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 April 2026 as the baseline (latest available CPI).

The current value of General Electric stock is 300.17 (as of the close of May 20, 2026), 13.05% 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 351.72 on February 24, 2026.

Since January 2, 1970, the inflation-adjusted total return for the stock has been 2,075%, which is equivalent to an annual growth rate of 5.61%.

In nominal values, the total return since this date has been 19,058%, or an annualized rate of 9.77%.

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	300.17	300.17
Apr 2026	289.93	289.93
Mar 2026	286.18	283.77
Feb 2026	348.28	341.76
Jan 2026	313.66	306.34
Dec 2025	316.09	307.58
Nov 2025	305.85	297.68
Oct 2025	308.15	308.15
Sep 2025	307.63	300.04
Aug 2025	281.81	274.15
Jul 2025	278.38	270.05
Jun 2025	264.34	256.04
May 2025	253.41	244.62
Apr 2025	208.12	200.48
Mar 2025	207.33	199.1
Feb 2025	214.49	205.51
Jan 2025	211.89	202.12
Dec 2024	174.74	165.61
Nov 2024	190.6	180.57
Oct 2024	179.65	170.28
Sep 2024	197.44	186.94
Aug 2024	182.85	172.84
Jul 2024	178.37	168.47
Jun 2024	166.51	157.09
May 2024	173.03	163.18
Apr 2024	169.83	159.9
Mar 2024	147.34	138.18
Feb 2024	132.54	123.51
Jan 2024	112.56	104.25
Dec 2023	109.08	100.47
Nov 2023	103.91	95.81
Oct 2023	92.49	85.45
Sep 2023	94.09	86.96
Aug 2023	97.59	89.97
Jul 2023	97.83	89.8
Jun 2023	94.16	86.27
May 2023	87.31	79.73
Apr 2023	85.32	77.72
Mar 2023	82.83	75.08
Feb 2023	73.56	66.45
Jan 2023	70.27	63.13
Dec 2022	57.57	51.31
Nov 2022	58.82	52.58
Oct 2022	53.18	47.59
Sep 2022	42.48	37.86
Aug 2022	50.43	44.85
Jul 2022	50.73	45.13
Jun 2022	43.7	38.88
May 2022	54.39	47.74
Apr 2022	52.36	45.46
Mar 2022	64.62	55.79
Feb 2022	68.28	58.17
Jan 2022	68.16	57.54
Dec 2021	68.73	57.54
Nov 2021	69.24	57.79
Oct 2021	76.82	63.8
Sep 2021	76.1	62.68
Aug 2021	77.99	64.07
Jul 2021	76.81	62.97
Jun 2021	80.22	65.45
May 2021	84.49	68.3
Apr 2021	79.48	63.73
Mar 2021	80.19	63.78
Feb 2021	77.06	60.86
Jan 2021	65.99	51.83
Dec 2020	67.01	52.42
Nov 2020	63.15	49.35
Oct 2020	46	35.97
Sep 2020	38.64	30.2
Aug 2020	39.3	30.67
Jul 2020	37.74	29.36
Jun 2020	42.68	33.04
May 2020	41.21	31.72
Apr 2020	42.65	32.83
Mar 2020	49.47	38.34
Feb 2020	67.55	52.47
Jan 2020	77.51	60.04
Dec 2019	69.75	53.82
Nov 2019	70.29	54.29
Oct 2019	62.21	48.08
Sep 2019	55.86	43.07
Aug 2019	51.52	39.69
Jul 2019	65.25	50.27
Jun 2019	65.67	50.51
May 2019	58.98	45.36
Apr 2019	63.68	48.87
Mar 2019	62.88	48
Feb 2019	65.68	49.86
Jan 2019	59.14	44.7
Dec 2018	44.15	33.31
Nov 2018	43.53	32.94
Oct 2018	58.42	44.36
Sep 2018	65.42	49.59
Aug 2018	74.19	56.17
Jul 2018	78.19	59.17
Jun 2018	78.08	59.08
May 2018	80.02	60.45
Apr 2018	80.3	60.41
Mar 2018	77.24	57.88
Feb 2018	81.03	60.58
Jan 2018	92.33	68.72
Dec 2017	100.18	74.16
Nov 2017	104.05	77.07
Oct 2017	114.69	84.95
Sep 2017	137.47	101.89
Aug 2017	138.59	102.18
Jul 2017	145.01	106.59
Jun 2017	152.83	112.42
May 2017	153.46	112.78
Apr 2017	162.62	119.41
Mar 2017	167.66	122.74
Feb 2017	167.85	122.78
Jan 2017	166.11	121.13
Dec 2016	177.77	128.88
Nov 2016	171.5	124.29
Oct 2016	161.99	117.58
Sep 2016	165.09	119.68
Aug 2016	172.86	125.02
Jul 2016	172.46	124.62
Jun 2016	174.07	125.98
May 2016	166.14	119.85
Apr 2016	169.68	121.91
Mar 2016	176.25	126.03
Feb 2016	162.25	115.52
Jan 2016	160.57	114.23
Dec 2015	172.16	122.28
Nov 2015	163.39	116.44
Oct 2015	157.49	112.48
Sep 2015	137.28	98.09
Aug 2015	133.41	95.47
Jul 2015	140.09	100.39
Jun 2015	142.62	102.2
May 2015	145.36	103.8
Apr 2015	145.08	103.07
Mar 2015	133.19	94.43
Feb 2015	140.35	98.92
Jan 2015	128.11	89.91
Dec 2014	134.87	95.1
Nov 2014	138.96	98.54
Oct 2014	134.66	96.01
Sep 2014	133.33	95.3
Aug 2014	133.9	95.64
Jul 2014	129.41	92.58
Jun 2014	135.17	96.74
May 2014	136.65	97.62
Apr 2014	137.64	97.98
Mar 2014	132.96	94.34
Feb 2014	131.64	92.81
Jan 2014	128.97	90.59
Dec 2013	144.38	101.04
Nov 2013	135.95	95.14
Oct 2013	133.02	93.29
Sep 2013	121.26	85.26
Aug 2013	116.47	81.8
Jul 2013	122.81	86.15
Jun 2013	116.91	81.98
May 2013	116.69	81.63
Apr 2013	111.74	78.02
Mar 2013	115.78	80.93
Feb 2013	116.58	81.28
Jan 2013	111.64	77.2
Dec 2012	105.49	72.73
Nov 2012	104.72	72.39
Oct 2012	103.88	72.16
Sep 2012	111.97	77.81
Aug 2012	101.6	70.29
Jul 2012	102.37	70.42
Jun 2012	102.64	70.73
May 2012	92.9	64.11
Apr 2012	95.17	65.76
Mar 2012	97.85	67.4
Feb 2012	93.58	63.98
Jan 2012	91.31	62.15
Dec 2011	87.79	59.49
Nov 2011	76.87	52.22
Oct 2011	80.67	54.85
Sep 2011	73.33	49.96
Aug 2011	77.77	52.91
Jul 2011	85.63	58.09
Jun 2011	90.26	61.18
May 2011	92.94	63.06
Apr 2011	97.23	65.66
Mar 2011	95.94	64.38
Feb 2011	101.08	67.17
Jan 2011	96.95	64.12
Dec 2010	88.47	58.23
Nov 2010	75.96	49.91
Oct 2010	76.9	50.5
Sep 2010	78.1	51.23
Aug 2010	69	45.23
Jul 2010	76.92	50.36
Jun 2010	68.82	45.05
May 2010	77.35	50.67
Apr 2010	89.29	58.45
Mar 2010	86.32	56.41
Feb 2010	76.48	49.78
Jan 2010	76	49.45
Dec 2009	71.76	46.53
Nov 2009	75.24	48.87
Oct 2009	67.02	43.5
Sep 2009	77.24	50.09
Aug 2009	64.95	42.1
Jul 2009	62.75	40.58
Jun 2009	54.8	35.49
May 2009	62.93	40.41
Apr 2009	59.22	37.92
Mar 2009	47.45	30.31
Feb 2009	40.04	25.51
Jan 2009	55.37	35.11
Dec 2008	74.27	46.89
Nov 2008	76.11	48.55
Oct 2008	84.82	55.16
Sep 2008	109.74	72.1
Aug 2008	118.79	78.15
Jul 2008	119.12	78.68
Jun 2008	112.97	74.23
May 2008	129.56	84.28
Apr 2008	139.07	89.71
Mar 2008	158.35	101.53
Feb 2008	143.02	90.92
Jan 2008	151.34	95.92
Dec 2007	159.45	100.56
Nov 2007	162.85	102.78
Oct 2007	176.1	110.48
Sep 2007	177.5	111.13
Aug 2007	165.72	103.47
Jul 2007	164.95	103.18
Jun 2007	162.87	101.9
May 2007	158.77	99.14
Apr 2007	156.68	97.24
Mar 2007	151.28	93.29
Feb 2007	150.72	92.1
Jan 2007	154.96	94.19
Dec 2006	160.43	97.22
Nov 2006	150.95	91.34
Oct 2006	150	90.9
Sep 2006	149.99	91.39
Aug 2006	142.74	87.4
Jul 2006	137.27	83.88
Jun 2006	138.81	84.57
May 2006	143.24	87.1
Apr 2006	145.33	87.94
Mar 2006	147.38	88.42
Feb 2006	140.05	83.56
Jan 2006	139.82	83.26
Dec 2005	150.78	89.11
Nov 2005	153.04	90.81
Oct 2005	144.12	86.21
Sep 2005	143.39	85.6
Aug 2005	143.7	84.75
Jul 2005	148.26	86.99
Jun 2005	149.6	87.37
May 2005	156.37	91.28
Apr 2005	155.01	90.58
Mar 2005	155.45	90.23
Feb 2005	152.93	88.08
Jan 2005	156.65	89.7
Dec 2004	158.59	90.62
Nov 2004	151.95	87.15
Oct 2004	146.69	84.09
Sep 2004	145.13	82.76
Aug 2004	140.98	80.22
Jul 2004	143.03	81.35
Jun 2004	139.15	79.27
May 2004	133.08	75.57
Apr 2004	128.83	72.73
Mar 2004	131.7	74.11
Feb 2004	141.23	78.97
Jan 2004	145.74	81.05
Dec 2003	134.91	74.66
Nov 2003	123.7	68.53
Oct 2003	124.83	69.35
Sep 2003	128.14	71.26
Aug 2003	126.54	70.14
Jul 2003	122.17	67.46
Jun 2003	123.33	68.03
May 2003	122.56	67.53
Apr 2003	125.55	69.3
Mar 2003	108.48	60
Feb 2003	102.92	56.59
Jan 2003	98.81	53.91
Dec 2002	104.44	56.73
Nov 2002	114.98	62.6
Oct 2002	107.05	58.28
Sep 2002	104.68	56.9
Aug 2002	127.14	68.99
Jul 2002	136.24	73.68
Jun 2002	123.05	66.47
May 2002	130.95	70.7
Apr 2002	132.68	71.63
Mar 2002	158.16	84.92
Feb 2002	163.73	87.41
Jan 2002	157.69	83.86
Dec 2001	170.51	90.47
Nov 2001	162.24	86.43
Oct 2001	153.18	81.74
Sep 2001	155.97	83.51
Aug 2001	171.29	91.3
Jul 2001	182.18	97.1
Jun 2001	203.82	108.94
May 2001	204.16	108.94
Apr 2001	203.12	107.89
Mar 2001	175.9	93.07
Feb 2001	194.96	102.92
Jan 2001	193.55	101.77
Dec 2000	203.07	106.1
Nov 2000	208.98	109.25
Oct 2000	231.25	120.83
Sep 2000	244.33	127.44
Aug 2000	248.33	128.86
Jul 2000	218.94	113.61
Jun 2000	224.29	116.11
May 2000	223.87	115.29
Apr 2000	223.24	114.83
Mar 2000	221.06	113.65
Feb 2000	188.89	96.31
Jan 2000	192.34	97.49
Dec 1999	222.79	112.59
Nov 1999	186.73	94.37
Oct 1999	194.56	98.27
Sep 1999	170.54	85.98
Aug 1999	161.73	81.15
Jul 1999	157.34	78.76
Jun 1999	162.97	81.33
May 1999	146.66	73.19
Apr 1999	151.97	75.85
Mar 1999	160.71	79.62
Feb 1999	145.52	71.88
Jan 1999	152.33	75.15
Dec 1998	148.51	73.09
Nov 1998	130.94	64.48
Oct 1998	126.77	62.43
Sep 1998	115.56	56.77
Aug 1998	115.81	56.82
Jul 1998	129.63	63.53
Jun 1998	131.33	64.28
May 1998	120.64	58.98
Apr 1998	123.49	60.26
Mar 1998	125.17	60.97
Feb 1998	112.57	54.73
Jan 1998	112.42	54.55
Dec 1997	106.63	51.65
Nov 1997	106.66	51.73
Oct 1997	93.25	45.25
Sep 1997	98.45	47.66
Aug 1997	90.28	43.59
Jul 1997	101.38	48.86
Jun 1997	93.63	45.07
May 1997	87.08	41.86
Apr 1997	80	38.48
Mar 1997	71.62	34.41
Feb 1997	73.95	35.44
Jan 1997	74.64	35.66
Dec 1996	71.53	34.06
Nov 1996	74.76	35.61
Oct 1996	69.68	33.12
Sep 1996	65.75	31.16
Aug 1996	59.87	28.28
Jul 1996	59.36	27.98
Jun 1996	62.31	29.32
May 1996	59.47	27.97
Apr 1996	55.63	26.11
Mar 1996	56.29	26.32
Feb 1996	54.45	25.33
Jan 1996	55.53	25.75
Dec 1995	52.4	24.15
Nov 1995	48.43	22.34
Oct 1995	45.61	21.05
Sep 1995	46.12	21.22
Aug 1995	42.34	19.44
Jul 1995	42.54	19.48
Jun 1995	40.65	18.61
May 1995	41.52	18.98
Apr 1995	40.17	18.32
Mar 1995	38.86	17.67
Feb 1995	39.53	17.91
Jan 1995	37.33	16.85
Dec 1994	37.12	16.69
Nov 1994	33.48	15.05
Oct 1994	35.62	15.99
Sep 1994	35.1	15.74
Aug 1994	36.38	16.28
Jul 1994	36.98	16.48
Jun 1994	34.32	15.25
May 1994	36.75	16.28
Apr 1994	35.2	15.58
Mar 1994	37.01	16.36
Feb 1994	39.13	17.24
Jan 1994	40.15	17.63
Dec 1993	39.18	17.16
Nov 1993	36.76	16.09
Oct 1993	36.27	15.87
Sep 1993	35.99	15.68
Aug 1993	36.96	16.07
Jul 1993	37.16	16.11
Jun 1993	36.12	15.66
May 1993	35.04	15.17
Apr 1993	34.28	14.82
Mar 1993	33.81	14.58
Feb 1993	32.02	13.76
Jan 1993	32.9	14.09
Dec 1992	32.82	13.99
Nov 1992	31.94	13.62
Oct 1992	29.49	12.55
Sep 1992	30.17	12.8
Aug 1992	28.61	12.1
Jul 1992	29.66	12.51
Jun 1992	30.21	12.72
May 1992	29.78	12.49
Apr 1992	29.92	12.53
Mar 1992	29.62	12.39
Feb 1992	30.9	12.86
Jan 1992	29.68	12.31
Dec 1991	30.22	12.51
Nov 1991	25.6	10.59
Oct 1991	27.36	11.29
Sep 1991	27.55	11.35
Aug 1991	29.86	12.25
Jul 1991	29.3	11.98
Jun 1991	29.64	12.1
May 1991	31.03	12.64
Apr 1991	28.51	11.57
Mar 1991	28.1	11.39
Feb 1991	27.48	11.12
Jan 1991	25.9	10.47
Dec 1990	23.36	9.39
Nov 1990	22.29	8.96
Oct 1990	21.22	8.51
Sep 1990	22.37	8.92
Aug 1990	25.66	10.14
Jul 1990	29.92	11.72
Jun 1990	29.04	11.33
May 1990	29.04	11.27
Apr 1990	27.05	10.47
Mar 1990	27.2	10.51
Feb 1990	26.28	10.1
Jan 1990	26.62	10.18
Dec 1989	27.86	10.55
Nov 1989	26.83	10.14
Oct 1989	24.02	9.06
Sep 1989	24.62	9.24
Aug 1989	25.19	9.43
Jul 1989	25.62	9.57
Jun 1989	22.66	8.44
May 1989	24.04	8.94
Apr 1989	21.63	7.99
Mar 1989	19.82	7.28
Feb 1989	20.5	7.48
Jan 1989	21.76	7.91
Dec 1988	20.23	7.32
Nov 1988	20.38	7.36
Oct 1988	19.77	7.14
Sep 1988	19.72	7.1
Aug 1988	18.48	6.6
Jul 1988	19.65	6.99
Jun 1988	20.26	7.18
May 1988	19.47	6.87
Apr 1988	18.78	6.6
Mar 1988	18.88	6.6
Feb 1988	21.37	7.44
Jan 1988	21.25	7.38
Dec 1987	20.83	7.22
Nov 1987	20	6.93
Oct 1987	22.38	7.75
Sep 1987	29.13	10.06
Aug 1987	29.76	10.22
Jul 1987	28.36	9.69
Jun 1987	26.1	8.89
May 1987	25.05	8.51
Apr 1987	25.01	8.47
Mar 1987	25.48	8.58
Feb 1987	25.23	8.46
Jan 1987	24.56	8.2
Dec 1986	21.2	7.03
Nov 1986	20.48	6.79
Oct 1986	18.83	6.24
Sep 1986	17.77	5.88
Aug 1986	19.52	6.43
Jul 1986	18.16	5.97
Jun 1986	20.15	6.62
May 1986	19.95	6.52
Apr 1986	19.59	6.39
Mar 1986	19.65	6.42
Feb 1986	19.31	6.34
Jan 1986	17.61	5.8
Dec 1985	18.13	5.95
Nov 1985	16.4	5.37
Oct 1985	14.44	4.71
Sep 1985	14.46	4.7
Aug 1985	15.38	4.99
Jul 1985	16.2	5.24
Jun 1985	15.66	5.06
May 1985	15.39	4.96
Apr 1985	15.06	4.84
Mar 1985	15.14	4.84
Feb 1985	16.35	5.2
Jan 1985	16.49	5.22
Dec 1984	14.65	4.63
Nov 1984	14.32	4.53
Oct 1984	14.87	4.7
Sep 1984	14.46	4.56
Aug 1984	14.76	4.63
Jul 1984	13.74	4.29
Jun 1984	13.82	4.3
May 1984	13.99	4.35
Apr 1984	14.66	4.54
Mar 1984	14.57	4.49
Feb 1984	13.83	4.25
Jan 1984	14.53	4.45
Dec 1983	15.76	4.79
Nov 1983	15.38	4.67
Oct 1983	13.96	4.23
Sep 1983	14.27	4.31
Aug 1983	13.9	4.18
Jul 1983	13.6	4.08
Jun 1983	15.06	4.5
May 1983	14.19	4.23
Apr 1983	15.45	4.58
Mar 1983	14.61	4.29
Feb 1983	15.09	4.44
Jan 1983	14.41	4.23
Dec 1982	13.24	3.88
Nov 1982	12.85	3.78
Oct 1982	11.91	3.51
Sep 1982	10.4	3.06
Aug 1982	10.49	3.08
Jul 1982	9.18	2.69
Jun 1982	8.93	2.6
May 1982	8.8	2.53
Apr 1982	9.2	2.62
Mar 1982	9.13	2.59
Feb 1982	9.05	2.57
Jan 1982	9.03	2.56
Dec 1981	8.31	2.35
Nov 1981	8.78	2.47
Oct 1981	7.91	2.22
Sep 1981	8.02	2.24
Aug 1981	8.24	2.29
Jul 1981	9.07	2.49
Jun 1981	9.3	2.53
May 1981	9.97	2.69
Apr 1981	10.03	2.68
Mar 1981	10.31	2.74
Feb 1981	10.34	2.73
Jan 1981	9.59	2.5
Dec 1980	9.67	2.5
Nov 1980	9.86	2.53
Oct 1980	8.69	2.21
Sep 1980	8.53	2.15
Aug 1980	8.91	2.23
Jul 1980	9.26	2.3
Jun 1980	8.48	2.11
May 1980	8.24	2.02
Apr 1980	7.99	1.94
Mar 1980	8.18	1.97
Feb 1980	8.67	2.05
Jan 1980	9.63	2.25
Dec 1979	8.99	2.07
Nov 1979	8.28	1.89
Oct 1979	8.76	1.98
Sep 1979	9.26	2.08
Aug 1979	9.83	2.18
Jul 1979	9.62	2.11
Jun 1979	9.42	2.04
May 1979	9.36	2.01
Apr 1979	9.48	2.01
Mar 1979	9.37	1.96
Feb 1979	9.07	1.88
Jan 1979	9.62	1.97
Dec 1978	9.48	1.93
Nov 1978	9.52	1.93
Oct 1978	9.64	1.94
Sep 1978	10.83	2.16
Aug 1978	11.19	2.22
Jul 1978	11.12	2.19
Jun 1978	10.55	2.07
May 1978	11.16	2.16
Apr 1978	11.14	2.14
Mar 1978	10.02	1.91
Feb 1978	9.69	1.83
Jan 1978	9.97	1.87
Dec 1977	10.94	2.04
Nov 1977	11.03	2.05
Oct 1977	11.08	2.05
Sep 1977	11.37	2.1
Aug 1977	11.88	2.18
Jul 1977	12.14	2.22
Jun 1977	12.68	2.31
May 1977	12.25	2.22
Apr 1977	12.23	2.2
Mar 1977	11.24	2.01
Feb 1977	11.64	2.07
Jan 1977	12.31	2.16
Dec 1976	13.02	2.27
Nov 1976	11.89	2.07
Oct 1976	12.55	2.18
Sep 1976	12.8	2.21
Aug 1976	12.57	2.17
Jul 1976	13	2.23
Jun 1976	13.7	2.34
May 1976	12.26	2.08
Apr 1976	13.05	2.2
Mar 1976	12.79	2.15
Feb 1976	13.03	2.18
Jan 1976	13.72	2.29
Dec 1975	11.32	1.89
Nov 1975	11.88	1.97
Oct 1975	11.94	1.97
Sep 1975	10.97	1.8
Aug 1975	11.6	1.89
Jul 1975	11.87	1.93
Jun 1975	13.37	2.15
May 1975	11.62	1.86
Apr 1975	11.84	1.88
Mar 1975	11.89	1.88
Feb 1975	11.45	1.8
Jan 1975	10.1	1.58
Dec 1974	8.76	1.36
Nov 1974	9.82	1.52
Oct 1974	10.19	1.56
Sep 1974	8.41	1.28
Aug 1974	10.32	1.55
Jul 1974	11.85	1.76
Jun 1974	13.69	2.01
May 1974	13.52	1.97
Apr 1974	14.47	2.09
Mar 1974	15.46	2.22
Feb 1974	16.34	2.32
Jan 1974	17.5	2.45
Dec 1973	18.57	2.58
Nov 1973	18.73	2.58
Oct 1973	19.52	2.67
Sep 1973	18.98	2.58
Aug 1973	17.85	2.42
Jul 1973	19.29	2.57
Jun 1973	17.68	2.35
May 1973	18.46	2.43
Apr 1973	18.51	2.42
Mar 1973	20.29	2.64
Feb 1973	21.23	2.73
Jan 1973	22.38	2.86
Dec 1972	23.35	2.98
Nov 1972	21.8	2.78
Oct 1972	20.57	2.61
Sep 1972	21.47	2.71
Aug 1972	21.56	2.72
Jul 1972	20.48	2.58
Jun 1972	21.47	2.69
May 1972	22.51	2.81
Apr 1972	22.19	2.77
Mar 1972	21.26	2.64
Feb 1972	19.99	2.48
Jan 1972	20.54	2.54
Dec 1971	20.75	2.56
Nov 1971	19.9	2.44
Oct 1971	19.4	2.38
Sep 1971	20.53	2.52
Aug 1971	20.7	2.54
Jul 1971	17.86	2.18
Jun 1971	20.38	2.48
May 1971	20.26	2.45
Apr 1971	20.87	2.51
Mar 1971	19.07	2.29
Feb 1971	18.45	2.21
Jan 1971	16.98	2.03
Dec 1970	16.06	1.92
Nov 1970	15.2	1.81
Oct 1970	14.86	1.76
Sep 1970	14.66	1.73
Aug 1970	13.71	1.61
Jul 1970	13.42	1.57
Jun 1970	11.85	1.38
May 1970	11.71	1.36
Apr 1970	12.6	1.46
Mar 1970	13.15	1.51
Feb 1970	12.63	1.44
Jan 1970	13.04	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 April 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	39.31%	44.62%
Last 3 years	50.34%	55.09%
Last 5 years	29.54%	35.39%
Last 10 years	5.5%	9.05%
Last 20 years	3.51%	6.15%
Last 30 years	5.66%	8.36%
Last 40 years	6.97%	10.01%
Last 50 years	6.4%	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 20, 2026	300.17
Highest Mar 2, 2026	345.24
Highest, Inflation-Adjusted Feb 24, 2026	351.72
Annualized return Since Jan 2, 1970	9.77%
Annualized return, Inflation-Adjusted Since Jan 2, 1970	5.61%