EARNINGS PER SHARE INFORMATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024


Three months ended March 31	2024				2023
(Earnings for per-share calculation, shares in millions, per-share amounts in dollars)	Diluted		Basic		Diluted		Basic
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	1,522	$	1,522	$	6,242	$	6,248
Preferred stock dividends and other and accretion of preferred share repurchase(a)	—		—		(145)		(145)

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	1,522		1,522		6,097		6,103
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations	14		14		1,257		1,257
Net earnings (loss) attributable to GE common shareholders	1,537		1,537		7,354		7,360

Shares of GE common stock outstanding	1,091		1,091		1,089		1,089
Employee compensation-related shares (including stock options)	11		—		8		—
Total average equivalent shares	1,103		1,091		1,097		1,089

Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$	1.38	$	1.39	$	5.56	$	5.60
Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations	0.01		0.01		1.15		1.15
Net earnings (loss) per share	1.39		1.41		6.71		6.76

Potentially dilutive securities(b)	12				38

(a) For the three months ended March 31, 2023, included $(30) million related to excise tax on preferred share redemptions.

(b) Outstanding stock awards not included in the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share because their effect was antidilutive.