Key Takeaways for GE Vernova Stock as of July 2026
- GE Vernova’s revenue climbed 22% year over year to $11.10 billion, beating estimates by 3.11%, though EBIT of $653 million missed the $981 million street forecast by 33.44%.
- Raising full-year guidance, management now expects $45.5 billion to $46.5 billion in revenue and $11.5 billion to $12.5 billion in free cash flow, nearly double the prior $6.5 billion to $7.5 billion range.
- Free cash flow hit $5.11 billion, up 2,532% year over year.
- With Gas Power output set to jump from 3 gigawatts a quarter to 5 starting in the third quarter and a $6.4 billion working capital benefit from customer down payments, CEO Scott Strazik called the ramp “very well on track.”
GE Vernova’s Backlog Hits $176 Billion as Capacity Races to Catch Up
The print lands two weeks after a rival’s downgrade knocked GE Vernova stock down 6.5% on fears the gas turbine cycle had peaked, making this quarter the first real test of that thesis.
GE Vernova (GEV) posted second-quarter 2026 revenue of $11.10 billion on July 22, topping the $10.77 billion street estimate by 3.11% and marking a 21.87% jump from the prior year. Orders more than doubled to $24.2 billion, a book-to-bill ratio above 2x, pushing total backlog to $176 billion, up $13 billion from the first quarter and on pace for $200 billion in 2027. Gigawatts under contract in Gas Power grew from 100 to 116 sequentially, and GE Vernova stock now trades against a company expecting at least 125 gigawatts under contract by year end.
That demand outran profitability in the quarter. EBITDA of $1.25 billion missed the $1.28 billion street estimate by 2%, with margin slipping to 11.26% against an 11.85% forecast even as EBITDA still grew 62% year over year. EBIT told a sharper story: $653 million against a $981 million estimate, a 33.44% miss, with margin falling 323 basis points short of expectations to 6%. Adjusted EPS of $2.41 missed the $3.04 street figure by 20.57%, and GAAP EPS of $2.47 fell 86% sequentially against a first-quarter print inflated by a one-time item.
CEO Scott Strazik addressed the capacity gap directly on the Q2 earnings call: “We will make the jump from where we’ve been, which has been about 3 gigawatts of output a quarter to 5 gigawatts of output a quarter starting in the third quarter. That’s very well on track, and we will deliver that in the second half of the year.” GE Vernova has installed 325 machines across its gas factories and expects roughly 400 by year end, backed by a July acquisition of Robotech Automation to push more output through existing floor space rather than new construction.
Cash told the story margin couldn’t. Free cash flow of $5.11 billion beat estimates by 222.35%, driven by a $6.4 billion working capital benefit as customer down payments on slot reservation agreements poured in ahead of schedule. That strength pushed management to raise full-year free cash flow guidance to $11.5 billion to $12.5 billion, up from $6.5 billion to $7.5 billion, while lifting revenue guidance by $1 billion to a $45.5 billion to $46.5 billion range and holding EBITDA margin guidance at 12% to 14%.
Wind remains the drag. The segment posted a $275 million EBITDA loss in the quarter, part of a roughly $400 million loss management still expects for the full year as soft U.S. onshore orders offset improving services profitability. Against that backdrop, GE Vernova stock is being priced on the strength of Power and Electrification carrying the model, not on Wind turning the corner.
TIKR Values GEV Stock at $3,108 Amid a 216% Return Case
TIKR’s mid-case model values GE Vernova stock at $3,108 by December 2030, implying a 216% total return from the current price of $985, or 30% annualized over 4.4 years.
A 30% annualized return case, realized in under five years, places GE Vernova stock among the more aggressive growth valuations TIKR’s model produces for an industrial name of this size.
The target rests on GE Vernova converting its $176 billion backlog into shipped gigawatts on the schedule management laid out, a path the move to 5 gigawatts of quarterly output in the third quarter already confirms. Free cash flow running at $5.11 billion for the quarter, well ahead of the raised full-year guide, gives the model room to price in continued margin recovery as equipment shipments convert into higher-margin services revenue later in the decade.
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