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General Electric R&D Spending Growth & History (GE)
General Electric's r&d spending was $1.58B for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $1.58B | $294.0M | +22.86% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $1.29B | $275.0M | +27.20% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $1.01B | $203.0M | +25.12% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $808.0M | −$874.0M | −51.96% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $1.68B | −$883.0M | −34.42% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $2.56B | −$553.0M | −17.74% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $3.12B | −$297.0M | −8.70% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $3.42B | −$2.09B | −37.95% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $5.50B | $68.0M | +1.25% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $5.44B | $158.0M | +2.99% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $5.28B | $5.0M | +0.09% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $5.27B | −$188.0M | −3.44% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $5.46B | $941.0M | +20.82% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | $4.52B | −$81.0M | −1.76% |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $4.60B | $662.0M | +16.81% |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | $3.94B | $651.0M | +19.80% |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | $3.29B | $175.0M | +5.62% |
| 2008 | 2008-12-31 | $3.11B | — | — |
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $460.0M | $101.0M | +28.13% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $440.0M | $81.0M | +22.56% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $447.0M | $62.0M | +16.10% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $415.0M | $84.0M | +25.38% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $359.0M | $59.0M | +19.67% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $359.0M | $89.0M | +32.96% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $385.0M | $291.0M | +309.57% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $331.0M | $84.0M | +34.01% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $300.0M | $61.0M | +25.52% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $270.0M | −$161.0M | −37.35% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $94.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $247.0M | −$179.0M | −42.02% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $239.0M | −$200.0M | −45.56% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $431.0M | $28.0M | +6.95% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $426.0M | −$201.0M | −32.06% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $439.0M | −$165.0M | −27.32% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | $403.0M | −$158.0M | −28.16% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $627.0M | $32.0M | +5.38% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $604.0M | −$7.0M | −1.15% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $561.0M | −$162.0M | −22.41% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $636.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $595.0M | — | — |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $611.0M | — | — |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $723.0M | — | — |
General Electric r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, General Electric's r&d spending decreased from $2.56B to $1.58B, a change of −$985.0M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $460.0M.
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What research and development spending means
Research and development (R&D) spending covers the costs of creating and improving products, services, software, technologies, and processes. Higher R&D spending may support future innovation, but the amount alone does not show whether those investments will generate returns.
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SEC-reported R&D expense
TickerStat standardizes research and development expense reported in company SEC filings, including the software-specific US-GAAP R&D concept when it is the filer’s primary R&D expense line. It is historical company-reported spending, not an estimate or forecast. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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