Discover Financial Services Past Earnings Performance
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Discover Financial Services has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 12.6%, while the Consumer Finance industry saw earnings growing at 8.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 11.3% per year. Discover Financial Services's return on equity is 19.8%, and it has net margins of 22.1%.
Key information
12.6%
Earnings growth rate
17.6%
EPS growth rate
Consumer Finance Industry Growth | 9.8% |
Revenue growth rate | 11.3% |
Return on equity | 19.8% |
Net Margin | 22.1% |
Last Earnings Update | 31 Dec 2023 |
Recent past performance updates
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Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How Discover Financial Services makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
---|---|---|---|---|
31 Dec 23 | 12,921 | 2,859 | 4,728 | 0 |
30 Sep 23 | 10,437 | 3,510 | 4,571 | 0 |
30 Jun 23 | 10,790 | 3,837 | 4,500 | 0 |
31 Mar 23 | 10,881 | 4,039 | 4,390 | 0 |
31 Dec 22 | 10,978 | 4,304 | 4,163 | 0 |
30 Sep 22 | 10,769 | 4,329 | 3,988 | 0 |
30 Jun 22 | 10,666 | 4,410 | 3,812 | 0 |
31 Mar 22 | 11,446 | 5,001 | 3,712 | 0 |
31 Dec 21 | 11,869 | 5,351 | 3,685 | 0 |
30 Sep 21 | 11,489 | 5,084 | 3,547 | 0 |
30 Jun 21 | 10,861 | 4,780 | 3,421 | 0 |
31 Mar 21 | 8,033 | 2,728 | 3,328 | 0 |
31 Dec 20 | 5,954 | 1,104 | 3,383 | 0 |
30 Sep 20 | 5,769 | 1,014 | 3,420 | 0 |
30 Jun 20 | 5,906 | 1,012 | 3,516 | 0 |
31 Mar 20 | 7,355 | 2,125 | 3,587 | 0 |
31 Dec 19 | 8,228 | 2,908 | 3,481 | 0 |
30 Sep 19 | 8,127 | 2,884 | 3,419 | 0 |
30 Jun 19 | 8,008 | 2,834 | 3,353 | 0 |
31 Mar 19 | 7,804 | 2,748 | 3,302 | 0 |
31 Dec 18 | 7,674 | 2,689 | 3,258 | 0 |
30 Sep 18 | 7,602 | 2,367 | 3,237 | 0 |
30 Jun 18 | 7,471 | 2,257 | 3,181 | 0 |
31 Mar 18 | 7,389 | 2,126 | 3,110 | 0 |
31 Dec 17 | 7,318 | 2,031 | 3,042 | 0 |
30 Sep 17 | 7,163 | 2,222 | 2,906 | 0 |
30 Jun 17 | 7,168 | 2,258 | 2,849 | 0 |
31 Mar 17 | 7,193 | 2,328 | 2,822 | 0 |
31 Dec 16 | 7,240 | 2,339 | 2,810 | 0 |
30 Sep 16 | 7,181 | 2,277 | 2,830 | 0 |
30 Jun 16 | 7,181 | 2,251 | 2,814 | 0 |
31 Mar 16 | 7,246 | 2,235 | 2,804 | 0 |
31 Dec 15 | 7,227 | 2,246 | 2,777 | 0 |
30 Sep 15 | 7,263 | 2,150 | 2,736 | 0 |
30 Jun 15 | 7,239 | 2,181 | 2,683 | 0 |
31 Mar 15 | 7,182 | 2,225 | 2,585 | 0 |
31 Dec 14 | 7,034 | 2,270 | 2,519 | 0 |
30 Sep 14 | 7,225 | 2,466 | 2,453 | 0 |
30 Jun 14 | 7,124 | 2,415 | 2,401 | 0 |
31 Mar 14 | 7,114 | 2,373 | 2,389 | 0 |
31 Dec 13 | 7,139 | 2,414 | 2,373 | 0 |
30 Sep 13 | 6,352 | 2,047 | 2,344 | 0 |
30 Jun 13 | 6,490 | 2,099 | 2,336 | 0 |
31 Mar 13 | 6,291 | 2,031 | 2,246 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: DC7 has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: DC7's current net profit margins (22.1%) are lower than last year (39.2%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: DC7's earnings have grown by 12.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: DC7's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: DC7 had negative earnings growth (-33.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Consumer Finance industry average (10.7%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: DC7's Return on Equity (19.8%) is considered low.