Buyback yield (TTM)
2.71%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.23%
5Y share count change
-2.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$7.99B
Cumulative buybacks
$103.90B
Key takeaways
- GE Aerospace (GE) repurchased about $7.99B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 2.6% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +206.3% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 135% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for GE Aerospace (GE)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for GE Aerospace (GE)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for GE Aerospace (GE)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for GE Aerospace (GE)
Latest: $7.55B
Overview
GE Aerospace (GE) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $7.55B (2025) – grew 29.6% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), GE Aerospace buyback spend expanded at a +206.3% compound annual rate, sustaining 6 straight years of year-over-year growth.
GE Aerospace buyback spend peaked at $21.43B in 2016; the latest annual figure is $7.55B in 2025 (64.8% below peak).
$21.43B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2016, against a low of $0.00 during 2000.
GE Aerospace Buyback Spend 2025: $7.55B
GE Aerospace buyback spend in 2025 was $7.55B, grew 29.6% from 2024.
GE Aerospace Buyback Spend 2024: $5.83B
2024's buyback spend for GE Aerospace came in at $5.83B, surged 372.6% from 2023.
GE Aerospace Buyback Spend 2023: $1.23B
GE Aerospace posted buyback spend of $1.23B in 2023, grew 17.7% from 2022.
GE Aerospace Buyback Spend 2022: $1.05B
In 2022, GE Aerospace reported buyback spend of $1.05B, surged 879.4% from 2021.
GE Aerospace Buyback Spend 2021: $107.00M
GE Aerospace buyback spend in 2021 was $107.00M.
See more financial history for GE Aerospace (GE).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $7.55B | $0.00 | $7.55B | 2.30% | 1.07B | -2.5% | |
| 2024 | $5.83B | $33.00M | $5.79B | 3.24% | 1.09B | -0.5% | |
| 2023 | $1.23B | $360.00M | $873.00M | 1.11% | 1.10B | +0.3% | |
| 2022 | $1.05B | $263.00M | $785.00M | 1.84% | 1.10B | -0.2% | |
| 2021 | $107.00M | $0.00 | $107.00M | 0.17% | 1.10B | +0.3% | |
| 2020 | $28.00M | $363.00M | −$335.00M | 0.05% | 1.10B | +0.4% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $420.00M | −$420.00M | — | 1.09B | +0.4% | |
| 2018 | $17.00M | $376.00M | −$359.00M | 0.04% | 1.09B | +0.6% | |
| 2017 | $2.55B | $379.00M | $2.17B | 2.81% | 1.08B | -5.3% | |
| 2016 | $21.43B | $571.00M | $20.86B | 12.89% | 1.14B | -8.8% | |
| 2015 | $1.10B | $454.00M | $645.00M | 0.61% | 1.25B | -1.1% | |
| 2014 | $1.22B | $418.00M | $800.00M | 0.80% | 1.27B | -1.6% | |
| 2013 | $9.28B | $438.00M | $8.84B | 5.48% | 1.29B | -2.6% | |
| 2012 | $4.16B | $299.00M | $3.87B | 3.17% | 1.32B | -0.1% | |
| 2011 | $1.46B | $0.00 | $1.46B | 1.29% | 1.32B | -0.4% | |
| 2010 | $1.26B | $0.00 | $1.26B | 1.09% | 1.33B | +0.0% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.33B | +5.1% | |
| 2008 | $1.25B | $0.00 | $1.25B | 1.25% | 1.26B | -1.2% | |
| 2007 | $12.32B | $0.00 | $12.32B | 5.46% | 1.28B | -1.7% | |
| 2006 | $8.55B | $0.00 | $8.55B | 3.72% | 1.30B | -2.0% | |
| 2005 | $4.84B | $0.00 | $4.84B | 2.20% | 1.33B | +1.6% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$7.55B
- 2024$5.83B
- 2023$1.23B
- 2022$1.05B
- 2021$107.00M
- 2020$28.00M
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$17.00M
- 2017$2.55B
- 2016$21.43B
- 2015$1.10B
- 2014$1.22B
- 2013$9.28B
- 2012$4.16B
- 2011$1.46B
- 2010$1.26B
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$1.25B
- 2007$12.32B
- 2006$8.55B
- 2005$4.84B
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$1.00B
- 1998$2.82B
- 1997$2.81B
- 1996$2.32B
- 1995$2.52B
- 1994$1.12B
- 1993$770.00M
- 1992$1.21B
- 1991$1.11B
- 1990$2.48B
- 1989$490.00M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for GE Aerospace (GE)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for GE Aerospace (GE)
How GE Aerospace splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as GE Aerospace, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $5.19B | |
| $3.80B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $5.92B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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