Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE)

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

GE Aerospace, consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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3 months ended: Jun 30, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Net income (loss) 2,356 1,920 2,551 2,154 2,021 1,972 1,890 1,843 1,268 1,565 1,591 334 40 7,478 2,238 (160) (772) (1,014) (3,843) 1,185 (1,135) (2,798)
Net (income) loss from discontinued operations activities 39 26 (89) 17 (21) (10) 6 (147) 54 178 (2) (173) 1,018 (1,257) 64 84 210 286 339 (602) 564 2,894
Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment 225 227 220 215 218 210 209 224 199 202 376 378 352 367 492 407 443 460 481 455 483 452
Amortization of intangible assets 88 85 87 88 93 89 89 89 84 88 158 149 159 140 244 237 236 1,025 278 271 288 301
Goodwill impairments 251
(Gains) losses on purchases and sales of business interests (1) (116) (39) 52 (24) (23) (4) (15) (115) 153 5 (3)
(Gains) losses on equity securities (98) 271 (331) (68) (66) (43) 4 (409) 361 (675) (661) 1,101 (376) (5,906) (2,024) 181 1,773 214 (621) (341) (398) (296)
Debt extinguishment costs 465 5,108 1,416
Principal pension plans cost (benefit) (146) (147) (167) (164) (163) (161) (162) (163) (154) (174) (274) (278) (285) (271) 163 137 132 143 660 661 671 658
Principal pension plans employer contributions (48) (49) (67) (49) (47) (48) (68) (48) (47) (47) (56) (52) (52) (52) (83) (83) (80) (79) (94) (78) (80) (74)
Other postretirement benefit plans, net (57) (79) (36) (61) (59) (74) (78) (66) (67) (88) (148) (153) (162) (181) (243) (276) (312) (329) (372) (275) (208) (289)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 406 252 390 344 388 283 395 198 125 244 421 138 332 271 (65) 21 316 204 37 2 (467) 142
Cash (paid) recovered during the year for income taxes (107) (34) (302) (184) (141) (112) (292) (133) (157) 248 (342) (285) (349) (172) (317) (331) (287) (192) (117) (211) (515) (322)
(Increase) decrease in current receivables 15 (709) (1,167) (113) (831) (326) (326) (702) (309) 261 (953) 94 (510) 536 (333) (1,344) (585) (749) (1,051) (68) (4) 946
(Increase) decrease in inventories, including deferred inventory costs (109) (534) (194) (393) (670) (724) (112) (215) (697) (504) 696 (418) (527) (1,275) 433 (428) (1,356) (990) 482 146 (608) (722)
(Increase) decrease in current contract assets (36) 68 (395) (51) (111) 46 (105) (162) (5) 160 508 95 386 294 699 454 (132) 442 533 191 342 (35)
Increase (decrease) in contract liabilities and current deferred income (44) (91) 473 209 114 270 307 373 363 23
Increase (decrease) in progress collections 226 55 665 (96) 137 132 248 (7) 150 140
Increase (decrease) in progress collections and current deferred income (legacy) 1,984 221 523 205 1,206 498 542 246 457 (188) (896) (425)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 188 668 495 3 789 706 128 133 253 174 (615) 416 179 (201) 686 661 1,371 75 165 (367) 549 (349)
Changes in operating working capital 240 (543) (123) (441) (572) 104 140 (580) (245) 254 1,620 408 51 (441) 2,691 (159) (160) (976) 586 (286) (617) (585)
Increase (decrease) in sales discounts and allowances (44) 1,000 8 107 367 80 (597) 433 4 (106)
Financial services derivatives net collateral/settlement 3 69 (68) (155) 288 (107) 413 (1,737)
All other operating activities 404 (1,061) (45) 598 330 (747) (218) 421 (468) (60) 534 438 (379) 124 970 1,216 (919) (107) (200) 637 (771) (983)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash from (used for) operating activities 863 (78) (366) 385 348 (419) (578) 217 (365) (114) 1,627 1,728 (748) (6,066) 2,269 1,396 1,070 193 5,919 881 220 (2,736)
Cash from (used for) operating activities 3,258 1,868 2,096 2,556 2,348 1,543 1,318 1,913 957 1,629 3,216 1,889 310 155 4,571 1,320 508 (535) 2,415 1,464 (351) (2,640)
Additions to property, plant and equipment and internal-use software (335) (331) (431) (307) (327) (208) (267) (266) (295) (204) (530) (402) (364) (299) (449) (327) (345) (363) (388) (325) (292) (356)
Dispositions of property, plant and equipment 45 13 47 51 15 10 12 15 49 38 12 15 55 7 50 87 42 30 39 23 71 34
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations 22,356
Proceeds from principal business dispositions (8) 433 74 15 1
Net payments for principal businesses purchased (1) (6) (254) (100) (9) (126) (32) (333) (30) (1,523) (27)
Sales of retained ownership interests 1,170 1,470 2,610 1,967 2,733 2,279 2,025 646 288 2,481 1,302 1,184 1,255 971 735
Net (purchases) dispositions of insurance investment securities 344 (351) (170) 234 262 99 (265) 267 176 (1,141) 254 141 175 (1,556) 313 167 (12) (1,344) (132) (47) (399) (712)
All other investing activities (1,041) (206) 1,104 (364) (310) (121) (291) (704) (885) (2,409) (116) (56) (133) 1,096 47 (16) (676) (81) (740) 486 346 1,145
Cash (used for) from investing activities (988) (875) 550 (392) (614) (320) 342 1,089 (881) (1,106) 1,587 2,399 1,679 1,273 607 184 1,490 (456) 20,796 1,392 670 847
Net increase (decrease) in borrowings, maturities of 90 days or less (20) 8 (8) 25 (1) 1 16 (14) (20) (4) (32) 1 (2) 3 17 47 (320) (31) (40) (319)
Newly issued debt, maturities longer than 90 days 1,985 1 1 9 8,202 3 6 44 314
Repayments and other debt reductions, maturities longer than 90 days (966) (60) (507) (51) (1,197) (56) (55) (117) (380) (236) (130) (640) (775) (1,815) (8,023) (1,136) (778) (1,268) (26,311) (104) (8,593) (1,513)
Dividends paid to shareholders (492) (381) (381) (383) (386) (302) (306) (308) (308) (86) (88) (151) (147) (203) (184) (161) (154) (140) (144) (139) (144) (148)
Redemption of preferred stock (2,795) (3,000)
Cash received (paid) for debt extinguishment costs 338 (5,475) (1,721)
Purchases of common stock for treasury (2,128) (2,399) (1,997) (1,844) (1,745) (1,965) (1,668) (1,536) (2,301) (322) (288) (313) (323) (309) (360) (318) (370) (20) (5) (82)
All other financing activities 45 9 51 (65) 97 39 (145) 501 84 553 130 72 120 87 (429) (377) (397) (98) (524) (221) 136 58
Cash used for financing activities (3,561) (2,831) (2,826) (366) (3,206) (2,284) (2,175) (1,459) (2,889) (105) (395) (3,831) (1,156) (5,230) (458) (1,986) (1,682) (1,459) (32,794) (494) (10,400) (1,608)
Cash from (used for) operating activities, discontinued operations (63) (45) 185 (55) (102) (34) (21) (405) (46) (635) (76) (65) 163 (413) (72) 103 42 (21) 17 877 870 680
Cash (used for) from investing activities, discontinued operations (66) (44) (246) (213) 79 3 (21) 402 (3,402) 1,911 98 55 (44) (3,069) 71 (117) 479 12 286 (1,060) (977) (646)
Cash from (used for) financing activities, discontinued operations 1 (99) 1 7 (7) 1,999 (1) 1 18 99 (1) 3
Cash from (used for) discontinued operations (129) (89) (61) (268) (23) (31) (42) (3) (3,447) 1,177 23 (3) 112 (1,483) (1) (15) 522 (9) 321 (84) (108) 37
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (11) (57) 12 105 84 (135) 85 (82) (61) 211 (172) 15 65 254 (357) (191) (75) (76) (99) 92 (130)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (1,431) (1,984) (229) 1,530 (1,390) (1,008) (692) 1,625 (6,342) 1,534 4,642 282 960 (5,220) 4,973 (854) 647 (2,534) (9,338) 2,179 (10,097) (3,494)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).


The financial trajectory from early 2021 through mid-2026 demonstrates a transition from significant volatility and structural reorganization toward sustained operational profitability and aggressive shareholder capital return. Initial periods were characterized by inconsistent net income and large-scale cash movements associated with discontinued operations, which eventually gave way to a stable regime of positive cash flow from operations.

Operating Performance and Cash Generation
A marked shift in operational efficiency is observed starting in 2023. Net income transitioned from frequent losses and high volatility in 2021-2022 to consistent quarterly profits, generally ranging between 1.2 billion and 2.5 billion USD from 2024 onward. Cash from operating activities followed a similar upward trajectory, evolving from erratic swings to a reliable quarterly baseline exceeding 1.5 billion USD. This suggests a strengthening of the core business model and improved cash conversion cycles.
Investment Strategy and Asset Management
Capital expenditures for property, plant, and equipment remained relatively stable, typically oscillating between 200 million and 500 million USD per quarter. A significant liquidity event occurred in December 2021, with a surge in cash from investing activities totaling over 20 billion USD, driven by proceeds from the sale of discontinued operations. Subsequent investing activities show a trend toward smaller, strategic business purchases and a reduction in the volatility of insurance investment security dispositions.
Financing and Capital Allocation
The financing strategy underwent a fundamental pivot. The early period was dominated by massive debt reductions, most notably in December 2021, where repayments exceeded 26 billion USD. In the latter half of the observed period, the focus shifted toward shareholder distributions. Dividends grew steadily from approximately 140 million USD per quarter to nearly 500 million USD. Simultaneously, treasury stock repurchases accelerated sharply starting in 2024, with quarterly outflows consistently exceeding 1.5 billion USD, and peaking above 2.3 billion USD in early 2026.
Working Capital and Liquidity Dynamics
Operating working capital exhibited significant fluctuations, particularly in the 2021-2022 period. Inventories and current receivables showed volatile trends, often creating short-term drags on cash flow. However, the introduction of progress collections and contract liabilities in later periods provided a more structured offset to working capital requirements. The overall liquidity position reflects a strategic balance between maintaining operational reserves and returning excess cash to equity holders.

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