NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 1:16 PM ET — Regular session
GE Aerospace (GE) shares fell about 1% on Monday as the jet-engine maker’s stock went ex-dividend in thin year-end trading. The stock was down $3.00 at $312.14 at 1:16 p.m. ET, after trading between $311.61 and $315.97. It opened at $313.34 and volume was about 1.1 million shares.
The decline came as the stock traded ex-dividend, meaning investors who buy shares from Monday do not receive the next quarterly payout. GE Aerospace said its board declared a dividend of $0.36 a share payable Jan. 26 to shareholders of record at the close on Dec. 29, and set Dec. 29 as the ex-dividend date. The company said it has an installed base of about 49,000 commercial and 29,000 military aircraft engines.
Ex-dividend moves can muddy day-to-day comparisons because stock prices usually fall by roughly the dividend amount when the shares begin trading without the payout. GE’s drop was larger than that adjustment, leaving traders to weigh year-end positioning and the broader market’s tone.
Wall Street’s main indexes were lower in late-morning trade as heavyweight technology stocks pulled back from last week’s rally, while investors looked ahead to Federal Reserve meeting minutes and weekly jobless claims later this week. “It’ll turn out to be a buying opportunity,” said Hank Smith, director and head of investment strategy at Haverford Trust, referring to the tech retreat. Trading volumes were expected to stay light in a holiday-affected week, with U.S. markets closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day. Reuters
For GE Aerospace, the ex-dividend timing lands in the final week of the year, when thin liquidity can magnify swings in widely held large caps. Income-focused holders also tend to rebalance around record dates, even when a company’s underlying results are unchanged.
GE Aerospace is one of the world’s biggest makers of commercial jet engines and provides maintenance and spare parts that generate recurring revenue.
That services business matters because engine makers typically earn a larger share of profit after delivery, when airlines pay for long-term parts and maintenance. Investors track airline flying activity closely because it drives demand for shop visits and spare parts.
In October, GE Aerospace raised its 2025 earnings outlook and said improved engine deliveries and stabilizing air traffic were supporting demand for its parts-and-services business. GE also lifted its estimate for LEAP engine deliveries in 2025, as it worked through supply-chain constraints with its joint-venture partner Safran and customers such as Boeing and Airbus. More than 70% of the company’s commercial-engine revenue comes from parts and services, Reuters reported at the time.
Investors get the next major update when GE Aerospace reports fourth-quarter results on Jan. 22, with a company webcast scheduled for 7:30 a.m. EST.
Updates on engine deliveries, shop visits and pricing in aftermarket contracts are expected to be key lines for investors as they assess how quickly output is rising versus demand.
Beyond earnings, traders will watch whether GE can reclaim the ground it ceded on the ex-dividend move as the calendar turns and liquidity returns in early January. Monday’s session low around $312 left that area as an early technical reference point.
For now, the session looked more like a year-end and dividend-date adjustment than a new signal about GE Aerospace’s operating outlook.
