Last Price$191.7(0.2%)
Market Cap$209.1B
LTM Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
(15.0%)
5Y avg
(7.6%)
Aerospace & Defense industry
median
12.1%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
(0.5%) overvalued
General Electric Company Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) | 23.8% | 36.6% | 35.4% | 30.5% | 4.5% | 15.9% | 21.6% | 20.9% | 19.0% | 46.2% | (7.4%) | 18.8% | 10.5% | 9.9% | (13.4%) | (19.8%) | (23.7%) | 3.4% | 22.2% | (25.8%) |
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General Electric Company (GE) Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) comparison analysis
General
LTM Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
General Electric CompanyGE
(15.0%)
(43.0%)
(28.4%)
16.9%
Median Peer Set
21.0%
11.3%
24.3%
7.7%
TransDigm Group IncorporatedTDG
62.9%
20.6%
16.3%
21.6%
HEICO CorporationHEI
44.9%
30.0%
26.2%
13.3%
Axon Enterprise, Inc.AXON
36.1%
33.2%
111.9%
18.1%
RTX CorporationRTX
25.9%
17.1%
67.9%
5.9%
General Dynamics CorporationGD
22.9%
12.9%
12.3%
7.9%
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.LHX
19.2%
9.8%
22.4%
7.0%
Elbit Systems Ltd.ESLT
18.6%
8.4%
(18.2%)
3.6%
Northrop Grumman CorporationNOC
15.3%
4.4%
109.2%
10.2%
Lockheed Martin CorporationLMT
15.1%
5.1%
(19.0%)
7.5%
The Boeing CompanyBA
(30.6%)
(14.5%)
395.4%
(17.8%)
GE key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 149,702.0 (1.7%) | 163,391.0 9.1% | 172,738.0 5.7% | 182,515.0 5.7% | 156,783.0 (14.1%) | 150,211.0 (4.2%) | 147,300.0 (1.9%) | 144,796.0 (1.7%) | 143,031.0 (1.2%) | 147,811.0 3.3% | 115,159.0 (22.1%) | 119,688.0 3.9% | 120,468.0 0.7% | 121,615.0 1.0% | 95,215.0 (21.7%) | 75,834.0 (20.4%) | 56,469.0 (25.5%) | 58,099.0 2.9% | 67,954.0 17.0% | 38,702.0 (43.0%) |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 66,814.0 | 74,110.0 | 73,125.0 | 125,793.0 | 113,725.0 | 109,817.0 | 105,662.0 | 110,697.0 | 112,284.0 | 81,311.0 | 82,693.0 | 87,483.0 | 91,934.0 | 92,671.0 | 70,029.0 | 57,871.0 | 43,378.0 | 44,272.0 | 50,392.0 | 24,308.0 |
% margin | 82,888.0 55.4% | 89,281.0 54.6% | 99,613.0 57.7% | 56,722.0 31.1% | 43,058.0 27.5% | 40,394.0 26.9% | 41,638.0 28.3% | 34,099.0 23.5% | 30,747.0 21.5% | 66,500.0 45.0% | 32,466.0 28.2% | 32,205.0 26.9% | 28,534.0 23.7% | 28,944.0 23.8% | 25,186.0 26.5% | 17,963.0 23.7% | 13,091.0 23.2% | 13,827.0 23.8% | 17,562.0 25.8% | 14,394.0 37.2% |
| Operating Expenses | 44,586.0 | 44,467.0 | 48,312.0 | 11,372.0 | 13,945.0 | 10,203.0 | 6,995.0 | 1,328.0 | 1,804.0 | 3,215.0 | 15,604.0 | 14,372.0 | 16,655.0 | 18,111.0 | 17,243.0 | 17,554.0 | 12,033.0 | 13,551.0 | 13,988.0 | 14,394.0 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,118.0 | 2,565.0 | 1,682.0 | 1,786.0 | 1,907.0 | 1,286.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 40,745.0 | 40,628.0 | 43,766.0 | 45,234.0 | 3,017.0 | 3,012.0 | 2,912.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28,024.0 | 17,831.0 | 18,377.0 | 18,280.0 | 18,111.0 | 17,243.0 | 14,989.0 | 10,351.0 | 11,765.0 | 12,081.0 | 6,347.0 |
% margin | 38,302.0 25.6% | 44,814.0 27.4% | 51,301.0 29.7% | 45,350.0 24.8% | 29,113.0 18.6% | 30,191.0 20.1% | 34,643.0 23.5% | 32,771.0 22.6% | 28,943.0 20.2% | 63,285.0 42.8% | 16,862.0 14.6% | 17,833.0 14.9% | 11,879.0 9.9% | 10,833.0 8.9% | 7,943.0 8.3% | 409.0 0.5% | 1,058.0 1.9% | 276.0 0.5% | 3,574.0 5.3% | 6,657.0 17.2% |
| Interest Income | 96.0 | 280.0 | 25.0 | 567.0 | 0.0 | 173.0 | 206.0 | 114.0 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 65.0 | 167.0 | 299.0 | 669.0 | 1,507.0 | 0.0 | 585.0 | 474.0 | 739.0 | 813.0 |
| Interest Expense | 15,187.0 | 19,286.0 | 23,787.0 | 26,209.0 | 18,769.0 | 15,983.0 | 14,545.0 | 12,508.0 | 10,116.0 | 9,482.0 | 3,463.0 | 5,025.0 | 4,869.0 | 5,059.0 | 4,227.0 | 3,515.0 | 1,790.0 | 1,477.0 | 1,118.0 | 986.0 |
| Pre-tax Income | 22,129.0 | 24,620.0 | 26,598.0 | 19,141.0 | 10,344.0 | 14,208.0 | 20,098.0 | 17,406.0 | 16,151.0 | 17,229.0 | 8,186.0 | 9,030.0 | (8,791.0) | (20,134.0) | 1,149.0 | 5,970.0 | (5,695.0) | (799.0) | 10,191.0 | 7,620.0 |
% effective tax rate | 3,854.0 17.4% | 3,954.0 16.1% | 4,130.0 15.5% | 1,052.0 5.5% | (1,090.0) (10.5%) | 1,050.0 7.4% | 5,732.0 28.5% | 2,504.0 14.4% | 676.0 4.2% | 1,772.0 10.3% | 6,485.0 79.2% | (464.0) (5.1%) | (3,043.0) 34.6% | 583.0 (2.9%) | 726.0 63.2% | (487.0) (8.2%) | (757.0) 13.3% | (3.0) 0.4% | 1,162.0 11.4% | 962.0 12.6% |
% margin | 16,353.0 10.9% | 20,829.0 12.7% | 22,208.0 12.9% | 17,410.0 9.5% | 11,025.0 7.0% | 11,644.0 7.8% | 14,151.0 9.6% | 13,641.0 9.4% | 14,055.0 9.8% | 15,233.0 10.3% | (6,126.0) (5.3%) | 8,831.0 7.4% | (5,786.0) (4.8%) | (22,355.0) (18.4%) | (4,979.0) (5.2%) | 5,704.0 7.5% | (6,337.0) (11.2%) | 339.0 0.6% | 9,481.0 14.0% | 6,556.0 16.9% |
| EPS | 12.64 | 16.00 | 17.44 | 13.76 | 8.08 | 8.48 | 9.92 | 10.32 | 10.96 | 12.08 | (4.96) | 7.20 | (5.76) | (20.60) | (4.57) | 4.64 | (5.77) | 0.05 | 8.44 | 6.04 |
| Diluted EPS | 12.56 | 16.00 | 17.36 | 13.76 | 8.08 | 8.48 | 9.84 | 10.32 | 10.88 | 12.00 | (4.96) | 7.12 | (5.76) | (20.58) | (4.57) | 4.64 | (5.77) | 0.05 | 8.36 | 5.99 |
% margin | 46,840.0 31.3% | 50,624.0 31.0% | 61,579.0 35.6% | 57,009.0 31.2% | 38,923.0 24.8% | 39,510.0 26.3% | 43,567.0 29.6% | 32,771.0 22.6% | 28,943.0 20.2% | 29,259.0 19.8% | 16,496.0 14.3% | 16,945.0 14.2% | 850.0 0.7% | (9,845.0) (8.1%) | 11,068.0 11.6% | 2,832.0 3.7% | 3,382.0 6.0% | 3,541.0 6.1% | 13,378.0 19.7% | 9,790.0 25.3% |
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FAQ
1) What is General Electric Company's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is (15.0%), based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) for General Electric Company have been (3.7%) over the past three years, and (7.9%) over the past five years.
2) Is General Electric Company's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) Good?
As of today, General Electric Company's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is (15.0%), which is lower than industry median of 12.1%. It indicates that General Electric Company's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is Bad.