Net Change in Cash

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General Electric Net Change in Cash decreased by 115.0% to -$229.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 66.9%, from -$692.00M to -$229.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Net Change in Cash shows an upward trend with a -52.0% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOther
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2007
Last reportedQ4 2025

How to read this metric

An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on operations, investments, or debt/shareholder returns than it brought in. For mature tech firms, a decrease often signals aggressive capital expenditure or heavy share repurchases rather than operational weakness.

Detailed definition

The total change in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a specific reporting period. It is the...

Peer comparison

At large-cap technology peers, this figure is often highly influenced by the timing of multi-billion dollar acquisitions, the scale of data center infrastructure investment, and the pace of share buyback programs.

Metric ID: cf_net_change_in_cash

Historical Data

19 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25
Value-$10.10B$2.18B-$9.34B-$2.53B$647.00M-$854.00M$4.97B-$5.22B$960.00M$282.00M$4.64B$1.53B-$6.34B$1.63B-$692.00M-$1.01B-$1.39B$1.53B-$229.00M
QoQ Change+121.6%-528.5%+72.9%+125.5%-232.0%+682.3%-205.0%+118.4%-70.6%>999%-67.0%-513.4%+125.6%-142.6%-45.7%-37.9%+210.1%-115.0%
YoY Change+106.4%-139.2%+153.3%-106.0%+48.4%+133.0%-6.7%+129.4%-760.6%+476.2%-114.9%-165.7%+78.1%-5.8%+66.9%
Range-$10.10B$4.97B
CAGR-56.9%
Avg YoY Growth-7.2%
Median YoY Growth+48.4%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is General Electric's net change in cash?
General Electric (GE) reported net change in cash of -$229.00M in Q4 2025.
How has General Electric's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
General Electric's net change in cash increased by 66.9% year-over-year, from -$692.00M to -$229.00M.
What is the long-term trend for General Electric's net change in cash?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), General Electric's net change in cash has grown at a -52.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$20.75B to -$1.10B.
What does net change in cash mean?
The total amount of money a company gained or lost across all its activities during the year.

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