Sentiment · FY2026 Q2
What companies say about each other on earnings calls — extracted verbatim from public transcripts. Mentions from the newest quarter are a Pro feature.
“We have identified a potential durability issue during a recent inspection on the 777X engine, and we're working with GE to better understand that issue and finalize root cause and corrective action.”
Boeing flags a durability issue on the GE-supplied 777X engine, a negative read-through for GE Aerospace's engine program though Boeing says it won't affect 2027 delivery.
“Howmet is well positioned in this segment by the supply of turbine blades, where we are the largest manufacturer of gas turbine blades in the world, covering our key customers of GE Vernova, Siemens Power, Mitsubishi Heavy and [ Saldo, Solar and Baker Hughes ], plus parts for aero derivative engines produced by GE Aviation.”
Howmet supplies parts for aero-derivative engines produced by GE Aviation (GE Aerospace).
“which is a completely different approach to just sort of GE style stacking together a bunch of independent separate nonintegrated companies.”
Axon contrasts its integrated acquisition approach against 'GE style' roll-ups of nonintegrated companies, a negative benchmark reference to GE.
“So that will be an area that we'll continue to work with GE and CFM on.”
Boeing flags ongoing engine supply-chain coordination with GE (and CFM) on forward-fit and aftermarket durability demand, a read-through on sustained engine demand at GE Aerospace.
“not just for our customers in Japan, like Mitsubishi Heavy but also other customers like Siemens and GE and Ansaldo, et cetera.”
GE is named among Howmet's large gas-turbine customers as Howmet expands casting capacity, indicating ongoing turbine-part demand from GE.
“So maybe just based on GE commentary last week, they're extending their shop visit peak as well.”
An analyst references GE Aerospace's own commentary (from GE's earnings call the prior week) that its engine shop-visit peak is extending, using it as a comparison point for Pratt & Whitney's aftermarket cycle.
“GE Aerospace, for example, used Azure OpenAI to build a new digital assistant for all 52,000 of its employees. In just three months, it has been used to conduct over 500,000 internal queries and process more than 200,000 documents.”
GE Aerospace is cited as a flagship Azure OpenAI enterprise deployment with concrete usage metrics, evidence of GE's internal AI adoption scaling quickly across its workforce.
“In February, the FAA announced certification of the GE Aerospace Catalyst turboprop engine, marking an important milestone for the Beechcraft Denali program.”
FAA certification of the GE Aerospace Catalyst turboprop engine clears a key milestone for Textron's Denali program, validating GE's engine for entry into service.
“I am also thrilled that Belcan was recently named GE Aerospace Supplier of the Year.”
Cognizant's Belcan unit was named GE Aerospace's Supplier of the Year, reflecting a strong, deepening engineering-services relationship with GE Aerospace.
“one of the things that we're working very closely with GE on is that the overall – making sure they understand our overall market demand, as well as the aftermarket demand for the engines as well, because they've got a big challenge with supporting our rate increases, our competitor rate increases, and managing the aftermarket.”
Boeing is coordinating closely with engine supplier GE to ensure it can support Boeing's production rate increases and aftermarket engine demand as 737 output ramps.
“In the case of GE, the changeover for the LEAP-1A has finally occurred. And so that's good.”
GE's LEAP-1A engine blade changeover has now completed, removing a source of Q4 margin noise and clearing the path for smoother 2025 production.
“We also recently completed a preliminary design review on a hybrid-electric turbogenerator engine system for Beta Technologies’ MB250 VTOL autonomous aircraft.”
GE completed a preliminary design review on a hybrid-electric turbogenerator system for Beta Technologies' MB250 VTOL aircraft.
“We are making progress with high-end CCAs through our partnership with Shield AI for the X-PAT Vehicle program, pairing our propulsion development, testing, and certification expertise with their autonomous aircraft capabilities to accelerate delivery of mission-ready capabilities.”
GE is partnering with Shield AI on the X-PAT Vehicle program, pairing GE propulsion with Shield AI autonomy for high-end CCAs.
“This included an award from the U.S. Air Force to complete an initial design concept of the GEK 1,500 in partnership with Kratos, with potential applications across unmanned aerial systems, collaborative combat aircraft or CCAs, and missiles.”
GE partnered with Kratos on an initial design concept for the GEK 1,500 for unmanned systems, CCAs, and missiles under a USAF award.
“And we just announced Iberia as our seventh Premier MRO, supporting growth in Europe.”
GE named Iberia its seventh Premier MRO, supporting LEAP servicing growth in Europe.
“This quarter, together with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and Airbus, we established the world’s first airport test bed for open-fan technology as part of the RISE program.”
GE, with Airbus and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, established the first airport test bed for RISE open-fan technology.
“In services, we signed an agreement with Ryanair covering approximately 2,000 CFM56 and LEAP engines, providing material support and MRO services to scale their in-house capabilities, consistent with our open MRO strategy.”
GE signed an agreement with Ryanair covering ~2,000 CFM56 and LEAP engines for material support and MRO services.
“This included extending our fifty-plus-year partnership with American, as they celebrate their one hundredth anniversary this month. American recently committed to more than 300 LEAP-1A engines with options for 200 more to power future A321neo and A321XLR deliveries.”
GE extended its 50-plus-year partnership with American, which committed to 300+ LEAP-1A engines (200 options) for A321neo/A321XLR deliveries.
“we are thrilled to be the sole-source partner on the 777X. We have over a thousand engines on order, and customers want the engines, they want the airplanes.”
GE reaffirms it is sole-source engine partner on Boeing's 777X with over a thousand engines on order and strong customer demand.
“Within the LEAP external network, Delta TechOps is now the first North American airline MRO provider licensed for both the LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B.”
Delta TechOps became the first North American airline MRO licensed for both LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B, expanding GE's external LEAP servicing network.
“Additionally, Delta committed to 60 GE9X engines with options for 60 more for its new 787 fleet, marking its first GE9X selection.”
Delta committed to 60 GE9X engines (plus 60 options) for its new 787 fleet, its first-ever GE9X selection.
“United, also celebrating one hundred years this month, selected 300 GE9X engines for its 787 fleet, making it the largest GE9X operator globally.”
GE cites United selecting 300 GE9X engines for its 787 fleet, making it the largest GE9X operator globally — a major widebody engine win.
“Last quarter, for example, we reached a materials agreement with EFTIA Aviation to support the service of its growing fleet of CFM56 engines.”
GE reached a materials agreement with EFTIA Aviation to service its growing CFM56 fleet, strengthening third-party MRO access to OEM parts.
| Analyst | Firm | Questions (Challenge)Percentage of questions scored as challenging — where the analyst pushed back, pressed for specifics, or questioned management's assumptions. |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Seifman | JPMorgan | 7 (0%) |
| Gautam Khanna | TD Cowen | 7 (14%) |
| Myles Walton | Wolfe Research | 7 (0%) |
| Sheila Kahyaoglu | Jefferies | 7 (43%) |
| Scott Deuschle | Deutsche Bank | 6 (17%) |
| Ron Epstein | Bank of America | 6 (0%) |
| Doug Harned | Bernstein | 6 (17%) |
| Dave Strauss | Wells Fargo | 5 (0%) |
| Scott Mikus | Melius Research | 5 (0%) |
| Rob Stallard | Vertical Research Partners | 4 (0%) |
| Firm | Analysts | Questions (Challenge)Percentage of questions scored as challenging — where the analyst pushed back, pressed for specifics, or questioned management's assumptions. |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies | 1 | 7 (43%) |
| JPMorgan | 1 | 7 (0%) |
| Wolfe Research | 1 | 7 (0%) |
| TD Cowen | 1 |
| 7 (14%) |
| Bank of America | 1 | 6 (0%) |
| Melius Research | 2 | 6 (0%) |
| Bernstein | 1 | 6 (17%) |
| Citigroup | 2 | 6 (17%) |
Revenue surged 29% with EPS of $1.86 up 25% as CES grew 34% on exceptional commercial services demand and spare parts revenue. Backlog exceeded $210 billion on major customer wins, and defense output rose 83% for the second consecutive quarter. Management maintained full-year guidance while noting results were trending toward the high end, though Middle East conflict reduced the departures outlook and compressed the margin picture through OE mix.
Demand | Revenue Growth | Margin | Supply Chain | Guidance Reliability | Innovation & R&D | Competitive Dynamics | Pricing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024Q4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 2025Q1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 2025Q2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025Q3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2025Q4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2026Q1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026Q2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| '24Q4 | '25Q1 | '25Q2 | '25Q3 | '25Q4 | '26Q1 | '26Q2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demand | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |
| Revenue Growth | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Margin | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Supply Chain | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Guidance Reliability | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Innovation & R&D | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Competitive Dynamics | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Pricing | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Company | Score | Trend | Rev YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
GE GE Aerospace | 9 | +21.1% | |
| AXON Axon Enterprise Inc. | 10 | +33.8% | |
| BA The Boeing Company | 7 | +14.0% | |
| GD General Dynamics | 8 | +10.3% | |
| HII Huntington Ingalls Industries | 6 | +13.3% | |
| LHX L3Harris | 8 | +11.9% | |
| LMT Lockheed Martin | 4 | +0.3% | |
| NOC Northrop Grumman | 6 | +4.4% | |
| RKLB Rocket Lab USA, Inc. | 8 | +63.5% | |
| RTX RTX Corporation | 9 | +8.7% | |
| TDG TransDigm Group | 10 | +18.3% | |
| TXT Textron | 7 | +11.8% |