General Electric (GE) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026)
General Electric (GE) posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 1.04 billion for Q2 2026, down 2.2% from 1.06 billion a year earlier and down 0.6% from the prior quarter.
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General Electric (GE) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, General Electric's Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 1.05 billion, down 2.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, General Electric's Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 1.07 billion in FY2024 (-1.4%), 1.09 billion in FY2023 (-0.1%), 1.09 billion in FY2022 (-0.9%) and 1.1 billion in FY2021 (+0.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined in each of the last nine quarters, with an average decline of 2.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding (Entity) in the past five years was Q1 2024, with growth of 0.5%; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a decline of 2.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding (Entity) for the three prior quarters was 1.04 billion (Q1 2026), 1.05 billion (Q4 2025) and 1.05 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 1.35 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 790.37 Mn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 230.79 Mn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 400.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 270.56 Mn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 165.50 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 142.06 Mn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 316.94 Mn |
| 10 | TransDigm | 59.83 Bn | 47.91 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 55.28 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.10 Bn |
API Access
General Electric Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=GE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=GE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();