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Both facts report EPS for Broadcom Inc. for the same fiscal period (Q1 2026) observed on the same date (2026-02-01). However, they report conflicting values: 1.5 USD per share vs 2.05 USD per share. This is a 37% difference for the identical metric and time period, not a value change over time.
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General Motors Company

organization80% conf.·synced Aug 24, 2026

American automotive manufacturer with operations in North America, China, South America, Middle East, and Europe

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relationships
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stated objectives
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Key metrics · each point sourced

Stock Price
87.93USD
Aug 21, 2026reference only
Market Cap
77154314000USD
Aug 21, 2026reference only
Price 52 Week Low
55.35USD
Aug 21, 2026reference only
Stock Return Ytd
8.6%
Aug 21, 2026reference only
Price 52 Week High
90.30USD
Aug 21, 2026reference only
Shares Outstanding
877451541.0shares
Jul 10, 2026reference only
Total Assets
282742000000.0USD
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Stockholders Equity
62000000000.0USD
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Total Liabilities
219101000000.0USD
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Cash
20134000000.0USD
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Eps
1.41USD_per_share
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Revenue
48026000000.0USD
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Net Income
1305000000.0USD
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Operating Income
1459000000.0USD
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Operating Cash Flow
2950000000.0USD
Mar 31, 2026reference only
Capex
1512000000.0USD
Mar 31, 2026reference only

Stated objectives

Achieve EBIT adjusted

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target: $13-15B by 2026-12-31 00:00:00stated

Achieve EPS diluted adjusted

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target: $11-13/share by 2026-12-31 00:00:00stated

Achieve adjusted automotive free cash flow

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target: $9-11B by 2026-12-31 00:00:00stated

Grow deferred revenue

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target: $7.5B by 2026-12-31 00:00:00stated

Reduce costs through EV capacity actions

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target: $1-1.5B by 2026-12-31 00:00:00stated

Improve warranty costs

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target: $1B by 2026-12-31 00:00:00stated

Achieve regulatory savings from eliminated compliance credit needs

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target: $500-750M by 2026-12-31 00:00:00stated

Expand Super Cruise to South Korea, Middle East, Europe

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by 2026-12-31 00:00:00stated

Achieve US production capacity

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target: 2M units annually by 2028-12-31 00:00:00stated

Launch LMR battery chemistry with several thousand dollars cost reduction per cell/pack

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by 2028-01-01 00:00:00stated

Relationship graph · 494 connections

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Developed by
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Supplies to
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Covered by
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subsidiary of
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Employs
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Customer of
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Invested in
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Where sources disagree

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value conflictunresolved

FACT A and FACT B report the SAME metric (revenue) for the SAME fiscal period (Q2 2026) at the SAME observation date (2026-06-30), but with values that differ by a factor of 1 million: $48.026 billion vs. $48,026. This is a data quality error — likely FACT B is missing six zeros or represents a different unit/scale entirely. For General Motors, the $48B figure (FACT A) is plausible quarterly revenue; the $48K figure (FACT B) is not.

value conflictunresolved

Same entity (General Motors), same attribute (revenue), same fiscal period (Q2 2026), same observation date (2026-06-30) but wildly different values: $48.026 billion vs. $91,650. The difference is approximately 523,000x. Fact A aligns with typical quarterly revenue for a major automaker; Fact B is implausibly small. This indicates a data quality issue—likely Fact B is either incorrectly scaled, mis-attributed (e.g., per-share, segment-level, or transaction-level data), or sourced from a corrupted record.

value conflictunresolved

Both facts report net_income for General Motors in Q2 2026 (observed 2026-06-30), but with vastly different values: $1,305,000,000 vs $3,932. The ~332,000x magnitude difference represents a direct value conflict for the identical metric, entity, and time period. This is not a change over time — both timestamps are the same.

value conflictunresolved

The same entity (General Motors), same attribute (net_income), same fiscal period (Q2 2026), and same observation timestamp (2026-06-30) report conflicting values: $1,305,000,000 USD vs $1,305 USD. These values differ by a factor of 1,000,000 and cannot both be accurate representations of Q2 2026 net income. This is a clear data quality issue—one value likely contains a missing scale multiplier or erroneous decimal placement.

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