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General Electric (GE) Net Shares Issued and Repurchased (2009 - 2019)

General Electric (GE) posted Net Shares Issued and Repurchased of -$2.0 million for Q4 2019, up 50.0% sequentially from -$4.0 million in Q3 2019, and up 81.82% YoY from -$1.1 million in Q4 2018.

General Electric (GE) Net Shares Issued and Repurchased (2009 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

General Electric has reported Net Shares Issued and Repurchased for 7 years, with the latest figure at -$2.0 million in Q4 2019.

  • Quarterly Net Shares Issued and Repurchased rose 81.82% year-over-year to -$2.0 million in Q4 2019, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2019 was $29.0 million (up 270.59% YoY) and the FY2019 annual result came in at $29.0 million, up 270.59% from the prior year.
  • Net Shares Issued and Repurchased rose to -$2.0 million in Q4 2019 per GE's latest filing, from -$4.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Shares Issued and Repurchased peaked at $260.0 million in Q2 2015 and troughed at -$8.0 billion in Q2 2016.
  • A 5-year average of -$1.3 billion and a median of -$5.0 million in 2019 frame the typical range for Net Shares Issued and Repurchased.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2015 and 2016: Net Shares Issued and Repurchased surged 690.91% in 2015, then sank 3163.85% in 2016.
  • Over 5 years, Net Shares Issued and Repurchased stood at -$1.7 billion in 2015, then slumped by 99.54% to -$3.5 billion in 2016, then soared by 102.02% to $70.0 million in 2017, then tumbled by 115.71% to -$11.0 million in 2018, then jumped by 81.82% to -$2.0 million in 2019.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Shares Issued and Repurchased over the past three periods registered -$2.0 million, -$4.0 million, and -$5.0 million for Q4 2019, Q3 2019, and Q2 2019 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Shares Issued and Repurchased (Qtr)
1 General Electric 362.92 Bn 353.58 Bn 6.95 Bn -
2 Rtx 284.24 Bn 275.94 Bn 9.91 Bn -
3 Boeing 169.32 Bn 149.30 Bn 2.41 Bn -
4 Lockheed Martin 129.93 Bn 126.14 Bn 2.45 Bn -
5 Howmet Aerospace 108.64 Bn 108.07 Bn 951.00 Mn -
6 General Dynamics 103.62 Bn 99.29 Bn 6.76 Bn -
7 Northrop Grumman 78.44 Bn 76.14 Bn 3.72 Bn -
8 TransDigm 69.14 Bn 66.37 Bn 1.63 Bn -
9 Axon Enterprise 50.64 Bn 49.97 Bn 546.45 Mn -
10 L3Harris Technologies 49.64 Bn 48.12 Bn 1.50 Bn -

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2019 -2.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -2.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -4.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -4.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -5.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -5.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 40.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 40.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -11.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -11.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 2.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 2.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -8.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -8.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 70.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 70.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 112.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 112.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -1.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 -1.15 Bn