General Electric (GE) Stock Inflation-Adjusted

General Electric Company (GE) is a multinational conglomerate focused on the aerospace, power and renewable energy sectors.

A stock's price history shows its nominal performance but not its real growth in purchasing power. This page adjusts General Electric's historical stock prices using the US Consumer Price Index to reveal its true performance. Explore the charts and data below to compare its nominal price with its real value and discover its actual long-term growth.

Nominal prices are adjusted for stock splits and assume reinvestment of any dividends to reflect total return. Inflation-adjusted prices use September 2026 as the baseline (latest available CPI).

The current value of General Electric stock is 313.05 (as of the close of Oct 29, 2026), 17.76% lower than the all-time high of 380.64 (Aug 5, 2026).

Since January 2, 1970, the inflation-adjusted total return for the stock has been 2,148%, which is equivalent to an annual growth rate of 5.63%.

In nominal values, the total return since this date has been 19,936%, or an annualized rate of 9.78%.

Inflation-Adjusted Values by Month

This data presents General Electric's end-of-month closing levels over time. Inflation-adjusted figures show what past levels would be worth using roughly today's purchasing power based on the latest CPI data, the same present-value method used by the US Inflation Calculator to compare dollar amounts across different years. The latest entry in the table will have equal nominal and adjusted values until the next CPI figures are released.

Date Inflation-Adjusted Nominal value
Oct 2026 313.05 313.05
Sep 2026 311.82 311.82
Aug 2026 337.16 335.2
Jul 2026 362.78 359.52
Jun 2026 376.03 372.7
May 2026 324.62 322.87
Apr 2026 292.53 289.13
Mar 2026 288.75 282.99
Feb 2026 351.41 340.82
Jan 2026 316.48 305.5
Dec 2025 318.93 306.73
Nov 2025 308.6 296.86
Oct 2025 307.3 307.3
Sep 2025 310.4 299.21
Aug 2025 284.34 273.4
Jul 2025 280.88 269.3
Jun 2025 266.71 255.33
May 2025 255.69 243.94
Apr 2025 209.99 199.93
Mar 2025 209.19 198.55
Feb 2025 216.41 204.94
Jan 2025 213.79 201.57
Dec 2024 176.31 165.15
Nov 2024 192.32 180.07
Oct 2024 181.26 169.81
Sep 2024 199.22 186.42
Aug 2024 184.49 172.37
Jul 2024 179.97 168
Jun 2024 168 156.65
May 2024 174.58 162.73
Apr 2024 171.36 159.46
Mar 2024 148.66 137.8
Feb 2024 133.73 123.17
Jan 2024 113.57 103.96
Dec 2023 110.06 100.2
Nov 2023 104.85 95.55
Oct 2023 93.32 85.21
Sep 2023 94.93 86.72
Aug 2023 98.46 89.72
Jul 2023 98.7 89.55
Jun 2023 95 86.03
May 2023 88.09 79.51
Apr 2023 86.09 77.51
Mar 2023 83.58 74.87
Feb 2023 74.22 66.26
Jan 2023 70.9 62.96
Dec 2022 58.09 51.17
Nov 2022 59.34 52.43
Oct 2022 53.66 47.46
Sep 2022 42.87 37.76
Aug 2022 50.88 44.72
Jul 2022 51.19 45.01
Jun 2022 44.09 38.77
May 2022 54.88 47.61
Apr 2022 52.83 45.33
Mar 2022 65.2 55.64
Feb 2022 68.89 58.01
Jan 2022 68.77 57.39
Dec 2021 69.34 57.38
Nov 2021 69.86 57.63
Oct 2021 77.51 63.63
Sep 2021 76.78 62.51
Aug 2021 78.69 63.89
Jul 2021 77.5 62.79
Jun 2021 80.94 65.27
May 2021 85.25 68.11
Apr 2021 80.19 63.56
Mar 2021 80.91 63.61
Feb 2021 77.75 60.69
Jan 2021 66.58 51.69
Dec 2020 67.62 52.27
Nov 2020 63.72 49.21
Oct 2020 46.42 35.87
Sep 2020 38.99 30.12
Aug 2020 39.65 30.59
Jul 2020 38.08 29.28
Jun 2020 43.07 32.95
May 2020 41.58 31.64
Apr 2020 43.03 32.74
Mar 2020 49.91 38.23
Feb 2020 68.16 52.33
Jan 2020 78.21 59.88
Dec 2019 70.37 53.67
Nov 2019 70.92 54.14
Oct 2019 62.77 47.94
Sep 2019 56.36 42.95
Aug 2019 51.98 39.58
Jul 2019 65.84 50.13
Jun 2019 66.26 50.37
May 2019 59.51 45.23
Apr 2019 64.25 48.73
Mar 2019 63.45 47.87
Feb 2019 66.27 49.72
Jan 2019 59.67 44.58
Dec 2018 44.55 33.21
Nov 2018 43.92 32.85
Oct 2018 58.94 44.24
Sep 2018 66.01 49.45
Aug 2018 74.85 56.02
Jul 2018 78.89 59
Jun 2018 78.78 58.92
May 2018 80.74 60.29
Apr 2018 81.02 60.24
Mar 2018 77.93 57.72
Feb 2018 81.76 60.42
Jan 2018 93.16 68.53
Dec 2017 101.08 73.96
Nov 2017 104.98 76.86
Oct 2017 115.72 84.71
Sep 2017 138.7 101.61
Aug 2017 139.84 101.9
Jul 2017 146.31 106.3
Jun 2017 154.21 112.11
May 2017 154.84 112.46
Apr 2017 164.08 119.08
Mar 2017 169.17 122.4
Feb 2017 169.36 122.45
Jan 2017 167.61 120.8
Dec 2016 179.37 128.52
Nov 2016 173.04 123.95
Oct 2016 163.44 117.26
Sep 2016 166.57 119.35
Aug 2016 174.41 124.67
Jul 2016 174.01 124.27
Jun 2016 175.63 125.63
May 2016 167.63 119.52
Apr 2016 171.2 121.57
Mar 2016 177.83 125.68
Feb 2016 163.71 115.21
Jan 2016 162.01 113.91
Dec 2015 173.71 121.94
Nov 2015 164.86 116.12
Oct 2015 158.9 112.17
Sep 2015 138.51 97.82
Aug 2015 134.61 95.21
Jul 2015 141.35 100.12
Jun 2015 143.9 101.92
May 2015 146.66 103.51
Apr 2015 146.38 102.79
Mar 2015 134.38 94.17
Feb 2015 141.61 98.65
Jan 2015 129.26 89.66
Dec 2014 136.08 94.84
Nov 2014 140.21 98.27
Oct 2014 135.87 95.74
Sep 2014 134.53 95.04
Aug 2014 135.11 95.37
Jul 2014 130.57 92.33
Jun 2014 136.38 96.47
May 2014 137.88 97.35
Apr 2014 138.87 97.71
Mar 2014 134.15 94.08
Feb 2014 132.82 92.55
Jan 2014 130.12 90.34
Dec 2013 145.68 100.76
Nov 2013 137.17 94.88
Oct 2013 134.22 93.03
Sep 2013 122.35 85.02
Aug 2013 117.52 81.57
Jul 2013 123.92 85.91
Jun 2013 117.96 81.75
May 2013 117.74 81.4
Apr 2013 112.74 77.8
Mar 2013 116.82 80.7
Feb 2013 117.63 81.05
Jan 2013 112.65 76.99
Dec 2012 106.44 72.53
Nov 2012 105.66 72.2
Oct 2012 104.81 71.96
Sep 2012 112.98 77.59
Aug 2012 102.52 70.09
Jul 2012 103.29 70.23
Jun 2012 103.57 70.53
May 2012 93.74 63.93
Apr 2012 96.03 65.58
Mar 2012 98.73 67.22
Feb 2012 94.42 63.8
Jan 2012 92.13 61.98
Dec 2011 88.58 59.33
Nov 2011 77.56 52.08
Oct 2011 81.39 54.7
Sep 2011 73.98 49.82
Aug 2011 78.47 52.76
Jul 2011 86.4 57.93
Jun 2011 91.07 61.01
May 2011 93.77 62.89
Apr 2011 98.1 65.48
Mar 2011 96.8 64.2
Feb 2011 101.99 66.99
Jan 2011 97.83 63.94
Dec 2010 89.26 58.07
Nov 2010 76.64 49.77
Oct 2010 77.59 50.37
Sep 2010 78.8 51.09
Aug 2010 69.62 45.11
Jul 2010 77.61 50.22
Jun 2010 69.44 44.92
May 2010 78.04 50.53
Apr 2010 90.09 58.29
Mar 2010 87.09 56.25
Feb 2010 77.17 49.64
Jan 2010 76.69 49.32
Dec 2009 72.4 46.4
Nov 2009 75.91 48.74
Oct 2009 67.62 43.38
Sep 2009 77.94 49.96
Aug 2009 65.53 41.98
Jul 2009 63.32 40.47
Jun 2009 55.29 35.4
May 2009 63.49 40.3
Apr 2009 59.75 37.82
Mar 2009 47.88 30.22
Feb 2009 40.4 25.44
Jan 2009 55.87 35.01
Dec 2008 74.94 46.76
Nov 2008 76.79 48.41
Oct 2008 85.58 55.01
Sep 2008 110.73 71.9
Aug 2008 119.86 77.94
Jul 2008 120.19 78.46
Jun 2008 113.99 74.03
May 2008 130.72 84.05
Apr 2008 140.32 89.46
Mar 2008 159.78 101.25
Feb 2008 144.31 90.67
Jan 2008 152.7 95.66
Dec 2007 160.88 100.29
Nov 2007 164.32 102.5
Oct 2007 177.68 110.18
Sep 2007 179.1 110.82
Aug 2007 167.21 103.18
Jul 2007 166.43 102.89
Jun 2007 164.33 101.62
May 2007 160.2 98.87
Apr 2007 158.09 96.98
Mar 2007 152.64 93.03
Feb 2007 152.07 91.85
Jan 2007 156.35 93.93
Dec 2006 161.87 96.95
Nov 2006 152.31 91.08
Oct 2006 151.35 90.64
Sep 2006 151.34 91.14
Aug 2006 144.02 87.15
Jul 2006 138.5 83.65
Jun 2006 140.06 84.34
May 2006 144.52 86.86
Apr 2006 146.64 87.69
Mar 2006 148.7 88.18
Feb 2006 141.31 83.33
Jan 2006 141.08 83.03
Dec 2005 152.14 88.86
Nov 2005 154.42 90.56
Oct 2005 145.42 85.97
Sep 2005 144.68 85.36
Aug 2005 144.99 84.52
Jul 2005 149.59 86.75
Jun 2005 150.94 87.13
May 2005 157.78 91.03
Apr 2005 156.4 90.33
Mar 2005 156.85 89.98
Feb 2005 154.3 87.84
Jan 2005 158.06 89.46
Dec 2004 160.01 90.37
Nov 2004 153.31 86.91
Oct 2004 148.01 83.86
Sep 2004 146.44 82.53
Aug 2004 142.24 80
Jul 2004 144.31 81.12
Jun 2004 140.4 79.05
May 2004 134.28 75.36
Apr 2004 129.98 72.53
Mar 2004 132.88 73.91
Feb 2004 142.5 78.75
Jan 2004 147.04 80.82
Dec 2003 136.12 74.45
Nov 2003 124.82 68.35
Oct 2003 125.95 69.16
Sep 2003 129.29 71.06
Aug 2003 127.68 69.95
Jul 2003 123.27 67.28
Jun 2003 124.44 67.85
May 2003 123.66 67.34
Apr 2003 126.68 69.1
Mar 2003 109.45 59.84
Feb 2003 103.85 56.43
Jan 2003 99.7 53.76
Dec 2002 105.38 56.58
Nov 2002 116.01 62.42
Oct 2002 108.01 58.12
Sep 2002 105.62 56.74
Aug 2002 128.29 68.8
Jul 2002 137.46 73.48
Jun 2002 124.16 66.29
May 2002 132.13 70.51
Apr 2002 133.87 71.44
Mar 2002 159.58 84.68
Feb 2002 165.2 87.17
Jan 2002 159.11 83.63
Dec 2001 172.05 90.23
Nov 2001 163.7 86.19
Oct 2001 154.55 81.51
Sep 2001 157.38 83.28
Aug 2001 172.83 91.05
Jul 2001 183.82 96.84
Jun 2001 205.65 108.64
May 2001 205.99 108.64
Apr 2001 204.94 107.6
Mar 2001 177.47 92.81
Feb 2001 196.71 102.63
Jan 2001 195.29 101.49
Dec 2000 204.89 105.81
Nov 2000 210.86 108.95
Oct 2000 233.33 120.49
Sep 2000 246.52 127.09
Aug 2000 250.56 128.5
Jul 2000 220.91 113.29
Jun 2000 226.3 115.79
May 2000 225.88 114.97
Apr 2000 225.25 114.52
Mar 2000 223.05 113.33
Feb 2000 190.59 96.05
Jan 2000 194.07 97.23
Dec 1999 224.79 112.28
Nov 1999 188.4 94.11
Oct 1999 196.3 97.99
Sep 1999 172.07 85.75
Aug 1999 163.19 80.93
Jul 1999 158.75 78.54
Jun 1999 164.43 81.11
May 1999 147.97 72.99
Apr 1999 153.34 75.64
Mar 1999 162.15 79.4
Feb 1999 146.83 71.68
Jan 1999 153.69 74.94
Dec 1998 149.84 72.89
Nov 1998 132.12 64.31
Oct 1998 127.91 62.26
Sep 1998 116.59 56.61
Aug 1998 116.85 56.67
Jul 1998 130.79 63.35
Jun 1998 132.51 64.1
May 1998 121.73 58.81
Apr 1998 124.6 60.09
Mar 1998 126.3 60.8
Feb 1998 113.58 54.58
Jan 1998 113.43 54.4
Dec 1997 107.59 51.51
Nov 1997 107.62 51.58
Oct 1997 94.09 45.12
Sep 1997 99.34 47.52
Aug 1997 91.09 43.47
Jul 1997 102.29 48.73
Jun 1997 94.47 44.95
May 1997 87.86 41.75
Apr 1997 80.72 38.38
Mar 1997 72.26 34.31
Feb 1997 74.62 35.35
Jan 1997 75.31 35.56
Dec 1996 72.17 33.97
Nov 1996 75.43 35.51
Oct 1996 70.31 33.03
Sep 1996 66.34 31.07
Aug 1996 60.41 28.2
Jul 1996 59.89 27.91
Jun 1996 62.87 29.24
May 1996 60.01 27.89
Apr 1996 56.13 26.04
Mar 1996 56.8 26.25
Feb 1996 54.94 25.26
Jan 1996 56.03 25.68
Dec 1995 52.87 24.09
Nov 1995 48.87 22.28
Oct 1995 46.02 20.99
Sep 1995 46.53 21.16
Aug 1995 42.72 19.38
Jul 1995 42.92 19.43
Jun 1995 41.01 18.56
May 1995 41.89 18.92
Apr 1995 40.53 18.27
Mar 1995 39.21 17.62
Feb 1995 39.88 17.86
Jan 1995 37.67 16.8
Dec 1994 37.45 16.64
Nov 1994 33.78 15.01
Oct 1994 35.94 15.95
Sep 1994 35.41 15.7
Aug 1994 36.7 16.23
Jul 1994 37.32 16.44
Jun 1994 34.63 15.21
May 1994 37.08 16.23
Apr 1994 35.52 15.54
Mar 1994 37.34 16.31
Feb 1994 39.48 17.19
Jan 1994 40.51 17.58
Dec 1993 39.54 17.11
Nov 1993 37.09 16.05
Oct 1993 36.59 15.82
Sep 1993 36.32 15.64
Aug 1993 37.29 16.03
Jul 1993 37.49 16.07
Jun 1993 36.45 15.62
May 1993 35.35 15.13
Apr 1993 34.59 14.78
Mar 1993 34.11 14.54
Feb 1993 32.31 13.72
Jan 1993 33.2 14.05
Dec 1992 33.12 13.95
Nov 1992 32.22 13.58
Oct 1992 29.75 12.52
Sep 1992 30.44 12.76
Aug 1992 28.87 12.07
Jul 1992 29.93 12.48
Jun 1992 30.48 12.68
May 1992 30.05 12.46
Apr 1992 30.19 12.5
Mar 1992 29.89 12.36
Feb 1992 31.18 12.83
Jan 1992 29.95 12.28
Dec 1991 30.49 12.48
Nov 1991 25.83 10.56
Oct 1991 27.6 11.26
Sep 1991 27.79 11.32
Aug 1991 30.13 12.21
Jul 1991 29.56 11.95
Jun 1991 29.91 12.07
May 1991 31.31 12.6
Apr 1991 28.76 11.54
Mar 1991 28.35 11.36
Feb 1991 27.73 11.09
Jan 1991 26.13 10.44
Dec 1990 23.57 9.36
Nov 1990 22.49 8.93
Oct 1990 21.41 8.48
Sep 1990 22.57 8.89
Aug 1990 25.9 10.11
Jul 1990 30.19 11.68
Jun 1990 29.3 11.3
May 1990 29.3 11.24
Apr 1990 27.29 10.44
Mar 1990 27.44 10.48
Feb 1990 26.52 10.07
Jan 1990 26.86 10.15
Dec 1989 28.11 10.52
Nov 1989 27.07 10.11
Oct 1989 24.23 9.03
Sep 1989 24.84 9.22
Aug 1989 25.42 9.4
Jul 1989 25.85 9.54
Jun 1989 22.86 8.42
May 1989 24.25 8.91
Apr 1989 21.82 7.97
Mar 1989 20 7.26
Feb 1989 20.68 7.46
Jan 1989 21.96 7.89
Dec 1988 20.41 7.3
Nov 1988 20.56 7.34
Oct 1988 19.95 7.12
Sep 1988 19.9 7.08
Aug 1988 18.65 6.59
Jul 1988 19.83 6.97
Jun 1988 20.44 7.16
May 1988 19.65 6.85
Apr 1988 18.95 6.59
Mar 1988 19.05 6.59
Feb 1988 21.56 7.42
Jan 1988 21.44 7.36
Dec 1987 21.02 7.2
Nov 1987 20.18 6.91
Oct 1987 22.58 7.73
Sep 1987 29.39 10.03
Aug 1987 30.03 10.2
Jul 1987 28.62 9.67
Jun 1987 26.33 8.87
May 1987 25.27 8.48
Apr 1987 25.24 8.44
Mar 1987 25.71 8.55
Feb 1987 25.46 8.43
Jan 1987 24.78 8.18
Dec 1986 21.39 7.01
Nov 1986 20.66 6.77
Oct 1986 19 6.22
Sep 1986 17.92 5.86
Aug 1986 19.7 6.41
Jul 1986 18.32 5.95
Jun 1986 20.33 6.61
May 1986 20.13 6.5
Apr 1986 19.77 6.37
Mar 1986 19.83 6.4
Feb 1986 19.49 6.32
Jan 1986 17.77 5.78
Dec 1985 18.29 5.93
Nov 1985 16.55 5.35
Oct 1985 14.57 4.7
Sep 1985 14.59 4.69
Aug 1985 15.52 4.98
Jul 1985 16.35 5.23
Jun 1985 15.8 5.05
May 1985 15.53 4.94
Apr 1985 15.2 4.82
Mar 1985 15.27 4.82
Feb 1985 16.5 5.19
Jan 1985 16.64 5.21
Dec 1984 14.78 4.62
Nov 1984 14.45 4.52
Oct 1984 15.01 4.69
Sep 1984 14.59 4.55
Aug 1984 14.89 4.62
Jul 1984 13.86 4.28
Jun 1984 13.95 4.29
May 1984 14.12 4.33
Apr 1984 14.79 4.53
Mar 1984 14.7 4.48
Feb 1984 13.96 4.24
Jan 1984 14.66 4.44
Dec 1983 15.9 4.78
Nov 1983 15.51 4.66
Oct 1983 14.08 4.22
Sep 1983 14.4 4.3
Aug 1983 14.02 4.17
Jul 1983 13.72 4.07
Jun 1983 15.19 4.49
May 1983 14.32 4.22
Apr 1983 15.59 4.56
Mar 1983 14.74 4.28
Feb 1983 15.23 4.42
Jan 1983 14.54 4.22
Dec 1982 13.36 3.87
Nov 1982 12.97 3.77
Oct 1982 12.02 3.5
Sep 1982 10.49 3.05
Aug 1982 10.58 3.07
Jul 1982 9.27 2.68
Jun 1982 9.01 2.59
May 1982 8.88 2.52
Apr 1982 9.29 2.62
Mar 1982 9.22 2.58
Feb 1982 9.13 2.56
Jan 1982 9.11 2.55
Dec 1981 8.39 2.34
Nov 1981 8.85 2.46
Oct 1981 7.98 2.21
Sep 1981 8.09 2.24
Aug 1981 8.32 2.28
Jul 1981 9.15 2.49
Jun 1981 9.38 2.52
May 1981 10.06 2.68
Apr 1981 10.12 2.68
Mar 1981 10.4 2.73
Feb 1981 10.43 2.72
Jan 1981 9.67 2.5
Dec 1980 9.75 2.5
Nov 1980 9.94 2.52
Oct 1980 8.77 2.21
Sep 1980 8.61 2.15
Aug 1980 8.99 2.22
Jul 1980 9.35 2.29
Jun 1980 8.56 2.1
May 1980 8.32 2.02
Apr 1980 8.06 1.94
Mar 1980 8.26 1.96
Feb 1980 8.75 2.05
Jan 1980 9.71 2.24
Dec 1979 9.07 2.06
Nov 1979 8.35 1.88
Oct 1979 8.84 1.97
Sep 1979 9.35 2.07
Aug 1979 9.91 2.17
Jul 1979 9.7 2.11
Jun 1979 9.5 2.04
May 1979 9.44 2
Apr 1979 9.56 2
Mar 1979 9.45 1.96
Feb 1979 9.15 1.88
Jan 1979 9.71 1.97
Dec 1978 9.57 1.92
Nov 1978 9.61 1.92
Oct 1978 9.73 1.94
Sep 1978 10.93 2.16
Aug 1978 11.29 2.21
Jul 1978 11.22 2.19
Jun 1978 10.64 2.06
May 1978 11.26 2.16
Apr 1978 11.24 2.13
Mar 1978 10.11 1.9
Feb 1978 9.78 1.83
Jan 1978 10.06 1.87
Dec 1977 11.04 2.03
Nov 1977 11.13 2.04
Oct 1977 11.18 2.04
Sep 1977 11.47 2.09
Aug 1977 11.98 2.18
Jul 1977 12.25 2.22
Jun 1977 12.79 2.3
May 1977 12.36 2.21
Apr 1977 12.34 2.2
Mar 1977 11.35 2
Feb 1977 11.74 2.06
Jan 1977 12.42 2.16
Dec 1976 13.13 2.27
Nov 1976 11.99 2.06
Oct 1976 12.67 2.18
Sep 1976 12.91 2.21
Aug 1976 12.69 2.16
Jul 1976 13.12 2.22
Jun 1976 13.82 2.33
May 1976 12.37 2.07
Apr 1976 13.17 2.19
Mar 1976 12.91 2.14
Feb 1976 13.14 2.18
Jan 1976 13.84 2.28
Dec 1975 11.42 1.88
Nov 1975 11.99 1.97
Oct 1975 12.05 1.96
Sep 1975 11.07 1.79
Aug 1975 11.7 1.89
Jul 1975 11.98 1.93
Jun 1975 13.49 2.15
May 1975 11.72 1.85
Apr 1975 11.95 1.88
Mar 1975 11.99 1.88
Feb 1975 11.55 1.8
Jan 1975 10.19 1.58
Dec 1974 8.84 1.36
Nov 1974 9.91 1.51
Oct 1974 10.29 1.56
Sep 1974 8.49 1.27
Aug 1974 10.41 1.54
Jul 1974 11.96 1.75
Jun 1974 13.81 2.01
May 1974 13.64 1.97
Apr 1974 14.6 2.08
Mar 1974 15.6 2.21
Feb 1974 16.49 2.31
Jan 1974 17.66 2.44
Dec 1973 18.74 2.57
Nov 1973 18.9 2.57
Oct 1973 19.7 2.67
Sep 1973 19.15 2.57
Aug 1973 18.01 2.41
Jul 1973 19.46 2.56
Jun 1973 17.84 2.34
May 1973 18.62 2.43
Apr 1973 18.67 2.42
Mar 1973 20.47 2.63
Feb 1973 21.42 2.73
Jan 1973 22.58 2.85
Dec 1972 23.56 2.97
Nov 1972 22 2.77
Oct 1972 20.75 2.6
Sep 1972 21.66 2.71
Aug 1972 21.76 2.71
Jul 1972 20.66 2.57
Jun 1972 21.67 2.68
May 1972 22.71 2.8
Apr 1972 22.39 2.76
Mar 1972 21.45 2.64
Feb 1972 20.17 2.47
Jan 1972 20.73 2.53
Dec 1971 20.94 2.55
Nov 1971 20.07 2.44
Oct 1971 19.57 2.38
Sep 1971 20.71 2.51
Aug 1971 20.88 2.53
Jul 1971 18.02 2.18
Jun 1971 20.56 2.48
May 1971 20.44 2.44
Apr 1971 21.05 2.51
Mar 1971 19.24 2.28
Feb 1971 18.62 2.2
Jan 1971 17.13 2.02
Dec 1970 16.21 1.91
Nov 1970 15.33 1.8
Oct 1970 15 1.75
Sep 1970 14.79 1.72
Aug 1970 13.83 1.6
Jul 1970 13.54 1.57
Jun 1970 11.95 1.38
May 1970 11.81 1.35
Apr 1970 12.72 1.45
Mar 1970 13.26 1.5
Feb 1970 12.75 1.44
Jan 1970 13.15 1.48

Returns from Investing in General Electric stock

How much did an investment in General Electric really grow each year after accounting for inflation? The following chart contains the inflation-adjusted real annual percentage returns.

Detailed Annual Returns (Adjusted vs. Nominal)

The table below shows the returns for General Electric stock by year, both inflation-adjusted and nominal. You can sort any column by clicking on the header.

Observe how inflation erodes nominal gains, sometimes resulting in a negative real return even when the stock price nominally increased, as in 2011.

Year Inflation-Adjusted Return Nominal Return
2024 60.2% 64.82%
2023 89.47% 95.83%
2022 -16.23% -10.83%
2021 2.56% 9.77%
2020 -3.92% -2.61%
2019 57.98% 61.59%
2018 -55.93% -55.09%
2017 -43.65% -42.46%
2016 3.26% 5.4%
2015 27.65% 28.58%
2014 -6.59% -5.88%
2013 36.87% 38.92%
2012 20.16% 22.25%
2011 -0.76% 2.18%
2010 23.29% 25.13%
2009 -3.39% -0.76%
2008 -53.42% -53.38%
2007 -0.62% 3.44%
2006 6.4% 9.1%
2005 -4.92% -1.67%
2004 17.55% 21.38%
2003 29.17% 31.6%
2002 -38.75% -37.3%
2001 -16.03% -14.73%
2000 -8.85% -5.76%
1999 50.01% 54.04%
1998 39.27% 41.52%
1997 49.08% 51.62%
1996 36.5% 41.04%
1995 41.17% 44.76%
1994 -5.28% -2.74%
1993 19.38% 22.66%
1992 8.61% 11.76%
1991 29.37% 33.33%
1990 -16.17% -11.05%
1989 37.73% 44.13%
1988 -2.88% 1.42%
1987 -1.74% 2.62%
1986 16.93% 18.21%
1985 23.78% 28.48%
1984 -7.08% -3.41%
1983 19.07% 23.58%
1982 59.26% 65.36%
1981 -14% -6.33%
1980 7.53% 20.99%
1979 -5.18% 7.43%
1978 -13.33% -5.51%
1977 -15.97% -10.34%
1976 15% 20.6%
1975 29.24% 38.2%
1974 -52.84% -47.02%
1973 -20.47% -13.55%
1972 12.53% 16.37%
1971 29.2% 33.42%

General Electric Stock: Average Annualized Returns

Annualized returns show the average rate of growth per year, making it easier to compare performance across different time periods. While nominal returns indicate the headline growth, adjusting for inflation reveals the actual change in purchasing power.

This table presents both nominal and inflation-adjusted average annual returns for General Electric over various trailing periods ending September 30, 2026, offering a clearer view of long-term, real investment performance.

Period Avg. Annual Return (Inflation-Adjusted) Avg. Annual Return (Nominal)
Last 1 year 0.46% 4.21%
Last 3 years 48.65% 53.2%
Last 5 years 32.35% 37.91%
Last 10 years 6.47% 10.08%
Last 20 years 3.68% 6.34%
Last 30 years 5.29% 7.99%
Last 40 years 7.4% 10.44%
Last 50 years 6.58% 10.41%

Real Returns of Investing in the General Electric

The chart and table below show the nominal and inflation-adjusted value of a hypothetical $100 investment over various long-term historical periods, ending in September 2025.

The inflation-adjusted line, in green, represents the real increase in purchasing power for the initial investment. Observe the gap between both lines, which illustrates the cumulative effect of inflation over time.

Even over just five years, inflation takes a noticeable bite out of investments. Investing $100 in the General Electric five years ago yielded an 393% nominal gain, but the real return (the actual increase in buying power) was 299.22%.

As investment periods get longer, the difference between reported nominal returns and the inflation-adjusted gains usually becomes much greater due to the compounding effect of inflation over time.

Investment Period What $100 Grew To (Nominal) Total Nominal Return (%) Total Inflation-Adjusted Return (%)
Last 5 years Feb 2021 - Sep 2025 $493 393% 299.22%
Last 10 years Feb 2016 - Sep 2025 $259.72 159.72% 89.6%
Last 25 years Feb 2001 - Sep 2025 $291.53 191.53% 57.79%
Last 50 years Feb 1976 - Sep 2025 $13,745.87 13,646% 2,262%

Inflation Impact on GE's Operations

As an industrial conglomerate, General Electric's operations are significantly exposed to inflation across its diverse segments.

  • Raw Material Costs: GE's aerospace and energy businesses rely on specialty metals, composites and other raw materials, making them vulnerable to commodity price inflation.
  • Supply Chain and Logistics: Global supply chain disruptions and higher transportation costs driven by inflation can lead to production delays and increased expenses.
  • Long-Term Contracts: Many of GE's contracts, particularly in the power and aerospace sectors, are long-term. Unanticipated high inflation can erode the profitability of these fixed-price agreements.
  • Labor Costs: Wage inflation for a highly skilled engineering and manufacturing workforce can pressure margins.

GE manages these inflationary risks through long-term supplier agreements, cost-sharing clauses in contracts, productivity improvements and hedging strategies for commodities and foreign currencies. The company's focus on lean manufacturing and operational efficiency is also critical in controlling costs.

About General Electric

General Electric Company is a high-tech industrial company that operates in the aerospace, power and renewable energy sectors.

GE Aerospace is a leading provider of jet engines, components and systems for commercial and military aircraft. The power and renewable energy segments provide equipment and services for power generation.

Following a major corporate restructuring, GE has streamlined its operations to focus on these core industrial markets. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, GE is a historic component of the US industrial landscape.

Last Close
Oct 29, 2026
313.05
Highest
Aug 5, 2026
380.64
Highest, Inflation-Adjusted
Aug 5, 2026
382.87
Annualized return
Since Jan 2, 1970
9.78%
Annualized return, Inflation-Adjusted
Since Jan 2, 1970
5.63%

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