General Electric (GE) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

General Electric (GE) posted Research & Development of $440.0 million for Q1 2026, down 1.79% sequentially from $448.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 22.56% YoY from $359.0 million in Q1 2025.

General Electric (GE) Research & Development (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

General Electric (GE) has 7 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $440.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 22.56% year-over-year to $440.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.7 billion (up 20.87% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.6 billion, up 22.86% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development retreated to $440.0 million in Q1 2026 per GE's latest filing, from $448.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $448.0 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$461.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $313.4 million, with a median of $359.0 million recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development tumbled 319.09% in 2022 and soared 164.21% in 2023.
  • General Electric's Research & Development stood at -$461.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 164.21% to $296.0 million in 2023, then surged by 30.07% to $385.0 million in 2024, then gained by 16.36% to $448.0 million in 2025, then declined by 1.79% to $440.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GE's Research & Development at $440.0 million in Q1 2026, $448.0 million in Q4 2025, and $415.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn 903.00 Mn
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn 627.00 Mn
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 Bn -
4 Lockheed Martin 119.99 Bn 118.10 Bn 2.08 Bn -
5 Howmet Aerospace 107.26 Bn 104.82 Bn 854.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn -
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn -
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn 80.51 Mn
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 Bn -
10 General Electric 5.62 Bn -5.12 Bn 9.11 Bn 440.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 440.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 448.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 415.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 359.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 359.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 385.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 331.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 300.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 270.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 296.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 247.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 239.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 431.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -461.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 426.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 439.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 403.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -110.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 627.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 604.00 Mn