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: 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) 2,551 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 (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 220 215 218 210 209 224 199 202 376 378 352 367 492 407 443 460 481 455 483 452
Amortization of intangible assets 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 (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) (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 (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 (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 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 (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 (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 (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 (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 473 209 114 270 307 373 363 23
Increase (decrease) in progress collections 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 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 (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 discount and allowances 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 (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 (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 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 (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 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 (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 (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 1,104 (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 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 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 (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 (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 (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 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 (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 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 (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 (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 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 (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-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 information reveals significant fluctuations in cash flow patterns over the observed period, spanning from March 2021 to December 2025. Net income demonstrates a volatile trajectory, beginning with substantial losses in the initial periods, transitioning to profitability in late 2021, and then exhibiting considerable variability with peaks in 2023 and 2024. Discontinued operations contribute to this volatility, with both income and loss entries throughout the period, notably impacting overall net income.

Operating Activities
Cash generated from operating activities shows a marked improvement starting in late 2021, peaking in December 2022 and remaining robust through 2023 and 2024. However, a decline is observed in the final periods. Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flow from operations are substantial and fluctuate significantly, driven by changes in working capital components. Specifically, receivables, inventories, and contract assets exhibit considerable movement, impacting cash flow. Changes in operating working capital demonstrate a large increase in cash in 2021 and 2022, followed by a decrease in 2023 and 2024.
Investing Activities
Investing activities are characterized by significant volatility, largely influenced by sales of retained ownership interests and net payments for principal business purchases. A substantial inflow from sales of retained ownership interests is evident in 2022, 2023, and 2024. Additions to property, plant, and equipment remain relatively consistent, while dispositions fluctuate. Discontinued operations also contribute to the variability in investing cash flows.
Financing Activities
Financing activities demonstrate a consistent pattern of cash outflow, primarily driven by repayments of debt and purchases of common stock. Repayments of debt, particularly those with maturities longer than 90 days, represent a major cash drain. Dividend payments also contribute to the outflow. A significant outflow is observed in 2021 related to debt extinguishment costs. Redemption of preferred stock also impacts cash flow in certain periods. Discontinued operations contribute to financing cash flows, though with varying impact.

Pension plan costs and contributions consistently represent cash outflows, with principal pension plan costs (benefit) generally exceeding employer contributions. Other postretirement benefit plans also contribute to ongoing cash outflows. Provision for income taxes fluctuates, sometimes resulting in a cash outflow and other times a benefit. Currency exchange rate changes have a moderate impact on cash position, with both positive and negative effects observed throughout the period.

Overall, the period demonstrates a complex cash flow profile. While operating activities have generally improved, significant cash outflows from financing and, at times, investing activities have shaped the overall cash position. The substantial fluctuations in net income, coupled with the variability in working capital and investment/financing decisions, contribute to the dynamic cash flow patterns observed.