Business Segments · Goodwill
Healthcare — Goodwill
General Electric Healthcare — 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), Healthcare — Goodwill shows a downward trend with a -18.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toGoodwill
How to read this metric
A rising balance suggests recent acquisition activity, while a sudden decrease may signal an impairment charge due to underperforming assets.
Detailed definition
This represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in business com...
Peer comparison
Standard line item in segment-level balance sheet disclosures for companies with active M&A programs.
Metric ID:
ge_segment_healthcare_segment_goodwillHistorical Data
24 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | 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 | $25.49B | $11.89B | $25.33B | $11.88B | $13.30B | $12.88B | $26.05B | $12.84B | $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 | — | -53.3% | +113.0% | -53.1% | +12.0% | -3.2% | +102.2% | -50.7% | +100.9% | -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-16.6%
Avg YoY Growth-16.7%
Median YoY Growth-2.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Electric's healthcare — goodwill?
- General Electric (GE) reported healthcare — goodwill of $9.00B in Q1 2026.
- How has General Electric's healthcare — goodwill changed year-over-year?
- General Electric's healthcare — goodwill increased by 3.5% year-over-year, from $8.70B to $9.00B.
- What is the long-term trend for General Electric's healthcare — goodwill?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), General Electric's healthcare — goodwill has grown at a -18.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $25.52B to $9.06B.
- What does healthcare — goodwill mean?
- The premium paid over the fair value of net assets for healthcare business acquisitions.