FedEx Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

FedEx has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 18.3%, while the Logistics industry saw earnings growing at 17.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.8% per year. FedEx's return on equity is 14.7%, and it has net margins of 4.4%.

Key information

18.3%

Earnings growth rate

19.7%

EPS growth rate

Logistics Industry Growth20.8%
Revenue growth rate4.8%
Return on equity14.7%
Net Margin4.4%
Next Earnings Update20 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

WBAG:FDX Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Nov 2487,3933,8834210
31 Aug 2487,5914,0414210
31 May 2487,6934,3254210
29 Feb 2487,5144,3894350
30 Nov 2387,9454,2814350
31 Aug 2388,5944,1694350
31 May 2390,1553,9664350
28 Feb 2392,6192,9874700
30 Nov 2294,0913,3274700
31 Aug 2294,7513,5834700
31 May 2293,5123,8194700
28 Feb 2291,6835,1264280
30 Nov 2189,5524,9064280
31 Aug 2186,6415,0874280
31 May 2183,9595,2204280
28 Feb 2178,7523,0234270
30 Nov 2074,7292,4474270
31 Aug 2071,4901,7834270
31 May 2069,2171,2844270
29 Feb 2069,666-3504680
30 Nov 1969,189744680
31 Aug 1969,6894494680
31 May 1969,6935394680
28 Feb 1969,2003,6314420
30 Nov 1868,7164,9654420
31 Aug 1867,2054,8054420
31 May 1865,4504,5664420
28 Feb 1863,8644,4604580
30 Nov 1762,3352,9484580
31 Aug 1760,9532,8744580
31 May 1760,3192,9934580
28 Feb 1757,5701,9044170
30 Nov 1655,2271,8504170
31 Aug 1652,7491,8414170
31 May 1650,3651,8184170
29 Feb 1649,5009954030
30 Nov 1548,5621,1154030
31 Aug 1548,0481,0864030
31 May 1547,4531,0484030
28 Feb 1547,1782,8964070
30 Nov 1446,7632,6474070
31 Aug 1446,2272,4844070
31 May 1445,5672,3204070
28 Feb 1445,1631,6684240

Quality Earnings: FDX has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: FDX's current net profit margins (4.4%) are lower than last year (4.9%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: FDX's earnings have grown by 18.3% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: FDX had negative earnings growth (-9.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Logistics industry average (11.7%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: FDX's Return on Equity (14.7%) 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 Analysis2024/12/20 12:38
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/11/30
Annual Earnings2024/05/31

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Analyst Sources

FedEx Corporation is covered by 58 analysts. 26 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Will ChienAccountability Research Corporation
Jeffrey KauffmanAegis Capital Corporation
John EadeArgus Research Company