General Electricreason 04 of 4a reason to hold, not a barrierderived 2026-09-11accession 0000040545-26-000049
Cash from operating activities was $5.1 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026, an increase of $1.2 billion compared to 2025
We repurchased 6.9 million shares for $2.0 billion in the second quarter
Consolidated total borrowings decreased $1.3 billion since year-end to $19.2 billion
On February 2, 2026, Moody's upgraded our long-term rating from A3 to A2, our short-term rating from P-2 to P-1 and maintained our positive outlook
the finding
The disclosure now reports cumulative six-month repurchases of 14.1 million shares for $4.2 billion, bearing on the share repurchase component of the reason.
The report says this changed. It does not say whether that is good or bad, so neither do we.
before · risk factors · 2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30
“We repurchased 7.2 million shares for a total of $ 2,211 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026”
→ after
“We repurchased 6.9 million shares for $ 2,012 million and 14.1 million shares for $ 4,223 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026”
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the claims it rests on
“Cash from operating activities was $5.1 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026, an increase of $1.2 billion compared to 2025”
“We repurchased 6.9 million shares for $2.0 billion in the second quarter”
“Consolidated total borrowings decreased $1.3 billion since year-end to $19.2 billion”
“On February 2, 2026, Moody's upgraded our long-term rating from A3 to A2, our short-term rating from P-2 to P-1 and maintained our positive outlook”