GE vs NVDA
General Electric Co. and Nvidia Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | GE | NVDA |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $45.9B | $215.9B |
| Net income | $8.7B | $120.1B |
| Gross margin | · | 71.1% |
| Net margin | 19.0% | 55.6% |
| Return on equity | 45.8% | 101.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $8.14 | $4.90 |
| Dividend / share | $1.44 | $0.04 |
| Payout ratio | · | 0.8% |
| Free cash flow | $7.3B | $96.7B |
| Equity | $18.7B | $157.3B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.52× | −0.01× |
| Current ratio | 1.04× | 3.91× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −9.6% | 66.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 8.8% | 94.3% |
NVDA bills 4.7× the revenue of GE, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (55.6% against 19.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | GE | NVDA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $45.9B | $215.9B |
| FY2024 | $38.7B | $130.5B |
| FY2023 | $35.3B | $60.9B |
| FY2022 | $29.1B | $27.0B |
| FY2021 | $56.5B | $26.9B |
| FY2020 | $75.8B | $16.7B |
| FY2019 | $90.2B | $10.9B |
| FY2018 | $97.0B | $11.7B |
| FY2017 | $99.3B | $9.7B |
| FY2016 | $119.5B | $6.9B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | GE | NVDA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $8.7B | $120.1B |
| FY2024 | $6.6B | $72.9B |
| FY2023 | $9.5B | $29.8B |
| FY2022 | $336.0M | $4.4B |
| FY2021 | $-6.3B | $9.8B |
| FY2020 | $5.7B | $4.3B |
| FY2019 | $-5.0B | $2.8B |
| FY2018 | $-22.4B | $4.1B |
| FY2017 | $-8.5B | $3.0B |
| FY2016 | $7.5B | $1.7B |
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$170,083,000,000 | NVDA |
| FY2024 | −$91,795,000,000 | NVDA |
| FY2023 | −$25,574,000,000 | NVDA |
| FY2022 | +$2,165,000,000 | GE |
| FY2021 | +$29,555,000,000 | GE |
| FY2020 | +$59,158,000,000 | GE |
| FY2019 | +$79,303,000,000 | GE |
| FY2018 | +$85,296,000,000 | GE |
| FY2017 | +$89,565,000,000 | GE |
| FY2016 | +$112,559,000,000 | GE |
| FY2015 | +$112,376,000,000 | GE |
| FY2014 | +$112,502,000,000 | GE |
| FY2013 | +$109,115,000,000 | GE |
| FY2012 | +$108,307,841,000 | GE |
| FY2011 | +$106,064,070,000 | GE |
| FY2010 | +$146,023,691,000 | GE |
| FY2009 | +$151,069,555,000 | GE |
| FY2008 | +$176,344,141,000 | GE |
| FY2007 | +$165,866,140,000 | GE |
The higher-revenue side has changed between GE and NVDA over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −36.6 pp | NVDA |
| FY2024 | −38.9 pp | NVDA |
| FY2023 | −22.1 pp | NVDA |
| FY2022 | −14.8 pp | NVDA |
| FY2021 | −47.6 pp | NVDA |
| FY2020 | −18.7 pp | NVDA |
| FY2019 | −31.1 pp | NVDA |
| FY2018 | −58.5 pp | NVDA |
| FY2017 | −40.3 pp | NVDA |
| FY2016 | −18.1 pp | NVDA |
| FY2015 | −17.2 pp | NVDA |
| FY2014 | −0.4 pp | NVDA |
| FY2013 | +1.1 pp | GE |
| FY2012 | −0.8 pp | NVDA |
| FY2011 | −1.4 pp | NVDA |
| FY2010 | +1.0 pp | GE |
| FY2009 | +9.3 pp | GE |
| FY2008 | +10.9 pp | GE |
| FY2007 | −5.9 pp | NVDA |
The higher net margin has changed hands between GE and NVDA over this period.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
NVDA's net margin has been more volatile than GE's over the 19 comparable fiscal years — 16.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 11.7.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between GE and NVDA over these 19 fiscal years — GE led in 4 and NVDA in 15.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
NVDA's return on equity has been more volatile than GE's over the 19 comparable fiscal years — 33.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 20.7.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between GE and NVDA over these 19 fiscal years — GE led in 4 and NVDA in 15.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.