Tesco has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 15.8%, while the Consumer Retailing industry saw earnings growing at 7.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.5% per year. Tesco's return on equity is 15.6%, and it has net margins of 2.4%.
Key information
15.81%
Earnings growth rate
19.08%
EPS growth rate
Consumer Retailing Industry Growth
10.52%
Revenue growth rate
4.53%
Return on equity
15.60%
Net Margin
2.42%
Next Earnings Update
08 Oct 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Tesco makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
DB:TCO2 Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
28 Feb 26
73,712
1,787
2,527
0
30 Nov 25
72,446
1,658
2,487
0
23 Aug 25
71,179
1,528
2,453
0
23 May 25
70,548
1,564
2,404
0
22 Feb 25
69,916
1,600
2,349
0
22 Nov 24
69,538
1,749
2,234
0
24 Aug 24
69,159
1,897
2,119
0
24 May 24
68,673
1,829
2,077
0
24 Feb 24
68,187
1,760
2,034
0
24 Nov 23
67,396
1,529
2,032
0
26 Aug 23
66,604
1,297
2,030
0
26 May 23
65,963
978
1,843
0
25 Feb 23
65,322
659
1,655
0
25 Nov 22
64,385
799
1,479
0
27 Aug 22
63,447
938
1,303
0
27 May 22
62,396
1,230
1,354
0
26 Feb 22
61,344
1,521
1,404
0
26 Nov 21
60,465
1,244
1,553
0
28 Aug 21
59,585
966
1,702
0
28 May 21
58,736
747
1,566
0
27 Feb 21
57,887
528
1,430
0
27 Nov 20
58,092
775
1,068
0
29 Aug 20
58,297
833
1,066
0
29 May 20
58,194
785
1,139
0
29 Feb 20
58,091
736
1,212
0
30 Nov 19
59,390
983
1,255
0
24 Aug 19
60,689
1,229
1,297
0
24 May 19
62,300
1,251
1,365
0
23 Feb 19
63,911
1,272
1,433
0
23 Nov 18
62,400
1,092
1,386
0
25 Aug 18
60,888
911
1,338
0
25 May 18
59,191
952
1,212
0
24 Feb 18
57,493
992
1,085
0
24 Nov 17
57,206
722
1,072
0
26 Aug 17
56,918
451
1,058
0
26 May 17
56,418
262
1,124
0
25 Feb 17
55,917
72
1,190
0
25 Nov 16
55,111
164
1,243
0
27 Aug 16
54,305
255
1,295
0
27 May 16
54,119
260
1,331
0
27 Feb 16
53,933
265
1,367
0
27 Nov 15
54,979
-2,649
1,685
0
29 Aug 15
56,025
-5,564
2,003
0
29 May 15
56,475
-5,601
1,976
0
Quality Earnings: TCO2 has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: TCO2's current net profit margins (2.4%) are higher than last year (2.3%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: TCO2's earnings have grown by 15.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: TCO2's earnings growth over the past year (11.9%) is below its 5-year average (15.8% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: TCO2 earnings growth over the past year (11.9%) exceeded the Consumer Retailing industry 2.8%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: TCO2's Return on Equity (15.6%) 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
2026/05/25 10:50
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/22 00:00
Earnings
2026/02/28
Annual Earnings
2026/02/28
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Tesco PLC is covered by 29 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.