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General Electric Cash Flow Statement

Operating, investing, and financing cash movements

General Electric generated $8.9B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months. After $1.4B in capital expenditures, free cash flow was $7.5B. Free cash flow increased 0.8% year-over-year. Based on the Q1 2026 filing.

Net Cash From Operating (TTM)$8.9BNet Cash From Investing (TTM)$660.0MNet Cash From Financing (TTM)-$9.2BCapital Expenditures (TTM)$1.4BDepreciation And Amortization Cf (TTM)$880.0MNet Change In Cash (TTM)-$454.0M
Latest FilingQ1 2026
Report Date2026-04-21
Market Cap$315.96B
P/E Ratio36.61
ROE46.26%

Investing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired$9.0M$100.0M$254.0M$6.0M$0.0$0.0
Capital expenditures$267.0M$208.0M$327.0M$307.0M$431.0M$331.0M
Net cash used for investing activities from discontinued operations-$20.0M$3.0M$79.0M-$213.0M-$246.0M-$44.0M
Payment for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activity$292.0M$121.0M$309.0M$365.0M-$1.1B$206.0M
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment$12.0M$10.0M$15.0M$51.0M$47.0M$13.0M
Net cash from investing activities—-$317.0M-$535.0M-$606.0M—-$919.0M

Operating

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Change in accounts payable$128.0M$706.0M$789.0M$3.0M$495.0M$668.0M
Change in deferred revenue$307.0M$270.0M$114.0M$209.0M$473.0M-$91.0M
Change in inventories$112.0M$724.0M$670.0M$393.0M$194.0M$534.0M
Other working capital changes$221.0M$746.0M—-$597.0M—$1.1B
Change in receivables$326.0M$326.0M$831.0M$113.0M$1.2B$709.0M
Gain (Loss) on Investment in Cenovus Energy—$43.0M$66.0M$68.0M$331.0M-$271.0M
Depreciation and amortization$209.0M$210.0M$219.0M$214.0M$220.0M$227.0M
Change in Contract and Deferred Assets$105.0M-$46.0M$111.0M$51.0M$395.0M-$68.0M
Change in Progress Collections$248.0M$132.0M$137.0M—$665.0M$55.0M
Change in Sales Discounts and Allowances-$597.0M$80.0M$367.0M$107.0M$8.0M$1.0B
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations-$6.0M$10.0M$21.0M-$17.0M$89.0M-$26.0M
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Net)-$78.0M-$74.0M-$59.0M-$61.0M-$36.0M-$79.0M
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations-$6.0M$10.0M$21.0M-$17.0M$89.0M-$26.0M
Net cash from operating activities$1.3B$1.5B$2.2B$2.5B$2.3B$1.8B
Net income$1.9B$2.0B$2.0B$2.2B$2.6B$1.9B
Amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets$89.0M$89.0M$93.0M$88.0M$87.0M$85.0M
Cash Paid (Received) For Income Taxes, Net Of Discontinued Operations$292.0M$112.0M$141.0M$184.0M$302.0M$34.0M
Net cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations-$21.0M-$33.0M-$103.0M-$55.0M—-$44.0M
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Gain (Loss)—$43.0M$66.0M$68.0M$331.0M-$271.0M
Net income from discontinued operations-$6.0M$10.0M$21.0M-$17.0M$89.0M-$26.0M
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (Note 16)—$283.0M———$252.0M
Increase (Decrease) In Contract With Customer And Other Deferred Assets$105.0M-$46.0M$111.0M$51.0M$395.0M-$68.0M
Principal pension plans employer contributions—-$48.0M———-$49.0M
Other postretirement benefit plans (net)—-$74.0M———-$79.0M
Increase (decrease) in sales discounts and allowances (Note 14)-$597.0M$80.0M$367.0M$107.0M$8.0M$1.0B
Increase (decrease) in progress collections$248.0M$132.0M$137.0M—$665.0M$55.0M
Principal pension plans – net (Note 13)-$162.0M-$161.0M-$163.0M-$164.0M-$167.0M-$147.0M
Loss from Discontinued Operations-$6.0M$10.0M$21.0M-$17.0M$89.0M-$26.0M

Financing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Cash from (used for) financing activities – discontinued operations—$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0$0.0
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activity, Continuing Operation-$2.2B-$2.3B-$3.2B-$366.0M-$2.8B-$2.8B
Payments of Ordinary Dividends$306.0M$302.0M$386.0M$383.0M$381.0M$381.0M
Other, net—$39.0M$97.0M—$49.0M$9.0M
Repayments And Other Debt Reductions (Maturities Longer Than 90 Days)$55.0M$56.0M——$507.0M$60.0M
Net Cash from Financing Activities, Continuing Operations-$2.2B-$2.3B-$3.2B-$366.0M-$2.8B-$2.8B
Payment of Deferred Purchase Consideration—$39.0M$97.0M—$49.0M$9.0M
Noncontrolling interest transactions and other—$39.0M$97.0M—$49.0M$9.0M
Net cash from financing activities-$2.2B-$2.3B-$3.2B-$366.0M-$2.8B-$2.8B
Noncontrolling Interests Activity and Other—$39.0M$97.0M—$49.0M$9.0M
Repurchases of common stock$1.7B$2.0B$1.7B$1.8B$2.0B$2.4B

Free Cash Flow

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Free cash flow$1.0B$1.3B$1.9B$2.2B$1.9B$1.5B

Other

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash-$135.0M$84.0M$104.0M$1.0M$12.0M-$57.0M
Net increase (decrease) in cash-$692.0M-$1.0B-$1.4B—-$229.0M-$2.0B