What is General Electric's share buybacks?

General Electric (GE) reported share buybacks of $2.4B in Q1 2026.

How has General Electric's share buybacks changed year-over-year?

General Electric's share buybacks increased by 22.1% year-over-year, from $1.97B to $2.4B.

What is the long-term trend for General Electric's share buybacks?

Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), General Electric's share buybacks has grown at a 93.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.05B to $7.55B.

What does share buybacks mean?

Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.

General Electric GE Share Buybacks

Share Buybacks at other companies

Howmet AerospaceHWM

$300M+140%

Raytheon TechnologiesRTX

$0-100%

Honeywell InternationalHON

$1B-47.4%

WoodwardWWD

$225.91M+413%

General DynamicsGD

$217M-63.8%

StandardAeroSARO

——

Other financials

Income statement

See full

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

See full

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

See full

Operating cash flow$1.8B+20.8%

CapEx$331.0M+59.1%

Free cash flow$1.5B+14.7%

Valuation

See full

Market cap$387.45B+51.8%

Enterprise value$376.77B+43.4%

P/E44.9×+8.4×

P/S8×+1.6×

Profitability

See full

Gross margin37.2%+2.1pp

Net margin17.9%+0.2pp

FCF margin15.4%+4.9pp

Returns & leverage

See full

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:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

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

Ask your AI about General Electric's share buybacks.

Connect your AI assistant and compare it to peers, right in your chat.

Connect your AI

Claude

Questions, answered.

What is General Electric's share buybacks?: General Electric (GE) reported share buybacks of $2.4B in Q1 2026.
How has General Electric's share buybacks changed year-over-year?: General Electric's share buybacks increased by 22.1% year-over-year, from $1.97B to $2.4B.
What is the long-term trend for General Electric's share buybacks?: Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), General Electric's share buybacks has grown at a 93.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.05B to $7.55B.
What does share buybacks mean?: Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.