General Electric (GE) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
General Electric's Operating Margin was -47.62% in Q3 2026, down 2.21 percentage points from -45.41% a year earlier and down 1.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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General Electric (GE) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, General Electric's Operating Margin was -47.03% through Sep 30, 2026, down 3.57 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -44.61%.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +42.22 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -143.40% (Q1 2023) and 110.59% (Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.85 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q4 2022 (a gain of 125.51 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 169.20 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GE's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was -46.33% (Q2 2026), -46.06% (Q1 2026) and -48.08% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,943.02 Bn | 1,704.73 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 19.15% |
| 2 | General Electric | 349.37 Bn | 308.11 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -1.26% |
| 3 | Rtx | 270.29 Bn | 240.28 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 13.37% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 139.31 Bn | 123.54 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 11.80% |
| 5 | Boeing | 137.40 Bn | 46.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.46% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 99.29 Bn | 84.52 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 10.48% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 87.28 Bn | 83.77 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 23.02% |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 87.15 Bn | 82.91 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 28.75% |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.96 Bn | 65.41 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 72.44 Bn | 32.19 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 22.61% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -1.26% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -7.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.24% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -10.34% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.62% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.84% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -4.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.44% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.17% |
API Access
General Electric Operating Margin 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=operating-margin&ticker=GE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "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=operating-margin&ticker=GE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();