General Electric (GE) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
General Electric's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.17 in Q2 2026, down 11.9% from 0.19 a year earlier and down 32.1% from the prior quarter.
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General Electric (GE) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, General Electric's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.20 through Jun 30, 2026, down 9.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.20, down 5.2% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.21 in FY2024 (+54.8%), 0.14 in FY2023 (+11.9%), 0.12 in FY2022 (-49.9%) and 0.24 in FY2021 (-25.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly FCF Payout Ratio since Q1 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Payout Ratio was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 87.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio over five years was Q2 2024 (growth of 447.9%); the worst was Q2 2023 (a decline of 90.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, GE's FCF Payout Ratio in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.25 (Q1 2026), 0.23 (Q4 2025) and 0.17 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 0.17 |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 0.34 |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | - |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 0.27 |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 0.10 |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | - |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 0.49 |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 0.36 |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 0.83 |
| 10 | TransDigm | 59.83 Bn | 47.91 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.47 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.06 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.06 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.04 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.86 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.03 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.12 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.36 |
API Access
General Electric FCF Payout 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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=GE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=GE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();