Net Change in Cash
General Electric Net Change in Cash decreased by 766.4% to -$1.98B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 96.8%, from -$1.01B to -$1.98B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Net Change in Cash shows an upward trend with a -52.0% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on investments, debt repayment, or operations than it generated in cash.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total increase or decrease in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a...
Peer comparison
This is a universal accounting standard used to reconcile the cash flow statement to the balance sheet across all industries and global peers.
net_change_in_cashHistorical 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 | -$10.10B | $2.18B | -$9.34B | -$2.53B | $647.00M | -$854.00M | $4.97B | -$5.22B | $960.00M | $282.00M | $4.64B | $1.53B | -$6.34B | $1.63B | -$692.00M | -$1.01B | -$1.39B | $1.53B | -$229.00M | -$1.98B |
| QoQ Change | — | +121.6% | -528.5% | +72.9% | +125.5% | -232.0% | +682.3% | -205.0% | +118.4% | -70.6% | >999% | -67.0% | -513.4% | +125.6% | -142.6% | -45.7% | -37.9% | +210.1% | -115.0% | -766.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +106.4% | -139.2% | +153.3% | -106.0% | +48.4% | +133.0% | -6.7% | +129.4% | -760.6% | +476.2% | -114.9% | -165.7% | +78.1% | -5.8% | +66.9% | -96.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Electric's net change in cash?
- General Electric (GE) reported net change in cash of -$1.98B in Q1 2026.
- How has General Electric's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
- General Electric's net change in cash decreased by 96.8% year-over-year, from -$1.01B to -$1.98B.
- What is the long-term trend for General Electric's net change in cash?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), General Electric's net change in cash has grown at a -52.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$20.75B to -$1.10B.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total change in the company's cash balance after accounting for all spending, earning, and investment activities.