Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Operating
Pension Expense
General Electric Pension Expense decreased by 1.8% to -$167.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 3.1%, from -$162.00M to -$167.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Pension Expense shows a downward trend with a -29.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryEfficiency
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
This is an add-back to net income; it does not represent actual cash funding of pension plans.
Detailed definition
Represents the non-cash portion of pension and postretirement benefit costs, such as amortization of actuarial gains or...
Peer comparison
Common in mature industrial companies with legacy defined-benefit pension plans.
Metric ID:
cf_pension_and_postretirement_expenseHistorical Data
19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $671.00M | $661.00M | $660.00M | $143.00M | $132.00M | $137.00M | $163.00M | -$271.00M | -$285.00M | -$278.00M | -$274.00M | -$256.00M | -$72.00M | -$163.00M | -$162.00M | -$161.00M | -$163.00M | -$164.00M | -$167.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.5% | -0.2% | -78.3% | -7.7% | +3.8% | +19.0% | -266.3% | -5.2% | +2.5% | +1.4% | +6.6% | +71.9% | -126.4% | +0.6% | +0.6% | -1.2% | -0.6% | -1.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -80.3% | -79.3% | -75.3% | -289.5% | -315.9% | -302.9% | -268.1% | +5.5% | +74.7% | +41.4% | +40.9% | +37.1% | -126.4% | -0.6% | -3.1% |
Range-$285.00M – $671.00M
CAGR-26.6%
Avg YoY Growth-89.5%
Median YoY Growth-75.3%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Electric's pension expense?
- General Electric (GE) reported pension expense of -$167.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has General Electric's pension expense changed year-over-year?
- General Electric's pension expense decreased by 3.1% year-over-year, from -$162.00M to -$167.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for General Electric's pension expense?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), General Electric's pension expense has grown at a -29.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.65B to -$655.00M.
- What does pension expense mean?
- Non-cash accounting adjustments related to employee retirement benefit plans.