General Electric (GE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
General Electric's (GE) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $10.2 billion in Q1 2026, up 27.35% year-on-year from $8.0 billion in Q1 2025, and down 2.77% quarter-over-quarter from $10.5 billion in Q4 2025.
General Electric (GE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
General Electric has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $10.2 billion for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $10.2 billion, up 27.35% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $39.5 billion (up 18.48% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $37.3 billion, up 11.98% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $10.2 billion for Q1 2026 at General Electric, down from $10.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $14.9 billion in Q3 2022 to a low of -$14.2 billion in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $8.9 billion (2025), against an average of $8.7 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses sank 258.11% in 2022 and surged 161.47% in 2023, its largest moves.
- General Electric's Operating Expenses stood at -$14.2 billion in 2022, then soared by 161.47% to $8.7 billion in 2023, then gained by 0.86% to $8.8 billion in 2024, then advanced by 18.73% to $10.5 billion in 2025, then retreated by 2.77% to $10.2 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $10.2 billion (Q1 2026), $10.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $10.0 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEFSEC Technologies | 4,964.60 Bn | 4,964.60 Bn | 456,459.43 | 1.85 Mn |
| 2 | General Electric | 375.02 Bn | 364.28 Bn | 9.11 Bn | 10.18 Bn |
| 3 | Rtx | 251.10 Bn | 246.00 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 19.59 Bn |
| 4 | Boeing | 176.15 Bn | 155.24 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 5 | Lockheed Martin | 117.75 Bn | 115.86 Bn | 2.08 Bn | - |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 111.79 Bn | 109.36 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 120.00 Mn |
| 7 | Embraer | 94.69 Bn | 92.06 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | General Dynamics | 94.57 Bn | 90.92 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 12.06 Bn |
| 9 | TransDigm | 77.14 Bn | 73.27 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 273.00 Mn |
| 10 | Northrop Grumman | 74.17 Bn | 72.08 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 8.89 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.95 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.93 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.82 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.97 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -14.22 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.87 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.34 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 20.02 Bn |