General Electric (GE) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

H. Lawrence Culp, Jr, Chairman & CEO, was paid $45.6M in 2025, down 49% from $89M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 486:1, on median employee pay of $93,873.

Filed
March 12, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$45.6M-49% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
486:1median $93,873
CEO pay in equity
70%$32.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
71%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$4,000,000Annual Executive Incentive Plan target
Free Cash Flow
$8,698MCompany performance measure
Say-on-Pay Support
71%Prior year support percentage
Median Employee Pay
$93,873Annual total compensation

How Jr was paid

$45.6M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary4%Stock awards60%Option awards10%Non-equity incentive16%Pension and deferred comp7%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
H. Lawrence Culp, JrChairman & CEO$45,616,160
Rahul GhaiSVP, CFO$11,270,743
Russell StokesSVP, Former CEO, Commercial Engines & Services$13,323,242
Mohamed AliSVP, CEO, Commercial Engines & Services$7,285,592
John Phillips, IIISVP, General Counsel & Secretary$5,909,018

What changed and why

  • $45.6MCEO H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. received total compensation of $45,616,160 in 2025, representing a decrease from the prior year.
  • $8,698MFree cash flow reached $8,698 million alongside strong operational progress and double-digit annual financial growth.
  • 71%Shareholder support for the say-on-pay vote was 71% in 2025 following higher approval percentages in prior years.
  • 26%The company increased total engine deliveries by 26% year-over-year while prioritizing capital allocation and manufacturing investments.
  • 67%Engagement efforts reached institutional investors representing approximately 67% of outstanding shares held by institutional investors.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.