GE Aerospace (GE) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 2.30% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 2.30%.
TTM buyback yield
2.30%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.30%
5Y share count change
-2.6%
TTM buyback spend
$7.55B
SBC coverage (TTM)
N/A
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: N/A (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.55B | $0.00 | $7.55B | 1.07B | -2.5% | 2.30% |
| 2024 | $5.83B | $33.00M | $5.79B | 1.09B | -0.5% | 3.24% |
| 2023 | $1.23B | $360.00M | $873.00M | 1.10B | 0.3% | 1.11% |
| 2022 | $1.05B | $263.00M | $785.00M | 1.10B | -0.2% | 1.84% |
| 2021 | $107.00M | $0.00 | $107.00M | 1.10B | 0.3% | 0.17% |
| 2020 | $28.00M | $363.00M | −$335.00M | 1.10B | 0.4% | 0.05% |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $420.00M | −$420.00M | 1.09B | 0.4% | — |
| 2018 | $17.00M | $376.00M | −$359.00M | 1.09B | 0.6% | 0.04% |
| 2017 | $2.55B | $379.00M | $2.17B | 1.08B | -5.3% | 2.81% |
| 2016 | $21.43B | $571.00M | $20.86B | 1.14B | -8.8% | 12.89% |
| 2015 | $1.10B | $454.00M | $645.00M | 1.25B | -1.1% | 0.61% |
| 2014 | $1.22B | $418.00M | $800.00M | 1.27B | -1.6% | 0.80% |
| 2013 | $9.28B | $438.00M | $8.84B | 1.29B | -2.6% | 5.48% |
| 2012 | $4.16B | $299.00M | $3.87B | 1.32B | -0.1% | 3.17% |
| 2011 | $1.46B | $0.00 | $1.46B | 1.32B | -0.4% | 1.29% |
| 2010 | $1.26B | $0.00 | $1.26B | 1.33B | 0.0% | 1.09% |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.33B | 5.1% | — |
| 2008 | $1.25B | $0.00 | $1.25B | 1.26B | -1.2% | 1.25% |
| 2007 | $12.32B | $0.00 | $12.32B | 1.28B | -1.7% | 5.46% |
| 2006 | $8.55B | $0.00 | $8.55B | 1.30B | -2.0% | 3.72% |
| 2005 | $4.84B | $0.00 | $4.84B | 1.33B | 1.6% | 2.20% |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.31B | 3.7% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.26B | 0.5% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.25B | -0.2% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.26B | -0.0% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.26B | 0.6% | — |
| 1999 | $1.00B | $0.00 | $1.00B | 1.25B | 0.1% | — |
| 1998 | $2.82B | $0.00 | $2.82B | 1.25B | -0.4% | — |
| 1997 | $2.81B | $0.00 | $2.81B | 1.25B | -0.8% | — |
| 1996 | $2.32B | $0.00 | $2.32B | 1.26B | — | — |
| 1995 | $2.52B | $0.00 | $2.52B | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $1.12B | $0.00 | $1.12B | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $770.00M | $0.00 | $770.00M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $1.21B | $0.00 | $1.21B | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $1.11B | $0.00 | $1.11B | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $2.48B | $0.00 | $2.48B | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $490.00M | $0.00 | $490.00M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $5.81B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does GE Aerospace buy back its own stock?
- Yes, GE Aerospace (GE) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does GE Aerospace spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $7.55B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is GE Aerospace's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 2.30% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is GE Aerospace's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 2.30% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is GE Aerospace diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has GE Aerospace's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -2.6% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).