General Electric (GE) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
General Electric's EBT Margin came in at 19.87% for Q3 2026, down 0.78 percentage points from 20.65% a year earlier and down 1.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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General Electric (GE) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, General Electric reported EBT Margin of 20.27%, down 1.22 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 21.81%, up 2.12 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin carries a five-year change of +13.94 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBT Margin was 19.69% in FY2024 (-9.85 pp), 29.54% in FY2023 (+24.31 pp), 5.22% in FY2022 (+15.31 pp) and -10.09% in FY2021 (-17.96 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBT Margin is -26.99% (Q4 2021) to 82.85% (Q1 2023).
- Year-over-year, EBT Margin has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.74 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBT Margin over five years came in Q1 2023 (a gain of 92.16 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a drop of 60.66 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GE's EBT Margin at 20.98% (Q2 2026), 17.74% (Q1 2026) and 22.42% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 303.54 Bn | 262.06 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 19.87% |
| 2 | Rtx | 262.72 Bn | 230.99 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 13.22% |
| 3 | Boeing | 148.13 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 2.41 Bn | -1.49% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 135.78 Bn | 122.50 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 10.86% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 94.57 Bn | 81.69 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 9.98% |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 79.37 Bn | 75.71 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 23.68% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 78.67 Bn | 66.13 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 11.67% |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 77.61 Bn | 73.21 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 25.48% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 69.07 Bn | 21.20 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 77.47% |
| 10 | TransDigm | 65.46 Bn | 53.46 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 26.01% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 19.87% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.98% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.74% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.42% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.65% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.23% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.24% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 82.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.18% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.60% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -6.84% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -9.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -26.99% |
API Access
General Electric EBT Margin API
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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=ebt-margin&ticker=GE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=GE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();