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General Electric Executive Compensation (FY25)

GE · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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H. Lawrence Culp Jr.
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 5, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 7, 2026
12 filings cited on this page
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — H. Lawrence Culp Jr.: $88,954,586 → $45,616,160 (48.7% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 70.9% → 96.5% (25.6 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 1,279:1 → 486:1 (62.0% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is General Electric's chief executive and what were they paid?
H. Lawrence Culp Jr. was paid $45,616,160 in total compensation as Chairman & CEO for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $88,954,586 reported for fiscal 2024, Culp Jr.'s total was 48.7% lower.
What was General Electric's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 5, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in General Electric's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes American Airlines, Boeing, Caterpillar, FedEx and General Dynamics, among others.
What is General Electric's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 486:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $93,873.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Peter Arduini
President and Chief Executive Officer, GE HealthCare
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Carolina Happe
SVP & CFO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
John Slattery
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, GE Aerospace
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Russell Stokes
President and Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Engines and Services, GE Aerospace
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.
Chairman & CEO, GE and CEO, GE Aerospace
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Carolina Dybeck Happe
Former SVP, Finance
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
Russell Stokes
SVP, Former CEO, Commercial Engines & Services
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Michael Holston
SVP, General Counsel & Secretary
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
L. Kevin Cox
SVP, CHRO, GE and CAO, GE Aerospace
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Rahul Ghai
SVP, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
H. Lawrence Culp Jr.
Chairman & CEO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Russell Stokes
SVP, CEO, Commercial Engines & Services
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
L. Kevin Cox
Former SVP, CHRO, GE and Chief Admin. Officer, GE Aerospace
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Rahul Ghai
SVP, CFO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Michael Holston
Former SVP, General Counsel & Secretary
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Christian Meisner
SVP, CHRO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
John Phillips III
SVP, General Counsel & Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
H. Lawrence Culp Jr.
Chairman & CEO
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Russell Stokes
SVP, Former CEO, Commercial Engines & Services
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Rahul Ghai
SVP, Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Mohamed Ali
SVP, Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Engines & Services
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
John Phillips III
SVP, General Counsel & Secretary
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
H. Lawrence Culp Jr.PSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
H. Lawrence Culp Jr.PSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
H. Lawrence Culp Jr.PSU◇—————◇
H. Lawrence Culp Jr.RSU◇——◇——◇
John Phillips IIIRSU◇——◇——◇
John Phillips IIIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John Phillips IIIPSU◇—————◇
Mohamed AliRSU◇——◇——◇
Mohamed AliPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mohamed AliPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mohamed AliPSU◇—————◇
Rahul GhaiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Rahul GhaiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Rahul GhaiPSU◇—————◇
Rahul GhaiRSU◇——◇——◇
Russell StokesPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Russell StokesRSU◇——◇——◇
Russell StokesPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Russell StokesPSU◇—————◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
H. Lawrence Culp Jr.RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Russell StokesOption◇—◇1/29/2028
Option◇—◇3/19/2029
Option◇—◇3/2/2030
Option◇—◇3/1/2032
Option◇—◇9/6/2027
Option◇—◇3/1/2031
Option◇—◇9/9/2026
Option◇—◇3/1/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Rahul GhaiRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
John Phillips IIIRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/1/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Mohamed AliRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/2/2030
Option◇—◇3/19/2029
Option◇—◇3/19/2028
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/17/2027
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Horton
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Isabella Goren
◇◇———◇◇
Catherine Lesjak
◇◇———◇◇
Stephen Angel
—◇————◇
Darren McDew
◇◇————◇
Sébastien Bazin
—◇————◇
Margaret Billson
◇◇———◇◇
Thomas Enders
◇◇————◇
Edward Garden
◇◇————◇
Wesley Bush
◇◇————◇
H. Lawrence Culp Jr served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer ($700,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • American Airlines AAL
  • Boeing BA
  • Caterpillar CAT
  • FedEx FDX
  • General Dynamics GD
  • Honeywell HON
  • L3Harris LHX
  • RTX RTX
  • Textron TXT
  • TransDigm TDG

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 5, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 6, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 7, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 3, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 4, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 4, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 5, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 8, 2019=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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371 figures on this page: 363 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
363 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000040545-26-000032
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0000040545-26-000018
    2025 Director Compensation Table · 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year‑End Table · CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation for 202 · and 1 more section
  3. 0000040545-25-000091
  4. 0001308179-25-000114
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000040545-24-000147
  6. 0001308179-24-000139
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001193125-23-138265
  8. 0001308179-23-000208
    Summary Compensation
  9. 0000040545-22-000035
  10. 0000040545-21-000030
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0000040545-20-000024
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000040545-19-000028
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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