Analysis of Long-term (Investment) Activity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
Long-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
General Electric Co., long-term (investment) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | General Electric Co. net fixed asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | General Electric Co. total asset turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | General Electric Co. equity turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover
General Electric Co., net fixed asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales of equipment and services | 18,516) | 16,504) | 15,851) | 13,694) | 21,012) | 18,438) | 17,880) | 16,272) | 19,491) | 17,813) | 17,470) | 16,316) | 20,272) | 17,876) | 16,060) | 18,814) | 24,356) | 21,504) | 21,370) | 20,257) | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 12,494) | 12,203) | 12,374) | 12,170) | 14,478) | 14,295) | 14,790) | 15,036) | 15,609) | 15,873) | 16,169) | 16,296) | 44,662) | 44,830) | 45,504) | 45,979) | 46,186) | 45,856) | 53,803) | 54,281) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover1 | 5.17 | 5.50 | 5.58 | 5.84 | 5.08 | 5.04 | 4.83 | 4.73 | 4.55 | 4.53 | 4.45 | 4.33 | 1.63 | 1.72 | 1.77 | 1.87 | 1.89 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 7.30 | 7.23 | 7.04 | 6.72 | 6.31 | 5.85 | 5.72 | 5.68 | 5.70 | 5.65 | 5.44 | 4.85 | 4.92 | 5.08 | 5.47 | 5.69 | 6.12 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 5.04 | 5.17 | 5.10 | 4.91 | 4.70 | 4.62 | 4.36 | 4.18 | 3.99 | 3.84 | 3.59 | 3.32 | 3.15 | 3.34 | 3.53 | 3.84 | 3.93 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 5.45 | 5.74 | 5.63 | 5.39 | 5.08 | 5.03 | 5.65 | 5.55 | 5.43 | 5.74 | 5.55 | 4.98 | 4.66 | 4.79 | 4.97 | 5.47 | 5.55 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 6.57 | 6.77 | 6.75 | 6.67 | 6.59 | 6.80 | 6.50 | 6.38 | 6.41 | 6.45 | 6.25 | 6.08 | 6.02 | 6.31 | 6.61 | 7.10 | 6.12 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 6.48 | 6.64 | 6.59 | 6.57 | 6.48 | 6.54 | 6.45 | 6.27 | 6.18 | 6.28 | 6.15 | 5.88 | 5.86 | 6.13 | 6.48 | 6.96 | 6.89 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 8.07 | 8.41 | 8.46 | 8.33 | 8.27 | 8.48 | 8.48 | 8.70 | 8.83 | 9.05 | 9.17 | 9.15 | 9.07 | 9.44 | 9.44 | 9.25 | 9.07 | — | — | — | ||||||
| RTX Corp. | 4.38 | 4.37 | 4.61 | 4.53 | 4.42 | 4.50 | 4.43 | 4.37 | 4.30 | 4.39 | 4.25 | 4.10 | 3.78 | 4.05 | 4.35 | 5.61 | 6.04 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Net fixed asset turnover
= (Sales of equipment and servicesQ4 2023
+ Sales of equipment and servicesQ3 2023
+ Sales of equipment and servicesQ2 2023
+ Sales of equipment and servicesQ1 2023)
÷ Property, plant and equipment, net
= (18,516 + 16,504 + 15,851 + 13,694)
÷ 12,494 = 5.17
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | General Electric Co. net fixed asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Total Asset Turnover
General Electric Co., total asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales of equipment and services | 18,516) | 16,504) | 15,851) | 13,694) | 21,012) | 18,438) | 17,880) | 16,272) | 19,491) | 17,813) | 17,470) | 16,316) | 20,272) | 17,876) | 16,060) | 18,814) | 24,356) | 21,504) | 21,370) | 20,257) | ||||||
| Total assets | 163,045) | 156,662) | 163,006) | 164,472) | 187,788) | 180,877) | 185,540) | 191,961) | 198,874) | 237,133) | 237,559) | 245,164) | 253,452) | 254,315) | 256,487) | 262,021) | 266,048) | 263,009) | 312,109) | 315,082) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total asset turnover1 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.33 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.57 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.63 | 0.65 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.01 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.88 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.99 | 1.12 | 1.19 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.65 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.63 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1.29 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 1.21 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.26 | — | — | — | ||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.55 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Total asset turnover
= (Sales of equipment and servicesQ4 2023
+ Sales of equipment and servicesQ3 2023
+ Sales of equipment and servicesQ2 2023
+ Sales of equipment and servicesQ1 2023)
÷ Total assets
= (18,516 + 16,504 + 15,851 + 13,694)
÷ 163,045 = 0.40
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | General Electric Co. total asset turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Equity Turnover
General Electric Co., equity turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales of equipment and services | 18,516) | 16,504) | 15,851) | 13,694) | 21,012) | 18,438) | 17,880) | 16,272) | 19,491) | 17,813) | 17,470) | 16,316) | 20,272) | 17,876) | 16,060) | 18,814) | 24,356) | 21,504) | 21,370) | 20,257) | ||||||
| Total GE shareholders’ equity | 27,378) | 28,665) | 31,194) | 31,652) | 36,366) | 31,475) | 34,649) | 39,005) | 40,310) | 37,477) | 33,487) | 33,585) | 35,552) | 33,269) | 33,674) | 35,284) | 28,316) | 27,935) | 35,816) | 35,161) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity turnover1 | 2.36 | 2.34 | 2.21 | 2.24 | 2.02 | 2.29 | 2.06 | 1.82 | 1.76 | 1.92 | 2.15 | 2.10 | 2.05 | 2.32 | 2.40 | 2.44 | 3.09 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 3.28 | 3.10 | 3.39 | 3.24 | 3.57 | 3.45 | 3.26 | 2.92 | 2.92 | 2.74 | 2.57 | 2.43 | 2.55 | 2.73 | 3.17 | 3.38 | 3.48 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 3.85 | 3.12 | 3.11 | 3.13 | 3.13 | 3.12 | 2.84 | 2.88 | 2.83 | 2.97 | 2.94 | 2.58 | 2.46 | 2.54 | 2.81 | 3.19 | 3.14 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.26 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.18 | 1.20 | 1.27 | 1.35 | 1.47 | 1.33 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 2.31 | 2.11 | 2.09 | 2.13 | 2.12 | 1.97 | 1.96 | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.94 | 1.89 | 1.81 | 1.86 | 1.84 | 1.90 | 2.06 | 1.98 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 9.89 | 7.30 | 7.29 | 6.86 | 7.12 | 5.41 | 5.61 | 6.57 | 6.12 | 6.89 | 10.24 | 10.46 | 10.87 | 12.97 | 16.77 | 17.74 | 19.13 | — | — | — | ||||||
| RTX Corp. | 1.15 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.87 | 0.96 | 1.78 | 1.84 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Equity turnover
= (Sales of equipment and servicesQ4 2023
+ Sales of equipment and servicesQ3 2023
+ Sales of equipment and servicesQ2 2023
+ Sales of equipment and servicesQ1 2023)
÷ Total GE shareholders’ equity
= (18,516 + 16,504 + 15,851 + 13,694)
÷ 27,378 = 2.36
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | General Electric Co. equity turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |