Will General Motors say “Buyback / Buy Back”?
General Motors said “Buyback / Buy Back” 4 times on its Oct 20, 2026 call (FY26 Q3), and on 4 of its last 8 calls: 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 4 times. As of Oct 24, 2026, General Motors said “Buyback / Buy Back” on the only call with a settled Kalshi mention market so far, on Oct 20, 2026. Parrot’s p for the next listing is 73% (n=1, from settlement history blended with transcripts), not a forecast.
- Last 10
- 1/1Last 10 settled, oldest to newest: yes
- Streak
- said last time
- Counts
- company speakers + operator
- Market
- 65¢ Kalshi (may be delayed)
Where it was said
quotes of at most 25 words; select an appearance
General Motors
Buyback / Buy Back
- Probability
- 73% · n=1
- Settled
- 1/1 (100%)
- Last calls
- said in 4 of 8
Next listing counts: company speakers + operator
Counts: company speakers + operator
4 counted (2 in prepared remarks, 2 in Q&A); 2 by speakers the rule does not count.
That brings our year-to-date buybacks to $6.3 billion and completes the prior board authorization. This morning, we announced a new $20 billion multi-year share repurchase…
…a range of $12.75-$13.75 from $12-$14, reflecting the benefit of our share buybacks to date. Capital expenditures at the lower half of the $10 billion-$12…
Counts: company speakers + operator (not listed here; the usual rule)
2 counted (1 in prepared remarks, 1 in Q&A).
…flow of $6.3 billion allowed us to continue executing against our share buyback program. In the second quarter, we made $2 billion in open market…
…headwinds have, we still believe that we've got a good trajectory of continued margin expansion and continued EBIT growth and share buybacks into the future.
Counts: company speakers + operator (not listed here; the usual rule)
1 counted (1 in prepared remarks, 0 in Q&A).
…open market share repurchases, retiring another 33 million shares and bringing total buybacks for the year to $6 billion. In 2025, we also distributed more…
Every settled listing
newest first · 1 shown| Date | Listed as | Venue | Result | Our count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Buyback / Buy Back |  Kalshi | Yes | 4 |
Questions
- How many times did General Motors say “Buyback / Buy Back” on its last earnings call?
- General Motors said “Buyback / Buy Back” 4 times on its Oct 20, 2026 call (FY26 Q3), and on 4 of its last 8 calls: 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 4 times.
- How often does General Motors say “Buyback / Buy Back”?
- As of Oct 24, 2026, General Motors said “Buyback / Buy Back” on the only call with a settled Kalshi mention market so far, on Oct 20, 2026.
- What is the probability General Motors says “Buyback / Buy Back” next time?
- 73%, from settlement history blended with transcripts (n=1). It is a base rate from history, not a forecast and not advice.
- Who has to say it for the market to count?
- Under the next market's rule: company speakers + operator.
Cite parrot.markets, “General Motors: ‘Buyback / Buy Back’ mention history”, as of Oct 24, 2026, https://parrot.markets/earnings/GM/words/buy-back-or-buyback (CC BY 4.0)
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