GE Aerospace (GE)
NYSEIndustrialsAerospace & DefenseSnapshot 2026-09-04
$337.12+1.09%
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NYSEIndustrialsAerospace & DefenseSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Aerospace & Defense is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Operating margin at least 21.4%: FY26 guidance 21.4% vs 21.4% target.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 22% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 27% growth a year, above the roughly 8% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskGE's growth in Defense & Propulsion Technologies must continue to justify its premium valuation. Revenue grew 21% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. It trades at 47× P/E versus a peer median of 30×, indicating the market expects more growth than we forecast. The primary risk is that if GE cuts guidance after recently raising it, the stock could face a credibility hit. Peer multiples imply a price about 27% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis). Our read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. GE is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 22 analysts currently covering GE (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 9 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for GE in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 9 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Aerospace & Defense — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Advances: Expand Defense & Propulsion Technologies segment revenue and profit
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $337.12
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $337.12.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Bottom 25% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Delivery of engines supports growth in Defense segment.
Advances: Expand Defense & Propulsion Technologies segment revenue and profit
Continued engine deliveries enhance Defense segment revenue.
Advances: Expand Defense & Propulsion Technologies segment revenue and profit
Significant contract boosts Defense & Propulsion revenue and profit.
Advances: Expand Defense & Propulsion Technologies segment revenue and profit
Contract enhances revenue and profit in Defense segment.
Advances: Expand Defense & Propulsion Technologies segment revenue and profit
New contract enhances Defense & Propulsion revenue and profit.
Advances: Invest in next-generation engine technologies and manufacturing capabilities
AI investment enhances next-gen engine manufacturing capabilities.
Analyst revisions support higher revenue and profit expectations.
Wolfspeed deal enhances silicon carbide capabilities.
