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GE HealthCare reports first quarter 2025 financial results

April 30, 2025

  • Revenue growth was 3% year-over-year; Organic revenue growth* was 4%
  • Net income margin was 11.8% versus 8.0% for the prior year; Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) margin* was 15.0% versus 14.7%
  • Diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $1.23 versus $0.81 for the prior year; Adjusted EPS* was $1.01 versus $0.90
  • Cash flow from operating activities was $250 million versus $419 million for the prior year; Free cash flow* was $98 million versus $274 million
  • Updates full-year 2025 guidance
  • Board of Directors authorizes a $1 billion share repurchase program

Chicago, IL – April 30, 2025 – GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

GE HealthCare President and CEO Peter Arduini said, “First quarter results reflect strong execution as we start the year with robust revenue, orders and profit growth, which were driven by strength in the U.S. We remain focused on delivering on our precision care and growth acceleration strategies, underscored by the closing of our acquisition of Nihon Medi-Physics, which we expect will increase global access to our next-generation radiopharmaceuticals. Regarding the current global trade environment, we are actively driving mitigation actions. We continue to see strong customer demand in many of the markets we serve and are well-positioned to drive long-term value as we invest in future innovation.”

First quarter 2025 total company financial performance 

  • Revenues of $4.8 billion increased 3% reported and 4% on an Organic* basis year-over-year. Revenue growth was broad-based with growth in each segment, with overall strength in the U.S.
  • Total company book-to-bill was 1.09 times. Total company orders increased a record 10% organically year-over-year.
  • Net income attributable to GE HealthCare was $564 million versus $374 million for the prior year, and Adjusted EBIT* was $715 million versus $681 million.
  • Net income margin was 11.8% versus 8.0% for the prior year, up 380 basis points (bps). Adjusted EBIT margin* was 15.0% versus 14.7%, up 30 bps as both measures saw benefits from volume and productivity.
  • Diluted EPS was $1.23 versus $0.81, up $0.41 from the prior year. Adjusted EPS* was $1.01 versus $0.90, up $0.11 from the prior year as both measures saw improved EBIT and lower interest and tax expense.
  • Cash flow from operating activities was $250 million, down $169 million year-over-year. Free cash flow* was $98 million, down $175 million year-over-year.

 

Growth and innovation

Mr. Arduini continued, “We continue our focus on advancing our care pathways, in particular cardiology. In April, we successfully launched  Flyrcado™ (flurpiridaz F 18) injection in the U.S., as planned, and are making progress on the roll out, including establishing a nationwide contract manufacturing network and steadily increasing doses, while building our customer base.”

Recent innovation and commercial highlights

2025 guidance

Today, the Company updates 2025 full-year guidance as follows to include the estimated impact from announced tariffs(1):

  • Organic revenue growth* of 2% to 3% year-over-year; unchanged from prior guidance
  • Adjusted EBIT margin* of 14.2% to 14.4%, reflecting a decline of 210 bps to a decline of 190 bps versus 2024 Adjusted EBIT margin* of 16.3%; this compares to previous Adjusted EBIT margin* guidance of 16.7% to 16.8%
  • Adjusted effective tax rate (ETR)* in the range of 21% to 22%; this compares to previous Adjusted ETR* guidance of 22% to 23%
  • Adjusted EPS* in the range of $3.90 to $4.10, reflecting a decline of 13% to a decline of 9% versus 2024 Adjusted EPS* of $4.49, which includes approximately $0.85 of tariff impact; this compares to previous Adjusted EPS* guidance in the range of $4.61 to $4.75
  • Free cash flow* of at least $1.2 billion; this compares to previous Free cash flow* guidance of at least $1.75 billion

(1) Tariff assumption for updated guidance: Current bilateral U.S./China tariffs remain in place; current Mexico and Canada tariffs remain in place and USMCA exemptions for eligible imports continue; U.S. reciprocal tariffs on Rest of World announced on April 2, 2025 return to pre-pause levels July 9, 2025; excludes potential Section 232 tariff impact.

The Company provides its outlook on a non-GAAP basis. Refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Outlook section below for more details.

Share repurchase authorization

GE HealthCare today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $1 billion of the Company’s common stock.

“We are pleased to announce that our Board has authorized a $1 billion share repurchase program. Since our spin-off, we’ve made significant progress strengthening our balance sheet through debt repayment, while also increasing organic and inorganic investment to grow our business,” said Jay Saccaro, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “Our capital allocation priority remains focused on investing in our business to accelerate growth, but we believe that a share repurchase program allows us to opportunistically return capital to shareholders and is a demonstration of our view of GE HealthCare’s strong long-term business prospects."

Financial rounding

Certain columns and rows in this document may not sum due to the use of rounded numbers. Percentages presented are calculated from the underlying whole-dollar amounts.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The non-GAAP financial measures presented in this press release are supplemental measures of GE HealthCare’s performance and its liquidity that the Company believes will help investors understand its financial condition, cash flows, and operating results, and assess its future prospects. When read in conjunction with the Company’s U.S. GAAP results, these non-GAAP financial measures provide a baseline for analyzing trends in GE HealthCare’s underlying businesses and can be used by management as one basis for making financial, operational, and planning decisions. Descriptions of the reported non-GAAP measures are included below.

The Company reports Organic revenue and Organic revenue growth rate to provide management and investors with additional understanding and visibility into the underlying revenue trends of the Company’s established, ongoing operations, as well as provide insights into overall demand for its products and services. To calculate these measures, the Company excludes the effect of acquisitions, dispositions, and foreign currency rate fluctuations.

The Company reports EBIT, Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted EBIT margin, Adjusted net income, and Adjusted earnings per share to provide management and investors with additional understanding of its business by highlighting the results from ongoing operations and the underlying profitability factors, on a normalized basis. To calculate these measures the Company excludes, and reflects in the detailed reconciliations below, the following adjustments as applicable: Interest and other financial charges – net, Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests, Non-operating benefit (income) costs, Benefit (provision) for income taxes and certain tax related adjustments, and certain non-recurring and/or non-cash items. GE HealthCare may from time to time consider excluding other non-recurring items to enhance comparability between periods. Adjusted EBIT margin is calculated by taking Adjusted EBIT divided by Total revenues for the same period.

The Company reports Adjusted tax expense and Adjusted effective tax rate (“Adjusted ETR”) to provide management and investors with a better understanding of the normalized tax rate applicable to the business and provide more consistent comparability across periods. Adjusted tax expense excludes the income tax related to the pre-tax income adjustments included as part of Adjusted net income and certain income tax adjustments, such as adjustments to deferred tax assets or liabilities. The Company may from time to time consider excluding other non-recurring tax items to enhance comparability between periods. Adjusted ETR is Adjusted tax expense divided by income before income taxes less the pre-tax income adjustments referenced above.

The Company reports Free cash flow and Free cash flow conversion to provide management and investors with an important measure of the ability to generate cash on a normalized basis and provide insight into the Company’s flexibility to allocate capital. Free cash flow is Cash from (used for) operating activities – continuing operations including cash flows related to the additions and dispositions of property, plant, and equipment (“PP&E”) and additions of internal-use software. Free cash flow does not represent residual cash flows available for discretionary expenditures, due to the fact that the measure does not deduct the capital required for debt repayments. Free cash flow conversion is calculated by taking Free cash flow divided by Adjusted net income.

Management recognizes that these non-GAAP financial measures have limitations, including that they may be calculated differently by other companies or may be used under different circumstances or for different purposes. In order to compensate for the discussed limitations, management does not consider these measures in isolation from or as alternatives to the comparable financial measures determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The detailed reconciliations of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure are provided below, and no single financial measure should be relied on to evaluate our business.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Outlook

GE HealthCare calculates forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures, including Organic revenue growth, Adjusted EBIT margin, Adjusted ETR, Adjusted EPS, and Free cash flow based on internal forecasts that omit certain amounts that would be included in GAAP financial measures. GE HealthCare does not provide reconciliations of these forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the respective GAAP metrics as it is unable to predict with reasonable certainty and without unreasonable effort certain items such as the impact of changes in currency exchange rates, impacts associated with business acquisitions or dispositions, timing and magnitude of restructuring activities, and revaluation of strategic investments, amongst other items. The timing and amounts of these items are uncertain and could have a substantial impact on GE HealthCare’s results in accordance with GAAP.

Key Performance Indicators

Management uses the following metrics to provide a leading indicator of current business demand from customers for products and services.

  • Organic orders growth: Rate of change period-over-period of contractual commitments with customers to provide specified goods or services for an agreed upon price, and excluding the effects of: (1) recent acquisitions and dispositions with less than a full year of comparable orders; and (2) foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in order to present orders on a constant currency basis.
  • Book-to-bill: Total orders divided by Total revenues within a given financial period (e.g., quarter or FY).

Share repurchases

Share repurchases may be made from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or in such other manner as determined by GE HealthCare. The timing and amount of any share repurchases will be determined by the Company at its discretion based on ongoing evaluation of general market and business conditions, the market price of GE HealthCare’s common stock, the Company's capital needs, applicable legal requirements, and other factors. The repurchase program does not have an expiration date. The repurchase program does not obligate GE HealthCare to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and it may be suspended or terminated at any time at the Company's discretion.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

GE HealthCare will discuss its results during its live earnings call today, April 30, 2025 at 8:30 am ET/7:30 am CT. The webcast and accompanying slide presentation containing financial information can be accessed by visiting the investor section of the website at https://investor.gehealthcare.com/news-events/events. An archived version of the webcast will be available on the website after the call.

Forward-looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements might be identified by words, and variations of words, such as “will,” “expect,” “may,” “would,” “could,” “plan,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “potential,” “position,” “forecast,” “target,” “guidance,” “outlook,” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company’s business and expected financial performance, financial condition, and results of operations, including revenue, revenue growth, profit, taxes, earnings per share, and cash flows, and the Company’s outlook; the impacts of macroeconomic and market conditions, including the impact of tariffs and other trade restrictions, and volatility on the Company’s business, operations, financial results, and financial position and on supply chains and the world economy; the Company’s strategy, innovation, and investments; and the Company’s share repurchase program. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. Factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those described in its forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in highly competitive markets; global geopolitical and economic instability, including as a result of changes in trade and tariff policy, the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, and tensions in the Middle East; public health crises, epidemics, and pandemics, and their effects on the Company’s business; changes in third-party and government reimbursement processes, rates, and contractual relationships, including related to government shutdowns, and changes in the mix of public and private payers; demand for the Company’s products, services, or solutions and factors that affect that demand; developments in the market in China; the Company’s ability to control increases in healthcare costs and any subsequent effect on demand for the Company’s products, services, or solutions; the Company’s ability to successfully complete strategic transactions; the impacts related to the Company’s increasing focus on and investment in cloud, edge computing, artificial intelligence, and software offerings; management of the Company’s supply chain and the Company’s ability to cost-effectively secure the materials it needs to operate its business; disruptions in the Company’s operations; the actions or inactions of third parties with whom the Company partners and the various collaboration, licensing, and other partnerships and alliances the Company has with third parties; the impact of potential information technology, cybersecurity, or data security breaches; maintenance and protection of the Company’s intellectual property rights, as well as maintenance of successful research and development efforts with respect to commercially successful products and technologies; the Company’s ability to attract and/or retain key personnel and qualified employees; environmental, social, and governance matters; compliance with the various legal, regulatory, tax, privacy, and other laws to which the Company is subject, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws globally, and related changes, claims, inquiries, investigations, or actions; the impact of potential product liability claims; the Company’s level of indebtedness, the Company’s general ability to comply with covenants under its debt instruments, and any related effect on its business; the Company’s ability to implement its plans regarding share repurchases; the market price of the Company’s common stock; the Company’s capital needs and alternative investment opportunities; and applicable legal requirements related to repurchases of the Company’s common stock. Please also see Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any updates or amendments it makes in future filings. There may be other factors not presently known to the Company or which it currently considers to be immaterial that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements the Company makes. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements except as required by applicable law or regulation.

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About GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.

GE HealthCare is a trusted partner and leading global healthcare solutions provider, innovating medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and integrated, cloud-first AI-enabled solutions, services and data analytics. We aim to make hospitals and health systems more efficient, clinicians more effective, therapies more precise, and patients healthier and happier. Serving patients and providers for more than 125 years, GE HealthCare is advancing personalized, connected and compassionate care, while simplifying the patient’s journey across care pathways. Together, our Imaging, Advanced Visualization Solutions, Patient Care Solutions and Pharmaceutical Diagnostics businesses help improve patient care from screening and diagnosis to therapy and monitoring. We are a $19.7 billion business with approximately 53,000 colleagues working to create a world where healthcare has no limits.

 

GE HealthCare is proud to be among 2025 Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™.

 

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