Operating
Principal pension plans – net (Note 13)
General Electric Principal pension plans – net (Note 13) increased by 12.0% to -$147.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.7%, from -$161.00M to -$147.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Principal pension plans – net (Note 13) shows a downward trend with a 29.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryEfficiency
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2016
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 21, 2026
How to read this metric
A net reversal indicates that accounting expenses exceeded actual cash funding, whereas a net funding requirement indicates cash outflows for employee benefits.
Detailed definition
This metric adjusts net income for the non-cash portion of pension costs, including service costs and interest on pensio...
Peer comparison
Common for legacy industrial companies with defined benefit plans; comparable across heavy industry peers.
Metric ID:
operating_pension_expense_reversal_of_expense_noncashHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '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 | $671.00M | $661.00M | $94.00M | $86.00M | $89.00M | $36.00M | -$271.00M | -$109.00M | -$190.00M | -$185.00M | -$174.00M | -$154.00M | -$163.00M | -$162.00M | -$161.00M | -$163.00M | -$164.00M | -$167.00M | -$147.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.5% | -85.8% | -8.5% | +3.5% | -59.6% | -852.8% | +59.8% | -74.3% | +2.6% | +5.9% | +11.5% | -5.8% | +0.6% | +0.6% | -1.2% | -0.6% | -1.8% | +12.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -87.2% | -86.5% | — | -388.3% | -226.7% | -313.5% | -613.9% | +35.8% | -41.3% | +14.2% | +12.4% | +7.5% | -5.8% | -0.6% | -3.1% | +8.7% |
Range-$271.00M – $671.00M
CAGR-28.6%
Avg YoY Growth-112.6%
Median YoY Growth-5.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Electric's principal pension plans – net (note 13)?
- General Electric (GE) reported principal pension plans – net (note 13) of -$147.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has General Electric's principal pension plans – net (note 13) changed year-over-year?
- General Electric's principal pension plans – net (note 13) increased by 8.7% year-over-year, from -$161.00M to -$147.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for General Electric's principal pension plans – net (note 13)?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), General Electric's principal pension plans – net (note 13) has grown at a 29.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $305.00M to -$655.00M.
- What does principal pension plans – net (note 13) mean?
- Adjustment to remove non-cash pension accounting expenses from net income.