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General Electric Co.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 21 October 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 6 raised, 2 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue grew faster on GAAP basis: Total revenue was $12,181 million, up 24%. Adjusted revenue, excluding $875 million of insurance revenue, was $11,305 million, up 26%. Nine-month total revenue was $33,138 million, up 19%. Source
  • Profit and EPS rose faster than revenue: Profit was $2,515 million, up 33%. Continuing EPS was $2.04, up 31%, and adjusted EPS was $1.66, up 44%. Nine-month adjusted EPS was $4.80, up 46%. Source
  • CES revenue and profit grew: CES revenue was $8,880 million, up 27%. Operating profit was $2,436 million, up 35%, and margin was 27.4%, up 170 basis points. Source
  • Services revenue grew 28%: Services revenue grew 28%, with internal shop visit revenue up 33% and spare parts revenue up more than 25%. Source
  • Operating margin flat, GAAP margin up: Operating profit margin was 20.3%, flat year over year. GAAP profit margin was 20.7%, up 150 basis points. Nine-month operating margin was 22.3%, up 140 basis points. Source
  • Priority supplier input rose: Material input from priority suppliers rose more than 35% year over year and high-single digits sequentially. Source
  • Free cash flow $2.4 billion, up 30%: Free cash flow was $2,362 million, up 30%, with conversion of 134%. Nine-month free cash flow was $5,933 million, up 27%. Source

“GE Aerospace delivered an exceptional quarter with revenue up 26%, EPS up 44%, and more than 130% free cash flow conversion.”

GE Aerospace Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Operating profit Sourcefull-year 2025$8.65 - $8.85BRaised from $8.2 - $8.5B
Adjusted EPS Sourcefull-year 2025$6.00 - $6.20Raised from $5.60 - $5.80
Free cash flow Sourcefull-year 2025$7.1 - $7.3BRaised from $6.5 - $6.9B
Free cash flow conversion Sourcefull-year 2025>100%Kept
CES equipment revenue growth Sourcefull-year 2025high-teens to 20%Kept
CES operating profit Sourcefull-year 2025$8.45 - $8.65BRaised from $8.0 - $8.2B
DPT revenue growth Sourcefull-year 2025high-single-digitsRaised from mid-to-high-single-digits
DPT operating profit Sourcefull-year 2025$1.2 - $1.3BRaised from $1.1 - $1.3B

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Management said full-year 2025 guidance was raised across the board, based on year-to-date results and fourth-quarter expectations. Source
  • New: Wesley G. Bush, former Chairman and CEO of Northrop Grumman, was elected to the GE Aerospace Board of Directors, effective December 1, 2025. Source
  • New: GE Aerospace announced a new partnership and investment in BETA Technologies to co-develop a hybrid electric turbogenerator. Source
  • New: Beginning in the third quarter of 2025, free cash flow includes dispositions of property, plant and equipment. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue grew faster on GAAP basis: Total revenue was $12,181 million, up 24%. Adjusted revenue, excluding $875 million of insurance revenue, was $11,305 million, up 26%. Nine-month total revenue was $33,138 million, up 19%. Source
  • Profit and EPS rose faster than revenue: Profit was $2,515 million, up 33%. Continuing EPS was $2.04, up 31%, and adjusted EPS was $1.66, up 44%. Nine-month adjusted EPS was $4.80, up 46%. Source
  • Management linked quarter to output: Management said the quarter reflected higher services and engine output for customers, with material input and deliveries both up. Source

Segments: CES and DPT

  • CES revenue and profit grew: CES revenue was $8,880 million, up 27%. Operating profit was $2,436 million, up 35%, and margin was 27.4%, up 170 basis points. Source
  • DPT revenue rose on engines: DPT revenue was $2,828 million, up 26%. Defense & Systems revenue grew 24%, and Propulsion & Additive Technologies grew 29%. Source
  • DPT profit and margin rose: DPT operating profit was $386 million, up 75%, and margin was 13.6%, up 380 basis points. Source

“Given the strength of our year-to-date results and our expectations for the fourth quarter, we're raising our full-year guidance across the board.”

GE Aerospace Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.

Services, equipment and deliveries

  • Services revenue grew 28%: Services revenue grew 28%, with internal shop visit revenue up 33% and spare parts revenue up more than 25%. Source
  • Equipment units rose 33%: Equipment revenue grew 22%. Unit volume rose 33%, and favorable price offset product mix and a lower spare engine ratio. Source
  • Record LEAP deliveries and defense gains: Total deliveries rose 33% year over year, including record LEAP deliveries up 40%. Defense deliveries were up 83% year over year. Source
  • Korean Air and Cathay engine orders: Korean Air selected GEnx, GE9X and LEAP-1B engines for 103 Boeing aircraft plus long-term services. Cathay Pacific agreed to 28 more GE9X engines, for more than 70 in total. Source

Costs, margins and supply

  • Operating margin flat, GAAP margin up: Operating profit margin was 20.3%, flat year over year. GAAP profit margin was 20.7%, up 150 basis points. Nine-month operating margin was 22.3%, up 140 basis points. Source
  • Priority supplier input rose: Material input from priority suppliers rose more than 35% year over year and high-single digits sequentially. Source
  • Adjusted costs rose 25%: Adjusted costs were $9,328 million, up 25%, after excluding items such as insurance costs, interest and separation costs. Source

“Our continued investments in LEAP durability and the future of flight will help us build on this momentum and position us for growth.”

GE Aerospace Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.

Demand and orders

  • Total orders rose 2%: Total orders were $12.8 billion, up 2%, while total revenue was $12.2 billion, up 24%. Source
  • CES services orders rose 32%: CES orders were $10,301 million, up 5%. Services orders rose 32%, partially offset by timing of equipment orders. Source
  • DPT orders fell on timing: DPT orders were $2,898 million in the quarter, down 5%. Nine-month DPT orders were $8,826 million, up 5%. Source

Capital and cash flow

  • Free cash flow $2.4 billion, up 30%: Free cash flow was $2,362 million, up 30%, with conversion of 134%. Nine-month free cash flow was $5,933 million, up 27%. Source
  • Operating cash flow rose 34%: Cash from operating activities was $2,556 million, up 34%. Nine-month cash from operating activities was $6,447 million, up 43%. Source
  • Capex up, separation cash down: Gross additions to property, plant and equipment and internal-use software were $307 million, against $266 million a year earlier. Separation cash expenditures were $56 million, against $144 million. Source

Technology and testing

  • FLIGHT DECK lean model described: Management described FLIGHT DECK as its proprietary lean operating model, guided by a customer-driven approach to continuous improvement. Source
  • Dust ingestion testing advanced: The company started a second dust ingestion test on the GE9X and a first on the CFM RISE program, building on GEnx and LEAP learnings. Source
  • First supersonic flight test campaign: GE Aerospace completed its first supersonic test campaign in flight, as part of its mission-critical defense technologies work. Source

Coming up, as management said on 21 October 2025

  • Fourth-quarter expectations cited: The updated full-year 2025 guidance is based on year-to-date performance and the trajectory entering the fourth quarter. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
CES deliveries Sourceup 33% year over year
LEAP deliveries Sourcerecord, up 40% year over year
Defense deliveries Sourceup 83% year over year
CES equipment unit volume Sourceup 33% year over year
Installed base Sourceapproximately 49,000 commercial and 29,000 military aircraft engines

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: Management attributed the DPT order decline to timing across quarters. Source
  • Financial: Management said higher volume, customer mix and price offset investments and inflation in DPT profit. Source
  • Operational: CES profit absorbed higher investments and OE growth, including GE9X, which services volume, mix and price more than offset. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.