Business Segments · Goodwill

Corporate Items And Eliminations — Goodwill

General Electric Corporate Items And Eliminations — Goodwill decreased by 0.6% to $9.00B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.5%, from $8.70B to $9.00B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Corporate Items And Eliminations — Goodwill shows a downward trend with a -18.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toGoodwill

How to read this metric

An increase may indicate recent corporate-level acquisitions, while a decrease suggests impairment charges or write-downs.

Detailed definition

Represents the total carrying value of goodwill allocated to the corporate segment or remaining after intercompany elimi...

Peer comparison

Common in large conglomerates; peers often report this as 'Corporate Goodwill' or 'Unallocated Goodwill'.

Metric ID: ge_segment_corporate_items_and_eliminations_goodwill

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$25.49B$25.33B$13.30B$26.05B$25.79B$25.28B$8.84B$13.11B$13.35B$13.18B$8.95B$13.30B$8.86B$8.75B$8.54B$8.70B$9.01B$9.04B$9.06B$9.00B
QoQ Change-0.6%-47.5%+95.8%-1.0%-2.0%-65.0%+48.4%+1.8%-1.3%-32.1%+48.7%-33.4%-1.2%-2.5%+1.9%+3.6%+0.4%+0.2%-0.6%
YoY Change+1.2%-0.2%-33.6%-49.7%-48.3%-47.9%+1.3%+1.5%-33.6%-33.6%-4.6%-34.6%+1.7%+3.3%+6.1%+3.5%
Range$8.54B$26.05B
CAGR-19.7%
Avg YoY Growth-16.7%
Median YoY Growth-2.4%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is General Electric's corporate items and eliminations — goodwill?
General Electric (GE) reported corporate items and eliminations — goodwill of $9.00B in Q1 2026.
How has General Electric's corporate items and eliminations — goodwill changed year-over-year?
General Electric's corporate items and eliminations — goodwill increased by 3.5% year-over-year, from $8.70B to $9.00B.
What is the long-term trend for General Electric's corporate items and eliminations — goodwill?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), General Electric's corporate items and eliminations — goodwill has grown at a -18.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $25.52B to $9.06B.
What does corporate items and eliminations — goodwill mean?
The total value of goodwill held at the corporate level after accounting adjustments.