General Electric (GE) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
General Electric's Debt Ratio came in at 0.15 for Q3 2026, down 6.5% from 0.16 a year earlier but up 1.3% from the prior quarter.
General Electric (GE) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, General Electric reported Debt Ratio of 0.63, up 1.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.16, up 0.6% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Debt Ratio was 0.16 in FY2024 (+32.1%), 0.12 in FY2023 (-7.0%), 0.13 in FY2022 (-28.0%) and 0.18 in FY2021 (-39.5%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Debt Ratio is 0.12 (Q4 2023) to 0.18 (Q4 2021).
- Year-over-year, Debt Ratio increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.2%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Debt Ratio over five years came in Q4 2024 (growth of 32.1%), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a decline of 39.8%).
- Business Quant data shows GE's Debt Ratio at 0.15 (Q2 2026), 0.16 (Q1 2026) and 0.16 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,943.02 Bn | 1,704.73 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 0.15 |
| 2 | General Electric | 349.37 Bn | 308.11 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 0.15 |
| 3 | Rtx | 270.29 Bn | 240.28 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 0.21 |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 139.31 Bn | 123.54 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 0.32 |
| 5 | Boeing | 137.40 Bn | 46.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 0.27 |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 99.29 Bn | 84.52 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 0.12 |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 87.28 Bn | 83.77 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 0.48 |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 87.15 Bn | 82.91 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 0.36 |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.96 Bn | 65.41 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 0.27 |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 72.44 Bn | 32.19 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 0.31 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.13 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.18 |
General Electric Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=GE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=GE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();