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CapEx
General Electric CapEx decreased by 23.2% to $331.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 59.1%, from $208.00M to $331.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows relatively stable performance with a 0.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
cf_capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $267.00M | $296.00M | $355.00M | $340.00M | $320.00M | $297.00M | $414.00M | $279.00M | $384.00M | $402.00M | $530.00M | $421.00M | $78.00M | $266.00M | $267.00M | $208.00M | $327.00M | $307.00M | $431.00M | $331.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +10.9% | +19.9% | -4.2% | -5.9% | -7.2% | +39.4% | -32.6% | +37.6% | +4.7% | +31.8% | -20.6% | -81.5% | +241.0% | +0.4% | -22.1% | +57.2% | -6.1% | +40.4% | -23.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +19.9% | +0.3% | +16.6% | -17.9% | +20.0% | +35.4% | +28.0% | +50.9% | -79.7% | -33.8% | -49.6% | -50.6% | +319.2% | +15.4% | +61.4% | +59.1% |
Range$78.00M – $530.00M
CAGR+4.6%
Avg YoY Growth+24.7%
Median YoY Growth+18.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Electric's capex?
- General Electric (GE) reported capex of $331.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has General Electric's capex changed year-over-year?
- General Electric's capex increased by 59.1% year-over-year, from $208.00M to $331.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for General Electric's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), General Electric's capex has grown at a 0.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.25B to $1.27B.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.