RTL Group's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -34.5%, while the Media industry saw earnings growing at 7.7% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 1.2% per year. RTL Group's return on equity is 1.3%, and it has net margins of 0.4%.
Key information
-34.45%
Earnings growth rate
-34.52%
EPS growth rate
Media Industry Growth
9.42%
Revenue growth rate
-1.24%
Return on equity
1.31%
Net Margin
0.38%
Next Earnings Update
11 Aug 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How RTL Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
SWX:RRTL Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Dec 25
6,018
23
195
0
30 Sep 25
6,091
133
206
0
30 Jun 25
6,163
242
217
0
31 Mar 25
6,209
288
217
0
31 Dec 24
6,254
333
217
0
30 Sep 24
6,270
367
217
0
30 Jun 24
6,286
401
217
0
31 Mar 24
6,260
377
217
0
31 Dec 23
6,234
352
217
0
30 Jun 23
6,133
324
212
0
31 Mar 23
6,361
437
212
0
31 Dec 22
6,589
549
211
0
30 Sep 22
7,062
678
212
0
30 Jun 22
6,899
683
196
0
31 Mar 22
6,768
992
196
0
31 Dec 21
6,637
1,301
195
0
30 Sep 21
6,508
1,281
185
0
30 Jun 21
6,379
1,261
175
0
31 Mar 21
6,198
877
175
0
31 Dec 20
6,017
492
174
0
30 Sep 20
6,074
474
192
0
30 Jun 20
6,130
455
210
0
31 Mar 20
6,391
605
210
0
31 Dec 19
6,651
754
210
0
30 Sep 19
6,949
818
376
0
30 Jun 19
6,632
743
271
0
31 Mar 19
6,676
754
271
0
31 Dec 18
6,505
668
271
0
30 Sep 18
6,491
729
281
0
30 Jun 18
6,441
737
281
0
31 Mar 18
6,384
713
281
0
31 Dec 17
6,373
739
281
0
30 Sep 17
6,357
711
281
0
30 Jun 17
6,337
699
281
0
31 Mar 17
6,210
719
281
0
31 Dec 16
6,237
720
281
0
30 Sep 16
6,118
768
282
0
30 Jun 16
6,119
779
282
0
31 Mar 16
6,153
821
282
0
31 Dec 15
6,029
789
282
0
30 Sep 15
6,003
811
267
0
Quality Earnings: RRTL has a large one-off loss of €49.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2025.
Growing Profit Margin: RRTL's current net profit margins (0.4%) are lower than last year (5.3%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: RRTL's earnings have declined by 34.5% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: RRTL's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: RRTL had negative earnings growth (-93.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Media industry average (-5.7%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: RRTL's Return on Equity (1.3%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
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Company Analysis
2026/07/10 01:41
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/10 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
RTL Group S.A. is covered by 25 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.