General Electric vs GE Vernova
GE and GEV side by side, both in electronic and other electrical equipment and components, except computer equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GE and GEV compare
General Electric is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as GE Vernova ($325B against $228B).
On earnings, GE Vernova is cheaper: it trades at 24.5× trailing earnings, against 36.9× for General Electric.
General Electric grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (21.7% versus 13.0% for GE Vernova).
GE Vernova keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 23.0% compared with 17.7% at General Electric.
Both pay dividends: General Electric yields 0.57% and GE Vernova 0.17%.
General Electric scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 13 for GE Vernova), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GE | GEV |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $325B | $228B |
| Share price | $313.05 | $857.87 |
| Change, 1 year | 1.1% | 48.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 188% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.18 | 1.37 |
| Employees | 57K | 75K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 13 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 36.9× | 24.5× (better) |
| P/S | 6.4× | 5.5× (better) |
| P/B | 18.4× (better) | 19.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 29.8× (better) | 122× |
| P/FCF | 38.7× | 18.4× (better) |
| PEG | 0.08 | – |
| FCF yield | 2.6% | 5.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $286.64 | – |
| Margin of safety | −9.2% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 21.7% (better) | 13.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −9.6% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 15.7% | 724% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 18.4% | 745% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 11.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 20.2% |
| Operating margin | – | 4.3% |
| Net margin | 17.7% | 23.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 16.6% | 30.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | 48.8% | 91.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | – | 135% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.09 | 0.24 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.87 (better) | −5.71 |
| Current ratio | 0.98 (better) | 0.85 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.16 (better) | 2.68 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.57% (better) | 0.17% |
| Payout ratio | – | 4.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 35.1% | – |
| Buyback yield | 2.6% (better) | 2.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.1% (better) | 2.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 79.6% | 79.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.57% | 0.10% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$21.3M | −$11.5M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 5 | 5 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.1% | 2.8% |
Go deeper
- GE stock overview
- GE income statement
- GE valuation and score
- GEV stock overview
- GEV income statement
- GEV valuation and score
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