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General Electric (GE) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

General Electric recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.26 in Q1 2026, up 24.4% quarter-over-quarter from 0.21 in Q4 2025, and up 12.88% year-over-year from 0.23 in Q1 2025.

General Electric's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.26 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 12.88% year-over-year to 0.26; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.21 (down 20.93% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
  • A 5-year average of 0.3 and a median of 0.14 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio surged 871.78% in 2022 and plunged 1079.27% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • General Electric's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.04 in 2022, then fell by 3.95% to 0.04 in 2023, then soared by 275.88% to 0.14 in 2024, then soared by 43.36% to 0.21 in 2025, then increased by 24.4% to 0.26 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.26, 0.21, and 0.19 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 General Electric 338.65 Bn 327.91 Bn 9.11 Bn 0.26
2 Rtx 242.18 Bn 237.08 Bn 9.08 Bn 0.70
3 Boeing 182.15 Bn 161.24 Bn 2.55 Bn -0.06
4 Lockheed Martin 121.95 Bn 120.06 Bn 2.08 Bn -2.80
5 Howmet Aerospace 103.56 Bn 101.12 Bn 854.00 Mn 0.13
6 General Dynamics 93.70 Bn 90.05 Bn 9.09 Bn 0.21
7 Embraer 89.60 Bn 86.98 Bn - -
8 Rocket Lab 86.87 Bn 85.59 Bn 76.49 Mn -
9 Northrop Grumman 80.10 Bn 78.01 Bn 3.45 Bn -0.18
10 TransDigm 73.23 Bn 69.36 Bn 1.51 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Mar 31, 2021 -0.06
Dec 31, 2020 0.22
Sep 30, 2020 0.04
Jun 30, 2020 -0.14
Mar 31, 2020 -0.12
Dec 31, 2019 0.05
Sep 30, 2019 0.01
Jun 30, 2019 -0.08
Mar 31, 2019 0.25
Dec 31, 2018 2.83
Sep 30, 2018 -0.32
Jun 30, 2018 1.31
Mar 31, 2018 -0.71
Dec 31, 2017 -0.59
Jun 30, 2017 -13.94
Mar 31, 2017 -9.83
Dec 31, 2016 0.41
Sep 30, 2016 -2.53
Jun 30, 2016 -0.46
Mar 31, 2016 -2.45
Dec 31, 2015 0.55
Sep 30, 2015 -2.83
Jun 30, 2015 0.51
Mar 31, 2015 0.50
Dec 31, 2014 0.16
Sep 30, 2014 0.62
Jun 30, 2014 2.19
Mar 31, 2014 1.39
Dec 31, 2013 3.42
Sep 30, 2013 0.88
Jun 30, 2013 0.51
Mar 31, 2013 2.05
Dec 31, 2012 -0.06
Sep 30, 2012 0.68
Jun 30, 2012 0.48
Mar 31, 2012 0.57
Dec 31, 2011 0.53
Sep 30, 2011 0.29
Jun 30, 2011 0.38
Mar 31, 2011 0.35
Dec 31, 2010 0.26
Sep 30, 2010 0.14
Jun 30, 2010 0.01
Mar 31, 2010 0.20
Dec 31, 2009 -0.18
Sep 30, 2009 0.16
Jun 30, 2009 0.02
Mar 31, 2009 -1.23