Salesforce Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 3/6
Salesforce's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -0.6%, while the Software industry saw earnings growing at 17.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 20.5% per year. Salesforce's return on equity is 2.7%, and it has net margins of 4.8%.
Key information
-0.6%
Earnings growth rate
-4.9%
EPS growth rate
| Software Industry Growth | 14.9% |
| Revenue growth rate | 20.5% |
| Return on equity | 2.7% |
| Net Margin | 4.8% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Jul 2023 |
Recent past performance updates
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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Salesforce makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 23 | 33,071 | 1,578 | 15,517 | 4,835 |
| 30 Apr 23 | 32,188 | 379 | 15,843 | 4,944 |
| 31 Jan 23 | 31,352 | 208 | 16,079 | 5,055 |
| 31 Oct 22 | 30,294 | 278 | 16,305 | 5,218 |
| 31 Jul 22 | 29,320 | 536 | 16,020 | 5,141 |
| 30 Apr 22 | 27,940 | 1,003 | 15,324 | 4,832 |
| 31 Jan 22 | 26,492 | 1,444 | 14,399 | 4,465 |
| 31 Oct 21 | 24,983 | 1,739 | 13,408 | 4,113 |
| 31 Jul 21 | 23,539 | 2,352 | 12,583 | 3,812 |
| 30 Apr 21 | 22,350 | 4,442 | 11,972 | 3,690 |
| 31 Jan 21 | 21,252 | 4,072 | 11,761 | 3,598 |
| 31 Oct 20 | 20,286 | 3,557 | 11,351 | 3,490 |
| 31 Jul 20 | 19,380 | 2,367 | 10,992 | 3,362 |
| 30 Apr 20 | 18,226 | -167 | 10,427 | 3,071 |
| 31 Jan 20 | 17,098 | 126 | 9,634 | 2,766 |
| 31 Oct 19 | 15,850 | 736 | 8,776 | 2,453 |
| 31 Jul 19 | 14,729 | 950 | 8,166 | 2,160 |
| 30 Apr 19 | 14,013 | 1,158 | 7,821 | 2,016 |
| 31 Jan 19 | 13,282 | 1,110 | 7,410 | 1,886 |
| 31 Oct 18 | 12,544 | 954 | 6,928 | 1,764 |
| 31 Jul 18 | 11,853 | 956 | 6,436 | 1,677 |
| 30 Apr 18 | 11,149 | 703 | 6,018 | 1,601 |
| 31 Jan 18 | 10,540 | 360 | 5,760 | 1,553 |
| 31 Oct 17 | 9,969 | 103 | 5,572 | 1,501 |
| 31 Jul 17 | 9,413 | -42 | 5,378 | 1,419 |
| 30 Apr 17 | 8,872 | 142 | 5,129 | 1,323 |
| 31 Jan 17 | 8,437 | 323 | 4,777 | 1,208 |
| 31 Oct 16 | 7,907 | 206 | 4,633 | 1,115 |
| 31 Jul 16 | 7,475 | 218 | 4,394 | 1,043 |
| 30 Apr 16 | 7,073 | -13 | 4,182 | 985 |
| 31 Jan 16 | 6,667 | -47 | 3,988 | 946 |
| 31 Oct 15 | 6,302 | -88 | 3,811 | 901 |
| 31 Jul 15 | 5,974 | -101 | 3,683 | 858 |
| 30 Apr 15 | 5,658 | -162 | 3,548 | 827 |
| 31 Jan 15 | 5,374 | -263 | 3,437 | 793 |
| 31 Oct 14 | 5,074 | -314 | 3,322 | 760 |
| 31 Jul 14 | 4,767 | -399 | 3,180 | 735 |
| 30 Apr 14 | 4,405 | -261 | 2,970 | 680 |
| 31 Jan 14 | 4,071 | -232 | 2,765 | 624 |
| 31 Oct 13 | 3,760 | -136 | 2,513 | 572 |
| 31 Jul 13 | 3,473 | -232 | 2,321 | 515 |
| 30 Apr 13 | 3,247 | -319 | 2,173 | 467 |
| 31 Jan 13 | 3,050 | -270 | 2,048 | 429 |
| 31 Oct 12 | 2,847 | -254 | 1,918 | 389 |
Quality Earnings: FOO has a large one-off loss of $2.0B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st July, 2023.
Growing Profit Margin: FOO's current net profit margins (4.8%) are higher than last year (1.8%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: FOO's earnings have declined by 0.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: FOO's earnings growth over the past year (194.4%) exceeds its 5-year average (-0.6% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: FOO earnings growth over the past year (194.4%) exceeded the Software industry 7.3%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: FOO's Return on Equity (2.7%) is considered low.