Legrand SA

WBAG:LR Stock Report

Market Cap: €24.7b

Legrand Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Legrand has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 9.2%, while the Electrical industry saw earnings growing at 21.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.5% per year. Legrand's return on equity is 15.3%, and it has net margins of 12.5%.

Key information

9.2%

Earnings growth rate

9.4%

EPS growth rate

Electrical Industry Growth17.2%
Revenue growth rate7.5%
Return on equity15.3%
Net Margin12.5%
Next Earnings Update13 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Legrand makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

WBAG:LR Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 248,3391,0452,250390
30 Jun 248,3321,0752,251388
31 Mar 248,2961,0942,210381
31 Dec 238,4171,1492,201376
30 Sep 238,4931,1252,159373
30 Jun 238,5421,1022,146368
31 Mar 238,5171,0722,125365
31 Dec 228,3391,0002,057357
30 Sep 227,9791,0171,984352
30 Jun 227,6339711,896341
31 Mar 227,2929351,820334
31 Dec 216,9949051,767329
30 Sep 216,7748871,736323
30 Jun 216,7208771,732325
31 Mar 216,2587421,659317
31 Dec 206,1006811,669319
30 Sep 206,2277031,684314
30 Jun 206,2287051,710312
31 Mar 206,5888121,784320
31 Dec 196,6228351,768312
30 Sep 196,4498221,721304
30 Jun 196,2377971,664294
31 Mar 196,1027871,633279
31 Dec 185,9977721,610277
30 Sep 185,9708111,617279
30 Jun 185,8367851,586271
31 Mar 185,6477381,542260
31 Dec 175,5217111,512252
30 Sep 175,3036771,445241
30 Jun 175,2426611,427241
31 Mar 175,1486501,398242
31 Dec 165,0196291,365238
30 Sep 164,9545601,354232
30 Jun 164,8475511,321225
31 Mar 164,8355511,320221
31 Dec 154,8105511,310216
30 Sep 154,7365511,286209
30 Jun 154,6865471,273207
31 Mar 154,5805341,242198
31 Dec 144,4995321,214193
30 Sep 144,4665251,202195
30 Jun 144,4315291,189193
31 Mar 144,4525311,185196
31 Dec 134,4605311,184198

Quality Earnings: LR has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: LR's current net profit margins (12.5%) are lower than last year (13.2%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: LR's earnings have grown by 9.2% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: LR had negative earnings growth (-7.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Electrical industry average (4.4%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: LR's Return on Equity (15.3%) 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 Analysis2024/12/29 14:01
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Legrand SA is covered by 40 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Lionel PellicerAlphaValue
Robert BateBarclays
George FeatherstoneBarclays