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GE (GE) Q3 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

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For the quarter ended September 2023, General Electric (GE - Free Report) reported revenue of $16.53 billion, down 13.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.82, compared to $0.35 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $15.68 billion, representing a surprise of +5.47%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +46.43%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.56.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how GE performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Revenues- Aerospace: $8.41 billion compared to the $7.90 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +25.4% year over year.
  • Revenues- Power: $3.97 billion compared to the $3.66 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Revenues- Renewable Energy: $4.15 billion versus $3.68 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Segment profit (loss)- Aerospace: $1.71 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.46 billion.
  • Segment profit (loss)- Renewable Energy: -$317 million compared to the -$335.23 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Segment profit (loss)- Power: $238 million compared to the $298.20 million average estimate based on three analysts.
View all Key Company Metrics for GE here>>>

Shares of GE have returned -4.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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