**Key highlights of GE Aerospace's performance for the first quarter:**
* Total orders of $12.3B, +12%
* Total revenue (GAAP) of $9.9B, +11%; adjusted revenue\* $9.0B, +11%
* Profit (GAAP) of $2.2B, +13%; operating profit\* $2.1B, +38%
* Profit margin (GAAP) of 22.6%, +40 bps; operating profit margin\* 23.8%, +460 bps
* Continuing EPS (GAAP) of $1.83, +16%; adjusted EPS\* $1.49, +60%
* Cash from Operating Activities (GAAP) of $1.5B, (5)%; free cash flow\* $1.4B, (14)%
GE Aerospace Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. said, “GE Aerospace had a strong start to 2025 with orders and revenue up double digits, driven by commercial services, and adjusted EPS up 60%. Based on what we know today, these actions, along with our solid first quarter and commercial services backlog of over $140 billion, enable us to maintain our full-year guidance.”
GE Aerospace delivered significant top and bottom-line growth in the first quarter. Orders were up 12% and adjusted revenue\* was up 11%, with double-digit growth in both services and equipment. Operating profit\* grew 38% driving adjusted EPS\* of $1.49, up 60%. Free cash flow\* was $1.4 billion.
Anyone else considering more positioning in GEA and BA ? How long for the bottom ?