General Electric (GE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
General Electric's Free Cash Flow came in at $1.87 billion for Q3 2026, down 17.0% from $2.25 billion a year earlier and down 36.1% from the prior quarter.
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General Electric (GE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, General Electric reported Free Cash Flow of $7.99 billion, up 20.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $7.27 billion, up 51.9% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 29.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Free Cash Flow was $4.79 billion in FY2024 (+10.6%), $4.33 billion in FY2023 (-17.7%), $5.26 billion in FY2022 (+121.9%) and $2.37 billion in FY2021 (+19.1%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Free Cash Flow is -$1.16 billion (Q1 2022) to $4.79 billion (Q4 2021).
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 37.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in Q2 2023 (growth of 861.7%), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a decline of 65.8%).
- Business Quant data shows GE's Free Cash Flow at $2.92 billion (Q2 2026), $1.54 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.67 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 303.30 Bn | 262.05 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 262.79 Bn | 232.77 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 2.12 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 148.22 Bn | 54.92 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 631.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 136.34 Bn | 120.57 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 3.00 Bn |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 94.90 Bn | 82.01 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 1.65 Bn |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 79.08 Bn | 75.44 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 414.00 Mn |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 78.49 Bn | 65.95 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 77.28 Bn | 72.89 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 479.00 Mn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 69.19 Bn | 21.64 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 961.00 Mn |
| 10 | TransDigm | 63.12 Bn | 51.21 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 650.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.92 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.67 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 662.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.73 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -557.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 180.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.79 Bn |
API Access
General Electric Free Cash Flow API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=GE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=GE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();