General Electric (GE) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
General Electric (GE) posted Retained Earnings of -$4.9 billion for Q2 2026, down 10.3% sequentially from -$4.5 billion in Q1 2026, and down 22.96% YoY from -$6.4 billion in Q2 2025.
General Electric (GE) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
General Electric has reported Retained Earnings for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$4.9 billion in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 22.96% year-over-year to -$4.9 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$4.9 billion (down 22.96% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$4.8 billion, down 24.27% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings retreated to -$4.9 billion in Q2 2026 per GE's latest filing, from -$4.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $86.6 billion in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$4.9 billion in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of $36.6 billion and a median of $24.8 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Retained Earnings jumped 5145.45% in 2022, then sank 115.92% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at $83.0 billion in 2022, then rose by 4.3% to $86.6 billion in 2023, then plunged by 104.46% to -$3.9 billion in 2024, then dropped by 24.27% to -$4.8 billion in 2025, then declined by 3.13% to -$4.9 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered -$4.9 billion, -$4.5 billion, and -$4.8 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 363.78 Bn | 354.43 Bn | 6.95 Bn | 90.95 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 284.42 Bn | 276.11 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 58.02 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 168.66 Bn | 148.64 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 21.95 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 130.39 Bn | 126.60 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 15.76 Bn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 108.94 Bn | 108.38 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 5.11 Bn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 103.37 Bn | 99.03 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 45.50 Bn |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 78.41 Bn | 76.10 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 17.84 Bn |
| 8 | TransDigm | 68.59 Bn | 65.82 Bn | 1.63 Bn | -9.11 Bn |
| 9 | Axon Enterprise | 51.13 Bn | 50.45 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 1.14 Bn |
| 10 | L3Harris Technologies | 49.87 Bn | 48.35 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 4.72 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.95 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.86 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.41 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 86.55 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 85.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 84.96 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 82.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 82.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 82.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 83.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -5.08 Bn |