Why GE Aerospace stock moves
GE Aerospace rose after its $12.9 billion China deals.
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Why today
16,437 news analyzed todayGE Aerospace rose after its $12.9 billion China deals.
GE Aerospace moved apart from the market, which fell over the five days.
Over five days the stock rose sharply, while the S&P 500 and the Industrials sector fell.
The move was big, about twice a normal five-day stretch.
Trading volume was around its usual level.
Today's move of +2.70% was 2.0 times a normal day's 1.4%. S&P 500 moved +0.31% on the same day.
GE Aerospace +2.70%S&P 500 +0.31%Much stronger than the market
What analysts expect, and how often they have been right
Analysts’ estimates for GE Aerospace.
GE Aerospace earned more than expected in 8 out of 8 reports.
For comparison, about 82% of reports from US companies beat the estimate in the last three years.
The share moved in the same direction as the earnings surprise in 3 out of 8 reports with a measured move, against about 55% of reports from US companies.
Ratings
Price targets
Latest price $323.24
Earnings against expectations, and the share’s reaction
Expected EPSAbove estimateBelow estimateAs expected$
Next reported quarter: expected earnings per share of $2.35 (January 21). For the current fiscal year, expected earnings per share changed from $7.91 three months ago to $8.16 now. 2026 estimate: $8.16. 2027 estimate: $9.98.
Has the share price followed the business?
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 2 out of 3 years. Across US companies, that happens in about 65% of years. In 2025, the price changed +85% and earnings per share +36%.
Revenue, profit and market cap
RevenueProfitMarket capHatched bars: analysts’ estimates.$B
Assets, liabilities and market cap
AssetsLiabilitiesMarket cap$B
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 2 out of 3 years.Market cap (Now): $335.4BRevenue 2025: $45.9B
What the key figures say about GE Aerospace
The figures connect what GE Aerospace earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale. Hatched bars: analysts’ estimates.
Profit divided by the number of shares. Each share represents this much of the earnings.
2022–2025: $0.05–$8.36. Peers: RTX $6.15, Airbus 7.80 EUR, Boeing Company $9.69. 2026 estimate: $8.16 ($7.98–$8.31). 2027 estimate: $9.98 ($8.98–$10.88).
What the company sold during the year.
2022–2025: $29.1B–$45.9B. Peers: RTX $96.0B, Airbus 76.6 bn EUR, Boeing Company $94.9B. 2026 estimate: $50.9B ($50.2B–$53.8B). 2027 estimate: $56.8B ($54.7B–$59.8B).
The percentage of revenue left after the costs of running the business.
2022–2025: 12.3%–18.9%. Peers: RTX 11.8%, Airbus 8.1%, Boeing Company −6.1%.
Profit as a percentage of shareholders’ money in the company.
2022–2025: 0.1%–46.6%. Peers: RTX 12.8%, Airbus 23.5%.
The price investors pay for each unit of annual earnings per share. Not shown for a loss.
2022–2025: 12.2–1,044.1. Peers: RTX 30.8, Airbus 25.2, Boeing Company 17.9. 2026 estimate: 39.6. 2027 estimate: 32.4.
What investors pay for each unit the company sells.
2022–2025: 1.95–7.05. Peers: RTX 2.66, Airbus 2.02, Boeing Company 1.45. 2026 estimate: 6.59. 2027 estimate: 5.90.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: $0.20–$4.03.
The ordinary yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price.
2022–2025: 0.3%–0.7%. Peers: RTX 1.5%, Airbus 1.6%, Boeing Company 0.0%.
Net debt divided by operating earnings before depreciation and amortisation.
2022–2025: -0.03–0.67. Peers: RTX 1.75, Airbus 0.21, Boeing Company 13.81.
More key figures
Market cap divided by shareholders’ equity, what remains after liabilities.
2022–2025: 1.69–17.30. Peers: RTX 3.69, Airbus 5.80, Boeing Company 20.99.
Market cap plus net debt, divided by operating earnings. This includes debt.
2022–2025: 9.6–30.5.
Cash left after investments, divided by the number of shares.
2022–2025: $3.43–$6.93. Peers: RTX $6.76, Airbus 4.77 EUR, Boeing Company -$2.38.
The percentage of assets financed by shareholders’ equity.
2022–2025: 14.3%–17.8%.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. GE Aerospace paid $1.77 per share in the twelve months through November 6, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, October 5, 2026, GE Aerospace traded without the right to the $0.47 dividend. The price went from $309.56 to $306.34; including the dividend, the day's change was −0.9%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2017: $4.032018: $1.772019: $0.202020: $0.202021: $0.202022: $0.202023: $0.262024: $1.122025: $1.442026 so far: $1.41
What to watch next, and why
The earnings report shows how GE Aerospace's revenue and profit have changed.
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The earnings report shows how GE Aerospace's revenue and profit have changed.
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On its last 15 report days GE Aerospace usually moved about 5.7%. On a normal day it moves 1.4%.
−3.67% Why? −4.06% −5.56% −7.38%
$10,000 in GE Aerospace bought on November 7, 2016 is worth $25,500 today, with dividends reinvested.
The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,400.
What would $10,000 in GE Aerospace be worth today? →
What would $10,000 in GE Aerospace be worth today?
$25,500
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016. The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,400.
At worst it was worth $2,100 (May 15, 2020).
The five biggest days of the journey
· −15.2% · the whole market fell 12.0% the same day
· +14.7% · the whole market rose 9.4% the same day
· +14.2% · the whole market rose 3.2% the same day
· −12.7% · the whole market fell 7.6% the same day
· −11.9% · the whole market fell 9.5% the same day
Earlier days
+7.10% market −2.70% GE Aerospace rose sharply over the week, moving against both the S&P 500 and its sector. Read →
GE Aerospace rose sharply over the week, moving against both the S&P 500 and its sector.
The move was big, roughly twice a normal five-day stretch.
Investors also pointed to a 49% jump in aerospace orders and a raised full-year outlook, both announced by the company on November 5.
The next earnings report is due on January 21, 2027.
−4.47% market −4.41% GE Aerospace fell, moving in line with the market. Read →
GE Aerospace fell, moving in line with the market.
The S&P 500 also fell very sharply that day, so the drop was largely market-wide.
Over the last five trading days the stock was roughly unchanged, while the market and the Industrials sector fell sharply, so GE Aerospace held up better.
The move was very big, about three times a normal daily swing, but trading volume was around its usual level.
+2.74% market +1.65% GE Aerospace rose sharply, outpacing the market. Read →
GE Aerospace rose sharply, outpacing the market.
Over the same day the S&P 500 rose sharply, so GE Aerospace moved more than the market.
The Industrials sector ETF, a fund tracking industrial shares, fell clearly, so the stock moved against its sector.
The news from that session cites a 3.20% move on November 4 but gives no clear single cause.
Navy destroyer engine orders were announced on Monday, before the session, so they are background, not the cause.
+4.63% market −0.48% GE Aerospace rose on news and sector strength. Read →
GE Aerospace rose on news and sector strength.
Over the same day the S&P 500 fell slightly, so GE Aerospace moved against the market, and its sector ETF (a fund tracking Industrials stocks) rose clearly.
The move was very big for the stock, about four times a normal daily swing, and such moves came roughly nine times in the past year.
Over the last five trading days the stock rose sharply while the S&P 500 fell clearly.
−3.59% market −1.77% GE Aerospace fell sharply without a company-news explanation. Read →
GE Aerospace fell sharply without a company-news explanation.
Over the same day the S&P 500 also fell sharply, so the move was partly the broader market selling off.
Over the last five trading days, GE Aerospace rose sharply while the S&P 500 fell slightly, so the past week went the other way.
Most likely the recent gain reflects investors' reaction to last week's quarterly results, which beat expectations, plus the company's raised cash flow guidance, meaning its forecast for cash generation.
The next earnings report is due Thursday 21 January 2027.
+5.66% market −0.56% GE Aerospace rose sharply over the week's trading days, moving against a slightly weaker S&P 500 and outpacing its Industrials sector. Read →
GE Aerospace rose sharply over the week's trading days, moving against a slightly weaker S&P 500 and outpacing its Industrials sector.
Its shares were strong during the week, while the latest close sits well below the past year's high.
The most recent quarter beat analyst expectations, which likely supported investor confidence.
Next, the company reports earnings on Thursday 21 January 2027.
+3.96% market −0.38% GE Aerospace rose sharply. Read →
GE Aerospace rose sharply.
Over the same session the S&P 500 fell slightly, so GE Aerospace moved against the market.
Its sector ETF rose clearly, so the stock also outpaced its industrial peers.
Over the last five trading days the stock rose sharply, while the broader market rose only slightly.
The most likely reasons are the raised full-year guidance after strong third-quarter orders and revenue, and the earlier beat on quarterly earnings.
+3.20% market +0.56% GE Aerospace rose sharply. Read →
GE Aerospace rose sharply.
Over the same session the S&P 500 rose clearly, so GE Aerospace moved more than the market, and its sector ETF, a fund tracking Industrials stocks, rose only slightly.
Trading was about twice a normal day's volume, a sign of heavy buying interest.
Over the last five trading days the stock was roughly unchanged, about in line with the market.
Several reports appeared that day, including a new $735,000 stake from a fund and a note that the stock had recently lost ground, but none clearly explains the move.
+0.98% market +0.71% GE Aerospace rose with no clearly unusual move. Read →
GE Aerospace rose with no clearly unusual move.
The S&P 500 rose clearly that day, so GE Aerospace moved in line with the market.
The day brought strong third-quarter results with higher orders and services growth, plus raised full-year guidance, the company's own profit outlook.
Over the last five trading days the shares fell sharply, though the market was roughly flat.
Heavier trading than usual suggests investors were active.
−2.69% market −0.52% GE Aerospace fell sharply, more than the market and its sector. Read →
GE Aerospace fell sharply, more than the market and its sector.
No company news explains the drop, and the news from that session is mostly commentary.
GE Aerospace fell more than the S&P 500, which fell clearly, and more than the Industrials sector ETF, a fund tracking industrial shares.
Trading was well above a normal session, so many shares changed hands.
Analysts cutting their price targets, the share price they see as fair, on fuel prices likely weighed on the stock.
−8.98% market −0.43% GE Aerospace fell sharply over the last five trading days, more than the broad market and its sector. Read →
GE Aerospace fell sharply over the last five trading days, more than the broad market and its sector.
The move was very big for this stock, roughly three times a normal five-day stretch.
Analysts cut their price targets, the share prices they see as fair, after quarterly results that beat expectations.
Investors also worried about rising aftermarket demand being priced in and a premium valuation.
−0.79% market −1.18% GE Aerospace slipped slightly, holding up better than the market. Read →
GE Aerospace slipped slightly, holding up better than the market.
The S&P 500 fell sharply that session, while GE Aerospace fell only slightly.
Its Industrials sector ETF fell clearly, so the stock moved roughly in line with its sector.
The move was an ordinary size for GE Aerospace, and trading volume was about twice a normal session.
Over the last five trading days the stock fell sharply, more than both the market and its sector.
−3.67% market +0.34% GE Aerospace fell sharply, after reporting third-quarter results that beat expectations. Read →
GE Aerospace fell sharply, after reporting third-quarter results that beat expectations.
Over the same day, the S&P 500 rose slightly and its sector was roughly flat, so the drop went against the market.
The shares moved on earnings day, when they usually swing about five times a normal day, so this was an ordinary move for a report day.
The drop is most likely partly driven by investors selling after a strong run, even though profit guidance was raised.
Trading volume was roughly double a normal session.
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