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GE Vernova Inc.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 22 October 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 5 raised, 1 lowered, 3 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Orders and revenue both grew: Orders were $14.6 billion, up 55% organically. Revenue was $10.0 billion, up 12% and 10% organically, with equipment and services both growing. Source
  • Power orders and revenue grew: Power orders were $7.8 billion, up 50% organically, with Gas Power equipment more than doubling. Revenue was $4.8 billion, up 14% organically, with segment EBITDA margin of 13.3%. Source
  • Electrification orders more than doubled: Electrification orders were $5.1 billion, up 102% organically. Revenue was $2.6 billion, up 32% organically, with Power Conversion and Storage growing on battery storage. Source
  • Gas Power backlog reached 33 GW: Gas Power equipment backlog grew from 29 to 33 gigawatts, and slot reservation agreements rose from 25 to 29 gigawatts, a combined 62 gigawatts. Source
  • Power margin rose on price and productivity: Power segment EBITDA margin rose 140 basis points. Higher price and productivity offset added spending for Gas Power capacity, Nuclear Power R&D, and inflation. Source
  • Free cash flow fell year on year: Free cash flow was $732 million against $968 million a year earlier. Management cited lower positive working capital benefits and higher capex as offsets to adjusted EBITDA. Source
  • Prolec GE stake to be acquired: Management announced in October an agreement to acquire the remaining 50% of Prolec GE for $5.275 billion, which it said strengthens its position in grid equipment. Source

“We are leading from a position of strength and are focused on long-term growth and returns.”

GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Total revenue SourceFull year 2025toward the higher end of $36-$37 billionKept
Adjusted EBITDA margin SourceFull year 20258%-9%Kept
Free cash flow SourceFull year 2025$3.0-$3.5 billionRaised from $2.0-$2.5 billion
Power organic revenue growth SourceFull year 20256%-7%Raised from mid-single digit
Power segment EBITDA margin SourceFull year 202514%-15%Raised from 13%-14%
Wind segment EBITDA SourceFull year 2025~$400 million of segment EBITDA lossesLowered from $200-400 million of segment EBITDA losses
Electrification organic revenue growth SourceFull year 2025trending towards 25%Raised from approximately 20%
Electrification segment EBITDA margin SourceFull year 202514%-15%Raised from 11%-13%
Tariff and inflation impact, net of mitigating actions SourceFull year 2025trending toward the lower end of approximately $300-$400 millionKept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year free cash flow guidance raised to $3.0-$3.5 billion from $2.0-$2.5 billion in the 1Q'25 release. Source
  • Guidance raised: Electrification organic revenue growth now trending towards 25%, up from about 20%. Source
  • Guidance raised: Electrification segment EBITDA margin guidance lower end raised to 14%. Source
  • Guidance raised: Power guidance changed: organic revenue growth 6% to 7% and segment EBITDA margin 14% to 15%, up from mid-single digit growth and 13% to 14% in the 1Q'25 release. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Wind organic revenue guidance moved to a high-single digit decline from a mid-single digit decline; segment EBITDA loss guidance is about $400 million. Source
  • New: Agreement announced to sell the Proficy manufacturing software business to TPG for $0.6 billion. Source
  • New: Announced in October that GE Vernova will acquire the remaining 50% of Prolec GE, its joint venture with Xignux, for $5.275 billion. Source
  • New: Completed the acquisition of Alteia SAS, adding to AI capabilities and the GridOS platform. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Orders and revenue both grew: Orders were $14.6 billion, up 55% organically. Revenue was $10.0 billion, up 12% and 10% organically, with equipment and services both growing. Source
  • Net income and EPS turned positive: Net income was $453 million against a $99 million loss a year earlier, with net income margin of 4.5%. Diluted EPS was $1.64. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin widened: Adjusted EBITDA was $811 million, a margin of 8.1% against 2.7% a year earlier. Nine-month adjusted EBITDA was $2.0 billion. Source

Segment results

  • Power orders and revenue grew: Power orders were $7.8 billion, up 50% organically, with Gas Power equipment more than doubling. Revenue was $4.8 billion, up 14% organically, with segment EBITDA margin of 13.3%. Source
  • Wind revenue fell on prior-year items: Wind revenue was $2.6 billion, down 8%, as a 2024 Offshore Wind settlement did not recur. Prior-year blade event charges also fell out of the comparison. Source
  • Electrification orders more than doubled: Electrification orders were $5.1 billion, up 102% organically. Revenue was $2.6 billion, up 32% organically, with Power Conversion and Storage growing on battery storage. Source
  • Saudi synchronous condenser orders: Electrification secured $1.6 billion of orders for synchronous condensers in Saudi Arabia during the quarter. Source

“Our Gas Power equipment backlog and slot reservation agreements increased from 55 to 62 gigawatts sequentially”

GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik

Demand and order book

  • Gas Power backlog reached 33 GW: Gas Power equipment backlog grew from 29 to 33 gigawatts, and slot reservation agreements rose from 25 to 29 gigawatts, a combined 62 gigawatts. Source
  • Quarter gas contracts and shipments: Power signed just over 12 GW of new gas equipment contracts, converted 7 GW of slot reservations to orders, and shipped 4 GW of equipment. Source
  • Onshore Wind repowering orders: Wind secured 0.3 GW of Onshore Wind repowering orders in the quarter, with 0.6 GW booked year to date. Source
  • Heavy-duty gas units ordered: Power booked 20 heavy-duty gas turbine units in the quarter, including 13 HA turbines. Source

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Power margin rose on price and productivity: Power segment EBITDA margin rose 140 basis points. Higher price and productivity offset added spending for Gas Power capacity, Nuclear Power R&D, and inflation. Source
  • Electrification margin up on volume: Electrification segment EBITDA margin was 15.1%, up 470 basis points, with volume, productivity, and price contributing, primarily at Grid Solutions. Source
  • Wind margin improved; tariffs offset: Wind segment EBITDA margin was (2.3)%, up 870 basis points. Onshore Wind profitability, price, and productivity were partly offset by tariffs. Source

“As a result of our improving free cash flow linearity, we continued to return cash to shareholders through our share repurchase actions and quarterly dividend payment, while maintaining a healthy cash balance and solid investment grade balance sheet.”

GE Vernova CFO Ken Parks

Cash and shareholder returns

  • Free cash flow fell year on year: Free cash flow was $732 million against $968 million a year earlier. Management cited lower positive working capital benefits and higher capex as offsets to adjusted EBITDA. Source
  • Cash balance and capital returned: The cash balance was $7.9 billion, and $2.4 billion was returned to shareholders year to date. Source
  • Buybacks and quarterly dividend: About 1.1 million shares were repurchased for $0.7 billion in the quarter. Year to date, 6.3 million shares were bought at an average price of $357. The $0.25 quarterly dividend was paid. Source

Strategy and portfolio moves

  • Prolec GE stake to be acquired: Management announced in October an agreement to acquire the remaining 50% of Prolec GE for $5.275 billion, which it said strengthens its position in grid equipment. Source
  • Capacity capex continued: Capex was $0.2 billion, including initiatives to expand capacity in Power and Electrification. Gross additions to plant, property and equipment were $247 million. Source
  • China XD stake monetized: The company monetized a 3% stake in China XD Electric, for about $0.1 billion of pre-tax proceeds. Source

Coming up, as management said on 22 October 2025

  • 2026 guidance at December 9 event: Management plans to provide 2026 financial guidance and a longer-term update by 2028 at its December 9 investor event. Source
  • Prolec GE closing timeline: The Prolec GE acquisition is expected to close by mid-2026, subject to regulatory approvals. Source
  • Proficy sale closing expected: The sale of the Proficy business to TPG is expected to close in the first half of 2026. Source
  • Fourth-quarter dividend payment date: The $0.25 per share fourth-quarter dividend is payable November 17, 2025, to holders of record on October 20, 2025. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Gas Power backlog (GW) Source33
Gas Power slot reservation agreements (GW) Source29
Gas Power backlog plus slot reservations (GW) Source62
Gas equipment contracts signed (GW) Sourcejust over 12
Gas equipment shipped (GW) Source4
Heavy-duty gas turbine units ordered (units) Source20, including 13 HA
Electrification equipment backlog ($ billion) Sourceapproximately 26
Onshore Wind repowering orders (GW) Source0.3 in quarter; 0.6 year to date

Risks management discussed

  • External: Management flags tariffs and resulting inflation as a cost factor within 2025 guidance, estimated net of mitigating actions. Source
  • Operational: The company reported one fatality in a motor vehicle accident during the quarter and said safety remains a top priority. Source
  • Demand: Onshore Wind equipment orders declined; higher Onshore Wind services orders offset the decline in Wind orders overall. Source
  • Financial: Wind still reported a segment loss in the quarter, and the segment remains loss-making for the year under guidance. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Capex of $0.2 billion in the quarter is described as part of the $4 billion commitment through 2028. Source
  • Not stated: R&D spending of $0.3 billion in the quarter is described as part of the $5 billion commitment through 2028. 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.