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General Electric Company return on equity (ROE)

General Electric Company's return on equity is 52.63%: net income of 9.22B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 17.52B USD.

Today
52.63%
Average, 5 years
24.51%
Low, 5 years
-18.39%
High, 5 years
52.63%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 9.22B ÷ 17.52B = 52.63%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is General Electric Company's return on equity so high?

Net margin
19.0%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.35×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
6.97×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
46.6%
FY2025
  • FY202519.0% × 0.35 × 6.97 = 46.6%
  • FY202416.9% × 0.31 × 6.50 = 33.9%
  • FY202326.8% × 0.20 × 6.43 = 34.6%
  • FY20221.2% × 0.15 × 5.60 = 1.0%
  • FY2021-11.2% × 0.28 × 4.93 = -15.7%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)
Today52.63%
FY202531 Dec 202546.02%
FY202431 Dec 202434.42%
FY202331 Dec 202334.60%
FY202231 Dec 2022-2.36%
FY202131 Dec 2021-8.27%
FY202031 Dec 202015.60%
FY201931 Dec 2019-17.35%
FY201831 Dec 2018-72.44%
FY201731 Dec 2017-10.33%
FY201631 Dec 20164.84%
FY201531 Dec 2015-6.23%
FY201431 Dec 201411.89%
FY201331 Dec 201310.00%
FY201231 Dec 201211.09%
FY201131 Dec 201112.15%
FY201031 Dec 201011.06%
FY200931 Dec 20099.50%
FY200831 Dec 200817.84%
FY200731 Dec 200720.23%
FY200631 Dec 200617.22%
FY200531 Dec 200517.07%
FY200431 Dec 200415.56%
FY200331 Dec 200319.69%
FY200231 Dec 200223.75%
FY200131 Dec 200124.96%
FY200031 Dec 200025.22%
FY199931 Dec 199925.18%
FY199831 Dec 199823.91%
FY199731 Dec 199723.82%
FY199631 Dec 199623.39%
FY199531 Dec 199522.20%
FY199431 Dec 199417.91%
FY199331 Dec 19935.72%
FY199231 Dec 19925.72%
FY199131 Dec 199120.45%
FY199031 Dec 199019.85%
FY198931 Dec 198918.86%
FY198831 Dec 198818.34%
FY198731 Dec 198712.86%
FY198631 Dec 198616.49%
FY198531 Dec 198516.80%

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about General Electric Company's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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