General Electric (GE) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)

General Electric's Return on Capital Employed history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 9.24% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 428.0% year-over-year to 9.24%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 9.24% (up 428.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 15.38%, down 1100.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed came in at 9.24% for Q1 2026 at General Electric, up from 10.48% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 2.65% in Q3 2023 to a low of 85.11% in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of 18.64% and a median of 13.52% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 4880 bps in 2022 and soared 7297 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
• General Electric's Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.35% in 2022, then plunged by 80 bps to 20.41% in 2023, then soared by 30 bps to 14.27% in 2024, then climbed by 27 bps to 10.48% in 2025, then climbed by 12 bps to 9.24% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 9.24%, 10.48%, and 12.23% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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