General Electric (GE) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
General Electric's (GE) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 8.61% in Q1 2026, up 1426.0% year-on-year from 0.56% in Q1 2025, and up 73.95% quarter-over-quarter from 33.05% in Q4 2025.
General Electric (GE) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
General Electric has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 8.61% for Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 8.61%, up 1426.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.07% (up 1387.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 29.41%, down 1653.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 8.61% for Q1 2026 at General Electric, up from 33.05% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 110.59% in Q4 2022 to a low of 143.4% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 38.13% (2024), against an average of 40.57%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 12551 bps in 2022 and tumbled 16920 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- General Electric's Operating Margin stood at 110.59% in 2022, then sank by 153 bps to 58.61% in 2023, then advanced by 2 bps to 57.69% in 2024, then surged by 43 bps to 33.05% in 2025, then soared by 74 bps to 8.61% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 8.61% (Q1 2026), 33.05% (Q4 2025), and 1.18% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEFSEC Technologies | 4,964.60 Bn | 4,964.60 Bn | 456,459.43 | -90.05% |
| 2 | General Electric | 375.02 Bn | 364.28 Bn | 9.11 Bn | -8.61% |
| 3 | Rtx | 251.10 Bn | 246.00 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 11.57% |
| 4 | Boeing | 176.15 Bn | 155.24 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 2.02% |
| 5 | Lockheed Martin | 117.75 Bn | 115.86 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 11.45% |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 111.79 Bn | 109.36 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 32.56% |
| 7 | Embraer | 94.69 Bn | 92.06 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | General Dynamics | 94.57 Bn | 90.92 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 10.53% |
| 9 | TransDigm | 77.14 Bn | 73.27 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 46.31% |
| 10 | Northrop Grumman | 74.17 Bn | 72.08 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 10.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -8.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -33.05% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -28.33% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -22.87% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -57.69% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -38.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.93% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -35.70% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -58.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -66.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -53.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -143.40% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 110.59% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -82.54% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -82.55% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -86.81% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -14.92% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -70.92% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -84.30% |