Louis Hachette Group's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -28.9%, while the Media industry saw earnings declining at 3.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 60.2% per year. Louis Hachette Group's return on equity is 4%, and it has net margins of 0.2%.
Key information
-28.85%
Earnings growth rate
69.28%
EPS growth rate
Media Industry Growth
-2.36%
Revenue growth rate
60.23%
Return on equity
4.00%
Net Margin
0.23%
Next Earnings Update
28 Jul 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Louis Hachette Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BST:CW3 Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Dec 25
9,684
22
4,677
0
30 Sep 25
9,573
30
4,652
0
30 Jun 25
9,402
37
4,591
0
31 Mar 25
9,319
25
4,539
0
31 Dec 24
9,294
13
4,522
0
30 Sep 24
7,245
28
3,558
0
30 Jun 24
5,195
42
2,594
0
31 Mar 24
3,087
76
1,530
0
31 Dec 23
979
110
465
0
31 Dec 22
320
115
93
0
31 Dec 21
194
27
61
0
Quality Earnings: CW3 has a large one-off loss of €99.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2025.
Growing Profit Margin: CW3's current net profit margins (0.2%) are higher than last year (0.1%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CW3's earnings have declined by 28.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: CW3's earnings growth over the past year (69.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (-28.9% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: CW3 earnings growth over the past year (69.2%) exceeded the Media industry -10.9%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: CW3's Return on Equity (4%) 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
2026/06/12 23:49
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/12 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Louis Hachette Group S.A. is covered by 4 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.