GE Aerospace (GE) financials
NYSE · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense · 57,000 employees · CEO H. Lawrence Culp Jr.
- Price
- $301.80 -3.59%
- Market cap
- $313B
- Enterprise value
- $324B
- Last report
- Q3 '26 filed 2026-10-20
- Next report
- 2027-01-21 EPS est. $2.03
Valuation & key figures
- Market cap
- $313B EV $324B
- Revenue
- $52.6B Trailing 12 months
- Revenue growth
- +11% FY2026 consensus
- Profit margin
- 17.3% Net income / revenue, TTM
- P/E
- 34.7× Forward 37.0× (FY2026)
- P/S
- 6.0× Price / sales, TTM
- EV / EBITDA
- 25.2× TTM
- Free cash flow
- $8.02B Trailing 12 months
- Net income
- $9.1B Trailing 12 months
- Revenue estimate
- $50.7B FY2026 consensus
- Earnings
- 2027-01-21 Revenue est. $13.2B
- Dividend
- $1.66 Per share, last 12 months
Key takeaways
Computed from the reported numbers - every statement carries the figure it rests on.
- Last report (2026-10-20): revenue beat by 9.6%, EPS beat by 11.9%Revenue $14.1B vs $12.9B expected (+9.6%); EPS $2.25 vs $2.01 (+11.9%).
- Revenue growth slowing: 15.5% year on yearQ3 '26 revenue $14.1B, against an average of 21.9% over the four quarters before.
- Operating margin 19.2% (TTM), -2.4 pp on a year agoOperating income grew 6.4% while revenue grew 19.5%.
- Capex 2.7% of revenue (a year ago 2.5%)$1.43B invested in the last 4 quarters (+29.2% on a year earlier). Free cash flow $8.02B = 88.1% of net income.
- Returned $10.2B to shareholders = 127.8% of free cash flowBuybacks $8.5B (a year earlier $7.22B), dividends $1.74B, stock-based pay $0 (TTM). More than the free cash flow: paid from cash or debt.
- Diluted share count down 2.4% in a year1.04B diluted shares in Q3 '26, 1.07B a year earlier.
- Net debt $10.6BCash + short-term investments $8.76B, debt incl. leases $19.3B; a year ago net debt $9.21B.
Last quarter: Q3 '26
Quarter ended 2026-09-30. Compared with the same quarter a year earlier and with the analyst consensus before the report.
Quarter vs a year ago
| Q3 '26 | Year ago | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $14.1B | $12.2B | +15.5% |
| Gross margin | 35.6% | 36.5% | -0.9 pp |
| Operating income | $2.37B | $2.8B | -15.1% |
| Operating margin | 16.8% | 22.9% | -6.1 pp |
| Net income | $2.29B | $2.16B | +6.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.20 | $2.02 | +8.8% |
| Operating cash flow | $2.15B | $2.5B | -14.0% |
| Capex | $336M | $307M | +9.4% |
| Free cash flow | $1.82B | $2.19B | -17.2% |
| R&D | $458M | $415M | +10.4% |
| Stock-based compensation | $0 | $0 | – |
Reported vs consensus
2026-10-20| Actual | Consensus | vs consensus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $14.1B | $12.9B | +9.6% |
| EPS (as estimated) | $2.25 | $2.01 | +11.9% |
From the report of 2026-10-20 for Q3 '26: revenue and the EPS analysts estimate (often adjusted), so it can differ from the EPS of the statements above.
EPS vs consensus
last 8 reportsRevenue
Where the money comes from - by business line and by region, quarter by quarter.
Revenue, operating income and growth
quarterlyRevenue by business line
stacked, quarterly| Segment | Q1 '25 | y/y | Share | TTM | TTM y/y | 12 quarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service | $6.35B | -31.3% | 63.9% | $22B | – | |
| Product | $2.65B | -55.3% | 26.7% | $6.99B | – | |
| Insurance Revenue | $934M | +6.3% | 9.4% | $3.64B | – |
Segment profits
Operating income per reported segment, read from the segment note of each 10-Q / 10-K (the profit split most data feeds leave out).
Segments in Q3 '26
| Segment | Revenue | y/y | Operating income | y/y | Margin | Margin a year ago | TTM operating income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Engines And Services Reportable Segment | – | – | $2.89B | +21.1% | – | – | $10.3B |
| Defense And Propulsion Technologies Reportable Segment | – | – | $475M | +8.0% | – | – | $1.46B |
| Corporate And Reconciling Items | – | – | -$511M | -83.2% | – | – | -$878M |
Operating income by segment
quarterlySegment operating margin
quarterlyFourth quarters are derived: the 10-K reports the full year, minus the three quarters of the 10-Qs.
Margins & cost structure
How much of each unit of revenue is left at each level - and where the costs go.
Margins
quarterlyCosts as % of revenue
quarterlyCash flow & capital allocation
Cash generated, what it is spent on, and what reaches shareholders.
Operating cash flow, capex, free cash flow
quarterlyUses of cash vs operating cash flow
fiscal yearsLast 4 quarters
cash flow statement- Operating cash flow
- $9.45B
- Capex
- -$1.43B
- Buybacks
- -$8.5B
- Dividends
- -$1.74B
- Acquisitions
- -$1M
- Net debt issued
- -$1.31B
- Stock-based compensation
- $0
- Free cash flow
- $8.02B
- Returned to shareholders / FCF
- 127.8%
Share count and EPS
quarterly, dilutedBalance sheet
Liquidity, investments and debt at each quarter end.
Cash, investments and debt
quarter endsValuation & returns
Today's multiples against the company's own last five fiscal years; analyst targets and ratings.
Multiples and returns
TTM vs 5 fiscal years| Now | 5y average | Where today sits in the 5-year range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 34.7× | 497.9× 4 of 5 years | 15.1× – 1,911.3× |
| EV / EBITDA | 25.2× | 21.0× 4 of 5 years | 11.5× – 27.9× |
| EV / Sales | 6.2× | 4.4× | 2.2× – 7.3× |
| Price / FCF | 39.1× | 39.3× | 19.3× – 49.2× |
| Price / Book | 17.8× | 7.5× | 2.6× – 17.6× |
| FCF yield | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.0% – 5.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.0% | 4.0% | 0.6% – 8.1% |
| Return on equity | 50.6% | 20.1% | -15.7% – 46.6% |
Analysts
Consensus target $385.00 (+27.6%)
range $350.00 – $425.00 · rating Buy
Outlook
Analyst consensus for the coming fiscal years and what it implies at today's price.
Consensus estimates
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Growth | EPS | Growth | P/E at today's price | Analysts (EPS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $50.7B | +10.6% | $8.17 | +0.1% | 37.0× | 13 |
| FY2027 | $56.6B | +11.7% | $9.32 | +14.1% | 32.4× | 10 |
| FY2028 | $61.9B | +9.3% | $10.66 | +14.4% | 28.3× | 11 |
| FY2029 | $66.8B | +7.9% | $11.97 | +12.3% | 25.2× | 4 |
| FY2030 | $72.5B | +8.6% | $13.45 | +12.4% | 22.4× | 4 |
Financial statements
Every line of the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement - 12 quarters and 10 fiscal years, as values, as % of revenue or as growth.
Every reported line
All 339 figures GE Aerospace tagged in its recent 10-Q / 10-K filings, with the official SEC label and definition - including the notes (leases, taxes, buybacks, employees, ...).
| Line (SEC label) | Latest quarter | Year ago | y/y | Latest FY | Prior FY | y/y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounts Payable, Current | $11B | $9.49B | +15.8% | $10.1B | $7.91B | +27.4% |
| Accounts Payable, Trade, Current | $6.08B | $7.4B | -17.8% | $5.73B | $4.57B | +25.6% |
| Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | $105M | $86M | +22.1% | $94M | $106M | -11.3% |
| Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | $11M | $112M | -90.2% | $96M | $85M | +12.9% |
| Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | $11.1B | $8.51B | +31.0% | $9.27B | $7.39B | +25.5% |
| Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | $20M | $137M | -85.4% | $173M | $122M | +41.8% |
| Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingency, Undiscounted, to be Paid, Year One | $250M2025-12-31 | $225M | +11.1% | $250M | $225M | +11.1% |
| Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingency, Undiscounted, to be Paid, Year Two | $250M2025-12-31 | $225M | +11.1% | $250M | $225M | +11.1% |
| Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment | $11B | $10.3B | +7.0% | $452M2012-12-31 | $445M | +1.6% |
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax | -$5.06B | -$4.35B | -16.3% | -$4.8B | -$3.86B | -24.3% |
| Additional Paid in Capital | $22.9B | $23.6B | -3.1% | $23.6B | $24.3B | -2.7% |
| Advances on Inventory Purchases | $751M | $730M | +2.9% | $867M | $546M | +58.8% |
| Amortization of Intangible Assets | $109M | $88M | +23.9% | $357M | $350M | +2.0% |
| Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount | 1M | 1M | 0.0% | 1M | 6M | -83.3% |
| Assets | $127B | $128B | -0.8% | $130B | $123B | +5.7% |
| Assets Held by Insurance Regulators | $800M2025-12-31 | $700M | +14.3% | $800M | $700M | +14.3% |
| Assets, Current | $41.5B | $40.1B | +3.6% | $40.6B | $37.6B | +7.9% |
| Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified within Twelve Months | $0 | -$9M | +100.0% | $46M | -$30M | +253.3% |
| Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Discontinued Operations | $0 | $0 | – | $0 | -$98M | +100.0% |
| Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Discontinued Operations | -$59M | -$213M | +72.3% | -$377M | -$1.11B | +66.0% |
| Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations | -$51M | -$55M | +7.3% | -$6M | -$1.11B | +99.5% |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | $8.76B | $12.5B | -29.9% | $12.4B | $13.6B | -9.0% |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Including Disposal Group and Discontinued Operations | $10.3B | $15B | -31.5% | $14.8B | $15.9B | -6.9% |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect | -$1.08B | $1.53B | -170.8% | -$1.1B | -$3.88B | +71.7% |
| Commercial Paper | $480M | – | – | – | – | – |
| Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared | $0.47 | $0.36 | +30.6% | $1.44 | $1.12 | +28.6% |
| Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $0.012025-12-31 | $0.01 | 0.0% | $0.01 | $0.01 | 0.0% |
| Common Stock, Shares Authorized | 1.65B2025-12-31 | 1.65B | 0.0% | 1.65B | 1.65B | 0.0% |
| Common Stock, Shares, Issued | 1.46B2025-12-31 | 1.46B | 0.0% | 1.46B | 1.46B | 0.0% |
| Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding | 1.03B | 1.05B | -2.0% | 1.05B | 1.07B | -2.3% |
| Common Stock, Value, Issued | $15M | $15M | 0.0% | $15M | $15M | 0.0% |
| Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | $8M | -$3M | +366.7% | -$6M | -$7M | +14.3% |
| Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent | $2.18B | $1.83B | +18.9% | $7.77B | $8.85B | -12.2% |
| Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | $2.19B | $1.83B | +19.6% | $7.76B | $8.84B | -12.2% |
| Contract with Customer, Asset, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | $3.53B | $3.11B | +13.4% | $3.51B | $2.98B | +17.7% |
| Contract with Customer, Liability, Change in Timeframe, Performance Obligation Satisfied, Revenue Recognized | $265M | -$43M | +716.3% | $966M | $519M | +86.1% |
| Contract with Customer, Liability, Current | $10.3B | $9.85B | +5.0% | $10.3B | $9.35B | +10.5% |
| Contract with Customer, Liability, Noncurrent | $976M | $1.08B | -9.7% | $1.07B | $1.01B | +5.1% |
| Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized | $2.45B | $1.99B | +23.2% | $7.78B | $6.34B | +22.8% |
| Costs and Expenses | $11.7B | $9.95B | +18.0% | $37.3B | $33.3B | +12.0% |
| Current Federal Tax Expense (Benefit) | – | – | – | $671M | $310M | +116.5% |
| Current Foreign Tax Expense (Benefit) | – | – | – | $709M | $423M | +67.6% |
| Current State and Local Tax Expense (Benefit) | – | – | – | -$72M | $48M | -250.0% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Accrued Interest, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | $508M | $497M | +2.2% | $473M | $473M | 0.0% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | $190M | $1.04B | -81.8% | $985M | $641M | +53.7% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | $4.62B | $2.54B | +81.9% | $2.62B | $3.15B | -16.8% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, after Year 10 | $24.9B | $24.3B | +2.4% | $24.8B | $25B | -1.1% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, after Year 5 Through 10 | $5.7B | $5.38B | +5.9% | $5.27B | $5.16B | +2.1% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, after Year One Through Five | $2.83B | $3.65B | -22.3% | $3.46B | $4B | -13.6% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Year One | $665M | $748M | -11.1% | $843M | $814M | +3.6% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer | $12.6B | $15.4B | -18.2% | $14.7B | $14B | +4.6% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss | $3.69B | $2.46B | +49.7% | $2.53B | $2.8B | -9.7% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Fair Value, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, after Year 10 | $20.7B | $22.6B | -8.0% | $22.8B | $22.6B | +1.1% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Fair Value, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, after Year 5 Through 10 | $5.56B | $5.6B | -0.7% | $5.5B | $5.16B | +6.6% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Fair Value, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, after Year One Through Five | $2.84B | $3.75B | -24.1% | $3.56B | $4.07B | -12.4% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Fair Value, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Year One | $664M | $749M | -11.3% | $847M | $814M | +4.1% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Realized Gain | $11M | $11M | 0.0% | $35M | $75M | -53.3% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Realized Loss | $15M | $12M | +25.0% | $76M | $66M | +15.2% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position | $27.3B | $18.1B | +51.1% | $18.5B | $21.9B | -15.5% |
| Debt, Current | $2.34B | $2.07B | +13.0% | $1.69B | $2.04B | -17.3% |
Source: SEC companyfacts (XBRL of every 10-Q / 10-K). Cash-flow quarters are derived from the year-to-date figures the 10-Q tags. Segment breakdowns are tagged with dimensions and are shown in the segment section instead.
Sources
Statements, segment revenue, metrics, estimates: Financial Modeling Prep. Segment profits and every reported line: SEC EDGAR (XBRL). Filings read: 10-Q 2026-09-30, 10-Q 2026-06-30, 10-Q 2026-03-31, 10-K 2025-12-31, 10-Q 2025-09-30, 10-Q 2025-06-30, 10-Q 2025-03-31, 10-K 2024-12-31, 10-Q 2024-09-30
Data as of 2026-11-01