Zalando Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Zalando's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -6.9%, while the Specialty Retail industry saw earnings growing at 14.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.3% per year. Zalando's return on equity is 8.1%, and it has net margins of 2%.

Key information

-6.9%

Earnings growth rate

-7.9%

EPS growth rate

Specialty Retail Industry Growth4.1%
Revenue growth rate9.3%
Return on equity8.1%
Net Margin2.0%
Next Earnings Update06 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

We Like The Quality Of Zalando's (ETR:ZAL) Earnings

Nov 12
We Like The Quality Of Zalando's (ETR:ZAL) Earnings

Zalando (ETR:ZAL) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

Mar 21
Zalando (ETR:ZAL) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

Recent updates

Earnings Tell The Story For Zalando SE (ETR:ZAL) As Its Stock Soars 32%

Dec 07
Earnings Tell The Story For Zalando SE (ETR:ZAL) As Its Stock Soars 32%

We Like The Quality Of Zalando's (ETR:ZAL) Earnings

Nov 12
We Like The Quality Of Zalando's (ETR:ZAL) Earnings

Earnings Miss: Zalando SE Missed EPS By 20% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

Nov 08
Earnings Miss: Zalando SE Missed EPS By 20% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

Zalando SE's (ETR:ZAL) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Sep 12
Zalando SE's (ETR:ZAL) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Earnings Tell The Story For Zalando SE (ETR:ZAL) As Its Stock Soars 26%

Mar 23
Earnings Tell The Story For Zalando SE (ETR:ZAL) As Its Stock Soars 26%

Zalando (ETR:ZAL) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

Mar 21
Zalando (ETR:ZAL) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Zalando SE (ETR:ZAL)?

Mar 06
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Zalando SE (ETR:ZAL)?

Here's What's Concerning About Zalando's (ETR:ZAL) Returns On Capital

Feb 19
Here's What's Concerning About Zalando's (ETR:ZAL) Returns On Capital

Zalando (ETR:ZAL) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Feb 03
Zalando (ETR:ZAL) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Zalando SE's (ETR:ZAL) 27% Cheaper Price Remains In Tune With Revenues

Jan 18
Zalando SE's (ETR:ZAL) 27% Cheaper Price Remains In Tune With Revenues

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

XTRA:ZAL Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2410,3292043,7510
30 Jun 2410,2161523,7060
31 Mar 2410,1291133,6810
31 Dec 2310,143833,7020
30 Sep 2310,2551103,7670
30 Jun 2310,329823,8430
31 Mar 2310,395403,9390
31 Dec 2210,345173,9880
30 Sep 2210,27754,0310
30 Jun 2210,211323,9940
31 Mar 2210,3211394,0130
31 Dec 2110,3542353,9230
30 Sep 219,8282783,7150
30 Jun 219,3943453,5410
31 Mar 218,6963473,2070
31 Dec 207,9822263,0350
30 Sep 207,3951802,8390
30 Jun 207,0661082,7540
31 Mar 206,629312,6850
31 Dec 196,4831002,5910
30 Sep 196,158712,4590
30 Jun 195,837422,3560
31 Mar 195,570492,2480
31 Dec 185,388512,1680
30 Sep 185,060562,0450
30 Jun 184,934871,9610
31 Mar 184,705831,8730
31 Dec 174,4891031,7740
30 Sep 174,2471031,6830
30 Jun 174,0071181,5690
31 Mar 173,8231211,4890
31 Dec 163,6391211,4150
30 Sep 163,4161631,3440
30 Jun 163,2941301,3300
31 Mar 163,1111021,3000
31 Dec 152,9581221,2480
30 Sep 152,755661,1660
30 Jun 152,544941,0530
31 Mar 152,3571009480
31 Dec 142,214479030
30 Sep 142,098128820
30 Jun 142,001-408820
31 Mar 141,858-1078580
31 Dec 131,762-1178390

Quality Earnings: ZAL has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: ZAL's current net profit margins (2%) are higher than last year (1.1%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ZAL's earnings have declined by 6.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: ZAL's earnings growth over the past year (86.4%) exceeds its 5-year average (-6.9% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: ZAL earnings growth over the past year (86.4%) exceeded the Specialty Retail industry 72.7%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: ZAL's Return on Equity (8.1%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 01:20
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Zalando SE is covered by 62 analysts. 27 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Rocco StraussArete Research Services LLP
Gerhard SchwarzBaader Helvea Equity Research
Volker BosseBaader Helvea Equity Research