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What GE Vernova (GEV)'s Rising Revenue and Declining Profit Reveal About Its Capital Return Strategy

Simply Wall St · 08/05 13:09
  • GE Vernova reported its second quarter and first half 2025 earnings, highlighting year-over-year revenue growth to US$9.11 billion for the quarter and US$17.14 billion for the half, alongside a decrease in net income and earnings per share compared to the prior year.
  • Alongside its earnings, the company completed a significant share repurchase tranche, retiring 1.88% of shares for US$1.59 billion, indicating active capital return to shareholders amid mixed profitability trends.
  • We'll explore how the profit decline despite higher revenues and share buyback influences GE Vernova's investment narrative going forward.

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GE Vernova Investment Narrative Recap

To be a GE Vernova shareholder today, you need to believe in the company’s potential to capitalize on global electrification and grid modernization, leveraging a growing installed base and demand for clean energy infrastructure. The most recent earnings update, higher revenues but declining profitability, does not materially shift the core catalyst of expanding high-margin grid and turbine orders, but it does keep pressure on near-term margin improvement. Meanwhile, persistent weakness in the Wind segment stands out as a major short-term risk and remains unresolved by recent news.

The recently completed buyback tranche, retiring nearly 2% of shares for US$1.59 billion, emphasizes management’s commitment to capital returns even as headline profit and EPS fell this quarter. While repurchases can support per-share metrics and signal confidence, the long-term upside is more closely tied to resolving Wind segment challenges and securing consistent service revenue from GE Vernova’s outsized backlog.

However, despite the upbeat top-line trend, investors should be aware of the risk that continued wind losses and project uncertainty could...

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GE Vernova's outlook projects $47.6 billion in revenue and $5.6 billion in earnings by 2028. This assumes annual revenue growth of 9.2% and a $4.4 billion increase in earnings from the current $1.2 billion.

Uncover how GE Vernova's forecasts yield a $631.95 fair value, a 5% downside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

GEV Community Fair Values as at Aug 2025
GEV Community Fair Values as at Aug 2025

Fifteen member estimates from the Simply Wall St Community put GE Vernova’s fair value anywhere between US$296,688 and US$693,027. While views vary, many are weighing ongoing headwinds in the Wind segment that continue to shape expectations for future profits and overall company stability.

Explore 15 other fair value estimates on GE Vernova - why the stock might be worth as much as $693.03!

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