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General Electric (GE) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

General Electric (GE) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 18 consecutive years, with 0.24% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 8.0% year-over-year to 0.24%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.24%, up 8.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.28%, 19.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.24% for Q1 2026 at General Electric, up from 0.27% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 204.11% in Q2 2024, with the low at 3.44% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 11.2% across 5 years, with a median of 0.35% in 2024.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Invested Capital skyrocketed 20388bps in 2024 before it crashed -20526bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.21% in 2022, then tumbled by -188bps to 0.6% in 2023, then soared by 42bps to 0.35% in 2024, then grew by 23bps to 0.27% in 2025, then grew by 11bps to 0.24% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Return on Invested Capital were 0.24% in Q1 2026, 0.27% in Q4 2025, and 0.87% in Q3 2025.