General Electric (GE) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
General Electric's EBIT Margin was -46.33% in Q2 2026, down 3.19 percentage points from -43.14% a year earlier and down 0.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
General Electric (GE) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, General Electric's EBIT Margin was -46.48% through Jun 30, 2026, down 1.00 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -44.61%, down 40.98 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of +42.22 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBIT Margin was -3.63% in FY2024 (+3.54 pp), -7.17% in FY2023 (+33.09 pp), -40.25% in FY2022 (unchanged) and -40.25% in FY2021 (+46.58 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has moved between -143.40% (Q1 2023) and 110.59% (Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT Margin has declined for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.80 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin over five years was Q4 2022 (a gain of 125.51 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 169.20 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GE's EBIT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -46.06% (Q1 2026), -48.08% (Q4 2025) and -45.41% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 300.65 Bn | 259.16 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -47.62% |
| 2 | Rtx | 258.89 Bn | 227.16 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 13.37% |
| 3 | Boeing | 149.76 Bn | 56.45 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 0.64% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 134.17 Bn | 120.89 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.36% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 93.94 Bn | 81.06 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 10.36% |
| 6 | Northrop Grumman | 78.29 Bn | 65.75 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 11.41% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 78.26 Bn | 74.60 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 25.82% |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 77.36 Bn | 72.96 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 27.92% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 68.53 Bn | 20.65 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 18.37% |
| 10 | TransDigm | 64.17 Bn | 52.17 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 44.76% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -47.62% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -46.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -46.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -48.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -45.41% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -43.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -40.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -44.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -54.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -44.69% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -53.22% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -58.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -51.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -53.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -143.40% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 110.59% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -82.54% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -72.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -86.81% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -14.92% |
General Electric EBIT Margin API
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=GE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();