General Electric Company

NYSE:GE Stock Report

Market Cap: US$173.1b

General Electric Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

General Electric has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 20.7%, while the Aerospace & Defense industry saw earnings growing at 8.9% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 9.4% per year. General Electric's return on equity is 28.9%, and it has net margins of 7.9%.

Key information

20.7%

Earnings growth rate

20.8%

EPS growth rate

Aerospace & Defense Industry Growth5.4%
Revenue growth rate-9.4%
Return on equity28.9%
Net Margin7.9%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

General Electric, Spin-Offs, And Dividends

Dec 12

GE Aerospace: Firing On Most Cylinders, Still Battling The October Earnings-Day Dip

Nov 24

GE Aerospace Q3: Strength In Order Book Continues

Oct 22

General Electric: The Razor Blade Business Model

Oct 16

GE Aerospace Stock Is Super Expensive, But Still A Buy

Sep 24

GE Aerospace: Investing $1 Billion In MRO Facilities

Aug 27

This Is Not Your Father's GE: GE Aerospace Keeps Hitting Home Runs

Jul 23

Moat Monster: GE Aerospace's Rally Is Just The Beginning

Jun 06

GE Aerospace: First Standalone Results Back Up Premium Valuation

May 06

GE Aerospace Q1: A Standalone Company With Strong Order Growth

Apr 25

GE Aerospace: GE Is Dead, Long Live GE

Apr 03

Should You Investigate General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) At US$175?

Mar 23
Should You Investigate General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) At US$175?

We Think General Electric (NYSE:GE) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Mar 08
We Think General Electric (NYSE:GE) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Up 45% Since October: Is General Electric's Rise Sustainable?

Mar 01

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How General Electric makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:GE Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2469,9535,5007,1762,093
30 Jun 2469,4114,0247,1512,009
31 Mar 2469,0723,8977,3581,948
31 Dec 2367,9548,7727,1281,907
30 Sep 2342,7199,6903,7601,232
30 Jun 2347,8899,1395,2271,412
31 Mar 2353,2636,7336,2281,612
31 Dec 2258,100-1,1487,3101,786
30 Sep 2261,576-6,3859,4251,974
30 Jun 2265,675-5,46910,2492,174
31 Mar 2269,800-4,88211,7122,339
31 Dec 2156,469-5,1149,6531,682
30 Sep 2174,9042,24815,5822,428
30 Jun 2174,86351615,3112,395
31 Mar 2173,414-17814,7012,403
31 Dec 2075,8335,97714,0802,565
30 Sep 2081,0614,37911,8245,047
30 Jun 2085,8924,14511,7604,453
31 Mar 2092,5025,18712,2163,841
31 Dec 1990,221-1,13415,7903,118
30 Sep 1995,476-35411,8070
30 Jun 1995,508-21,94911,8490
31 Mar 1991,426-20,81411,0300
31 Dec 1897,012-21,44611,4503,415
30 Sep 18102,115-33,04813,1500
30 Jun 18109,385-8,65714,3660
31 Mar 18119,150-8,49915,4150
31 Dec 1799,279-8,63212,4550
30 Sep 17119,6946,03814,7340
30 Jun 17118,0706,70914,3150
31 Mar 17119,3178,98814,9580
31 Dec 16119,4687,78314,7070
30 Sep 16120,6518,21916,4500
30 Jun 16119,4718,08616,3920
31 Mar 16117,5736,47416,2050
31 Dec 15115,8341,67216,3270
30 Sep 15104,8645856,2150
30 Jun 15109,1131,4549,6240
31 Mar 15112,9272,65611,6240
31 Dec 14116,9819,51414,7740
30 Sep 14134,62013,00725,0830
30 Jun 14138,17413,45826,6620
31 Mar 14140,97313,83129,3340
31 Dec 13112,8887,60114,2310

Quality Earnings: GE has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: GE's current net profit margins (7.9%) are lower than last year (22.7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: GE has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 20.7% per year.

Accelerating Growth: GE's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: GE had negative earnings growth (-43.2%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Aerospace & Defense industry average (24.2%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst GE's Return on Equity (28.89%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 05:24
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Management10 years
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Analyst Sources

General Electric Company is covered by 45 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John EadeArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
David StraussBarclays