Operating Cash Flow
General Electric Operating Cash Flow decreased by 20.1% to $1.82B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 20.8%, from $1.51B to $1.82B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 26.5% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $518.00M | $2.34B | $2.43B | -$556.00M | $550.00M | $1.42B | $4.50B | -$259.00M | $474.00M | $1.82B | $3.14B | $992.00M | $913.00M | $1.51B | $1.30B | $1.51B | $2.25B | $2.50B | $2.28B | $1.82B |
| QoQ Change | — | +351.9% | +3.9% | -122.9% | +198.9% | +158.7% | +216.2% | -105.8% | +283.0% | +284.6% | +72.3% | -68.4% | -8.0% | +65.2% | -14.0% | +16.3% | +48.8% | +11.4% | -8.8% | -20.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +6.2% | -39.2% | +85.0% | +53.4% | -13.8% | +28.1% | -30.2% | +483.0% | +92.6% | -17.3% | -58.7% | +52.1% | +146.0% | +65.8% | +75.9% | +20.8% |
Operating Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Electric's operating cash flow?
- General Electric (GE) reported operating cash flow of $1.82B in Q1 2026.
- How has General Electric's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- General Electric's operating cash flow increased by 20.8% year-over-year, from $1.51B to $1.82B.
- What is the long-term trend for General Electric's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), General Electric's operating cash flow has grown at a 26.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.33B to $8.54B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.