Harley-Davidson Past Earnings Performance

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Harley-Davidson has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 22%, while the Auto industry saw earnings growing at 20% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.9% per year. Harley-Davidson's return on equity is 17.1%, and it has net margins of 10.8%.

Key information

22.0%

Earnings growth rate

24.5%

EPS growth rate

Auto Industry Growth36.3%
Revenue growth rate4.9%
Return on equity17.1%
Net Margin10.8%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Harley-Davidson makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

BASE:HOG Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 245,5525989220
30 Jun 245,9516789480
31 Mar 245,7776379360
31 Dec 235,8367079320
30 Sep 235,9267239890
30 Jun 236,0257859670
31 Mar 236,0498239170
31 Dec 225,7557418820
25 Sep 225,6297218430
26 Jun 225,3466238340
27 Mar 225,4096138710
31 Dec 215,3366501,0410
30 Sep 215,0455327860
27 Jun 214,8454898080
28 Mar 214,1791918140
31 Dec 204,05411,0530
27 Sep 204,4011111,1700
30 Jun 204,508781,2020
31 Mar 205,2763651,2370
31 Dec 195,3624241,1820
29 Sep 195,4354111,0480
30 Jun 195,4794381,0470
31 Mar 195,5594851,0610
31 Dec 185,7175311,2550
30 Sep 185,8005391,0670
01 Jul 185,6354941,0570
01 Apr 185,6875101,0310
31 Dec 175,6475221,0170
24 Sep 175,5295619930
25 Jun 175,6536069970
26 Mar 175,7486281,0310
31 Dec 165,9966921,0620
25 Sep 166,0666871,0820
26 Jun 166,1097131,0710
27 Mar 166,0727331,0540
31 Dec 155,9957521,0400
27 Sep 156,0157841,0270
28 Jun 155,9997941,0280
29 Mar 156,1758491,0120
31 Dec 146,2298451,0120
28 Sep 146,2198469980
29 Jun 146,2618589900
30 Mar 146,0557769890
31 Dec 135,9007349820

Quality Earnings: HOG has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: HOG's current net profit margins (10.8%) are lower than last year (12.2%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: HOG's earnings have grown significantly by 22% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: HOG's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: HOG had negative earnings growth (-17.2%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Auto industry average (1.5%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: HOG's Return on Equity (17.1%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 21:16
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Harley-Davidson, Inc. is covered by 37 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ColemanArgus Research Company
Craig KennisonBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research