General Electric (GE) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
General Electric's Payout Ratio was 0.19 in Q3 2026, up 12.1% from 0.17 a year earlier and up 4.9% from the prior quarter.
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General Electric (GE) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Payout Ratio at General Electric came in at 0.17, up 8.5% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Payout Ratio was 0.15 in FY2024 (+139.8%), 0.06 in FY2023 (-99.5%) and 13.31 in FY2022.
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q4 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payout Ratio has increased for 11 straight quarters, with growth averaging 31.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio over five years was Q4 2024 (growth of 139.8%); the worst was Q4 2023 (a decline of 99.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, GE's Payout Ratio in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.18 (Q2 2026), 0.18 (Q1 2026) and 0.17 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,722.87 Bn | 1,722.87 Bn | 9.10 Bn |
| 2 | General Electric | 345.20 Bn | 303.72 Bn | 5.02 Bn |
| 3 | Rtx | 269.97 Bn | 238.24 Bn | 5.81 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 137.94 Bn | 122.17 Bn | 2.44 Bn |
| 5 | Boeing | 136.62 Bn | 45.58 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 98.71 Bn | 83.95 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 88.13 Bn | 83.88 Bn | 1.00 Bn |
| 8 | Motorola Solutions | 86.35 Bn | 82.81 Bn | 1.77 Bn |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.53 Bn | 64.99 Bn | 2.35 Bn |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 72.26 Bn | 31.77 Bn | 2.02 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.14 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.06 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.07 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.07 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.31 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 2.03 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.76 |
API Access
General Electric Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=GE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=GE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();