GENERAL ELECTRIC CO (GE) closed fiscal year 2025 with 1.05 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.44 USD per share.
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO (GE) closed fiscal year 2025 with 1.05 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.44 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 24.9 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 90.0 %. The dividend per share was 1.44 USD, up 28.6 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 1.45 B USD, spread over 3 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 10.5B | 10.7B | 10.6B | 10.6B | 10.4B | 10.1B | 10.1B | 9.38B | 8.74B | 8.68B | 8.70B | 8.74B | 1.10B | 1.10B | 1.09B | 1.09B | 1.07B | 1.05B |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | — | 126M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 21.7M | 36.2M | 0.00M | 3.34M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | — | 1.18 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.25 % | 0.41 % | 0.00 % | 0.30 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | — | 0.00M | -47.7M | -42.4M | -167M | -345M | -3.50M | -678M | -637M | -62.0M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -7,643M | 0.00M | -9.92M | -0.69M | -14.7M | -24.9M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | — | 0.00 % | -0.45 % | -0.40 % | -1.61 % | -3.43 % | -0.03 % | -7.23 % | -7.28 % | -0.71 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -697.53 % | 0.00 % | -0.91 % | -0.06 % | -1.37 % | -2.38 % |
| Net addition/reduction | — | 126M | -47.7M | -42.4M | -167M | -345M | -3.50M | -678M | -637M | -62.0M | 21.7M | 36.2M | -7,643M | 3.34M | -9.92M | -0.69M | -14.7M | -24.9M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | — | 1.18 % | -0.45 % | -0.40 % | -1.61 % | -3.43 % | -0.03 % | -7.23 % | -7.28 % | -0.71 % | 0.25 % | 0.41 % | -697.53 % | 0.30 % | -0.91 % | -0.06 % | -1.37 % | -2.38 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 5.94 | 2.92 | 2.20 | 2.92 | 3.35 | 3.79 | 4.27 | 4.41 | 4.46 | 4.19 | 1.84 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 1.12 | 1.44 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 71.27 % | 81.51 % | 41.14 % | 45.64 % | 52.70 % | 59.90 % | 58.11 % | — | 117.41 % | — | — | — | 11.36 % | — | 190.18 % | 6.21 % | 15.38 % | 16.68 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 12.4B | 8.99B | 4.79B | 6.46B | 7.19B | 7.82B | 8.85B | 9.30B | 8.81B | 8.65B | 4.47B | 0.65B | 0.65B | 0.58B | 0.64B | 0.59B | 1.01B | 1.45B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 7.76 % | 3.98 % | 2.51 % | 3.42 % | 3.42 % | 2.84 % | 3.45 % | 2.98 % | 2.93 % | 5.03 % | 5.12 % | 0.36 % | 0.48 % | 0.43 % | 0.63 % | 0.31 % | 0.66 % | 0.46 % |
Figures in USD
