General Electric (GE) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
General Electric (GE) reported Cash & Current Investments of $8.76 billion for Q3 2026, down 35.1% from $13.51 billion a year earlier and down 6.2% from the prior quarter.
General Electric (GE) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, General Electric posted Cash & Current Investments of $12.39 billion, down 15.1% from FY2024.
- Cash & Current Investments has declined for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -22.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Cash & Current Investments came in at $14.6 billion in FY2024 (-30.2%), $20.91 billion in FY2023 (-10.7%), $23.42 billion in FY2022 (-16.6%) and $28.07 billion in FY2021 (-36.0%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Cash & Current Investments in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year over year, Cash & Current Investments has now declined in each of the last 12 quarters, with an average decline of 24.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash & Current Investments in five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 18.6%); the low point was Q3 2022 (a decline of 74.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $9.35 billion (Q2 2026), $10.98 billion (Q1 2026) and $12.39 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 334.86 Bn | 293.38 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 8.76 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 256.39 Bn | 224.66 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 9.17 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 137.52 Bn | 46.48 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 20.71 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 130.55 Bn | 114.79 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 5.96 Bn |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 95.65 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 4.40 Bn |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 85.05 Bn | 81.51 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 774.00 Mn |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 81.91 Bn | 77.67 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 507.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 74.74 Bn | 62.20 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 3.74 Bn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 69.91 Bn | 29.43 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 6.19 Bn |
| 10 | TransDigm | 68.72 Bn | 56.73 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 2.77 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.76 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.91 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.82 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.89 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 28.07 Bn |
General Electric Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=GE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "GE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=GE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();