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 June 2025 as the baseline (latest available CPI).

The current value of General Electric stock is 264.67 (as of the close of Jul 15, 2025), which is the all-time high.

Since January 2, 1970, the inflation-adjusted total return for the stock has been 1,868%, which is equivalent to an annual growth rate of 5.51%.

In nominal values, the total return since this date has been 16,692%, or an annualized rate of 9.67%.

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 latest entry in the table will have equal nominal and adjusted values until the next CPI figures are released.

Date Inflation-Adjusted Nominal value
Jul 2025 264.67 264.67
Jun 2025 257.39 257.39
May 2025 246.75 245.91
Apr 2025 202.65 201.54
Mar 2025 201.88 200.15
Feb 2025 208.85 206.6
Jan 2025 206.32 203.19
Dec 2024 170.15 166.48
Nov 2024 185.59 181.53
Oct 2024 174.92 171.18
Sep 2024 192.25 187.92
Aug 2024 178.04 173.76
Jul 2024 173.68 169.36
Jun 2024 162.13 157.92
May 2024 168.48 164.05
Apr 2024 165.37 160.75
Mar 2024 143.46 138.91
Feb 2024 129.06 124.16
Jan 2024 109.6 104.8
Dec 2023 106.21 101.01
Nov 2023 101.18 96.32
Oct 2023 90.06 85.9
Sep 2023 91.62 87.42
Aug 2023 95.09 90.51
Jul 2023 95.32 90.34
Jun 2023 91.75 86.79
May 2023 85.07 80.21
Apr 2023 83.14 78.19
Mar 2023 80.71 75.53
Feb 2023 71.67 66.85
Jan 2023 68.47 63.51
Dec 2022 56.1 51.62
Nov 2022 57.31 52.9
Oct 2022 51.82 47.87
Sep 2022 41.4 38.09
Aug 2022 49.14 45.12
Jul 2022 49.43 45.4
Jun 2022 42.58 39.11
May 2022 53 48.02
Apr 2022 51.02 45.73
Mar 2022 62.97 56.13
Feb 2022 66.53 58.52
Jan 2022 66.42 57.89
Dec 2021 66.97 57.88
Nov 2021 67.47 58.14
Oct 2021 74.85 64.19
Sep 2021 74.15 63.06
Aug 2021 76 64.45
Jul 2021 74.85 63.35
Jun 2021 78.17 65.84
May 2021 82.33 68.71
Apr 2021 77.44 64.12
Mar 2021 78.14 64.17
Feb 2021 75.09 61.23
Jan 2021 64.3 52.14
Dec 2020 65.3 52.73
Nov 2020 61.54 49.65
Oct 2020 44.83 36.19
Sep 2020 37.65 30.38
Aug 2020 38.29 30.86
Jul 2020 36.78 29.54
Jun 2020 41.59 33.24
May 2020 40.15 31.91
Apr 2020 41.56 33.03
Mar 2020 48.2 38.57
Feb 2020 65.82 52.79
Jan 2020 75.53 60.4
Dec 2019 67.96 54.14
Nov 2019 68.49 54.62
Oct 2019 60.62 48.36
Sep 2019 54.43 43.32
Aug 2019 50.2 39.93
Jul 2019 63.58 50.57
Jun 2019 63.99 50.82
May 2019 57.47 45.63
Apr 2019 62.05 49.16
Mar 2019 61.27 48.29
Feb 2019 64 50.16
Jan 2019 57.63 44.97
Dec 2018 43.02 33.51
Nov 2018 42.41 33.14
Oct 2018 56.92 44.63
Sep 2018 63.74 49.89
Aug 2018 72.29 56.51
Jul 2018 76.19 59.52
Jun 2018 76.08 59.43
May 2018 77.97 60.82
Apr 2018 78.24 60.77
Mar 2018 75.26 58.23
Feb 2018 78.95 60.95
Jan 2018 89.97 69.13
Dec 2017 97.62 74.61
Nov 2017 101.38 77.53
Oct 2017 111.75 85.46
Sep 2017 133.95 102.5
Aug 2017 135.05 102.79
Jul 2017 141.3 107.23
Jun 2017 148.92 113.09
May 2017 149.53 113.45
Apr 2017 158.46 120.12
Mar 2017 163.37 123.48
Feb 2017 163.56 123.52
Jan 2017 161.86 121.86
Dec 2016 173.22 129.65
Nov 2016 167.11 125.04
Oct 2016 157.84 118.29
Sep 2016 160.86 120.4
Aug 2016 168.44 125.77
Jul 2016 168.05 125.37
Jun 2016 169.61 126.73
May 2016 161.89 120.57
Apr 2016 165.34 122.64
Mar 2016 171.74 126.79
Feb 2016 158.1 116.22
Jan 2016 156.46 114.92
Dec 2015 167.76 123.01
Nov 2015 159.21 117.14
Oct 2015 153.46 113.15
Sep 2015 133.77 98.68
Aug 2015 129.99 96.04
Jul 2015 136.5 101
Jun 2015 138.97 102.81
May 2015 141.64 104.42
Apr 2015 141.37 103.69
Mar 2015 129.78 95
Feb 2015 136.76 99.52
Jan 2015 124.83 90.45
Dec 2014 131.42 95.67
Nov 2014 135.4 99.13
Oct 2014 131.21 96.59
Sep 2014 129.92 95.87
Aug 2014 130.48 96.21
Jul 2014 126.1 93.14
Jun 2014 131.71 97.32
May 2014 133.15 98.21
Apr 2014 134.12 98.57
Mar 2014 129.55 94.91
Feb 2014 128.27 93.37
Jan 2014 125.67 91.13
Dec 2013 140.69 101.65
Nov 2013 132.47 95.72
Oct 2013 129.62 93.85
Sep 2013 118.16 85.77
Aug 2013 113.49 82.29
Jul 2013 119.67 86.66
Jun 2013 113.92 82.47
May 2013 113.71 82.12
Apr 2013 108.88 78.49
Mar 2013 112.81 81.41
Feb 2013 113.6 81.76
Jan 2013 108.79 77.66
Dec 2012 102.79 73.17
Nov 2012 102.04 72.83
Oct 2012 101.22 72.59
Sep 2012 109.11 78.28
Aug 2012 99 70.71
Jul 2012 99.75 70.85
Jun 2012 100.02 71.15
May 2012 90.52 64.5
Apr 2012 92.74 66.15
Mar 2012 95.35 67.81
Feb 2012 91.19 64.36
Jan 2012 88.98 62.53
Dec 2011 85.55 59.85
Nov 2011 74.91 52.54
Oct 2011 78.61 55.18
Sep 2011 71.45 50.26
Aug 2011 75.78 53.22
Jul 2011 83.44 58.44
Jun 2011 87.95 61.54
May 2011 90.56 63.44
Apr 2011 94.74 66.06
Mar 2011 93.48 64.77
Feb 2011 98.49 67.58
Jan 2011 94.47 64.5
Dec 2010 86.2 58.58
Nov 2010 74.01 50.21
Oct 2010 74.93 50.81
Sep 2010 76.1 51.54
Aug 2010 67.23 45.51
Jul 2010 74.95 50.66
Jun 2010 67.06 45.32
May 2010 75.37 50.98
Apr 2010 87.01 58.8
Mar 2010 84.11 56.75
Feb 2010 74.52 50.07
Jan 2010 74.06 49.75
Dec 2009 69.92 46.81
Nov 2009 73.31 49.17
Oct 2009 65.3 43.77
Sep 2009 75.27 50.39
Aug 2009 63.29 42.35
Jul 2009 61.15 40.82
Jun 2009 53.4 35.71
May 2009 61.32 40.65
Apr 2009 57.71 38.15
Mar 2009 46.24 30.49
Feb 2009 39.01 25.66
Jan 2009 53.96 35.32
Dec 2008 72.37 47.17
Nov 2008 74.16 48.84
Oct 2008 82.65 55.49
Sep 2008 106.94 72.53
Aug 2008 115.75 78.62
Jul 2008 116.07 79.15
Jun 2008 110.08 74.68
May 2008 126.24 84.78
Apr 2008 135.51 90.25
Mar 2008 154.3 102.14
Feb 2008 139.37 91.46
Jan 2008 147.47 96.5
Dec 2007 155.37 101.17
Nov 2007 158.69 103.4
Oct 2007 171.59 111.15
Sep 2007 172.96 111.8
Aug 2007 161.48 104.09
Jul 2007 160.73 103.8
Jun 2007 158.7 102.51
May 2007 154.71 99.74
Apr 2007 152.67 97.83
Mar 2007 147.41 93.85
Feb 2007 146.86 92.65
Jan 2007 150.99 94.75
Dec 2006 156.33 97.8
Nov 2006 147.09 91.88
Oct 2006 146.16 91.44
Sep 2006 146.16 91.94
Aug 2006 139.09 87.92
Jul 2006 133.75 84.38
Jun 2006 135.26 85.08
May 2006 139.57 87.62
Apr 2006 141.62 88.47
Mar 2006 143.61 88.95
Feb 2006 136.47 84.07
Jan 2006 136.25 83.76
Dec 2005 146.93 89.64
Nov 2005 149.13 91.36
Oct 2005 140.43 86.73
Sep 2005 139.72 86.11
Aug 2005 140.03 85.26
Jul 2005 144.47 87.52
Jun 2005 145.77 87.9
May 2005 152.37 91.83
Apr 2005 151.05 91.13
Mar 2005 151.47 90.77
Feb 2005 149.02 88.61
Jan 2005 152.64 90.24
Dec 2004 154.53 91.17
Nov 2004 148.06 87.67
Oct 2004 142.94 84.6
Sep 2004 141.42 83.26
Aug 2004 137.37 80.7
Jul 2004 139.37 81.83
Jun 2004 135.59 79.74
May 2004 129.68 76.02
Apr 2004 125.53 73.16
Mar 2004 128.33 74.56
Feb 2004 137.62 79.44
Jan 2004 142.01 81.53
Dec 2003 131.46 75.11
Nov 2003 120.54 68.95
Oct 2003 121.64 69.76
Sep 2003 124.86 71.69
Aug 2003 123.3 70.57
Jul 2003 119.04 67.87
Jun 2003 120.18 68.44
May 2003 119.42 67.94
Apr 2003 122.34 69.71
Mar 2003 105.7 60.36
Feb 2003 100.29 56.93
Jan 2003 96.28 54.24
Dec 2002 101.77 57.07
Nov 2002 112.04 62.97
Oct 2002 104.31 58.63
Sep 2002 102 57.24
Aug 2002 123.89 69.4
Jul 2002 132.76 74.12
Jun 2002 119.9 66.87
May 2002 127.6 71.13
Apr 2002 129.28 72.06
Mar 2002 154.11 85.43
Feb 2002 159.54 87.94
Jan 2002 153.66 84.36
Dec 2001 166.15 91.02
Nov 2001 158.09 86.95
Oct 2001 149.26 82.23
Sep 2001 151.98 84.01
Aug 2001 166.91 91.85
Jul 2001 177.52 97.69
Jun 2001 198.6 109.59
May 2001 198.94 109.59
Apr 2001 197.92 108.54
Mar 2001 171.39 93.62
Feb 2001 189.97 103.54
Jan 2001 188.6 102.38
Dec 2000 197.87 106.74
Nov 2000 203.63 109.91
Oct 2000 225.33 121.55
Sep 2000 238.08 128.2
Aug 2000 241.98 129.63
Jul 2000 213.34 114.29
Jun 2000 218.55 116.81
May 2000 218.14 115.98
Apr 2000 217.53 115.52
Mar 2000 215.41 114.33
Feb 2000 184.06 96.89
Jan 2000 187.42 98.08
Dec 1999 217.09 113.27
Nov 1999 181.95 94.93
Oct 1999 189.58 98.86
Sep 1999 166.18 86.5
Aug 1999 157.6 81.64
Jul 1999 153.31 79.23
Jun 1999 158.8 81.82
May 1999 142.9 73.63
Apr 1999 148.09 76.3
Mar 1999 156.59 80.1
Feb 1999 141.8 72.31
Jan 1999 148.43 75.6
Dec 1998 144.71 73.53
Nov 1998 127.59 64.87
Oct 1998 123.53 62.81
Sep 1998 112.6 57.11
Aug 1998 112.85 57.16
Jul 1998 126.31 63.91
Jun 1998 127.97 64.67
May 1998 117.55 59.33
Apr 1998 120.33 60.62
Mar 1998 121.97 61.33
Feb 1998 109.69 55.06
Jan 1998 109.54 54.88
Dec 1997 103.91 51.96
Nov 1997 103.93 52.04
Oct 1997 90.86 45.52
Sep 1997 95.93 47.94
Aug 1997 87.97 43.85
Jul 1997 98.79 49.16
Jun 1997 91.24 45.34
May 1997 84.85 42.12
Apr 1997 77.95 38.71
Mar 1997 69.79 34.62
Feb 1997 72.06 35.66
Jan 1997 72.73 35.87
Dec 1996 69.7 34.27
Nov 1996 72.85 35.82
Oct 1996 67.9 33.32
Sep 1996 64.07 31.34
Aug 1996 58.34 28.45
Jul 1996 57.84 28.15
Jun 1996 60.72 29.5
May 1996 57.95 28.14
Apr 1996 54.2 26.27
Mar 1996 54.85 26.48
Feb 1996 53.06 25.48
Jan 1996 54.11 25.9
Dec 1995 51.06 24.3
Nov 1995 47.19 22.47
Oct 1995 44.44 21.18
Sep 1995 44.94 21.34
Aug 1995 41.25 19.56
Jul 1995 41.45 19.6
Jun 1995 39.61 18.72
May 1995 40.46 19.09
Apr 1995 39.14 18.43
Mar 1995 37.87 17.77
Feb 1995 38.52 18.02
Jan 1995 36.38 16.95
Dec 1994 36.17 16.79
Nov 1994 32.62 15.14
Oct 1994 34.71 16.09
Sep 1994 34.2 15.84
Aug 1994 35.45 16.37
Jul 1994 36.04 16.58
Jun 1994 33.44 15.35
May 1994 35.81 16.37
Apr 1994 34.3 15.67
Mar 1994 36.06 16.46
Feb 1994 38.13 17.34
Jan 1994 39.12 17.73
Dec 1993 38.18 17.26
Nov 1993 35.82 16.19
Oct 1993 35.34 15.96
Sep 1993 35.07 15.78
Aug 1993 36.02 16.17
Jul 1993 36.21 16.21
Jun 1993 35.2 15.76
May 1993 34.14 15.26
Apr 1993 33.41 14.91
Mar 1993 32.94 14.67
Feb 1993 31.21 13.84
Jan 1993 32.06 14.17
Dec 1992 31.98 14.07
Nov 1992 31.12 13.7
Oct 1992 28.73 12.63
Sep 1992 29.4 12.88
Aug 1992 27.88 12.18
Jul 1992 28.9 12.59
Jun 1992 29.44 12.79
May 1992 29.02 12.57
Apr 1992 29.16 12.61
Mar 1992 28.87 12.47
Feb 1992 30.11 12.94
Jan 1992 28.92 12.38
Dec 1991 29.45 12.59
Nov 1991 24.94 10.66
Oct 1991 26.66 11.35
Sep 1991 26.84 11.42
Aug 1991 29.1 12.32
Jul 1991 28.55 12.05
Jun 1991 28.88 12.18
May 1991 30.24 12.71
Apr 1991 27.78 11.64
Mar 1991 27.38 11.46
Feb 1991 26.78 11.19
Jan 1991 25.24 10.53
Dec 1990 22.76 9.44
Nov 1990 21.72 9.01
Oct 1990 20.68 8.56
Sep 1990 21.8 8.97
Aug 1990 25.01 10.2
Jul 1990 29.16 11.79
Jun 1990 28.3 11.4
May 1990 28.3 11.33
Apr 1990 26.36 10.53
Mar 1990 26.5 10.57
Feb 1990 25.61 10.16
Jan 1990 25.94 10.24
Dec 1989 27.15 10.61
Nov 1989 26.14 10.2
Oct 1989 23.4 9.11
Sep 1989 23.99 9.3
Aug 1989 24.55 9.48
Jul 1989 24.96 9.63
Jun 1989 22.08 8.5
May 1989 23.42 8.99
Apr 1989 21.08 8.04
Mar 1989 19.31 7.32
Feb 1989 19.97 7.53
Jan 1989 21.2 7.96
Dec 1988 19.71 7.36
Nov 1988 19.86 7.41
Oct 1988 19.27 7.18
Sep 1988 19.22 7.14
Aug 1988 18.01 6.64
Jul 1988 19.15 7.04
Jun 1988 19.74 7.22
May 1988 18.97 6.91
Apr 1988 18.3 6.64
Mar 1988 18.4 6.64
Feb 1988 20.82 7.49
Jan 1988 20.7 7.43
Dec 1987 20.3 7.26
Nov 1987 19.49 6.97
Oct 1987 21.81 7.8
Sep 1987 28.39 10.12
Aug 1987 29 10.29
Jul 1987 27.64 9.75
Jun 1987 25.43 8.95
May 1987 24.41 8.56
Apr 1987 24.37 8.52
Mar 1987 24.83 8.63
Feb 1987 24.58 8.51
Jan 1987 23.93 8.25
Dec 1986 20.66 7.08
Nov 1986 19.95 6.83
Oct 1986 18.35 6.27
Sep 1986 17.31 5.91
Aug 1986 19.02 6.47
Jul 1986 17.69 6.01
Jun 1986 19.63 6.66
May 1986 19.44 6.56
Apr 1986 19.09 6.43
Mar 1986 19.15 6.46
Feb 1986 18.82 6.38
Jan 1986 17.16 5.83
Dec 1985 17.67 5.99
Nov 1985 15.98 5.4
Oct 1985 14.07 4.74
Sep 1985 14.09 4.73
Aug 1985 14.99 5.02
Jul 1985 15.79 5.28
Jun 1985 15.26 5.09
May 1985 15 4.99
Apr 1985 14.68 4.86
Mar 1985 14.75 4.86
Feb 1985 15.93 5.24
Jan 1985 16.07 5.26
Dec 1984 14.27 4.66
Nov 1984 13.96 4.56
Oct 1984 14.49 4.73
Sep 1984 14.09 4.59
Aug 1984 14.38 4.66
Jul 1984 13.39 4.32
Jun 1984 13.47 4.33
May 1984 13.64 4.37
Apr 1984 14.29 4.57
Mar 1984 14.2 4.52
Feb 1984 13.48 4.28
Jan 1984 14.16 4.47
Dec 1983 15.36 4.82
Nov 1983 14.98 4.7
Oct 1983 13.6 4.26
Sep 1983 13.9 4.34
Aug 1983 13.54 4.21
Jul 1983 13.25 4.1
Jun 1983 14.67 4.53
May 1983 13.83 4.25
Apr 1983 15.06 4.6
Mar 1983 14.23 4.32
Feb 1983 14.71 4.46
Jan 1983 14.04 4.26
Dec 1982 12.9 3.9
Nov 1982 12.53 3.81
Oct 1982 11.6 3.53
Sep 1982 10.13 3.08
Aug 1982 10.22 3.1
Jul 1982 8.95 2.7
Jun 1982 8.7 2.62
May 1982 8.57 2.55
Apr 1982 8.97 2.64
Mar 1982 8.9 2.61
Feb 1982 8.82 2.59
Jan 1982 8.8 2.57
Dec 1981 8.1 2.36
Nov 1981 8.55 2.48
Oct 1981 7.71 2.23
Sep 1981 7.81 2.26
Aug 1981 8.03 2.3
Jul 1981 8.84 2.51
Jun 1981 9.06 2.55
May 1981 9.72 2.7
Apr 1981 9.77 2.7
Mar 1981 10.05 2.76
Feb 1981 10.08 2.75
Jan 1981 9.34 2.52
Dec 1980 9.42 2.52
Nov 1980 9.6 2.55
Oct 1980 8.47 2.23
Sep 1980 8.31 2.17
Aug 1980 8.68 2.24
Jul 1980 9.03 2.31
Jun 1980 8.26 2.12
May 1980 8.03 2.04
Apr 1980 7.78 1.95
Mar 1980 7.97 1.98
Feb 1980 8.45 2.07
Jan 1980 9.38 2.26
Dec 1979 8.76 2.08
Nov 1979 8.06 1.9
Oct 1979 8.54 1.99
Sep 1979 9.03 2.09
Aug 1979 9.58 2.19
Jul 1979 9.37 2.12
Jun 1979 9.18 2.06
May 1979 9.12 2.02
Apr 1979 9.23 2.02
Mar 1979 9.13 1.97
Feb 1979 8.83 1.89
Jan 1979 9.37 1.99
Dec 1978 9.24 1.94
Nov 1978 9.28 1.94
Oct 1978 9.39 1.95
Sep 1978 10.55 2.18
Aug 1978 10.91 2.23
Jul 1978 10.83 2.21
Jun 1978 10.28 2.08
May 1978 10.88 2.18
Apr 1978 10.85 2.15
Mar 1978 9.76 1.92
Feb 1978 9.44 1.84
Jan 1978 9.71 1.88
Dec 1977 10.66 2.05
Nov 1977 10.75 2.06
Oct 1977 10.8 2.06
Sep 1977 11.08 2.11
Aug 1977 11.57 2.2
Jul 1977 11.83 2.24
Jun 1977 12.35 2.32
May 1977 11.94 2.23
Apr 1977 11.92 2.22
Mar 1977 10.96 2.02
Feb 1977 11.34 2.08
Jan 1977 11.99 2.18
Dec 1976 12.68 2.29
Nov 1976 11.58 2.08
Oct 1976 12.23 2.2
Sep 1976 12.47 2.23
Aug 1976 12.25 2.18
Jul 1976 12.67 2.24
Jun 1976 13.35 2.35
May 1976 11.95 2.09
Apr 1976 12.71 2.21
Mar 1976 12.46 2.16
Feb 1976 12.69 2.2
Jan 1976 13.37 2.3
Dec 1975 11.03 1.9
Nov 1975 11.58 1.99
Oct 1975 11.63 1.98
Sep 1975 10.69 1.81
Aug 1975 11.3 1.9
Jul 1975 11.57 1.94
Jun 1975 13.03 2.17
May 1975 11.32 1.87
Apr 1975 11.54 1.89
Mar 1975 11.58 1.89
Feb 1975 11.15 1.82
Jan 1975 9.84 1.59
Dec 1974 8.53 1.37
Nov 1974 9.57 1.53
Oct 1974 9.93 1.57
Sep 1974 8.2 1.29
Aug 1974 10.05 1.56
Jul 1974 11.55 1.77
Jun 1974 13.34 2.03
May 1974 13.17 1.99
Apr 1974 14.1 2.1
Mar 1974 15.06 2.23
Feb 1974 15.92 2.33
Jan 1974 17.05 2.46
Dec 1973 18.1 2.59
Nov 1973 18.25 2.6
Oct 1973 19.03 2.69
Sep 1973 18.5 2.59
Aug 1973 17.4 2.43
Jul 1973 18.8 2.58
Jun 1973 17.23 2.36
May 1973 17.99 2.45
Apr 1973 18.03 2.44
Mar 1973 19.77 2.65
Feb 1973 20.69 2.75
Jan 1973 21.81 2.88
Dec 1972 22.75 3
Nov 1972 21.24 2.79
Oct 1972 20.04 2.63
Sep 1972 20.92 2.73
Aug 1972 21.01 2.74
Jul 1972 19.95 2.59
Jun 1972 20.92 2.7
May 1972 21.93 2.83
Apr 1972 21.62 2.78
Mar 1972 20.71 2.66
Feb 1972 19.48 2.49
Jan 1972 20.02 2.55
Dec 1971 20.22 2.58
Nov 1971 19.39 2.46
Oct 1971 18.9 2.4
Sep 1971 20 2.53
Aug 1971 20.17 2.55
Jul 1971 17.4 2.2
Jun 1971 19.86 2.5
May 1971 19.74 2.47
Apr 1971 20.33 2.53
Mar 1971 18.58 2.3
Feb 1971 17.98 2.22
Jan 1971 16.55 2.04
Dec 1970 15.65 1.93
Nov 1970 14.81 1.82
Oct 1970 14.48 1.77
Sep 1970 14.28 1.74
Aug 1970 13.36 1.61
Jul 1970 13.08 1.58
Jun 1970 11.54 1.39
May 1970 11.41 1.37
Apr 1970 12.28 1.47
Mar 1970 12.81 1.52
Feb 1970 12.31 1.45
Jan 1970 12.7 1.49

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 89.34% 95.68%
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 June 30, 2025, offering a clearer view of long-term, real investment performance.

Period Avg. Annual Return (Inflation-Adjusted) Avg. Annual Return (Nominal)
Last 1 year 58.75% 62.99%
Last 3 years 82.17% 87.39%
Last 5 years 43.99% 50.59%
Last 10 years 6.36% 9.61%
Last 20 years 2.88% 5.52%
Last 30 years 6.44% 9.13%
Last 40 years 7.32% 10.3%
Last 50 years 6.15% 10.03%

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 June 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 387.61% nominal gain, but the real return (the actual increase in buying power) was 291.04%.

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 2020 - Jun 2025 $487.61 387.61% 291.04%
Last 10 years Feb 2015 - Jun 2025 $258.63 158.63% 88.2%
Last 25 years Feb 2000 - Jun 2025 $265.65 165.65% 39.84%
Last 50 years Feb 1975 - Jun 2025 $14,178.67 14,079% 2,208%

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
Jul 15, 2025
264.67
Highest
Jul 15, 2025
264.67
Highest, Inflation-Adjusted
Jul 15, 2025
264.67
Annualized return
Since Jan 2, 1970
9.67%
Annualized return, Inflation-Adjusted
Since Jan 2, 1970
5.51%

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