, citing the company’s limited strategic insulation against the adverse effects of the tariffs.
Earlier this year, GM’s Q4 2024 earnings report and updated 2025 guidance also contributed to stock volatility, with shares falling 8 percent following concerns that GM’s financial outlook did not sufficiently account for changing market conditions, including EV market challenges and the newly implemented tariffs.
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Enjoy it while it lasts because chances are it’ll be a LONG time until that happens again.