General Electric Operating Margin Growth & History (GE)

General Electric's operating margin was 18.57% for fiscal 2025.

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General Electric annual operating margin history

General Electric annual operating margin

Fiscal yearPeriod endedOperating marginChange (percentage points)
20252025-12-3118.57%+4.73 pp
20242024-12-3113.84%+3.31 pp
20232023-12-3110.53%+8.09 pp
20222022-12-312.44%+17.30 pp
20212021-12-31−14.86%−7.71 pp
20202020-12-31−7.16%−4.35 pp
20192019-12-31−2.81%+3.16 pp
20182018-12-31−5.97%−4.40 pp
20172017-12-31−1.57%+4.25 pp
20162016-12-31−5.81%−12.79 pp
20152015-12-316.97%−1.78 pp
20142014-12-318.76%+0.72 pp
20132013-12-318.04%−12.29 pp
20122012-12-3120.33%+1.56 pp
20112011-12-3118.76%+7.23 pp
20102010-12-3111.53%+1.43 pp
20092009-12-3110.11%−2.05 pp
20082008-12-3112.15%−2.92 pp
20072007-12-3115.07%—

General Electric operating margin trends

Over the last five fiscal years, General Electric's operating margin increased from −7.16% to 18.57%, a change of +25.72 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 18.65%.

About the metric

What operating margin means

Operating margin measures the percentage of revenue left after operating costs and expenses. It shows how much operating profit a company generates from each dollar of revenue.

Calculation and source

How operating margin is calculated

TickerStat calculates operating margin as SEC-reported operating income divided by SEC-reported revenue for the same fiscal period. Changes are shown in percentage points. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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