Carrefour's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -4.1%, while the Consumer Retailing industry saw earnings growing at 7.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.6% per year. Carrefour's return on equity is 8.9%, and it has net margins of 1.2%.
Key information
-4.14%
Earnings growth rate
-0.48%
EPS growth rate
Consumer Retailing Industry Growth
10.52%
Revenue growth rate
4.56%
Return on equity
8.94%
Net Margin
1.17%
Next Earnings Update
23 Jul 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Carrefour makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
DB:CAR1 Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Dec 25
83,826
977
10,435
0
30 Jun 25
88,324
326
11,410
0
31 Mar 25
87,692
525
11,302
0
31 Dec 24
83,249
998
10,521
0
30 Jun 24
84,623
837
10,823
0
31 Mar 24
84,666
884
10,942
0
31 Dec 23
84,709
930
11,060
0
30 Sep 23
85,307
1,090
11,132
0
30 Jun 23
85,904
1,249
11,203
0
31 Mar 23
84,399
1,309
10,939
0
31 Dec 22
82,893
1,369
10,674
0
30 Sep 22
78,985
1,181
9,887
0
30 Jun 22
75,077
993
9,100
0
31 Mar 22
73,343
998
9,383
0
31 Dec 21
71,608
1,002
9,666
0
30 Sep 21
71,796
971
9,806
0
30 Jun 21
71,983
939
9,946
0
31 Mar 21
71,969
801
9,985
0
31 Dec 20
71,954
663
10,024
0
30 Sep 20
72,602
540
10,206
0
30 Jun 20
73,250
416
10,387
0
31 Mar 20
73,583
223
10,547
0
31 Dec 19
73,916
29
10,707
0
30 Sep 19
73,768
14
11,559
0
30 Jun 19
73,619
-1
12,411
0
31 Mar 19
73,761
-94
12,626
0
31 Dec 18
73,902
-188
12,840
0
30 Sep 18
75,343
-586
13,207
0
30 Jun 18
76,784
-984
13,573
0
31 Mar 18
78,346
-619
13,999
0
31 Dec 17
79,908
-254
14,424
0
30 Sep 17
79,986
252
13,754
0
30 Jun 17
80,063
757
13,084
0
31 Mar 17
79,182
772
12,941
0
31 Dec 16
78,301
786
12,798
0
30 Sep 16
77,626
845
13,477
0
30 Jun 16
76,950
903
14,156
0
31 Mar 16
77,663
940
13,844
0
31 Dec 15
78,376
976
13,532
0
30 Sep 15
78,104
995
13,279
0
30 Jun 15
77,831
1,014
13,026
0
Quality Earnings: CAR1 has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: CAR1's current net profit margins (1.2%) are lower than last year (1.2%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CAR1's earnings have declined by 4.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: CAR1's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: CAR1 had negative earnings growth (-2.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Consumer Retailing industry average (2.8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: CAR1's Return on Equity (8.9%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/26 22:53
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/26 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Carrefour SA is covered by 35 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.