General Electric Total Operating Expenses increased by 5.2% to $10.47B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 599.2%, from $1.50B to $10.47B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Total Operating Expenses shows a downward trend with a -17.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Rising expenses without a corresponding rise in revenue can indicate operational bloat or aggressive expansion efforts.
The sum of all costs required to run the business that are not directly tied to production, including R&D and SG&A. It r...
Investors compare this to revenue to assess the 'operating leverage' of a business model.
is_total_operating_expenses| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
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| Value | $20.02B | $18.34B | $24.84B | $17.64B | $17.68B | $19.33B | $21.72B | $14.08B | $16.00B | $16.37B | $18.44B | $15.30B | $7.58B | $8.97B | $1.50B | $7.99B | $8.93B | $9.95B | $10.47B |
| QoQ Change | — | -8.4% | +35.4% | -29.0% | +0.2% | +9.4% | +12.4% | -35.2% | +13.7% | +2.3% | +12.6% | -17.1% | -50.4% | +18.3% | -83.3% | +433.9% | +11.8% | +11.4% | +5.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -11.7% | +5.4% | -12.5% | -20.2% | -9.5% | -15.3% | -15.1% | +8.7% | -52.6% | -45.2% | -91.9% | -47.7% | +17.8% | +10.9% | +599.2% |
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