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GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE)

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

GE Aerospace, consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 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
Net income (loss) 1,920 2,551 2,154 2,021 1,972 1,890 1,843 1,268 1,565 1,591 334 40 7,478 2,238 (160) (772) (1,014) (3,843) 1,185 (1,135) (2,798)
Net (income) loss from discontinued operations activities 26 (89) 17 (21) (10) 6 (147) 54 178 (2) (173) 1,018 (1,257) 64 84 210 286 339 (602) 564 2,894
Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment 227 220 215 218 210 209 224 199 202 376 378 352 367 492 407 443 460 481 455 483 452
Amortization of intangible assets 85 87 88 93 89 89 89 84 88 158 149 159 140 244 237 236 1,025 278 271 288 301
Goodwill impairments 251
(Gains) losses on purchases and sales of business interests (1) (116) (39) 52 (24) (23) (4) (15) (115) 153 5 (3)
(Gains) losses on equity securities 271 (331) (68) (66) (43) 4 (409) 361 (675) (661) 1,101 (376) (5,906) (2,024) 181 1,773 214 (621) (341) (398) (296)
Debt extinguishment costs 465 5,108 1,416
Principal pension plans cost (benefit) (147) (167) (164) (163) (161) (162) (163) (154) (174) (274) (278) (285) (271) 163 137 132 143 660 661 671 658
Principal pension plans employer contributions (49) (67) (49) (47) (48) (68) (48) (47) (47) (56) (52) (52) (52) (83) (83) (80) (79) (94) (78) (80) (74)
Other postretirement benefit plans, net (79) (36) (61) (59) (74) (78) (66) (67) (88) (148) (153) (162) (181) (243) (276) (312) (329) (372) (275) (208) (289)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 252 390 344 388 283 395 198 125 244 421 138 332 271 (65) 21 316 204 37 2 (467) 142
Cash (paid) recovered during the year for income taxes (34) (302) (184) (141) (112) (292) (133) (157) 248 (342) (285) (349) (172) (317) (331) (287) (192) (117) (211) (515) (322)
(Increase) decrease in current receivables (709) (1,167) (113) (831) (326) (326) (702) (309) 261 (953) 94 (510) 536 (333) (1,344) (585) (749) (1,051) (68) (4) 946
(Increase) decrease in inventories, including deferred inventory costs (534) (194) (393) (670) (724) (112) (215) (697) (504) 696 (418) (527) (1,275) 433 (428) (1,356) (990) 482 146 (608) (722)
(Increase) decrease in current contract assets 68 (395) (51) (111) 46 (105) (162) (5) 160 508 95 386 294 699 454 (132) 442 533 191 342 (35)
Increase (decrease) in contract liabilities and current deferred income (91) 473 209 114 270 307 373 363 23
Increase (decrease) in progress collections 55 665 (96) 137 132 248 (7) 150 140
Increase (decrease) in progress collections and current deferred income (legacy) 1,984 221 523 205 1,206 498 542 246 457 (188) (896) (425)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 668 495 3 789 706 128 133 253 174 (615) 416 179 (201) 686 661 1,371 75 165 (367) 549 (349)
Changes in operating working capital (543) (123) (441) (572) 104 140 (580) (245) 254 1,620 408 51 (441) 2,691 (159) (160) (976) 586 (286) (617) (585)
Increase (decrease) in sales discounts and allowances 1,000 8 107 367 80 (597) 433 4 (106)
Financial services derivatives net collateral/settlement 3 69 (68) (155) 288 (107) 413 (1,737)
All other operating activities (1,061) (45) 598 330 (747) (218) 421 (468) (60) 534 438 (379) 124 970 1,216 (919) (107) (200) 637 (771) (983)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash from (used for) operating activities (78) (366) 385 348 (419) (578) 217 (365) (114) 1,627 1,728 (748) (6,066) 2,269 1,396 1,070 193 5,919 881 220 (2,736)
Cash from (used for) operating activities 1,868 2,096 2,556 2,348 1,543 1,318 1,913 957 1,629 3,216 1,889 310 155 4,571 1,320 508 (535) 2,415 1,464 (351) (2,640)
Additions to property, plant and equipment and internal-use software (331) (431) (307) (327) (208) (267) (266) (295) (204) (530) (402) (364) (299) (449) (327) (345) (363) (388) (325) (292) (356)
Dispositions of property, plant and equipment 13 47 51 15 10 12 15 49 38 12 15 55 7 50 87 42 30 39 23 71 34
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations 22,356
Proceeds from principal business dispositions (8) 433 74 15 1
Net payments for principal businesses purchased (6) (254) (100) (9) (126) (32) (333) (30) (1,523) (27)
Sales of retained ownership interests 1,170 1,470 2,610 1,967 2,733 2,279 2,025 646 288 2,481 1,302 1,184 1,255 971 735
Net (purchases) dispositions of insurance investment securities (351) (170) 234 262 99 (265) 267 176 (1,141) 254 141 175 (1,556) 313 167 (12) (1,344) (132) (47) (399) (712)
All other investing activities (206) 1,104 (364) (310) (121) (291) (704) (885) (2,409) (116) (56) (133) 1,096 47 (16) (676) (81) (740) 486 346 1,145
Cash (used for) from investing activities (875) 550 (392) (614) (320) 342 1,089 (881) (1,106) 1,587 2,399 1,679 1,273 607 184 1,490 (456) 20,796 1,392 670 847
Net increase (decrease) in borrowings, maturities of 90 days or less 8 (8) 25 (1) 1 16 (14) (20) (4) (32) 1 (2) 3 17 47 (320) (31) (40) (319)
Newly issued debt, maturities longer than 90 days 1,985 1 1 9 8,202 3 6 44 314
Repayments and other debt reductions, maturities longer than 90 days (60) (507) (51) (1,197) (56) (55) (117) (380) (236) (130) (640) (775) (1,815) (8,023) (1,136) (778) (1,268) (26,311) (104) (8,593) (1,513)
Dividends paid to shareholders (381) (381) (383) (386) (302) (306) (308) (308) (86) (88) (151) (147) (203) (184) (161) (154) (140) (144) (139) (144) (148)
Redemption of preferred stock (2,795) (3,000)
Cash received (paid) for debt extinguishment costs 338 (5,475) (1,721)
Purchases of common stock for treasury (2,399) (1,997) (1,844) (1,745) (1,965) (1,668) (1,536) (2,301) (322) (288) (313) (323) (309) (360) (318) (370) (20) (5) (82)
All other financing activities 9 51 (65) 97 39 (145) 501 84 553 130 72 120 87 (429) (377) (397) (98) (524) (221) 136 58
Cash used for financing activities (2,831) (2,826) (366) (3,206) (2,284) (2,175) (1,459) (2,889) (105) (395) (3,831) (1,156) (5,230) (458) (1,986) (1,682) (1,459) (32,794) (494) (10,400) (1,608)
Cash from (used for) operating activities, discontinued operations (45) 185 (55) (102) (34) (21) (405) (46) (635) (76) (65) 163 (413) (72) 103 42 (21) 17 877 870 680
Cash (used for) from investing activities, discontinued operations (44) (246) (213) 79 3 (21) 402 (3,402) 1,911 98 55 (44) (3,069) 71 (117) 479 12 286 (1,060) (977) (646)
Cash from (used for) financing activities, discontinued operations 1 (99) 1 7 (7) 1,999 (1) 1 18 99 (1) 3
Cash from (used for) discontinued operations (89) (61) (268) (23) (31) (42) (3) (3,447) 1,177 23 (3) 112 (1,483) (1) (15) 522 (9) 321 (84) (108) 37
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (57) 12 105 84 (135) 85 (82) (61) 211 (172) 15 65 254 (357) (191) (75) (76) (99) 92 (130)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (1,984) (229) 1,530 (1,390) (1,008) (692) 1,625 (6,342) 1,534 4,642 282 960 (5,220) 4,973 (854) 647 (2,534) (9,338) 2,179 (10,097) (3,494)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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).


A transition from significant financial volatility to stabilized, positive cash generation is evident across the analyzed period. Initial quarters were characterized by fluctuating net income and inconsistent operating cash flows, which evolved into a pattern of sustained profitability and steady cash inflows from operations starting in 2023.

Operating Cash Flow and Profitability
Net income experienced extreme variance between 2021 and 2022, including substantial losses and sporadic gains. However, from March 2023 onward, a stabilized trend emerged, with quarterly net income consistently remaining positive, typically ranging between 1.2 billion and 2.5 billion US dollars. Cash from operating activities followed a similar trajectory, moving from erratic figures in 2021 to a consistent quarterly surplus exceeding 1 billion US dollars from 2023 through 2026.
Investment Activities and Capital Expenditure
A singular, massive liquidity event occurred in December 2021, driven by proceeds from the sale of discontinued operations totaling 22.356 billion US dollars. Beyond this event, investing activities have generally been characterized by steady capital expenditures, with additions to property, plant, and equipment remaining relatively constant, typically between 200 million and 500 million US dollars per quarter. The period also shows intermittent inflows from the sale of retained ownership interests, which provided significant liquidity in various quarters through 2024.
Financing and Shareholder Returns
Financing activities shifted from heavy debt reduction and extinguishment in 2021 and 2022 toward a strategy of aggressive shareholder returns. Dividends paid to shareholders increased from approximately 140 million US dollars per quarter in 2021 to a stable 381 million US dollars per quarter by 2024-2026. More notably, the redemption of common stock through treasury purchases accelerated sharply; while buybacks were around 300 million US dollars per quarter in 2022, they escalated to between 1.5 billion and 2.4 billion US dollars per quarter from 2024 through 2026.
Working Capital and Asset Management
Operating working capital showed high volatility in the early years, particularly in 2022, where a large increase in accounts payable and progress collections bolstered cash positions. In more recent quarters, the impact of receivables and inventories has remained a primary driver of working capital fluctuations, though these have been offset by the strengthened core operating cash flow.

The overall financial profile indicates a strategic pivot. The company moved from a phase of structural reorganization and divestiture into a phase of operational maturity, characterized by strong internal cash generation used primarily to fund capital maintenance and substantial returns to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases.

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