The Select Sector SPDR Trust - The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

BASE:XLFD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$52.7b

Select Sector SPDR Trust - The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Select Sector SPDR Trust - The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 20.6%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 11.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.4% per year. Select Sector SPDR Trust - The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund's return on equity is 15.4%, and it has net margins of 1092.6%.

Key information

20.64%

Earnings growth rate

24.61%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth14.66%
Revenue growth rate6.45%
Return on equity15.37%
Net Margin1,092.61%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

No updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Select Sector SPDR Trust - The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

BASE:XLFD Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 257338,004360
31 Dec 246889,849340
30 Sep 2464411,693310
30 Sep 236543,035290
30 Sep 22761-7,287390
30 Jun 22766-1,224420
31 Mar 227724,838450
31 Dec 217108,753410
30 Sep 2164912,669370
30 Jun 2157811,771320
31 Mar 2150810,874260
31 Dec 204994,267260
30 Sep 20491-2,341260
30 Jun 20510-2,402280
31 Mar 20529-2,463310
31 Dec 19545-1,194310
30 Sep 1956076320
30 Jun 19576-851340
31 Mar 19592-1,778360
31 Dec 18588281380
30 Sep 185852,340400
30 Jun 185473,326380
31 Mar 185094,312360
31 Dec 174555,103340
30 Sep 174015,894310
30 Jun 173515,280280
31 Mar 173004,666260
31 Dec 163172,712240
30 Sep 16334758230
30 Jun 16361-232240
31 Mar 16388-1,221250
31 Dec 15369-722260
30 Sep 15351-223270
30 Jun 15338670270
31 Mar 153261,563260
31 Dec 143102,116260

Quality Earnings: XLFD has a large one-off gain of $7.3B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st March, 2025.

Growing Profit Margin: XLFD's current net profit margins are lower than last year .


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: XLFD has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 20.6% per year.

Accelerating Growth: XLFD's earnings growth over the past year (8.7%) is below its 5-year average (20.6% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: XLFD earnings growth over the past year (8.7%) did not outperform the Capital Markets industry 9%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: XLFD's Return on Equity (15.4%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/17 18:21
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/14 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

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