General Electric (GE) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
General Electric's (GE) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.26 in Q1 2026, up 12.88% year-on-year from 0.23 in Q1 2025, and up 24.4% quarter-over-quarter from 0.21 in Q4 2025.
General Electric (GE) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
General Electric has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.26 for Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.26, up 12.88% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.21 (down 20.93% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.2, down 5.19% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.26 for Q1 2026 at General Electric, up from 0.21 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.86 in Q2 2022 to a low of 7.0 in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.14 (2024), against an average of 0.3.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 871.78% in 2022 and sank 1079.27% in 2023, its largest moves.
- General Electric's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.04 in 2022, then declined by 3.95% to 0.04 in 2023, then surged by 275.88% to 0.14 in 2024, then surged by 43.36% to 0.21 in 2025, then grew by 24.4% to 0.26 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.26 (Q1 2026), 0.21 (Q4 2025), and 0.19 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEFSEC Technologies | 4,964.60 Bn | 4,964.60 Bn | 456,459.43 | - |
| 2 | General Electric | 375.02 Bn | 364.28 Bn | 9.11 Bn | 0.26 |
| 3 | Rtx | 251.10 Bn | 246.00 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 0.70 |
| 4 | Boeing | 176.15 Bn | 155.24 Bn | 2.55 Bn | -0.06 |
| 5 | Lockheed Martin | 117.75 Bn | 115.86 Bn | 2.08 Bn | -2.80 |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 111.79 Bn | 109.36 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 0.13 |
| 7 | Embraer | 94.69 Bn | 92.06 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | General Dynamics | 94.57 Bn | 90.92 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 0.21 |
| 9 | TransDigm | 77.14 Bn | 73.27 Bn | 1.51 Bn | - |
| 10 | Northrop Grumman | 74.17 Bn | 72.08 Bn | 3.45 Bn | -0.18 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.14 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.55 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.47 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.06 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.04 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.09 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -7.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.42 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.04 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.86 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.12 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.11 |