Experian Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Experian has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 10.4%, while the Professional Services industry saw earnings growing at 14.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8% per year. Experian's return on equity is 24.7%, and it has net margins of 16.2%.

Key information

10.4%

Earnings growth rate

10.2%

EPS growth rate

Professional Services Industry Growth14.5%
Revenue growth rate8.0%
Return on equity24.7%
Net Margin16.2%
Next Earnings Update14 May 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:J2B Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 247,3011,180-10
30 Jun 247,1991,19000
31 Mar 247,0971,19900
31 Dec 236,9471,11600
30 Sep 236,7961,033-10
30 Jun 236,70890200
31 Mar 236,61977000
31 Dec 226,547864-10
30 Sep 226,474958-20
30 Jun 226,3811,054-10
31 Mar 226,2881,14900
31 Dec 216,1171,05800
30 Sep 215,94696700
30 Jun 215,65988500
31 Mar 215,37280300
30 Sep 205,17165800
30 Jun 205,17566800
31 Mar 205,17967700
30 Sep 194,99272700
30 Jun 194,92771100
31 Mar 194,86169500
31 Dec 184,80173100
30 Sep 184,74176700
30 Jun 184,66379100
31 Mar 184,58481400
31 Dec 174,52080600
30 Sep 174,45679700
30 Jun 174,39680500
31 Mar 174,33581300
30 Sep 164,14478800
30 Jun 164,19175600
31 Mar 164,23772300
30 Sep 154,62966810
30 Jun 154,72071010
31 Mar 154,81075100
30 Sep 144,85781100
30 Jun 144,84977900
31 Mar 144,84074600

Quality Earnings: J2B has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: J2B's current net profit margins (16.2%) are higher than last year (15.2%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: J2B's earnings have grown by 10.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: J2B's earnings growth over the past year (14.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (10.4% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: J2B earnings growth over the past year (14.2%) exceeded the Professional Services industry 0.1%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst J2B's Return on Equity (24.72%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 07:34
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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Analyst Sources

Experian plc is covered by 43 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Daniel LebenBaird
Paul Daniel SullivanBarclays
James RosenthalBarclays