What is General Electric's life — investment contracts?

General Electric (GE) reported life — investment contracts of $0 in Q2 2026.

What does life — investment contracts mean?

This captures liabilities associated with financial products that do not transfer significant insurance risk but involve the management of policyholder funds. These contracts function similarly to deposit-taking activities where the company earns a spread between investment returns and credited interest. It represents a distinct category of financial obligation separate from traditional mortality-based insurance.

General Electric GE Life — Investment contracts

Other product segments

Structured settlement annuities

$625M-8.4%

Other contracts

$468M-20.8%

Long-term care

$0—

Similar metrics at other companies

CRBGLife Insurance — Liability for future policy benefits for certain participating contracts

$11M-8.3%

CNALife & Group — Contract with Customer, Liability

$0—

CRBGLife Insurance — Policyholder contract deposit

$10.53B+0.4%

SLQTLife — Technical development

$0—

WFCLife insurance

$19.73B-0.1%

FMNBPayment to Acquire Life Insurance Policy, Investing Activities

$0-100%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$13.3B+21.1%

Gross profit$4.1B+26.6%

Net income$2.4B+16.9%

EPS (diluted)$2.26+19.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$9.3B-14.0%

Total debt$17.4B+0.8%

Total equity$17.6B-7.8%

Total assets$127.67B+1.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$3.2B+42.3%

CapEx$335.0M+2.4%

Free cash flow$2.9B+49.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$368.38B+28.1%

Enterprise value$376.48B+28.1%

P/E41.1×+4.0×

P/S7.3×+0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin37.2%+2.1pp

Net margin17.7%-0.9pp

FCF margin16.6%+3.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity48.8%+7.7pp

Debt / equity1×+0.1×

Current ratio1×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by General Electric in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GuaranteedInterestContracts.

The official record: General Electric’s 10-Q, filed July 16, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is General Electric's life — investment contracts?: General Electric (GE) reported life — investment contracts of $0 in Q2 2026.
What does life — investment contracts mean?: This captures liabilities associated with financial products that do not transfer significant insurance risk but involve the management of policyholder funds. These contracts function similarly to deposit-taking activities where the company earns a spread between investment returns and credited interest. It represents a distinct category of financial obligation separate from traditional mortality-based insurance.