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 March 2026 as the baseline (latest available CPI).

The current value of General Electric stock is 286.51 (as of the close of May 1, 2026), 17.01% lower than the all-time high of 345.24 (Mar 2, 2026).

While the nominal high reached 345.24, the inflation-adjusted peak value was 348.76 on February 24, 2026.

Since January 2, 1970, the inflation-adjusted total return for the stock has been 1,993%, which is equivalent to an annual growth rate of 5.55%.

In nominal values, the total return since this date has been 18,186%, or an annualized rate of 9.69%.

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
May 2026 286.51 286.51
Apr 2026 289.93 289.93
Mar 2026 283.77 283.77
Feb 2026 345.35 341.76
Jan 2026 311.02 306.34
Dec 2025 313.43 307.58
Nov 2025 303.27 297.68
Oct 2025 308.15 308.15
Sep 2025 305.04 300.04
Aug 2025 279.43 274.15
Jul 2025 276.04 270.05
Jun 2025 262.11 256.04
May 2025 251.27 244.62
Apr 2025 206.37 200.48
Mar 2025 205.58 199.1
Feb 2025 212.68 205.51
Jan 2025 210.1 202.12
Dec 2024 173.27 165.61
Nov 2024 189 180.57
Oct 2024 178.13 170.28
Sep 2024 195.78 186.94
Aug 2024 181.31 172.84
Jul 2024 176.86 168.47
Jun 2024 165.11 157.09
May 2024 171.57 163.18
Apr 2024 168.4 159.9
Mar 2024 146.09 138.18
Feb 2024 131.42 123.51
Jan 2024 111.61 104.25
Dec 2023 108.16 100.47
Nov 2023 103.04 95.81
Oct 2023 91.71 85.45
Sep 2023 93.3 86.96
Aug 2023 96.77 89.97
Jul 2023 97 89.8
Jun 2023 93.37 86.27
May 2023 86.57 79.73
Apr 2023 84.6 77.72
Mar 2023 82.13 75.08
Feb 2023 72.94 66.45
Jan 2023 69.68 63.13
Dec 2022 57.08 51.31
Nov 2022 58.32 52.58
Oct 2022 52.73 47.59
Sep 2022 42.13 37.86
Aug 2022 50 44.85
Jul 2022 50.3 45.13
Jun 2022 43.33 38.88
May 2022 53.93 47.74
Apr 2022 51.92 45.46
Mar 2022 64.08 55.79
Feb 2022 67.7 58.17
Jan 2022 67.59 57.54
Dec 2021 68.15 57.54
Nov 2021 68.66 57.79
Oct 2021 76.17 63.8
Sep 2021 75.46 62.68
Aug 2021 77.33 64.07
Jul 2021 76.16 62.97
Jun 2021 79.54 65.45
May 2021 83.78 68.3
Apr 2021 78.81 63.73
Mar 2021 79.52 63.78
Feb 2021 76.41 60.86
Jan 2021 65.43 51.83
Dec 2020 66.45 52.42
Nov 2020 62.62 49.35
Oct 2020 45.62 35.97
Sep 2020 38.32 30.2
Aug 2020 38.97 30.67
Jul 2020 37.42 29.36
Jun 2020 42.32 33.04
May 2020 40.86 31.72
Apr 2020 42.29 32.83
Mar 2020 49.05 38.34
Feb 2020 66.98 52.47
Jan 2020 76.86 60.04
Dec 2019 69.16 53.82
Nov 2019 69.7 54.29
Oct 2019 61.69 48.08
Sep 2019 55.39 43.07
Aug 2019 51.08 39.69
Jul 2019 64.7 50.27
Jun 2019 65.12 50.51
May 2019 58.49 45.36
Apr 2019 63.14 48.87
Mar 2019 62.35 48
Feb 2019 65.13 49.86
Jan 2019 58.64 44.7
Dec 2018 43.78 33.31
Nov 2018 43.16 32.94
Oct 2018 57.93 44.36
Sep 2018 64.87 49.59
Aug 2018 73.56 56.17
Jul 2018 77.53 59.17
Jun 2018 77.42 59.08
May 2018 79.35 60.45
Apr 2018 79.62 60.41
Mar 2018 76.58 57.88
Feb 2018 80.34 60.58
Jan 2018 91.55 68.72
Dec 2017 99.34 74.16
Nov 2017 103.17 77.07
Oct 2017 113.72 84.95
Sep 2017 136.31 101.89
Aug 2017 137.43 102.18
Jul 2017 143.79 106.59
Jun 2017 151.55 112.42
May 2017 152.17 112.78
Apr 2017 161.25 119.41
Mar 2017 166.25 122.74
Feb 2017 166.44 122.78
Jan 2017 164.71 121.13
Dec 2016 176.27 128.88
Nov 2016 170.05 124.29
Oct 2016 160.62 117.58
Sep 2016 163.7 119.68
Aug 2016 171.4 125.02
Jul 2016 171.01 124.62
Jun 2016 172.6 125.98
May 2016 164.74 119.85
Apr 2016 168.25 121.91
Mar 2016 174.76 126.03
Feb 2016 160.89 115.52
Jan 2016 159.21 114.23
Dec 2015 170.71 122.28
Nov 2015 162.01 116.44
Oct 2015 156.16 112.48
Sep 2015 136.12 98.09
Aug 2015 132.28 95.47
Jul 2015 138.91 100.39
Jun 2015 141.42 102.2
May 2015 144.13 103.8
Apr 2015 143.86 103.07
Mar 2015 132.06 94.43
Feb 2015 139.17 98.92
Jan 2015 127.03 89.91
Dec 2014 133.74 95.1
Nov 2014 137.79 98.54
Oct 2014 133.53 96.01
Sep 2014 132.21 95.3
Aug 2014 132.77 95.64
Jul 2014 128.32 92.58
Jun 2014 134.03 96.74
May 2014 135.5 97.62
Apr 2014 136.48 97.98
Mar 2014 131.84 94.34
Feb 2014 130.53 92.81
Jan 2014 127.88 90.59
Dec 2013 143.17 101.04
Nov 2013 134.8 95.14
Oct 2013 131.9 93.29
Sep 2013 120.24 85.26
Aug 2013 115.49 81.8
Jul 2013 121.78 86.15
Jun 2013 115.93 81.98
May 2013 115.71 81.63
Apr 2013 110.79 78.02
Mar 2013 114.8 80.93
Feb 2013 115.6 81.28
Jan 2013 110.7 77.2
Dec 2012 104.6 72.73
Nov 2012 103.84 72.39
Oct 2012 103 72.16
Sep 2012 111.03 77.81
Aug 2012 100.75 70.29
Jul 2012 101.5 70.42
Jun 2012 101.78 70.73
May 2012 92.12 64.11
Apr 2012 94.37 65.76
Mar 2012 97.03 67.4
Feb 2012 92.79 63.98
Jan 2012 90.54 62.15
Dec 2011 87.05 59.49
Nov 2011 76.22 52.22
Oct 2011 79.99 54.85
Sep 2011 72.71 49.96
Aug 2011 77.11 52.91
Jul 2011 84.91 58.09
Jun 2011 89.5 61.18
May 2011 92.16 63.06
Apr 2011 96.41 65.66
Mar 2011 95.13 64.38
Feb 2011 100.23 67.17
Jan 2011 96.14 64.12
Dec 2010 87.72 58.23
Nov 2010 75.32 49.91
Oct 2010 76.25 50.5
Sep 2010 77.44 51.23
Aug 2010 68.42 45.23
Jul 2010 76.27 50.36
Jun 2010 68.24 45.05
May 2010 76.7 50.67
Apr 2010 88.54 58.45
Mar 2010 85.59 56.41
Feb 2010 75.83 49.78
Jan 2010 75.36 49.45
Dec 2009 71.15 46.53
Nov 2009 74.6 48.87
Oct 2009 66.45 43.5
Sep 2009 76.59 50.09
Aug 2009 64.4 42.1
Jul 2009 62.23 40.58
Jun 2009 54.34 35.49
May 2009 62.4 40.41
Apr 2009 58.72 37.92
Mar 2009 47.05 30.31
Feb 2009 39.7 25.51
Jan 2009 54.91 35.11
Dec 2008 73.65 46.89
Nov 2008 75.47 48.55
Oct 2008 84.11 55.16
Sep 2008 108.82 72.1
Aug 2008 117.79 78.15
Jul 2008 118.12 78.68
Jun 2008 112.02 74.23
May 2008 128.47 84.28
Apr 2008 137.9 89.71
Mar 2008 157.02 101.53
Feb 2008 141.82 90.92
Jan 2008 150.06 95.92
Dec 2007 158.1 100.56
Nov 2007 161.48 102.78
Oct 2007 174.61 110.48
Sep 2007 176.01 111.13
Aug 2007 164.33 103.47
Jul 2007 163.56 103.18
Jun 2007 161.5 101.9
May 2007 157.44 99.14
Apr 2007 155.36 97.24
Mar 2007 150.01 93.29
Feb 2007 149.45 92.1
Jan 2007 153.65 94.19
Dec 2006 159.08 97.22
Nov 2006 149.68 91.34
Oct 2006 148.74 90.9
Sep 2006 148.73 91.39
Aug 2006 141.54 87.4
Jul 2006 136.11 83.88
Jun 2006 137.64 84.57
May 2006 142.03 87.1
Apr 2006 144.11 87.94
Mar 2006 146.13 88.42
Feb 2006 138.87 83.56
Jan 2006 138.65 83.26
Dec 2005 149.51 89.11
Nov 2005 151.75 90.81
Oct 2005 142.91 86.21
Sep 2005 142.18 85.6
Aug 2005 142.49 84.75
Jul 2005 147.01 86.99
Jun 2005 148.34 87.37
May 2005 155.05 91.28
Apr 2005 153.71 90.58
Mar 2005 154.14 90.23
Feb 2005 151.64 88.08
Jan 2005 155.33 89.7
Dec 2004 157.25 90.62
Nov 2004 150.67 87.15
Oct 2004 145.46 84.09
Sep 2004 143.91 82.76
Aug 2004 139.79 80.22
Jul 2004 141.82 81.35
Jun 2004 137.98 79.27
May 2004 131.96 75.57
Apr 2004 127.74 72.73
Mar 2004 130.59 74.11
Feb 2004 140.04 78.97
Jan 2004 144.51 81.05
Dec 2003 133.77 74.66
Nov 2003 122.66 68.53
Oct 2003 123.78 69.35
Sep 2003 127.06 71.26
Aug 2003 125.47 70.14
Jul 2003 121.14 67.46
Jun 2003 122.29 68.03
May 2003 121.52 67.53
Apr 2003 124.5 69.3
Mar 2003 107.56 60
Feb 2003 102.06 56.59
Jan 2003 97.98 53.91
Dec 2002 103.56 56.73
Nov 2002 114.01 62.6
Oct 2002 106.15 58.28
Sep 2002 103.8 56.9
Aug 2002 126.07 68.99
Jul 2002 135.09 73.68
Jun 2002 122.01 66.47
May 2002 129.85 70.7
Apr 2002 131.56 71.63
Mar 2002 156.83 84.92
Feb 2002 162.35 87.41
Jan 2002 156.36 83.86
Dec 2001 169.08 90.47
Nov 2001 160.88 86.43
Oct 2001 151.89 81.74
Sep 2001 154.66 83.51
Aug 2001 169.85 91.3
Jul 2001 180.65 97.1
Jun 2001 202.1 108.94
May 2001 202.44 108.94
Apr 2001 201.4 107.89
Mar 2001 174.41 93.07
Feb 2001 193.32 102.92
Jan 2001 191.92 101.77
Dec 2000 201.35 106.1
Nov 2000 207.22 109.25
Oct 2000 229.3 120.83
Sep 2000 242.27 127.44
Aug 2000 246.24 128.86
Jul 2000 217.1 113.61
Jun 2000 222.4 116.11
May 2000 221.98 115.29
Apr 2000 221.36 114.83
Mar 2000 219.2 113.65
Feb 2000 187.3 96.31
Jan 2000 190.72 97.49
Dec 1999 220.91 112.59
Nov 1999 185.15 94.37
Oct 1999 192.92 98.27
Sep 1999 169.1 85.98
Aug 1999 160.37 81.15
Jul 1999 156.01 78.76
Jun 1999 161.6 81.33
May 1999 145.42 73.19
Apr 1999 150.69 75.85
Mar 1999 159.35 79.62
Feb 1999 144.29 71.88
Jan 1999 151.04 75.15
Dec 1998 147.26 73.09
Nov 1998 129.84 64.48
Oct 1998 125.71 62.43
Sep 1998 114.58 56.77
Aug 1998 114.83 56.82
Jul 1998 128.54 63.53
Jun 1998 130.23 64.28
May 1998 119.62 58.98
Apr 1998 122.45 60.26
Mar 1998 124.12 60.97
Feb 1998 111.62 54.73
Jan 1998 111.47 54.55
Dec 1997 105.74 51.65
Nov 1997 105.76 51.73
Oct 1997 92.46 45.25
Sep 1997 97.62 47.66
Aug 1997 89.52 43.59
Jul 1997 100.53 48.86
Jun 1997 92.84 45.07
May 1997 86.35 41.86
Apr 1997 79.32 38.48
Mar 1997 71.02 34.41
Feb 1997 73.33 35.44
Jan 1997 74.01 35.66
Dec 1996 70.92 34.06
Nov 1996 74.13 35.61
Oct 1996 69.1 33.12
Sep 1996 65.2 31.16
Aug 1996 59.37 28.28
Jul 1996 58.86 27.98
Jun 1996 61.78 29.32
May 1996 58.97 27.97
Apr 1996 55.16 26.11
Mar 1996 55.82 26.32
Feb 1996 53.99 25.33
Jan 1996 55.06 25.75
Dec 1995 51.96 24.15
Nov 1995 48.03 22.34
Oct 1995 45.22 21.05
Sep 1995 45.73 21.22
Aug 1995 41.98 19.44
Jul 1995 42.18 19.48
Jun 1995 40.3 18.61
May 1995 41.17 18.98
Apr 1995 39.83 18.32
Mar 1995 38.53 17.67
Feb 1995 39.2 17.91
Jan 1995 37.02 16.85
Dec 1994 36.8 16.69
Nov 1994 33.2 15.05
Oct 1994 35.32 15.99
Sep 1994 34.8 15.74
Aug 1994 36.07 16.28
Jul 1994 36.67 16.48
Jun 1994 34.03 15.25
May 1994 36.44 16.28
Apr 1994 34.91 15.58
Mar 1994 36.7 16.36
Feb 1994 38.8 17.24
Jan 1994 39.81 17.63
Dec 1993 38.85 17.16
Nov 1993 36.45 16.09
Oct 1993 35.96 15.87
Sep 1993 35.69 15.68
Aug 1993 36.65 16.07
Jul 1993 36.85 16.11
Jun 1993 35.82 15.66
May 1993 34.74 15.17
Apr 1993 33.99 14.82
Mar 1993 33.53 14.58
Feb 1993 31.75 13.76
Jan 1993 32.62 14.09
Dec 1992 32.55 13.99
Nov 1992 31.67 13.62
Oct 1992 29.24 12.55
Sep 1992 29.91 12.8
Aug 1992 28.37 12.1
Jul 1992 29.41 12.51
Jun 1992 29.96 12.72
May 1992 29.53 12.49
Apr 1992 29.67 12.53
Mar 1992 29.37 12.39
Feb 1992 30.64 12.86
Jan 1992 29.43 12.31
Dec 1991 29.97 12.51
Nov 1991 25.38 10.59
Oct 1991 27.13 11.29
Sep 1991 27.31 11.35
Aug 1991 29.61 12.25
Jul 1991 29.05 11.98
Jun 1991 29.39 12.1
May 1991 30.77 12.64
Apr 1991 28.27 11.57
Mar 1991 27.86 11.39
Feb 1991 27.25 11.12
Jan 1991 25.68 10.47
Dec 1990 23.16 9.39
Nov 1990 22.1 8.96
Oct 1990 21.04 8.51
Sep 1990 22.18 8.92
Aug 1990 25.45 10.14
Jul 1990 29.67 11.72
Jun 1990 28.8 11.33
May 1990 28.8 11.27
Apr 1990 26.82 10.47
Mar 1990 26.97 10.51
Feb 1990 26.06 10.1
Jan 1990 26.39 10.18
Dec 1989 27.63 10.55
Nov 1989 26.6 10.14
Oct 1989 23.81 9.06
Sep 1989 24.42 9.24
Aug 1989 24.98 9.43
Jul 1989 25.4 9.57
Jun 1989 22.47 8.44
May 1989 23.83 8.94
Apr 1989 21.45 7.99
Mar 1989 19.65 7.28
Feb 1989 20.32 7.48
Jan 1989 21.58 7.91
Dec 1988 20.06 7.32
Nov 1988 20.21 7.36
Oct 1988 19.6 7.14
Sep 1988 19.56 7.1
Aug 1988 18.33 6.6
Jul 1988 19.49 6.99
Jun 1988 20.08 7.18
May 1988 19.31 6.87
Apr 1988 18.62 6.6
Mar 1988 18.72 6.6
Feb 1988 21.19 7.44
Jan 1988 21.07 7.38
Dec 1987 20.65 7.22
Nov 1987 19.83 6.93
Oct 1987 22.19 7.75
Sep 1987 28.89 10.06
Aug 1987 29.51 10.22
Jul 1987 28.12 9.69
Jun 1987 25.88 8.89
May 1987 24.84 8.51
Apr 1987 24.8 8.47
Mar 1987 25.27 8.58
Feb 1987 25.02 8.46
Jan 1987 24.35 8.2
Dec 1986 21.02 7.03
Nov 1986 20.3 6.79
Oct 1986 18.67 6.24
Sep 1986 17.62 5.88
Aug 1986 19.36 6.43
Jul 1986 18.01 5.97
Jun 1986 19.98 6.62
May 1986 19.78 6.52
Apr 1986 19.43 6.39
Mar 1986 19.49 6.42
Feb 1986 19.15 6.34
Jan 1986 17.47 5.8
Dec 1985 17.98 5.95
Nov 1985 16.26 5.37
Oct 1985 14.32 4.71
Sep 1985 14.34 4.7
Aug 1985 15.25 4.99
Jul 1985 16.07 5.24
Jun 1985 15.53 5.06
May 1985 15.26 4.96
Apr 1985 14.94 4.84
Mar 1985 15.01 4.84
Feb 1985 16.21 5.2
Jan 1985 16.35 5.22
Dec 1984 14.52 4.63
Nov 1984 14.2 4.53
Oct 1984 14.75 4.7
Sep 1984 14.34 4.56
Aug 1984 14.63 4.63
Jul 1984 13.62 4.29
Jun 1984 13.71 4.3
May 1984 13.88 4.35
Apr 1984 14.54 4.54
Mar 1984 14.45 4.49
Feb 1984 13.72 4.25
Jan 1984 14.41 4.45
Dec 1983 15.63 4.79
Nov 1983 15.25 4.67
Oct 1983 13.84 4.23
Sep 1983 14.15 4.31
Aug 1983 13.78 4.18
Jul 1983 13.48 4.08
Jun 1983 14.93 4.5
May 1983 14.07 4.23
Apr 1983 15.32 4.58
Mar 1983 14.48 4.29
Feb 1983 14.97 4.44
Jan 1983 14.29 4.23
Dec 1982 13.13 3.88
Nov 1982 12.75 3.78
Oct 1982 11.81 3.51
Sep 1982 10.31 3.06
Aug 1982 10.4 3.08
Jul 1982 9.11 2.69
Jun 1982 8.86 2.6
May 1982 8.72 2.53
Apr 1982 9.12 2.62
Mar 1982 9.06 2.59
Feb 1982 8.98 2.57
Jan 1982 8.95 2.56
Dec 1981 8.24 2.35
Nov 1981 8.7 2.47
Oct 1981 7.84 2.22
Sep 1981 7.95 2.24
Aug 1981 8.17 2.29
Jul 1981 8.99 2.49
Jun 1981 9.22 2.53
May 1981 9.89 2.69
Apr 1981 9.95 2.68
Mar 1981 10.22 2.74
Feb 1981 10.25 2.73
Jan 1981 9.51 2.5
Dec 1980 9.58 2.5
Nov 1980 9.77 2.53
Oct 1980 8.62 2.21
Sep 1980 8.46 2.15
Aug 1980 8.84 2.23
Jul 1980 9.19 2.3
Jun 1980 8.41 2.11
May 1980 8.17 2.02
Apr 1980 7.92 1.94
Mar 1980 8.11 1.97
Feb 1980 8.6 2.05
Jan 1980 9.55 2.25
Dec 1979 8.91 2.07
Nov 1979 8.21 1.89
Oct 1979 8.69 1.98
Sep 1979 9.19 2.08
Aug 1979 9.74 2.18
Jul 1979 9.54 2.11
Jun 1979 9.34 2.04
May 1979 9.28 2.01
Apr 1979 9.4 2.01
Mar 1979 9.29 1.96
Feb 1979 8.99 1.88
Jan 1979 9.54 1.97
Dec 1978 9.4 1.93
Nov 1978 9.44 1.93
Oct 1978 9.56 1.94
Sep 1978 10.74 2.16
Aug 1978 11.1 2.22
Jul 1978 11.02 2.19
Jun 1978 10.46 2.07
May 1978 11.07 2.16
Apr 1978 11.04 2.14
Mar 1978 9.93 1.91
Feb 1978 9.61 1.83
Jan 1978 9.88 1.87
Dec 1977 10.85 2.04
Nov 1977 10.94 2.05
Oct 1977 10.99 2.05
Sep 1977 11.27 2.1
Aug 1977 11.78 2.18
Jul 1977 12.04 2.22
Jun 1977 12.57 2.31
May 1977 12.15 2.22
Apr 1977 12.13 2.2
Mar 1977 11.15 2.01
Feb 1977 11.54 2.07
Jan 1977 12.21 2.16
Dec 1976 12.91 2.27
Nov 1976 11.79 2.07
Oct 1976 12.45 2.18
Sep 1976 12.69 2.21
Aug 1976 12.47 2.17
Jul 1976 12.89 2.23
Jun 1976 13.58 2.34
May 1976 12.16 2.08
Apr 1976 12.94 2.2
Mar 1976 12.68 2.15
Feb 1976 12.92 2.18
Jan 1976 13.6 2.29
Dec 1975 11.22 1.89
Nov 1975 11.78 1.97
Oct 1975 11.84 1.97
Sep 1975 10.88 1.8
Aug 1975 11.5 1.89
Jul 1975 11.77 1.93
Jun 1975 13.26 2.15
May 1975 11.52 1.86
Apr 1975 11.74 1.88
Mar 1975 11.79 1.88
Feb 1975 11.35 1.8
Jan 1975 10.01 1.58
Dec 1974 8.68 1.36
Nov 1974 9.73 1.52
Oct 1974 10.11 1.56
Sep 1974 8.34 1.28
Aug 1974 10.23 1.55
Jul 1974 11.75 1.76
Jun 1974 13.57 2.01
May 1974 13.41 1.97
Apr 1974 14.35 2.09
Mar 1974 15.33 2.22
Feb 1974 16.2 2.32
Jan 1974 17.35 2.45
Dec 1973 18.41 2.58
Nov 1973 18.57 2.58
Oct 1973 19.36 2.67
Sep 1973 18.82 2.58
Aug 1973 17.7 2.42
Jul 1973 19.13 2.57
Jun 1973 17.53 2.35
May 1973 18.3 2.43
Apr 1973 18.35 2.42
Mar 1973 20.12 2.64
Feb 1973 21.05 2.73
Jan 1973 22.19 2.86
Dec 1972 23.16 2.98
Nov 1972 21.62 2.78
Oct 1972 20.39 2.61
Sep 1972 21.29 2.71
Aug 1972 21.38 2.72
Jul 1972 20.3 2.58
Jun 1972 21.29 2.69
May 1972 22.32 2.81
Apr 1972 22.01 2.77
Mar 1972 21.08 2.64
Feb 1972 19.82 2.48
Jan 1972 20.37 2.54
Dec 1971 20.58 2.56
Nov 1971 19.73 2.44
Oct 1971 19.23 2.38
Sep 1971 20.36 2.52
Aug 1971 20.52 2.54
Jul 1971 17.71 2.18
Jun 1971 20.21 2.48
May 1971 20.08 2.45
Apr 1971 20.69 2.51
Mar 1971 18.91 2.29
Feb 1971 18.3 2.21
Jan 1971 16.84 2.03
Dec 1970 15.93 1.92
Nov 1970 15.07 1.81
Oct 1970 14.74 1.76
Sep 1970 14.53 1.73
Aug 1970 13.59 1.61
Jul 1970 13.31 1.57
Jun 1970 11.75 1.38
May 1970 11.61 1.36
Apr 1970 12.5 1.46
Mar 1970 13.04 1.51
Feb 1970 12.53 1.44
Jan 1970 12.93 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 March 31, 2026, offering a clearer view of long-term, real investment performance.

Period Avg. Annual Return (Inflation-Adjusted) Avg. Annual Return (Nominal)
Last 1 year 38.03% 42.53%
Last 3 years 51.17% 55.77%
Last 5 years 28.97% 34.79%
Last 10 years 4.97% 8.45%
Last 20 years 3.37% 6%
Last 30 years 5.57% 8.25%
Last 40 years 6.93% 9.93%
Last 50 years 6.41% 10.26%

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
May 1, 2026
286.51
Highest
Mar 2, 2026
345.24
Highest, Inflation-Adjusted
Feb 24, 2026
348.76
Annualized return
Since Jan 2, 1970
9.69%
Annualized return, Inflation-Adjusted
Since Jan 2, 1970
5.55%

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