GE Aerospace · GE · FY2024 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2025

GE Aerospace Maintains Outlook as Services and Supply Chain Improve

The supplied analysis supports a constructive but execution-dependent view: commercial services demand, backlog, and supply-chain improvements underpin growth, while LEAP profitability, investment intensity, and delivery constraints remain the main tests.

Reported Before market openNYSEIndustrials $319.78B market cap
80quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $1.05
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $9.72B
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +6.6% Event window
SPY move +0.5% Same window
Abnormal move +6.1% Stock minus SPY
Volume 2.7× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -0.5% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, management moved from a raised-guidance backdrop to maintained guidance, while adding emphasis on company-wide FLIGHT DECK execution, propulsion technology, and the Northstar Aerospace acquisition.

Guidance delta

Maintained: management kept its outlook while emphasizing low-double-digit revenue growth, higher EPS, and increased shareholder returns.

Key takeaways

  • Management characterized the prior year as ahead of guidance and set a growth-oriented outlook.
  • Commercial-engine and services demand remains the central growth driver, supported by a large backlog.
  • Supply-chain execution is improving, but material availability and delivery capacity remain key dependencies.
  • LEAP profitability, MRO investment, and new propulsion programs define the next phase of execution.

Management priorities

  • Scale the FLIGHT DECK operating model across global sites.
  • Invest in internal MRO capacity and expand aftermarket capability.
  • Advance open-fan and hybrid-electric propulsion programs with partners.
  • Improve supply-chain output while supporting commercial and defense delivery requirements.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
GE EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $0.71 Q1 '24 actual $0.82, beat Q2 '24 estimate $0.99 Q2 '24 actual $1.20, beat Q3 '24 estimate $1.13 Q3 '24 actual $1.15, beat Q2 '25 estimate $1.43 Q2 '25 actual $1.66, beat Q3 '25 estimate $1.46 Q3 '25 actual $1.66, beat Q4 '25 estimate $1.43 Q4 '25 actual $1.57, beat Q1 '26 estimate $1.60 Q1 '26 actual $1.86, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1.86 Q2 '26 actual $2.02, beat Q3 '26 estimate $1.99 Q4 '26 estimate $2.04 Q1 '27 estimate $2.09 Q2 '27 estimate $2.32
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy34 ratings
Bullish2367.6%
Neutral1132.4%
Bearish00.0%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$308.2Current
$55Low
$224.45Average
$455High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 11, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainSep 30, 2026
Jefferies Buy BuyMaintainSep 23, 2026
Bernstein Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 23, 2026
JP Morgan Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 20, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainJul 17, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $308.2. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
JefferiesAnalyst unavailable$435$321.4 +41.1%Sep 23, 2026
Melius ResearchAnalyst unavailable$350$323.66 +13.6%Sep 14, 2026
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$450$361.52 +46.0%Jul 27, 2026
BernsteinAnalyst unavailable$421$341.19 +36.6%Jul 23, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$390$348.83 +26.5%Jul 20, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Based in Evendale, Ohio, GE Aerospace is a prominent American aviation enterprise with roots tracing back to its 1878 founding by Thomas Alva Edison. The company specializes in manufacturing and supplying jet and turboprop engines, along with integrated systems, for an extensive range of aircraft, including those in commercial, military, business, and general aviation use. Its robust brand lineup features Avio Aero, Unison, GE Additive, and Dowty Propellers. GE Aerospace organizes its activities into two core segments: Commercial Engines & Services, and Defense & Propulsion Technologies. The Commercial Engines & Services division oversees the design, development, production, and maintenance of jet engines for commercial airframes, business aviation, and aeroderivative applications. Meanwhile, the Defense & Propulsion Technologies segment is dedicated to providing vital engines and critical systems for defense-related aerospace needs.

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-11. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.