Airbus Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Airbus has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 36.3%, while the Aerospace & Defense industry saw earnings growing at 22.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1.2% per year. Airbus's return on equity is 16.1%, and it has net margins of 4.8%.

Key information

36.3%

Earnings growth rate

36.2%

EPS growth rate

Aerospace & Defense Industry Growth16.7%
Revenue growth rate1.2%
Return on equity16.1%
Net Margin4.8%
Next Earnings Update20 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

XTRA:AIR Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2467,4003,2652,5943,441
30 Jun 2466,6083,0882,6153,419
31 Mar 2466,5133,9182,6003,317
31 Dec 2365,4463,7892,5213,257
30 Sep 2363,2044,0112,4933,281
30 Jun 2361,6163,8722,4013,254
31 Mar 2358,5263,4942,3163,176
31 Dec 2258,7634,2472,2403,079
30 Sep 2255,1134,1462,2192,792
30 Jun 2252,3223,8832,1852,740
31 Mar 2253,6895,0702,0532,712
31 Dec 2152,1494,2132,0522,746
30 Sep 2154,9064,1882,0092,745
30 Jun 2155,6013,0171,9632,724
31 Mar 2149,741-2902,0572,815
31 Dec 2049,912-1,1332,1402,858
30 Sep 2054,471-6,2345,8823,240
30 Jun 2058,560-4,4786,0243,331
31 Mar 2068,560-1,8836,1343,367
31 Dec 1970,478-1,3626,1253,358
30 Sep 1969,4543,7872,5473,264
30 Jun 1969,6033,7552,5753,237
31 Mar 1966,1372,8112,4773,255
31 Dec 1863,7073,0542,4353,217
30 Sep 1861,4362,4162,3092,992
30 Jun 1858,8171,7662,2712,922
31 Mar 1857,6992,2352,3582,875
31 Dec 1759,0222,3612,4392,807
30 Sep 1761,8835822,6732,873
30 Jun 1763,0013252,6932,949
31 Mar 1765,8401,0052,6952,971
31 Dec 1666,5819952,7232,970
30 Sep 1664,1902,6072,5273,188
30 Jun 1664,3122,9332,5513,263
31 Mar 1664,5552,3032,6713,306
31 Dec 1564,4502,6962,6513,460
30 Sep 1563,1812,8442,6083,302
30 Jun 1562,4062,7322,6223,333
31 Mar 1560,1432,6962,5663,365
31 Dec 1460,7132,3432,6013,391
30 Sep 1459,1171,6692,6363,342
30 Jun 1459,0971,8502,6873,283
31 Mar 1458,1211,6852,7643,228
31 Dec 1357,5671,4732,7623,118

Quality Earnings: AIR has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: AIR's current net profit margins (4.8%) are lower than last year (6.3%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: AIR's earnings have grown significantly by 36.3% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: AIR had negative earnings growth (-18.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Aerospace & Defense industry average (22.5%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: AIR's Return on Equity (16.1%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


Discover strong past performing companies

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/28 12:12
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.

Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.

Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on .

Analyst Sources

Airbus SE is covered by 59 analysts. 19 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
Alvaro del Pozo MarotoBanco de Sabadell. S.A.
Stephan BauerBankhaus Lampe KG