Exhibit 12(b)
General Electric Company
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends
Nine months ended September 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions)
General Electric Company and consolidated affiliates
Earnings(a)	$	(20,813	)
Plus:
Interest and other financial charges included in expense(b)	3,895
One-third of rental expense(c)	437
Adjusted "earnings"	$	(16,481	)
Fixed charges:
Interest and other financial charges included in expense(b)	$	3,895
Interest capitalized	46
One-third of rental expense(c)	437
Total fixed charges	$	4,378
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges	(3.76		)
Preferred stock dividend requirements	$	260
Ratio of earnings before provision for
income taxes to earnings from
continuing operations	0.97
Preferred stock dividend factor on pre-tax basis	$	252
Fixed charges	4,378
Total fixed charges and preferred stock
dividend requirements	$	4,630
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed
charges and preferred stock dividends	(3.56		)

(a) Earnings before income taxes, noncontrolling interests, discontinued operations and undistributed earnings of equity investees.

(b) Included interest on tax deficiencies and interest on discontinued operations.

(c) Considered to be representative of interest factor in rental expense.