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GE Aerospace

I · AI Analysis

The brief

GE Aerospace produces jet engines and related components for commercial airlines, business aviation, defense, and government customers. The company operates through two segments: Commercial Engines & Services (which designs, manufactures, and provides maintenance for commercial jet engines) and Defense & Propulsion Technologies (which serves military and government customers with engines, avionics, and power systems) [Yahoo Finance].

GE Aerospace designs and manufactures commercial and defense aircraft engines, integrated engine components, and aircraft systems, employing 57,000 people [Yahoo Finance]. The company recently faced headwinds as rising oil prices pressured airline demand for new engines, leading to a stock decline of roughly 3% [Wall Street Journal]. An analyst downgrade from Melius flagged potential challenges ahead for the aerospace business after a strong run [Barron's].

GE Aerospace is financially healthy with strong margins and manageable debt, though the valuation is elevated.

The brief AI analysisConfidence 8/10

Sentinellis health

Financially healthy

9.0/10

7.5+ strong · 4.5–7.5 moderate · under 4.5 weak

Profitability

14% of score10.0/10
Net margin+17.7%Gross margin+31.1%

Returns on capital

14% of score10.0/10
ROIC+29.1%Return on equity+50.8%

Growth & momentum

19% of score10.0/10
Revenue growth+21.1%Operating margin trend+0.1pp YoY

Balance sheet

29% of score6.7/10
Current ratio1.0x· need > 1.2xNet debt / EBITDA1.0xInterest coverage11.2xDebt / equity1.13

Cash generation

14% of score10.0/10
Free cash flow$8.4BCash vs reported profit$9.8B vs $9.0B

Value creation

10% of score10.0/10
ROIC vs cost of capital+17.5pp

Sentinellis calculation from the published statements — not a score reported by any data source. Each category is scored on the checks that had data; missing inputs are excluded rather than counted as failures.

Market capitalisation

$318.6B

Revenue (TTM)

$50.6B

Explainers

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II · Recent news

What moved

6 stories · ranked by relevance

  • Company2026-09-15

    Honeywell Aero CEO calls planned GE Aerospace-CPP deal positive for industry - Reuters

    Reuters

  • Company2026-09-15

    Surging Oil Prices Singe GE Aerospace

    Wall Street Journal

  • Company2026-09-12

    General Electric (GE) Following Its CPP Deal Looks Fully Valued - simplywall.st

    Simply Wall St

  • Company2026-09-09

    Howmet CEO "fine" with GE Aerospace deal, working to meet demand for engine parts - Reuters

    Reuters

  • Company2026-09-15

    GE Aerospace (GE) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights

    Zacks

  • Company2026-09-14

    Why Today’s GE Downgrade Wasn’t Just a Downgrade

    Barron's

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Rising oil prices pressure airline profitability, which typically reduces demand for new aircraft and engines — the stock dropped about 3% as oil prices climbed [Wall Street Journal].

1 of 6 risks in this report

Risks

6

Opportunities

6

Red flags

3

Leadership

10

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Produced 16 Sept 2026, 09:07 UTC

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