GE General Electric margins

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Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 94
Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 52
Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 25
Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 76
Gross margin
35.4%
Operating margin
18.5%
EBITDA margin
24.7%
Net margin
17.7%

Current General Electric reports a gross margin of 35.4%, an operating margin of 18.5%, an EBITDA margin of 24.7%, and a net margin of 17.7%. Operating margin increased the most, by 1.9 percentage points, while gross margin fell the most, by 2.5 percentage points.

GE margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, General Electric's margins averaged 37.89% gross, 16.13% operating, 27.97% EBITDA, and 20.12% net. Currently, operating margin is above its three-year average, while gross, EBITDA, and net margins are below their three-year averages.

GE margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

General Electric's operating margin expanded by 1.9 percentage points, but gross margin contracted by 2.5 percentage points, EBITDA margin by 1.9 percentage points, and net margin by 0.9 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion
-2.5pp
Operating margin expansion
1.9pp
EBITDA margin expansion
-1.9pp
Net margin expansion
-0.9pp

GE Gross margin

Over the last 3 years, General Electric's gross margin averaged 37.89%. Right now, General Electric's current gross margin is 35.4%, which is 2.5 percentage points below its three-year average. During this period, gross margin reached a high of 53.1% in Sep 2023 and a low of 35% in Mar 2024.

GE Operating margin

Over the last 3 years, General Electric recorded an average operating margin of 16.13%. General Electric's current operating margin is 18.5% and is 2.4 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest operating margin for General Electric was 27% in Sep 2023, while the lowest was 10.7% in Dec 2023.

GE EBITDA margin

General Electric's EBITDA margin averaged 27.97% over the last 3 years. Compared with its three-year average, General Electric's current EBITDA margin is 24.7% and is 3.3 percentage points below its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, General Electric's EBITDA margin peaked at 55.5% in Sep 2023 and reached a low of 17.9% in Mar 2024.

GE Net margin

General Electric recorded an average net margin of 20.12% across the last 3 years. General Electric currently reports a net margin of 17.7%, 2.4 percentage points below its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, General Electric's net margin peaked at 49.4% in Sep 2023 and reached a low of 9.6% in Mar 2024.

GE margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

General Electric's gross margin of 35.4% is higher than the Industrials sector and the industry average but lower than its peers average. Looking at the Industrials sector average of 32.9%, General Electric's gross margin is 8% higher.

GE margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is General Electric's gross margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, GE has a gross margin of 35.4%.

What is General Electric's operating margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, GE has an operating margin of 18.5%.

What is General Electric's EBITDA margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, GE has an EBITDA margin of 24.7%.

What is General Electric's net margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, GE has a net margin of 17.7%.

What are the average margins of GE?

Over the past 3 years, GE reported average margins of 37.9% gross, 16.1% operating, 28.0% EBITDA, and 20.1% net.

What are the highest historical margins of GE?

Looking back across 5 years, GE reached 53.1% gross in Sep 2023, 27% operating in Sep 2023, 55.5% EBITDA in Sep 2023, and 49.4% net in Sep 2023.

What are the lowest historical margins of GE?

Over the last 5 years, General Electric's lowest margins were 18.7% gross in Sep 2022, -4% operating in Sep 2022, -5.2% EBITDA in Dec 2021, and -12.6% net in Sep 2022.