What is General Electric's R&D?

General Electric (GE) reported R&D of $440M in Q1 2026.

How has General Electric's R&D changed year-over-year?

General Electric's R&D increased by 22.6% year-over-year, from $359M to $440M.

What is the long-term trend for General Electric's R&D?

Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), General Electric's R&D has grown at a -4.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.79B to $1.58B.

Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.

General Electric GE R&D

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$9M+12.5%

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$627M-1.6%

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$492M+18.3%

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$1.79M+106%

Nano Nuclear EnergyNNE

$5.66M-15.7%

BoeingBA

$903M+7.0%

Segments

By segment

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Commercial Engines & Services$349M+22.5%

Defense & Propulsion Technologies$86M+19.4%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$12.4B+24.7%

Gross profit$4.1B+26.6%

Net income$1.9B-3.7%

EPS (diluted)$1.81-1.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$11.0B-11.5%

Total debt$302.0M-98.5%

Total equity$18.1B-6.2%

Total assets$128.45B+3.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.8B+20.8%

CapEx$331.0M+59.1%

Free cash flow$1.5B+14.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$387.45B+51.8%

Enterprise value$376.77B+43.4%

P/E44.9×+8.4×

P/S8×+1.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin37.2%+2.1pp

Net margin17.9%+0.2pp

FCF margin15.4%+4.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity46.3%+17.8pp

Debt / equity0×-1.0×

Current ratio1×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by General Electric in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: General Electric’s 10-Q, filed April 21, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is General Electric's R&D?: General Electric (GE) reported R&D of $440M in Q1 2026.
How has General Electric's R&D changed year-over-year?: General Electric's R&D increased by 22.6% year-over-year, from $359M to $440M.
What is the long-term trend for General Electric's R&D?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), General Electric's R&D has grown at a -4.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.79B to $1.58B.
What does R&D mean?: Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.